About
Linda Kvæl is a postdoctoral fellow at the Faculty of Health Sciences, the research group Aging, Health and Welfare, and researcher II for NOVA, Department of Ageing Research and Housing Studies. She has a PhD in health sciences from OsloMet. Kvæl has clinical experience as a physiotherapist from the community care services with a master's degree in rehabilitation of older persons. Her research interests include quality in health and care services for older people and their relatives, with a special focus on participation, active aging in context, person-centered care and implementation of evidence-based knowledge.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Health sciences Health service and health administration research
Subject areas
Patient progress active aging Implementation Science Health and care services Person-centred care
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing 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.
Completed research projects
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Area Review of Housing Solutions and Health and Care Services for the Elderly
How can the state and municipality more effectively facilitate elderly people to age in place?
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Crosscare-Old: A Cross Sectoral Approach to High Quality Healthcare Transitions for Older People
The project aims to increase the understanding of the role of cross-sectoral factors that constitute barriers for high quality care transitions for older people from hospital to municipal care.
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The IPIC Study
Effects of an interprofessional education programme on patient participation among older people in intermediate care services: A quasi experimental study.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Aarønes, Turid Rimereit
;
Taraldsen, Kristin
;
Kvæl, Linda Aimee Hartford
(2025).
Assessment of older persons with multimorbidity in Norwegian primary care: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals' experiences and preferences in fostering continuity of care.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-12185-4
Solli, Rune
; Olsen, Nina Rydland;
Kvæl, Linda Aimee Hartford
;
Taraldsen, Kristin
;
Brovold, Therese
(2025).
Falls prevention and management for older adults in home care services in Norway: a retrospective patient record review.
European Geriatric Medicine.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-025-01224-w
Kvæl, Linda Aimee Hartford
(2025).
Ageing in place or stuck in place: A critical qualitative study on older adults’ independence across six municipalities in Norway.
Social Science and Medicine.
Vol. 375.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118098
Solli, Rune
;
Kvæl, Linda Aimee Hartford
; Olsen, Nina Rydland;
Brovold, Therese
(2025).
Evaluation of content validity and feasibility of the World Falls Guidelines’ three key questions to identify falls among older adult users of home care services in Norway.
12 p.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12606-y
Kvæl, Linda Aimee Hartford
;
Bye, Asta
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Bergland, Astrid
; Fromholt Olsen, Cecilie
(2025).
Healthcare professionals' experiences of the Four Habits Model communication course: A qualitative and survey approach to evaluate impact in an intermediate care setting.
10 p.
BMJ Open.
Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091143
Bunæs-Næss, Heidi
; Heywood, Sophie;
Kvæl, Linda Aimee Hartford
;
Heiberg, Kristi Elisabeth
;
Nilsson, Birgitta Blakstad
(2025).
Effects of aquatic high-intensity interval training on aerobic capacity in adults with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: the AquaHigh randomised controlled trial.
BMJ Open.
Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090612
Linnerud, Siv;
Bjerk, Maria
; Olsen, Nina Rydland;
Taraldsen, Kristin
;
Brovold, Therese
;
Kvæl, Linda Aimee Hartford
(2024).
Managers’ perspectives on their role in implementing fall prevention interventions: a qualitative interview study in Norwegian homecare services.
11 p.
Frontiers in Health Services.
Vol. 4.
https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2024.1456028
Linnerud, Siv;
Kvæl, Linda Aimee Hartford
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Bjerk, Maria
;
Taraldsen, Kristin
; Skelton, Dawn A.;
Brovold, Therese
(2024).
Feasibility of an implementation strategy for preventing falls in homecare services.
14 p.
Implementation Science Communications.
Vol. 5.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-024-00615-7
Kvæl, Linda Aimee Hartford
; Gulbrandsen, Pål; Werner, Anne;
Bergland, Astrid
(2024).
Implementation of the four habits model in intermediate care services in Norway: a process evaluation.
13 p.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11647-z
Kvæl, Linda Aimee Hartford
;
Gautun, Heidi
(2023).
Social inequality in navigating the healthcare maze: Care trajectories from hospital to home via intermediate care for older people in Norway.
Social Science and Medicine.
Vol. 333.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116142
