About
Professor at Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet and at Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, NTNU. Primarily doing research on low birth weight children and long-term consequences of preterm birth. Teaching and supervising Master and PhD students. Head of the research group NTNU Low Birth Weight Life at NTNU, Trondheim, Norway, and have extensive international collaboration through the network Adults born Preterm International Collaboration (APIC) and the EU funded project Research on Children and Adolescents born Preterm (RECAP preterm).
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Paediatrics Ophthalmology Health sciences Midical sciences Psychiatry, child psychiatry Human and veterinary science physiology Biological psychology Neurology Cognitive psychology
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Jørgensen, Anna Perregaard Munch; Kulmala, Maarit; Austeng, Dordi Kristine; Sand, Trond Halfdan; Grøtting, Arnstein;
Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik
; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Majander, Anna; Morken, Tora Sund
(2025).
Visual pathway function in adults born preterm with very low birth weight: a two-country birth cohort study.
Documenta Ophthalmologica.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10633-025-10025-2
Zhou, Yanlin; Mendonça, Marina; Tsalacopoulos, Nicole; Bartmann, Peter; Darlow, Brian A.; Harris, Sarah L.; Horwood, John; Woodward, Lianne J.; Anderson, Peter J.; Doyle, Lex W.; Cheong, Jeanie L. Y.; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Tikanmäki, Marjaana; Johnson, Samantha; Marlow, Neil; Nosarti, Chiara; Indredavik, Marit Sæbø;
Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik
; Räikkönen, Katri; Heinonen, Kati; van der Pal, Sylvia; Wolke, Dieter
(2025).
Socioeconomic outcomes in very preterm/very low birth weight adults: individual participant data meta-analysis.
Pediatric Research.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-025-04082-1
Wong, Miranda Kit-Yi; Mendonça, Marina; Tsalacopoulos, Nicole; Bartmann, Peter; Darlow, Brian A.; John Horwood, Horwood; Harris, Sarah L.; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Nosarti, Chiara; Indredavik, Marit Sæbø;
Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik
; Räikkönen, Katri; Heinonen, Kati; van der Pal, Sylvia; Wolke, Dieter
(2025).
Fertility of young adults born very preterm/very low birth weight: An individual participant data meta-analysis.
9 p.
Annals of Epidemiology.
Vol. 106.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2025.04.006
Handeland, Hege;
Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik
; Robinson, Hilde Stendal
(2025).
Focus on physiotherapy and manual therapy for infants in Norway, a cross-sectional study on referral practice, and planned interventions.
BMC Pediatrics.
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05627-3
Nordgård, Mariell; Udnæs, Martine Reitan; Aakvik, Kristina Anna Djupvik; Benum, Silje Dahl; Ingvaldsen, Sigrid Hegna; Weider, Siri;
Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik
(2025).
Executive functions in adults born small for gestational age at term: a prospective cohort study.
Scientific Reports.
Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86241-2
Kilde, Anne;
Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik
;
Kløve, Nina
; Rodby Bousquet, Elisabet; Lydersen, Stian; Klevberg, Gunvor Lilleholt
(2025).
Early Independent Wheeled Mobility in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Norwegian Population-Based Registry Study.
Journal of Clinical Medicine.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14030923
Benum, Silje Dahl; Aakvik, Kristina Anna Djupvik; Mehl, Cathrin Vano; Kongsvold, Atle; Lydersen, Stian; Vollsæter, Maria; Mork, Paul Jarle; Kajantie, Eero Olavi;
Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik
(2025).
Device-measured physical activity in adults born preterm with very low birth weight and mediation by motor abilities.
PLOS ONE.
Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312875
Nyen, Sigrid Langfeldt; Stunes, Astrid Kamilla;
Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik
; Børsting, Torunn; Syversen, Unni; Salvesen, Kjell Åsmund Blix; Mørkved, Siv; Stafne, Signe Nilssen
(2024).
Associations between maternal and offspring glucose metabolism: a 9-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial.
10 p.
Frontiers in Endocrinology.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2023.1324925
Martínez-Shaw, Melissa Liher;
Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik
; Melero, Sandra; Sánchez-Sandoval, Yolanda
(2024).
Health-related quality of life in children born preterm at school age: the mediating role of social support and maternal stress.
Frontiers in Psychology.
Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1463804
Taiar, Hoda; Benum, Silje Dahl; Aakvik, Kristina Anna Djupvik;
Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik
(2024).
Motor outcomes in individuals born small for gestational age at term: a systematic review.
BMC Pediatrics.
Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05187-y
