Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Digital follow-up of patients with type 1 diabetes in the specialist health service (DigiDiaS)
This project aims to increase knowledge about user-guided treatment and digital tools in the follow-up of patients with type 1 diabetes at an endocrinology outpatient clinic.
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Health in young adults (HEYoung)
The overall objective of this PhD project was to identify risk factors, risk profiles, and risk trajectories for mental and musculoskeletal disorders in young adults.
Completed research projects
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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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Pain, Youth and Over-the-Counter Analgesics (SUS)
This project aims to examine pain and the use of Over-The-Counter (OTC) analgesics among adolescents.
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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.
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Video streaming between caller and dispatcher in medical emergency calls
This project investigates effects that the use of video between the caller and the dispatcher in medical emergency calls may have on the patient and how video is perceived by the user groups.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Nikolaisen, Mette Kure; Hofsø, Kristin; Rustøen, Tone; Ræder, Johan;
Hagen, Milada
; Olsen, Brita Fosser
(2026).
Symptoms on the first day after discharge from the intensive care unit:A cross-sectional study.
Heart & Lung.
Vol. 75.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2025.09.004
Grasaas, Erik; Rohde, Gudrun E.; Mikkelsen, Hilde Elisabeth Timenes;
Helseth, Sølvi
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Hagen, Milada
;
Skarstein, Siv
; Haraldstad, Kristin
(2025).
The relationship between parental self-efficacy, health-related quality of life, stress and educational level on adolescents’ self-efficacy: a cross-sectional study.
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition.
Vol. 44.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-01163-z
Klingenberg, Espen; Lindahl, Anne Karin; Brenne, Kathrine;
Hagen, Milada
; Fredheim, Olav Magnus Søndenå
(2025).
A Modified Trigger Tool for Identification of Patient Harm in Palliative Care Patients. A Pilot Study From Norway - PubMed.
Journal of patient safety.
https://doi.org/10.1097/PTS.0000000000001449
Øiestad, Britt Elin
; Maas, Esther; Aanesen, Fiona; Tingulstad, Alexander;
Rysstad, Tarjei Langseth
; Tulder, Maurits van;
Tveter, Anne Therese
;
Hagen, Milada
; Berg, Rigmor; Foster, Nadine E; Wynne-Jones, Gwenllian; Sowden, Gail; Bagøien, Gunnhild; Hagen, Roger;
Storheim, Kjersti
;
Grotle, Margreth
(2025).
Effectiveness of two vocational interventions on sickness absence and costs for people with musculoskeletal disorders: 12 months results from the MI-NAV multi-arm randomized trial.
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health.
Vol. 51.
https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4248
Andersen, Svend; Bernklev, Tomm; Størdal, Ketil;
Hagen, Milada
; Kristensen, Vendel Ailin; Opheim, Randi; Olbjørn, Christine; Rove, Jon; Løvlund, Emma Elisabeth; Holm, Hans K.; Aballi, Batool Fahmi Yousif; Høivik, Marte Lie; Perminow, Gøri
(2025).
Specific phenotypes may drive an increased incidence of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in South‐Eastern Norway.
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN.
Vol. 81.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jpn3.70148
Spildo, Ingeborg
;
Holmen, Heidi
; Jensen, Annesofie Lunde;
Hagen, Milada
; Singstad, Tone; Winther, Jacob Andreas; Årsand, Eirik;
Torbjørnsen, Astrid
(2025).
Examining Patient Characteristics Associated With Digital Outpatient Care for Type 1 Diabetes (DigiDiaS): Cross-Sectional Study.
JMIR Human Factors.
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.2196/73708
Smedbråten, Kaja
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Grotle, Margreth
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Hagen, Milada
; Sivertsen, Børge;
Jahre, Henriette
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Richardsen, Kåre Rønn
; Peat, George; Skillgate, Eva;
Øiestad, Britt Elin
(2025).
Lifestyle Behaviours and Future Healthcare Utilisation for Musculoskeletal Pain in Young Adults: A Cohort Study of Norwegian University Students With Three‐Year Follow‐Up.
European Journal of Pain.
Vol. 29.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.70087
Farnes, Ingvild; Verbeke, Caroline Sophie; Kleive, Dyre; Waage, Anne; Tholfsen, Tore;
Hagen, Milada
; Fosby, Bjarte; Line, Pål Dag; Labori, Knut Jørgen
(2025).
Surgical, Histopathological, and Quality of Life Outcomes Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Pancreatectomy for Borderline Resectable and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer.
Cancers.
Vol. 17.
https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17152505
Hansen, Christin Saltnes; Rustøen, Tone; Beitland, Sigrid; Puntillo, Kathleen;
Hagen, Milada
; Hofsø, Kristin
(2025).
Self-reported symptoms in ICU patients and their impact on long-term outcomes-a prospective multicenter study.
Intensive Care Medicine.
Vol. 51.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-025-07995-x
Valla, Lisbeth
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Sparboe-Nilsen, Bente
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Kvarme, Lisbeth Gravdal
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Bjerketveit, Therese Haugerud
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Hagen, Milada
; Winje, Brita Askeland
(2025).
A cluster randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of the ‘Support group’ intervention in primary schools in Norway: A study protocol.
PLOS ONE.
Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323794