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Kirsti Riiser

Kirsti Riiser

About

My research interests are physical activity, health-related quality of life and health literacy in children and adolescents. I teach and supervise students at bachelor-, master and PhD level in topics related young peoples health and quality of life. I am a member of the MUSKHealth research group and Quality of Life research group at OsloMet, a boardmember of the Norwegian national research network HELINOR (HEalth LIteracy NORway) and member of the national research networks LIVSFORSK and CHIP (Children in Palliative Care).

Fields of study

Academic disciplines

Paediatrics   Health service and health administration research   Other health sciences   Health sciences

Subject areas

Motivation   Physical activity   Fysioterapi   Health Related Quality of Life   Measuring physical activity   Health behaviour   Childhood obesity   Health Literacy   Intervention studies   Pediatric Palliative Care

Research groups

Research projects

Ongoing research projects

Completed research projects

Scientific publications

Bjørnerud, Erik ; Steindal, Simen Alexander; Hofmann, Bjørn Morten ; Winger, Anette ; Riiser, Kirsti ; Chen, Weiqin ; Holmen, Heidi (2025). Ethical, legal, and social aspects of health technologies for home-based paediatric palliative care – a systematic review. BMC Palliative Care. Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01774-7

Flølo, Tone Nygaard ; Tørris, Christine ; Riiser, Kirsti ; Almendingen, Kari ; Chew, Han Shi Jocelyn; Fosså, Alexander; Albertini Früh, Elena ; Hennessy, Erin; Leung, May May; Misvær, Nina ; Pavel, Nenad ; Bigum Sundar, Turid Kristin ; Sæterstrand, Toril Margaret; Torbjørnsen, Astrid ; Løyland, Borghild ; Holmen, Heidi (2025). Digital health interventions to treat overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: An umbrella review. Obesity Reviews. Vol. 26.
https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13905

Holmen, Heidi ; Flølo, Tone Nygaard ; Tørris, Christine ; Torbjørnsen, Astrid ; Almendingen, Kari ; Riiser, Kirsti (2025). The role of health literacy in intervention studies targeting children living with overweight or obesity and their parents—a systematic mixed methods review. 11 p. Frontiers in Pediatrics. Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2024.1507379

Göthner, Anniken; Riiser, Kirsti ; Tveten, Kine Melfald (2025). Validity of the Alberta Infants Motor Scale in Norwegian infants aged 6–9 months through comparison with Canadian and Dutch scores. 9 p. Frontiers in Pediatrics. Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2024.1511965

Schröder, Judith; Riiser, Kirsti ; Holmen, Heidi (2024). Healthcare personnel’s perspectives on health technology in home-based pediatric palliative care: a qualitative study. 10 p. BMC Palliative Care. Vol. 23.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01464-w

Schröder, Judith; Riiser, Kirsti ; Holmen, Heidi (2024). The needs of healthcare personnel who provide home-based pediatric palliative care: a mixed method systematic review. 11 p. BMC Health Services Research. Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10495-7

Bjørnsen, Hanne Nissen; Haugen, Anders L Hage ; Riiser, Kirsti (2024). Helsekompetanse i skolen. Helseth, Sølvi; Pettersen, Kjell Sverre; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad (Ed.). Helsekompetanse Teori, forskning og praksis. p. 206-212. Fagbokforlaget.

Riiser, Kirsti ; Haugen, Anders L. Hage ; Helseth, Sølvi ; Bjørnsen, Hanne Nissen; Le, Christopher (2024). The Norwegian Perspective. Nash, Rosie; Vaughan, Cruickshank; Shandell, Elmer (Ed.). Global Perspectives on Children’s Health Literacy. p. 175-189. Springer.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-

Løndal, Knut ; Lund, Siv ; Riiser, Kirsti (2024). “We decide on the fly, based on previous experiences”: Staff members’ occupational practices in after-school programmes. International Journal for Research on Extended Education (IJREE). Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.3224/ijree.v12i2.04

Tveten, Kine Melfald ; Olsen, Silje Aasjord; Riiser, Kirsti (2024). Å teste eller ikke teste? - En studie av norske fysioterapeuters praksis for kartlegging av motorisk funksjon. Fysioterapeuten. Vol. 91.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3186770





These publications are obtained from Cristin. The list may be incomplete