Affiliation
Associate Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University and Occupational Therapist. Research focus on complex interventions in health and rehabilitation services with an emphasis on services for individuals with chronic fatigue, including the Activity Calculator. She is particularly interested in research related to municipal health and care services and interventions that span across services and sectors. She teaches various subjects.
Publications and research
Scientific publications (11)
- Pinxsterhuis, Irma; Nordstokkå, Kirsti; Jakobsen, Fanny Alexandra (2025). Theoretical foundation of the Activity Calculator – a method for fatigue management. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. Vol. 32
- Hjelle, Ellen Gabrielsen; Pinxsterhuis, Irma; Sveen, Unni; Bragstad, Line Kildal (2025). Living with epilepsy: what characterizes the everyday life of adults with epilepsy in Western countries? A systematic synthesis of qualitative studies. Epilepsy & Behavior. Vol. 175
- Magnussen, Hege Johanne; Kjeken, Ingvild; Pinxsterhuis, Irma; Sjøvold, Trine Amalie; Feiring, Marte (2024). Dialogued into being: Constructing knowledge about hand osteoarthritis from a polyphony of voices in healthcare encounters. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. Vol. 19
- Magnussen, Hege Johanne; Kjeken, Ingvild; Pinxsterhuis, Irma; Sjøvold, Trine Amalie; Feiring, Marte (2023). Negotiating Professional Tasks in a Hospital: A Qualitative Study of Rheumatologists and Occupational Therapists in the Management of Hand Osteoarthritis. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. Vol. 16. p. 3057-3074
- Magnussen, Hege Johanne; Kjeken, Ingvild; Pinxsterhuis, Irma; Sjøvold, Trine Amalie; Hennig, Toril; Thorsen, Eva Anette Gryttingslien; Feiring, Marte (2023). Participation in healthcare consultations: A qualitative study from the perspectives of persons diagnosed with hand osteoarthritis. Health Expectations. Vol. 26. p. 1276-1286
- Pinxsterhuis, Irma; Jespersen, Lene Fogtmann; Melhus, Mali; Eidheim, Kirsti (2022). Gruppeveiledning for Ergoterapistudenter i Praksis – Erfaringer med GREPmodellen i praksisstudier på helsehus. Ergoterapeuten. Vol. 2. p. 36-44
- Neverdal, Katrine; Pinxsterhuis, Irma (2021). Hvilken fagkompetanse kan ergoterapeuter tilføre FACT-team i oppfølgingen av personer med alvorlig psykisk lidelse?. Nordisk tidsskrift for helseforskning. Vol. 17
- Pinxsterhuis, Irma; Sandvik, Leiv; Strand, Elin B; Bautz-Holter, Erik; Sveen, Unni (2017). Effectiveness of a group-based self-management program for people with chronic fatigue syndrome: A randomized controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation. Vol. 31. p. 93-103
- Pinxsterhuis, Irma; Hellum, Live Lange; Aannestad, Hilde Hassum; Sveen, Unni (2015). Development of a group-based self-management programme for individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome: a pilot study. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. Vol. 22. p. 117-125
- Pinxsterhuis, Irma; Strand, Elin B; Stormorken, Eva; Sveen, Unni (2015). From chaos and insecurity to understanding and coping: experienced benefits of a group-based education programme for people with chronic fatigue syndrome. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. Vol. 43. p. 463-475
- Pinxsterhuis, Irma; Strand, Elin B; Sveen, Unni (2015). Coping with chronic fatigue syndrome: a review and synthesis of qualitative studies. Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior. Vol. 3. p. 173-188
Dissemination (6)
- Nymo, Astrid Vekve; Eerola, Malin Caroline; Johnson, Susanne Grødem; Pinxsterhuis, Irma (2025). Digital oppfølging av ergoterapeutstudenter praksis
- Pinxsterhuis, Irma; Nordstokkå, Kirsti (2024). Activity Calculator - a method for fatigue management in daily living. 1st Occupational Therapy Europe Congress
- Pinxsterhuis, Irma; Nordstokkå, Kirsti; Nadheim, Camilla; Larsen, Svein Erik (2022). Aktivitetskalkulator - en metode for å oppnå aktivitetsbalanse ved kronisk utmattelse. Norsk fagkongress i ergoterapi
- Magnussen, Hege Johanne; Kjeken, Ingvild; Pinxsterhuis, Irma; Sjøvold, Trine Amalie; Feiring, Marte (2022). Exploring task-shifting in hand osteoarthritis care from the perspective of the service user. Eular
- Pinxsterhuis, Irma; Asbjørnslett, Mona (2017). Behandlingstilbud og oppfølging fra tjenesteutøvere til ungdom og unge voksne med kronisk utmattelsessyndrom/myalgisk encefalopati (CFS/ME). Konferanse
- Pinxsterhuis, Irma; Sveen, Unni (2013). Myalgisk Encefalopati/Kronisk utmattelsessyndrom (ME/CFS): Hva påvirker aktivitetsnivået hos de sykeste?. Norsk Fagkongress i Ergoterapi
These publications are obtained from Norwegian Research Information Repository. The list may be incomplete.