Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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AdaptEx - Adaptive Exergame for Pediatric Brain Injury Rehabilitation
AdaptEx is an innovative exergame framework that turns rehabilitation into a personalized, game-based experience.
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Designing an intelligent gamified solution for treatment of scoliosis among children and adolescents
This PhD project focuses on understanding needs of youth with idiopathic scoliosis and to examine how the needs can be improved by using a digital solution – e.g. a smartphone application.
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Digital health technology: implementation hinders and possibilities in non-critical emergency care cases
This qualitative study explores the barriers and opportunities related to implementing digital health solutions in non-critical emergency care within the Norwegian healthcare context.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Pikkarainen, Minna
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Saidi, Trust
; Westnes, Erik;
Gazerani, Parisa
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Korostynska, Olga
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Pavel, Nenad
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Häikiö, Kristin
(2026).
Challenges and opportunities in using digital health technologies for decision-making in prehospital non-emergency situations in Norway: a qualitative study.
BMC Emergency Medicine.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-026-01811-5
Kolstad, Eivind;
Pavel, Nenad
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Cartajenas, Alexis Ken Sosmena
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Saidi, Trust
; Rosseland, Ingvild Kristina Hurum; Bergheim, Åse; Mørk, Nora Synnøve; Selmer-Olsen, Kathinka Granum;
Gazerani, Parisa
; Shorey, Shefaly;
Pikkarainen, Minna
(2026).
Opportunities and Concerns of Gamified, Extended Reality for Home-Based Motor Rehabilitation for Children With Brain Injury: Qualitative Case Study on Design Elements Related to the Engagement and Fatigue Perspectives.
Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR).
Vol. 28.
https://doi.org/10.2196/84013
Saidi, Trust
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Pavel, Nenad
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Gazerani, Parisa
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Pikkarainen, Minna
(2026).
Bridging digital health gaps in South Africa: A qualitative study of the digital divide, interoperability and health equity.
Digital Health.
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076261440967
Saidi, Trust
; Hestetun-Mandrup, Ann Marie;
Pavel, Nenad
; Rosseland, Ingvild Kristina Hurum; Selmer-Olsen, Kathinka Granum; Mørk, Nora Synnøve; Bergheim, Åse; Pikkarainen, Minna
(2026).
Challenges and Benefits of Virtual Reality in Home-Based Poststroke Rehabilitation: Co-Design Qualitative Study.
JMIR Human Factors.
Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/10.2196/78798
Morris, Lisa Dionne; Sivarasu, Sudesh; Busby-Earle, Curtis;
Saidi, Trust
(2026).
Frugal Innovation: The Systematic Design of Resource-Intelligent Solutions.
ISBN: 9781041123590.
CRC Press.
https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003664376
Cartajenas, Alexis Ken Sosmena
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Saidi, Trust
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Gazerani, Parisa
; Rosseland, Ingvild Kristina; Bergheim, Åse; Selmer-Olsen, Kathinka; Mørk, Nora;
Pavel, Nenad
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Pikkarainen, Minna
(2026).
Mapping immersive technologies in pediatric rehabilitation: a multi-database bibliometric analysis.
Frontiers in Virtual Reality.
Vol. 7.
https://doi.org/10.3389/frvir.2026.1821977
Mathew, Anna
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Pavel, Nenad
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Sykorova, Kamila
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Pikkarainen, Minna
; Kvammen, Mette Fløystad;
Saidi, Trust
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Ali, Sadeeq
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Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
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Gazerani, Parisa
(2026).
User-Driven Design Requirements for a Smart Scoliosis Orthosis: A Formative User-Requirements Study in Norway.
JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies.
https://doi.org/10.2196/96104
Hussiny, Mohammad Ali
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Saidi, Trust
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Pikkarainen, Minna
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Gazerani, Parisa
(2026).
A Bibliometric Analysis of Large Language Models in Mental Health Research.
Frontiers in Psychiatry.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1838199
Sykorova, Kamila
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Mathew, Anna
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Pavel, Nenad
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Gazerani, Parisa
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Saidi, Trust
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Johnsen, Marianne Bakke
; Lystad, June Ullevoldsæter;
Bull, Helen
; Kvammen, Mette Fløystad; He, Hong-Gu; Jacoby, Julia; Pikkarainen, Minna
(2025).
Exploring Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Using Digital Health Technologies to Improve Conservative Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Qualitative Study.
Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR).
Vol. 27.
https://doi.org/10.2196/69089
Kingfisher, Levi; Thi, Thuy Tien Nguyen; Lehtonen, Sanni;
Saidi, Trust
; Burgwal, Linda van de; Loeber, Anne
(2025).
Tensions in stakeholder perspectives on blockchain technology in sustainable food system transformation.
Frontiers in Blockchain.
Vol. 8.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fbloc.2025.1569106
