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Kirsti Skavberg Roaldsen

Kirsti Skavberg Roaldsen

Affiliated to Research | Docent
Visiting address: Alfred Nobels All茅 23, 14183 Huddinge
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, v氓rdvetenskap och samh盲lle, H1 Fysioterapi Nygren-Bonnier, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • I am a registered physiotherapist since 1983 with expertise in specialized
    neurological rehabilitation, geriatric medicine, prevention of falls, fear of
    falling, avoidance of activity, physical activity and health, venous
    insufficiency, measurement methods, quantitative and qualitative /
    explorative research approaches. I have my clinical appointment at the
    Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital in Oslo, Norway since 1983, has been
    affiliated to research at 探花精选 since 2010, Oslo Metropolitan
    University between 2016-2022, and UiT The Arctic
    University of Norway, Troms酶, Norway since 2021.

    * Docent/Associate professor at 探花精选, Department of Neurobiology,
    Caring Sciences and Society, Senior researcher at Sunnaas Rehabilitation
    Hospital, Department of Research and Professor at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Troms酶, Norway
    * Deputy leader of the research group of Malin Nygren-Bonnier and
    associated member of the research group of Anna-Karin Welmer, NVS
    * Principal investigator of the SCIP FALLS Study, a multicenter
    Swedish-Norwegian longitudinal study on prevention of falls in patients
    with spinal cord injury, cooperation between KI, Aleris Rehab Station Stockholm
    and Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital (2012-ongoing)
    * Principal investigator of the SINpedSCI study, an international
    multicenter study on the rehabilitation of children and adolescents with
    spinal cord injury in ten rehabilitation units from Norway, Sweden, USA, Russia, China, Israel, and Palestine (2016-ongoing). A
    multidisciplinary group of 25 researchers and clinicians are cooperating (2017-ongoing)
    * Principal investigator of the study: International outcome measures in pediatrics
    rehabilitation study, a Scandinavian multicenter study on reproducibility, acceptability, and utility of the international, age-appropriate, and recommended data sets for pediatric spinal cord injury rehabilitation in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark (2023 - grant applications)
    * One of the principal investigators of the StayBalanced study鈥
    Prevention of falls in older adults through implementation of evidence
    based balance training鈥 from clinical research to clinical practice
    (2015 - ongoing)
    * Coordinator of the research collaboration between Sunnaas Rehabilitation
    Hospital, Norway and 探花精选 (2006-ongoing)

    1977 Biochemistry technician, Troms酶 Vocational School
    1981 Bachelor in Physiotherapy, Bergen University College, Norway
    1989 Master of Arts (Candidata magisterii) in Sociology, University of
    Oslo, Norway
    1994 Master of Science in Physiotherapy, University of Bergen, Norway
    2009 Doctoral degree, 探花精选
    2016 Associate professor at Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital and Oslo
    Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
    2017 Docent/Associate professor 探花精选
    2020 Professor UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Troms酶, Norway

Research

  • Current research projects follow four distinct tracks. (1)Prevention of
    falls in persons with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Parkinson鈥檚 Disease,
    Osteoporosis and in older adults in Norway and Sweden, (2) Psychosocial aspects and
    rehabilitation services for children and adolescents with SCI, (3) Physical activity
    and health in disability/ chronic disease, (4) Psychometric properties of outcome
    measurements.
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    PUBLICATIONS, see reference list. Additional publications, see below.
    -*Roaldsen KS*, Wakefield E, Opheim A. Pragmatic evaluation of aspects
    concerning validity and feasibility of the Mini Balance Evaluation System
    Test (Mini-BESTest) in a specialized rehabilitation hospital. Int J Phys Ther
    Rehab 2015
  • 2(104):1-6.
    -Wall茅n MB, St氓hle A, Hagstr枚mer M, Franz茅n E, *Roaldsen KS*. Exercise
    habits and perceptions of physical activity in older adults. Publication for
    Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, Publication no MSB669, March 2014, pages
    1-31. ISBN 978-91-7383-427-8.

    Additional publications published earlier than 1995 (n=4):
    -Stanghelle J, Helseth R, *Roaldsen KS*, Rand-Hendriksen S. [42 patients
    with post-polio syndrome. A retrospective study from Sunnaas hospital].
    Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. 1991 Oct
  • 111(26):3159-62.
    -Stanghelle JK, Winnem M, *Roaldsen KS*, de Wit S, Notgewisch JH, Nilsen BH.
    Young patients with Cystic Fibrosis
  • attitudes towards physical activity and
    influence on physical fitness and spirometric values of a 2-week training
    course. Int J Sports Med 1991
  • suppl 1(9):25:32.
    -Maehlum S, *Roaldsen K*, Kolsrud M, Dahl M. [Rehabilitation after stroke].
    Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. 1990 Aug
  • 110(20):2657-9.
    -Stanghelle J, Winnem M, *Roaldsen KS*, de Wit S, Notgewitch J, Nilsen
    B. Young patients with cystic fibrosis: attitude toward physical activity
    and influence on physical fitness and spirometric values of a 2-week training
    course. Int J Sports Med 1988 Feb
  • 9 Suppl 1():25-31.

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Teaching

  • Pedagogical education:
    2010 Pedagogy Course 鈥淐ase-based Learning鈥, Medical Case Center,
    探花精选, Stockholm, Sweden. Two days course
    2011 Supervisor Course 鈥滵octoral Supervisor Training Course -
    Introductory鈥, 探花精选, Stockholm, Sweden. One week course
    2014 Supervisor Course 鈥淏asic University Teaching, GHP鈥, Karolinska
    Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Five weeks course
    2015 Supervisor Course 鈥淧edagogy for Research Supervisors鈥, Karolinska
    Institutet, Stockholm , Sweden. Two weeks course
    2017 "Designing Doctoral Courses", 探花精选, Stockholm ,
    Sweden. Two weeks course
    2022 Supervisor Course Doctoral Supervisors, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway

    Since 1993 I have been teaching, examining and supervising at Oslo Akershus
    University College of Applied Sciences (now OsloMet) and at Sunnaas Rehabilitation
    Hospital. From 2004 and onwards I have been teaching, examining and
    supervising at 探花精选 and from 2021 and onward at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Troms酶, Norway .
    My areas of teaching and supervision expertise are the field of
    physiotherapy, i.e. specialized rehabilitation after spinal cord injury,
    stroke, traumatic brain injury, multi trauma i.e., but also psychometric
    properties of measurement instruments, venous insufficiency in elderly,
    balance disorders in elderly, physical activity and prevention of diseases.
    My current teaching activity is to some degree at the Physiotherapy program
    at 探花精选 and to a greater degree at the Department of
    Physiotherapy at Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Oslo, Norway. The duties
    include the main responsibilities for supervision of students at PhD and
    master levels at Sunnaas, PhD and master at 探花精选 and UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
    conduct research according to own research plan, contribute to the assessment
    and development of new research projects at Sunnaas, developing research
    applications at Sunnaas, develop curriculums and teach physiotherapists at
    Sunnaas to supports PT鈥檚 to deliver high-quality, evidence-based practice,
    and teach selected topics at 探花精选 and UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

    Undervisningen omfattar cirka 2000 timmar (dec 2023) exklusive tid som 盲gnas 氓t
    planering, varav 35 % p氓 grundniv氓, 21 % p氓 forskarniv氓, 39 % p氓
    forskarniv氓 och 5 % annan undervisningstid (se engelska versionen f枚r detaljer).

Articles

  • Article: BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE. 2023;23(1):65
    Soennerfors P; Skavberg Roaldsen K; Lundell S; Toots A; Wadell K; Halvarsson A
  • Article: PHYSIOTHERAPY THEORY AND PRACTICE. 2022;38(13):2806-2816
    Halen C; Gripenberg S; Roaldsen KS; Dohrn I-M; Halvarsson A
  • Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2022;15(2):395-403
    Roaldsen KS; Jorgensen V; Hofers W; Sallstrom S; Augutis M; Ertzgaard P; Wahman K; Strom M; Vege KM; Sorland K; Liu G; Zhang Q; Yang Y-X; Chen Y; Zakharova O; Trukhankina Z; Ghatasha A; Hamdan E; Krasovsky T; Guttman D; Sunnerhagen KS; New PW; Bushnik T; Sukhov R; Stanghelle JK
  • Article: BMC NEUROLOGY. 2022;22(1):183
    Roaldsen KS; Walter C; Gaverth J; Dohrn I-M
  • Article: SPINAL CORD. 2022;60(4):339-347
    Hofers W; Jorgensen V; Sallstrom S; Vege KM; Strom M; New PW; Bushnik T; Zakharova O; Krasovsky T; Guttman D; Ghatasha A; Genlin L; Yang C; Qin Y-X; Wahman K; Sunnerhagen KS; Ertzgaard P; Sukhov R; Augutis M; Stanghelle JK; Roaldsen KS
  • Article: PHYSIOTHERAPY THEORY AND PRACTICE. 2022;38(1):122-131
    Sellberg M; Roaldsen KS; Nygren-Bonnier M; Halvarsson A
  • Article: OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL. 2021;32(12):2563-2570
    Hamed K; Roaldsen KS; Halvarsson A
  • Article: BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING. 2021;21(1):185
    Sonnerfors P; Skavberg Roaldsen K; Stahle A; Wadell K; Halvarsson A
  • Article: TRIALS. 2021;22(1):166
    Halvarsson A; Roaldsen KS; Nilsen P; Dohrn I-M; Stahle A
  • Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;20(1):1671
    Worum H; Lillekroken D; Roaldsen KS; Ahlsen B; Bergland A
  • Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2020;20(1):432
    Worum H; Lillekroken D; Roaldsen KS; Ahlsen B; Bergland A
  • Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2020;20(1):985
    Worum H; Lillekroken D; Ahlsen B; Roaldsen KS; Bergland A
  • Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2020;42(13):1797-1802
    Palmgren A; Stahle A; Roaldsen KS; Dohrn I-M; Halvarsson A
  • Article: PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2019;99(11):1501-1510
    Johansson H; Franzen E; Roaldsen KS; Hagstromer M; Leavy B
  • Article: SPINAL CORD. 2019;57(11):985-991
    Jorgensen V; Slettahjell HB; Roaldsen KS; Kostovski E
  • Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2019;19(1):278
    Worum H; Lillekroken D; Ahlsen B; Roaldsen KS; Bergland A
  • Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2019;41(8):934-940
    Leavy B; Berntsson J; Franzen E; Roaldsen KS
  • Article: SPINAL CORD. 2019;57(2):91-99
    Forslund EB; Jorgensen V; Roaldsen KS; Hultling C; Wahman K; Franzen E
  • Article: PLOS ONE. 2019;14(7):e0219854
    Liljequist D; Elfving B; Roaldsen KS
  • Article: PLOS ONE. 2019;14(11):e0225467
    Roaldsen KS; Halvarsson A
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All other publications

  • Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2022;60:1002
    Sonnerfors P; Roaldsen KS; Lundell S; Toots A; Wadell K; Halvarsson A
  • Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2021;58:pa757
    Sonnerfors P; Roaldsen KS; Stahle A; Wadell K; Halvarsson A
  • Thesis / dissertation: 2009
    Roaldsen, Kirsti Skavberg
  • Conference publication: ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 1987;76(5):397
    ROALDSEN K; DAHL M; KOLSRUD M; MAEHLUM S

Grants

  • Spinal Cord Injury om the pediatric population - an international multicenter study
    The South-East Authority of Health, Norway
    2 February 2020 - 30 November 2026

Employments

  • Affiliated to Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, 探花精选, 2023-2025

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, Physiotherapy, 探花精选, 2017
  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, 探花精选, 2009

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