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
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.
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
Kulmala, Maarit K.; Jørgensen, Anna Perregaard Munch; Austeng, Dordi Kristine;
Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik
; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Morken, Tora Sund; Majander, Anna
(2024).
Imprint of preterm birth with very low birth weight on optic disc OCT in adulthood—A two-country birth cohort study.
Acta Ophthalmologica.
Vol. 103.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aos.16771
Fjørtoft, Toril Synnøve Larsson; Brandal, Merethe; Adde, Lars; Osland, Siril; Rygh, Hilde; Ustad, Tordis;
Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik
(2024).
Neurodevelopmental outcome at two years of age and predictive value of General Movement Assessment in infants exposed to alcohol and/or drugs during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study.
BMC Pediatrics.
Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05046-w
Mendonça, Marina; Ni, Yanyan; Baumann, Nicole; Darlow, Brian A.; Horwood, John; Doyle, Lex W.; Cheong, Jeanie L. Y.; Anderson, Peter J.; Bartmann, Peter; Marlow, Neil; Johnson, Samantha; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Hovi, Petteri; Nosarti, Chiara; Indredavik, Marit Sæbø;
Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik
; Räikkönen, Katri; Heinonen, Kati; van der Pal, Sylvia; Woodward, Lianne J.; Harris, Sarah; Eves, Robert; Wolke, Dieter
(2024).
Romantic and sexual relationships of young adults born very preterm: An individual participant data meta-analysis.
Acta Paediatrica.
https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.17397
Jørgensen, Anna Perregaard Munch; Kulmala, Maarit; Austeng, Dordi Kristine;
Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik
; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Majander, Anna; Morken, Tora Sund
(2024).
Foveal thickness and its association with visual acuity in adults born preterm with very low birth weight: A two-country birth cohort study.
11 p.
Acta Ophthalmologica.
Vol. 102.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aos.16725
