Fields of study
Academic disciplines
General practice Physiotherapy Midical sciences Community medicine, social medicine Human and veterinary science physiology
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Co-occurrent pain and psychological distress: From adolescence to adulthood
The project will provide new insight into the long-term consequences of early onset co-occurrent pain and psychological distress.
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HEYoung intervention study
The project will co-develop an intervention with end-users and conduct the initial stages of a full-scale RCT on the effectiveness of a person-centered intervention for adolescents with persistent pain.
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Improving personalized treatment in health care for lower spine disorders
The aim of the study is to deepen the understanding of how patients with lower spine disorders, general practitioners (GPs), physiotherapists and hospital doctors make decisions about treatment.
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Promoting and inhibiting factors for education and employment among young adults receiving welfare benefits or health services due to persistent pain and psychological distress
Persistent pain and psychological distress in young adults can negatively impact participation in education and employment, leading to significant consequences.
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Young user involvement group in musculoskeletal health
This project will establish a young user-involvement group at the Centre for Intelligent Musculoskeletal Health (CIM).
Completed research projects
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Applying Artificial Intelligence in Developing Personalized and Sustainable Healthcare for Spinal Disorders (AID-Spine, part I)
We use machine learning methods to develop and validate prediction models for health and welfare outcomes after treatment for spinal disorders.
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Can Motivational Interviewing facilitate return to work in sick-listed people with musculoskeletal disorders? (MI-NAV)
We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing on return to work among sick-listed people due to musculoskeletal disorders.
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The Back Complaints in the Elders, Norway (BACE-N)
Part of the Back Complaints in the Elders consortium, established to create standardised methodology for large cohort studies on the burden of back pain in the elderly.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Rysstad, Tarjei Langseth
;
Grotle, Margreth
; Traeger, Adrian C.; Aasdahl, Lene;
Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse
; Aanesen, Fiona;
Øiestad, Britt Elin
;
Pripp, Are Hugo
; Wynne-Jones, Gwenllian; Dunn, Kate M.; Fors, Egil A.; Linton, Steven J.
(2025).
Predicting prolonged work absence due to musculoskeletal disorders: development, validation, and clinical usefulness of prognostic prediction models.
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-025-02129-8
Solvang, Per Koren
; Ingebrigtsen, Tor;
Grotle, Margreth
;
Groven, Karen Synne
;
Dahl-Michelsen, Tone
(2025).
Distributed decision-making for lumbar spine surgery: A qualitative interview study with patients and neurosurgeons.
Health.
https://doi.org/10.1177/13634593251319918
Koren Solvang, Per
; Ingebrigtsen, Tor;
Grotle, Margreth
;
Groven, Karen Synne
;
Dahl-Michelsen, Tone
(2025).
Distributed decision-making for lumbar spine surgery: A qualitative interview study with patients and neurosurgeons.
Health.
https://doi.org/10.1177/13634593251319918
Amundsen, Pål Andre; Engedahl, Martin; Burton, Kim;
Malmberg-Heimonen, Ira
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Grotle, Margreth
; Froud, Robert
(2024).
Translation and cultural adaptation of evidence-informed leaflets on the work-health interface: a pragmatic approach to cultural adaptation.
10 p.
Primary Health Care Research and Development.
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423624000380
Amundsen, Pål Andre Thorsø; Martin, Underwood; Burton, Kim;
Grotle, Margreth
; Engedahl, Martin;
Malmberg-Heimonen, Ira
; Irgens, Pernille Marie Stähr; Højen, Magnus; Kisa, Adnan;
Hagen, Milada
; Martinsen, Amy; Lothe, Jakob; Monsen, Sølvi Spilde; Froud, Robert
(2024).
Individual supported work placements (ReISE) for improving sustained return to work in unemployed people with persistent pain: an internal pilot study of a cohort randomised controlled approach.
Pilot and Feasibility Studies.
Vol. 10.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-024-01538-9
Killingmo, Rikke Munk
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Rysstad, Tarjei Langseth
; Maas, Esther;
Pripp, Are Hugo
; Aanesen, Fiona; Tingulstad, Alexander;
Tveter, Anne Therese
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Øiestad, Britt Elin
;
Grotle, Margreth
(2024).
Modifiable prognostic factors of high societal costs among people on sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders: a replication study.
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-08132-3
Killingmo, Rikke Munk
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Tveter, Anne Therese
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Pripp, Are Hugo
; Tingulstad, Alexander; Maas, Esther;
Rysstad, Tarjei Langseth
;
Grotle, Margreth
(2024).
Modifiable prognostic factors of high societal costs among people on sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders: findings from an occupational cohort study.
BMJ Open.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080567
Zouch, James Henry;
Berg, Bjørnar
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Pripp, Are Hugo
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Storheim, Kjersti
; Asthon-James, Claire E; Ferreira, Manuela L.;
Grotle, Margreth
; Ferreira, Paulo H.
(2024).
Reducing strain on primary healthcare systems through innovative models of care: the impact of direct access physiotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions-an interrupted time series analysis.
Family Medicine and Community Health (FMCH).
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2024-002998
Chen, Qiuzhen;
Berg, Bjørnar
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Grotle, Margreth
; Maher, Chris G;
Storheim, Kjersti
; Machado, Gustavo C
(2024).
Primary care seeking among adults with chronic neck and low back pain in Norway: A prospective study from the HUNT study linked to Norwegian primary healthcare registry.
11 p.
European Journal of Pain.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.2310
Feller, Daniel; Wingbermuhle, Roel;
Berg, Bjørnar
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Vigdal, Ørjan Nesse
; Innocenti, Tiziano;
Grotle, Margreth
; Ostelo, Raymond Willem Jozef Gerardus; Chiarotto, Alessandro
(2024).
Improvements Are Needed in the Adherence to the TRIPOD Statement for Clinical Prediction Models for Patients With Spinal Pain or Osteoarthritis: A Metaresearch Study.
Journal of Pain.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104624