About
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.
Research groups
Publications and research
Scientific publications
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.
https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2025.2608471
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.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110828
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.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2024.2330221
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.
https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S425640
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.
https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13744
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.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3047327
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.
https://doi.org/10.7557/14.5536
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.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215515621362
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.
https://doi.org/10.3109/11038128.2014.985608
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.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2014.987725
