About
Physiotherapist and Professor in Physiotherapy for older adults, part of the Research group on Ageing, Health and Welfare (AHW) at Department of Rehabilitation Science and Health Technology, OsloMet. Focus areas, physical activity, older people, exercise to prevent functional decline and falls, activity monitoring, physical behaviour, rehabilitation after hip fracture, cognitive decline and dementia.
Research groups
Research projects
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FALLPREVENT: Implementation of evidence-based, fall-prevention programmes in the health care services: Quality, competency and effectiveness
In this project we aim to develop and test an innovative user-based programme for the implementation of falls-prevention programmes in Norway.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Kjærvik, Cato; Gjertsen, Jan-Erik; Stensland, Eva; Uleberg, Bård Erling;
Taraldsen, Kristin
; Søreide, Odd
(2024).
Impact of physiotherapy access on health-related quality of life following hip fracture: an observational study on 30 752 hip fractures from the Norwegian Hip Fracture Register 2014–2018.
8 p.
BMJ Open.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086428
Bjerk, Maria
; Flottorp, Signe A.;
Pripp, Are Hugo
; Øien, Henning; Hansen, Tonya Moen; Foy, Robbie; Close, Jacqueline;
Linnerud, Siv
;
Brovold, Therese
; Solli, Rune; Olsen, Nina Rydland; Skelton, Dawn A.; Rydwik, Elisabeth; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Idland, Gro;
Kvæl, Linda
; Vieira, Edgar;
Taraldsen, Kristin
(2024).
Tailored implementation of national recommendations on fall prevention among older adults in municipalities in Norway (FALLPREVENT trial): a study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial.
Implementation Science.
Vol. 19.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-024-01334-2
Linnerud, Siv
;
Kvæl, Linda Aimee Hartford
;
Bjerk, Maria
;
Taraldsen, Kristin
; Skelton, Dawn A.;
Brovold, Therese
(2024).
Feasibility of an implementation strategy for preventing falls in homecare services.
Implementation Science Communications.
Vol. 5.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-024-00615-7
Evensen, Sigurd Storhaug;
Taraldsen, Kristin
; Aam, Stina; Morandi, Alessandro
(2024).
Delirium is associated with low levels of upright activity in geriatric inpatients—results from a prospective observational study.
7 p.
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research.
Vol. 36.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-024-02699-6
Dakhil, Shams; Saltvedt, Ingvild Tina; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Thingstad, Anne Pernille Mæhle; Watne, Leiv; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Helbostad, Jorunn Hege Lægdheim; Frihagen, Frede; Johnsen, Lars Gunnar;
Taraldsen, Kristin
(2023).
Longitudinal trajectories of functional recovery after hip fracture.
14 p.
PLOS ONE.
Vol. 18.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283551
Yang, Yang; Boulton, Elisabeth;
Taraldsen, Kristin
; Mikolaizak, A. Stefanie; Pijnnaples, Mirjam; Todd, Chris
(2023).
Adherence to mHealth and Paper-Based Versions of Lifestyle-Integrated Functional Exercise: A Secondary Analysis of Data From the PreventIT Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.
7 p.
Journal of Aging and Physical Activity.
Vol. 31.
https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2021-0239
Runde, Henrik Alexander;
Taraldsen, Kristin
; Follestad, Turid; Saltvedt, Ingvild Tina; Johnsen, Lars Gunnar
(2023).
The impact of cognitive function on physical activity, physical function and quality of life in older adults following a hip fracture.
9 p.
Age and Ageing.
Vol. 52.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad061
Taraldsen, Kristin
; Polhemus, A.; Engdal, Monika; Jansen, C.-P.; Becker, C.; Brenner, N.; Blain, H.; Johnsen, Lars Gunnar; Vereijken, Beatrix
(2023).
Evaluation of mobility recovery after hip fracture: a scoping review of randomized controlled studies.
13 p.
Osteoporosis International.
Vol. 35.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-023-06922-4
Linnerud, Siv
;
Kvæl, Linda Aimee Hartford
; Graverholt, Birgitte; Idland, Gro;
Taraldsen, Kristin
;
Brovold, Therese
(2023).
Stakeholder development of an implementation strategy for fall prevention in Norwegian home care – a qualitative co-creation approach.
10 p.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 23.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10394-x
Tangen, Gro Gujord
; Sverdrup, Karen;
Taraldsen, Kristin
; Persson, Karin Ester Torun; Engedal, Knut; Wetterberg, Peter; Knapskog, Anne Brita
(2023).
Mobility and associations with levels of cerebrospinal fluid amyloid β and tau in a memory clinic cohort.
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.
Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2023.1101306