About
Line Kildal Bragstad is a professor of occupational therapy at Oslo Metropolitan University. Her research focuses on complex interventions in health and rehabilitation services, with an emphasis on services for individuals with long-term, chronic, and complex conditions. Bragstad is particularly interested in research related to municipal health and care services and interventions that span across services and sectors. In recent years, she has had a special focus on services and support for individuals with stroke and neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinsons disease. Bragstad is dedicated to method development in complex interventions, with a focus on process evaluation and the use of various methods in knowledge development in the field. She teaches courses on complex interventions in health and rehabilitation, knowledge translation and implementation, mixed methods, quantitative methods, and statistics.
Selected institutional and external institution responsibilities:
- Member of Expert review panel for funding program Research in DAM Foundation, 2020 - 2027
- OsloMets representative in the national research school MUNI-HEALTH-CARE 2021 - 2023
- Member of expert panel for CoEN 2019: Pathfinder 4, 2019-2020 og CoEN 2022: Pathfinder 2022-2023 for UKRI MRC.
- Research group Leader for Complex intervnetions in the health services (KompIHS), University of Oslo, 2019 - 2024
External research profiles:
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Line_Bragstad
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9645-3770
NVA: https://nva.sikt.no/research-profile/6666
Field of study
Action research Disability Medical statistics User participation Care-taking of elders Cerebral stroke Psycho-social difficulties Parkinson's disease Old people Application development Next of kin Mixed methods Self-management Complex interventions Non-pharmacological intervention Aquired brain injury Health Literacy
Research groups
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Borge, Christine Råheim;
Eik, Hedda
; Wahl, Astrid Klopstad;
Bragstad, Line Kildal
; Sylwander, Charlotte; Hjorthaug, Kristin; Leine, Marit; Opheim, Randi; Mengshoel, Anne Marit;
Holmen, Heidi
;
Riiser, Kirsti
;
Helseth, Sølvi
; Andersen, Marit Helen;
Tschamper, Merete Kristin Bustetun
; Stavdal, Malene Nerbøvik; Vidnes, Tone Karine; Linnestad, Anne-Margrethe; Lerdal, Anners; Dahl, Kari Gire; Lønning, Kjersti; Lindberg, Maren Falch; Maurud, Sigurd; Lunde, Lene;
Nygaard-Andersen, Beate
; Kunøe, Nikolaj; Larsen, Marie Hamilton
(2026).
Health literacy research in primary healthcare services – A scoping review.
Patient Education and Counseling.
Vol. 149.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2026.109675
Hjelle, Ellen Gabrielsen
; Nielsen, Tove Lise;
Bragstad, Line Kildal
; Kruse, Naja Benigna; Vester, Louise Buus; Haavaag, Silje Bjørnsen; Callesen, Jacob; Haahr, Anita; Navarta-Sánchez, Maria Victoria; Ambrosio, Leire; Pedraz-Marcos, Azucena; Kunkel, Dorit; Palmar-Santos, Ana; Lopez-Manzanares, Lydia; Aas, Eline; Portillo, Mari Carmen
(2026).
Feasibility and acceptability of the cross-national multisectoral OPTIM-PARK intervention for people affected with Parkinson’s disease and their family carers.
BMC Health Services Research.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14912-5
Amundsen, Olav; Moger, Tron Anders; Holte, Jon Helgheim; Haavaag, Silje Bjørnsen;
Bragstad, Line Kildal
; Hellesø, Ragnhild; Tjerbo, Trond; Vøllestad, Nina Køpke
(2026).
Use of primary care physiotherapy and its associations with clinical and socioeconomic outcomes in musculoskeletal disorders: a cohort study.
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care.
Vol. 44.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2026.2660328
Haavaag, Silje Bjørnsen; Obstfelder, Aud Uhlen; Hellesø, Ragnhild; Moger, Tron Anders; Amundsen, Olav; Tjerbo, Trond; Holte, Jon Helgheim; Vøllestad, Nina Køpke;
Bragstad, Line Kildal
(2026).
Patient Work in Long-Term Conditions.
Qualitative Health Research.
https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323261430632
Moger, Tron Anders; Holte, Jon Helgheim; Amundsen, Olav; Haavaag, Silje Bjørnsen; Edvardsen, Anne;
Bragstad, Line Kildal
; Hellesø, Ragnhild; Vøllestad, Nina Køpke; Tjerbo, Trond
(2026).
Matching on health status to estimate the effects of outpatient care and social factors in patients with COPD: a Norwegian registry‑based study.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 26.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14285-9
Hjelle, Ellen Gabrielsen
;
Pinxsterhuis, Irma
;
Sveen, Unni
;
Bragstad, Line Kildal
(2025).
Living with epilepsy: what characterizes the everyday life of adults with epilepsy in Western countries? A systematic synthesis of qualitative studies.
Epilepsy & Behavior.
Vol. 175.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110828
Moger, Tron Anders; Holte, Jon Helgheim; Amundsen, Olav; Haavaag, Silje Bjørnsen; Døhl, Øystein;
Bragstad, Line Kildal
; Hellesø, Ragnhild; Tjerbo, Trond; Vøllestad, Nina Køpke
(2025).
Predictors, Healthcare Utilization and Costs Related to Short-Term Stays in Patients with COPD: A Registry-Based Analysis in Norway.
Clinical Epidemiology.
Vol. Volume 17.
https://doi.org/10.2147/clep.s521958
Solbakken, Liss Marita;
Bragstad, Line Kildal
; Sundseth, Antje;
Langhammer, Birgitta
;
Brovold, Therese
(2025).
A qualitative study of patients’ experiences of continuity in follow-up from physiotherapists and occupational therapists during stroke rehabilitation.
European Journal of Physiotherapy.
https://doi.org/10.1080/21679169.2025.2516550
Kleffelgård, Ingerid; Forslund, Marit Vindal; Hauger, Solveig Lægreid; Røe, Cecilie;
Bragstad, Line Kildal
;
Søberg, Helene L.
; Løvstad, Marianne; Borgen, Ida Maria Henriksen
(2024).
Process evaluation of a complex intervention evaluating the effectiveness of home-based rehabilitation in the chronic phase of traumatic brain injury.
Disability and Rehabilitation.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2324119
Røe, Cecilie; Gutenbrunner, Christoph; Bökel, Andrea;
Kirkevold, Marit
; Nugraha, Boya; Andelic, Nada; lu, juan; Bautz-Holter, Erik; Perrin, Paul B.; Anke, Audny Gabriele Wagner; Jahnsen, Reidun Birgitta; Månum, Grethe; Howe, Emilie Isager;
Bragstad, Line Kildal
;
Søberg, Helene Lundgaard
(2024).
Proposed categories for reporting of service organization in rehabilitation in clinical trials: a discussion paper.
European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.
Vol. 60.
https://doi.org/10.23736/S1973-9087.24.08494-6
