Unni Sveen

About

Educated as an occupational therapist with a PhD from the University of Oslo (2004). Since 2019 to 2022 she led the research group Interventions in Work and Everyday Life at the Department of Occupational Therapy, Prosthetics and Orthotics. Was Professor of Occupational Therapy at the same department until 2022. Research interests related to rehabilitation, neuro-rehabilitation, complex interventions, work-oriented rehabilitation, method development and occupational therapy. Research projects, excerpts: - Combined cognitive and work-oriented rehabilitation after mild-to-moderate traumatic head injury, an RCT - Rehabilitation needs, rehabilitation services and costs in the first year after injuries. - Psychosocial health after stroke, an RCT -Traumatic brain injury, needs and treatment options in the chronic phase. A randomized controlled community-based intervention. Scientific editor in the journal Ergoterapeuten and is a member of the National Editors' Board in the Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Research groups

Interventions in Work and Everyday Life

Research projects

Patient specific functional scale to measure rehabilitation goals for patients with acquired brain injury
This project will investigate the Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) as a measure to document and monitor patient-identified rehabilitation goals for patients with acquired brain injury (ABI).

Scientific publications

Krabbe, Silje Helen; Groven, Karen Synne; Bjorbækmo, Wenche Schrøder; Sveen, Unni; Mengshoel, Anne Marit (2023). The fragile process of Homecoming - Young women in recovery from severe ME/CFS. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being .
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3041216

Sagstad, Kjersti; Howe, Emilie; Fure, Silje Christine Reistad; Løvstad, Marianne; Enehaug, Heidi; Ugelstad, Helene; Feiring, Marte; Andelic, Nada; Sveen, Unni (2022). Transition back to work after mild TBI: a qualitative study. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy .
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/99349

Howe, Emilie; Zeldovich, Marina; Andelic, Nada; von Steinbuechel, Nicole; Fure, Silje Christine Reistad; Borgen, Ida Maria Henriksen; Forslund, Marit Vindal; Hellstrøm, Torgeir; Søberg, Helene L.; Sveen, Unni; Rasmussen, Mari Storli; Kleffelgård, Ingerid; Tverdal, Cathrine Buaas; Helseth, Eirik; Løvstad, Marianne; Lu, Juan; Arango-Lasprilla, Juan Carlos; Tenovuo, Olli; Azouvi, Philippe; Dawes, Helen; Røe, Cecilie; Andreassen, Lasse; Anke, Audny Gabriele Wagner; Frisvold, Shirin; Røise, Olav; Vik, Anne; Skandsen, Toril; Åkerlund, Cecilia; Amrein, Krisztina; Antoni, Anna; Audibert, Gérard; Azzolini, Maria Luisa; Bartels, Ronald; Barzó, Pál; Beauvais, Romuald; Beer, Ronny; Bellander, Bo- Michael; Belli, Antonio; Benali, Habib; Berardino, Maurizio; Beretta, Luigi; Bragge, Peter; Blaabjerg, Morten; Brazinova, Alexandra; Brinck, Vibeke; Brooker, Joanne; Brorsson, Camilla; Buki, Andras; Bullinger, Monika; Cabeleira, Manuel; Caccioppola, Alessio (2022). Rehabilitation and outcomes after complicated vs uncomplicated mild TBI: results from the CENTER-TBI study. BMC Health Services Research . Vol. 22.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/98216

Lund, Anne; Sveen, Unni; Asbjørnslett, Mona; Raanaas, Ruth Kjærsti (2022). Livsfaser, overgange og brud i relation til aktivitet. Nordisk Aktivitetsvidenskab 2. udgave. Munksgaard Forlag.

Gramstad, Astrid; Stigen, Linda; Maass, Ruca Elisa Katrin; Sveen, Unni; Horghagen, Sissel; Arntzen, Cathrine; Bonsaksen, Tore (2022). Er det regionale skilnader når det gjeld kommuneergoterapeutane i Noreg?. Ergoterapeuten . Vol. 65.
https://ipaper.ipapercms.dk/Ergoterapeuten/ergoter...

Borgen, Ida Maria Henriksen; Hauger, Solveig Lægreid; Forslund, Marit Vindal; Kleffelgård, Ingerid; Brunborg, Cathrine; Andelic, Nada; Sveen, Unni; Søberg, Helene L.; Sigurdardottir, Solrun; Røe, Cecilie; Løvstad, Marianne (2022). Goal Attainment in an Individually Tailored and Home-Based Intervention in the Chronic Phase after Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Clinical Medicine . Vol. 11.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/97807

Linnestad, Anne-Margrethe; Løvstad, Marianne; Groven, Karen Synne; Howe, Emilie; Fure, Silje Christine Reistad; Spjelkavik, Øystein; Sveen, Unni (2022). "Manoeuvring in uncharted waters - a balancing act": A qualitative exploration of treatment and improvement after mild traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation .

Krabbe, Silje Helen; Mengshoel, Anne Marit; Bjorbærkmo, Wenche Schrøder; Sveen, Unni; Groven, Karen Synne (2022). Bodies in lockdown: Young women's narratives of falling severely ill with ME/CFS during childhood and adolescence. Health Care for Women International .

Borgen, Ida Maria Henriksen; Kleffelgård, Ingerid; Hauger, Solveig Lægreid; Forslund, Marit Vindal; Søberg, Helene L.; Andelic, Nada; Sveen, Unni; Winter, Larraine; Løvstad, Marianne; Røe, Cecilie (2021). Patient-Reported Problem Areas in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury. 10 p. The journal of head trauma rehabilitation . Vol. 37.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/90697

Mangset, Margrete; Kitzmüller, Gabriele; Evju, Anne S.; Angel, Sanne; Aadal, Lena; Martinsen, Randi; Bronken, Berit Arnesveen; Kvigne, Kari Johanne; Bragstad, Line K.; Hjelle, Ellen Gabrielsen; Sveen, Unni; Kirkevold, Marit (2021). Perceived study-induced influence on the control group in a randomized controlled trial evaluating a complex intervention to promote psychosocial well-being after stroke : a process evaluation. 10 p. Trials . Vol. 22.
https://hdl.handle.net/10037/23214

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Textbooks

Horghagen, Sissel; Sveen, Unni; Holm, Jan; Hagby, Cathrine; Hammervold, Bente; Reinsberg, Solvår; Thyness, Else Merete (2007). Beste praksis i ergoterapi. ISBN: 9788251922777. 271 p. Tapir Akademisk Forlag.

Horghagen, Sissel; Sveen, Unni; Holm, Jan; Hagby, Cathrine; Hammervold, Bente; Reinsberg, Solvår; Thyness, Else Merete (2007). Beste praksis i ergoterapi. ISBN: 978-82-519-2277-7. 271 p. Tapir Akademisk Forlag.

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Research reports

Njølstad, Berit Widerøe; Sveen, Unni (2011). Gradert aktivitetstilpasning hos ungdom med kronisk utmattelsessyndrom/myalgisk encefalopati (CFS/ME) – nyttig eller unyttig?. 12 p.

Sveen, Unni (2004). Activities and well-being after stroke. 355 p. Universitetet i Oslo.

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Dissemination

Oseland, Marit Sofie; Sveen, Unni; Taule, Tina (2022). ALS og kognitiv funksjonsnedsettelse; en kvalitativ studie om pasienter og pårørendes erfaringer med dagliglivet. 7. Norsk fagkongress i ergoterapi. Ergoterapeutene.

Horghagen, Sissel; Bonsaksen, Tore; Sveen, Unni; Arntzen, Cathrine (2022). WFOT: Dilemmas experienced by occupational therapists in community health services. World conference of occupational therapists. World federation of Occupational therapists.

Lindstad, Marte Ørud; Obstfelder, Aud Uhlen; Sveen, Unni; Stigen, Linda (2022). Effectiveness of the Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform intervention for persons with brain injury in community-based rehabilitation: protocol for a single-case experimental design with multiple baselines. 8 p. BMJ Open . Vol. 12.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3046858

Lindstad, Marte Ørud; Obstfelder, Aud; Sveen, Unni; Stigen, Linda (2022). Ergoterapeutisk kartlegging og interventjon i kommunehelsetjenesten i møte med personer med kognitive vansker etter hjerneskade: Single case experimental design. Norsk fagkongress for ergoterapi 2022. Norsk ergoterapeutforbund og Region Vest.

Arntzen, Cathrine; Sveen, Unni; Bonsaksen, Tore; Horghagen, Sissel (2022). Innhold, dilemmaer og prioriteringer i kommuneergoterapipraksis. Fagkongress i ergoterapi. Norsk ergoterapiforbund.

Stigen, Linda; Sveen, Unni; Arntzen, Cathrine; Bonsaksen, Tore; Maass, Ruca Elisa Katrin; Horghagen, Sissel; Gramstad, Astrid (2022). What does the research tell us about occupational therapy services in primary health care in the Nordic countries?. 18th WFOT Congress. WFOT.

Bonsaksen, Tore; Dolva, Anne-Stine; Hagby, Cathrine; Sveen, Unni; Horghagen, Sissel; Thyness, Else Merete; Arntzen, Cathrine (2022). Involvement in research and development projects among community-working occupational therapists in Norway. 18th WFOT Congress. World Federation of Occupational Therapists.

van Nimwegen, Dagmar; Hjelle, Ellen Gabrielsen; Bragstad, Line Kildal; Kirkevold, Marit; Sveen, Unni; Hafsteinsdóttir, Thora; Schoonhoven, Lisette; Visser-Meily, Anne; de Man-van Ginkel, Janneke M. (2022). Ensuring psychosocial well-being after stroke? Focus on all aspects of life. ESOC 2022 (The 8th European Stroke Organisation Conference). The European Stroke Organisation (ESO).

Søberg, Helene L.; Moksnes, Håkon Øgreid; Anke, Audny Gabriele Wagner; Røise, Olav; Røe, Cecilie; Aas, Eline; Sveen, Unni; Gaarder, Aslaug Christine; Næss, Pål Aksel; Helseth, Eirik; DAHL, HILDE MARGRETE; Becker, Frank; Løvstad, Marianne; Bartnes, Kristian; Schäfer, Christoph; Rasmusssen, Mari S.; Perrin, Paul; Lu, Juan; Hellstrøm, Torgeir; Andelic, Nada (2022). Erratum: Rehabilitation Needs, Service Provision, and Costs in the First Year following Traumatic Injuries: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study ((JMIR Res Protoc (2021) 10: 4 (e25980) DOI: 10.2196/25980). JMIR Research Protocols . Vol. 11.

Horghagen, Sissel; Bonsaksen, Tore; Sveen, Unni; Dolva, Anne-Stine; Arntzen, Cathrine (2021). Erfaringer med ulike rolleforståelser og -praksiser blant ergoterapeuter i kommunehelsetjenesten; generalist, spesialist eller generisk rolle?. Ergoterapeuten . Vol. 64.

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