About
Department Manager and Associate Professor at OsloMet. Research focus on interventions and return to work (RTW) processes for workers on sick leave, with main theme on coordination between stakeholders. Interests in Research dissemination, Implementation science and Knowledge translation. Occupational therapist. Teaching Occupational health, Knowledge translation and Digital Storytelling. Editor of SoMe at https://uni.oslomet.no/ergoterapi/
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Subject areas
Dissemination of science Occupational Therapy Arbeidsrettet rehabilitering Arbeidshelse Knowledge translation
Research groups
Research projects
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Crossbow: Crossing and Managing Boundaries between Work and Non-Work – Co-creating Healthy Teleworking
In this project we aim to map, explore and understand the opportunities and challenges of telework, and to contribute to enhanced organizational preparedness for healthy, sustainable and productive teleworking.
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Work inclusion in Norway: A scoping review
The aim of this project is to describe and map research regarding work inclusion in a Norwegian context.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Frøyland, Kjetil
;
Bull, Helen
;
Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie
;
Berget, Gerd
;
Spjelkavik, Øystein
;
Lystad, June Ullevoldsæter
(2024).
Work inclusion of marginalised groups in a troubled city district—How can active labour market policies improve?.
Social Policy & Administration.
https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.13058
Strømstad, Kine;
Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie
; Haslerud, Sturla Inge; Alve, Yeasir A.; Sandqvist, Jan;
Aas, Randi Wågø
(2024).
Exploring return to work barriers through the lens of model of human occupation. The NOW WHAT project.
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy.
Vol. 31.
https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2023.2297732
Asbjørnslett, Mona
; Berg, Simon Reidar Vevelstad; Einarsdottir, Védis;
Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie
(2023).
Stranded in the living room: A narrative study of occupational disruption and imbalance as experienced by two Norwegian students during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
11 p.
Journal of Occupational Science (JOS).
Vol. 30.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2023.2190344
Asbjørnslett, Mona
;
Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie
;
Stigen, Linda
(2023).
"Being Holistic Is a Lot to Ask": A Qualitative, Cross-National Exploration of Occupational Therapists' Perceptions and Experiences of Holistic Practice.
Occupational Therapy International.
Vol. 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/2432879
Sevic, Aleksandra; Soleiman Pour Hashemi, Neda;
Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus
; Strømstad, Kine;
Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie
; Storm, Marianne; Brønnick, Kolbjørn Kallesten
(2023).
Effectiveness of eHealth interventions targeting employee health behaviors : systematic review.
Journal of Medical Internet Research.
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.2196/38307
Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus
; Skogen, Jens Christoffer;
Bonsaksen, Tore
;
Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie
;
Aas, Randi Wågø
(2022).
Are workplace factors associated with employee alcohol use? The WIRUS cross-sectional study.
14 p.
BMJ Open.
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064352
Strømstad, Kine;
Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie
;
Wik, Sigrid Elise
; Haslerud, Sturla Inge;
Aas, Randi Wågø
(2022).
What do employees on long-term sick leave experience, as barriers for returning to work?.
1 p.
European Journal of Public Health.
Vol. 32.
https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac129.316
Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus
;
Bonsaksen, Tore
; Skogen, Jens Christoffer;
Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie
; Sevic, Aleksandra; Mechelen, Willem van;
Aas, Randi Wågø
(2021).
Willingness to participate in alcohol prevention interventions targeting risky drinking employees. The WIRUS project.
11 p.
Frontiers in Public Health.
Vol. 9.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.692605
Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie
; Haveraaen, Lise Aasen;
Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova
; Shaw, William S.;
Aas, Randi Wågø
(2019).
Horizontal return to work coordination was more common in RTW programs than the recommended vertical coordination. The Rapid-RTW cohort study.
12 p.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 19.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4607-y
Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie
; Haveraaen, Lise Aasen;
Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova
; Shaw, William S.;
Aas, Randi Wågø
(2019).
The association between having a coordinator and return to work: the rapid-return-to-work cohort study.
8 p.
BMJ Open.
Vol. 9.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024597