About
Ingvild Kjeken is professor in occupational therapy at the Departement for Rehabilitation Science and Health Technology at Oslo Metropolitan University, senior researcher at the National Advisory Unit of Rehabilitation in Rheumatology at Diakonhjemmet Hospital, and leads the work package “Empowering the individual” in the REMEDY center, which is a clinical research center for treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases. She has extensive clinical and research experience within rheumatology, occupational therapy and rehabilitation, including performing systematic reviews, qualitative research and organizing and reporting from randomised controlled trials. She also has a broad national and international network. She is currently the project manager of three large studies, and has long experience as supervisor at master, PhD and post doc level.
Research groups
Research projects
Completed research projects
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Development of a care pathway for patients with hand osteoarthritis
The project aims to increase our knowledge of the current hand osteoarthritis pathways, the context and mechanisms for shifting tasks between health actors and care levels.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Skinnes, Mari Nilsen; Uhlig, Till; Johansen, Thomas; Morvik, Hild Kristin; Farsund, Nina; Fossen, Johanne; Skardal, Renate Foss; Tollin, Guro; Degirmenci, Aud E.T.; Habberstad, Andreas; Sexton, Joseph; Kollerud, Ruby;
Kjeken, Ingvild
; Wilkie, Ross; Moe, Rikke Helene
(2026).
Exploring differences in health-related benefit status in the year before, during and after specialist rehabilitation: a Norwegian case-control study.
BMJ Open.
Vol. 16.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105722
Bordvik, Daniel Huseby; Gløersen, Marthe; Mulrooney, Elisabeth; Pettersen, Pernille Steen; Sundbakk, Lene Maria; Neogi, Tuhina;
Kjeken, Ingvild
; Bos-Haugen, Ida Kristin
(2026).
The severity of fatigue and its interplay with biological and psychological factors in people with hand osteoarthritis – Results from the Nor-Hand study.
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open.
Vol. 8.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2026.100747
Bordvik, Daniel Huseby; Mulrooney, Elisabeth; Pettersen, Pernille Steen; Gløersen, Marthe; Sundbakk, Lene Maria; Neogi, Tuhina;
Kjeken, Ingvild
; Bos-Haugen, Ida Kristin
(2026).
The stability of pain phenotypes in people with hand osteoarthritis – results from the NOR-HAND study.
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open.
Vol. 8.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2026.100745
Fjeldstad, Kristine Aasness;
Tveter, Anne Therese
; Rasmussen, Eivor; Olden, Lena; Nyheim, Sissel; Blanck, Thalita;
Killingmo, Rikke Munk
;
Kjeken, Ingvild
(2026).
Changing Habits With the Happy Hands App: Qualitative Focus Group Study of a Hand Osteoarthritis Self-Management Intervention.
Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR).
Vol. 28.
https://doi.org/10.2196/82773
Hjermundrud, Vegar;
Kjeken, Ingvild
;
Gjøvaag, Terje
(2025).
Enhancing independence: Experiences of lower limb prosthesis users.
Prosthetics and Orthotics International.
https://doi.org/10.1097/pxr.0000000000000505
Zink, Silje;
Feiring, Marte
;
Kjeken, Ingvild
(2025).
Factors influencing task-shifting between rheumatologists and occupational therapists in hand osteoarthritis care: A qualitative study.
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy.
Vol. 32.
https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2025.2572343
Rimehaug, Stein Arne; Moe, Rikke Helene; Dagfinrud, Hanne; Fischer, Felix; Johansen, Thomas;
Kjeken, Ingvild
;
Klokkerud, Mari
; Fossmo, Hanne Ludt; Lyken, Anne Dorte; Rajalahti, Tarja; Soldal, Silje; Sand-Svartrud, Anne-Lene
(2025).
Measurement properties of the PROMIS-29 profile v2.1 in a Norwegian rehabilitation context.
Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes.
Vol. 9.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-025-00929-7
Polster, Annikka Virginia; Olsen, Unni; Asphaug, Lars; Bergsmark, Kjetil; Christensen, Barbara Therese Slatkovsky; Bos-Haugen, Ida Kristin; Hennig, Toril; Hermann-Eriksen, Merete; Hove, Åshild; Sjøvold, Trine Amalie; Sexton, Joseph;
Tveter, Anne Therese
;
Kjeken, Ingvild
(2025).
Occupational therapist-led versus rheumatologist-led care in people with hand osteoarthritis in Norway: an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled, non-inferiority trial.
The Lancet Rheumatology.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913(25)00040-2
Bordvik, Daniel Huseby; Prior, Yeliz; Bamford, Rachael; Berenbaum, Francis; Björk, Mathilda; Blanck, Thale Beate; Christensen, Barbara Therese Slatkovsky; Dziedzic, Krysia; Edwards, John; Gilanliogullari, Nazemin; Graham, Carol; Kloppenburg, Margreet; Bos-Haugen, Ida Kristin; Laheij, Hellen; Ritt, Marco J.P.F.; Stamm, Tanja;
Tveter, Anne Therese
; Østerås, Nina;
Kjeken, Ingvild
(2025).
Development of quality indicators for hand osteoarthritis care – Results from an European consensus study.
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open.
Vol. 7.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2025.100578
Kjeken, Ingvild
; Bordvik, Daniel Huseby; Østerås, Nina; Bos-Haugen, Ida Kristin; Fjeldstad, Kristine Aasness; Skaalvik, Ingrid; Kloppenburg, Margreet; Kroon, Féline P B.;
Tveter, Anne Therese
; Smedslund, Geir
(2025).
Efficacy and safety of non-pharmacological, pharmacological and surgical treatments for hand osteoarthritis in 2024: a systematic review.
RMD Open.
Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2024-004963
