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
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
Moger, Tron Anders; Holte, Jon Helgheim; Amundsen, Olav; Haavaag, Silje Bjørnsen; Døhl, Øystein;
Bragstad, Line Kildal
; Hellesø, Ragnhild; Vøllestad, Nina Køpke; Tjerbo, Trond
(2024).
The in- and outpatient health care use of patients with COPD before and after initiation of home care: a registry study from Norway.
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care.
Vol. 43.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2024.2404056
Amundsen, Olav; Moger, Tron Anders; Holte, Jon Helgheim; Haavaag, Silje Bjørnsen;
Bragstad, Line Kildal
; Hellesø, Ragnhild; Tjerbo, Trond; Vøllestad, Nina Køpke
(2024).
Patient characteristics and healthcare use for high-cost patients with musculoskeletal disorders in Norway: a cohort study.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-12051-3
Johnsrød, Kristine;
Bragstad, Line Kildal
(2024).
Ergoterapeuter vil bidra med mer enn formidling av hjelpemidler i arbeidet med personer i livets sluttfase.
Ergoterapeuten.
Vol. 67.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3137573
Moger, Tron Anders; Holte, Jon Helgheim; Amundsen, Olav; Haavaag, Silje Bjørnsen; Edvardsen, Anne;
Bragstad, Line Kildal
; Hellesø, Ragnhild; Tjerbo, Trond; Vøllestad, Nina Køpke
(2024).
Associations between outpatient care and later hospital admissions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a registry study from Norway.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10975-4
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
Navarta-Sánchez, Maria Victoria; Palmar-Santos, Ana; Pedraz-Marcos, Azucena; Reidy, Claire; Soilemezi, Dia; Haahr, Anita; Sørensen, Dorthe; Smidt, Helle Rønn;
Bragstad, Line Kildal
;
Hjelle, Ellen Gabrielsen
; Haavaag, Silje Bjørnsen; Portillo-Vega, Mari Carmen
(2023).
Perspectives of people with Parkinson's disease and family carers about disease management in community settings: A cross-country qualitative study.
Journal of Clinical Nursing (JCN).
Vol. 32.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16636