Research groups:
Research Group for Patient-Reported Outcomes and Health Economics
The Research Group for Patient-Reported Outcomes and Health Economics is a well-established research group originating from the Department of Transplantation at Oslo University Hospital led by Marit Helen Andersen. The group is interdisciplinary and aims to serve as a comprehensive and supportive research network to contribute to high-quality clinical research. The use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) is defined as reporting on health status directly from the patient without interpretation by healthcare professionals or study staff. Understanding patients' perceptions of their own health during illness and treatment is important for the development of new and established treatment options, and the scope of PROM studies is increasing. Health economics in clinical studies is important for assessing the effectiveness and safety of treatment options and today constitutes an ever-growing part of clinical research. Our research focuses on health-related quality of life, health literacy and coping, patient education, and health economic outcomes. A wide range of research methods is used in the projects emanating from the group.
Throughout a semester, 2-3 regular meetings are held for the core members where new and ongoing projects are discussed and knowledge is shared. In addition, the research group organizes an annual research seminar in close collaboration with PROMiNET for the group's members and other researchers in the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority (HSØ) with an interest in clinical research within the fields of PROM and health economics.
Research Group SELMA (Self-Management)
The research group is based in the Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences at the University of Oslo (UiO) with the ambition to study issues related to clinical practice and self-management, and to develop knowledge about what it is like for patients to live with chronic illness and for healthcare professionals to work with these patients. We are also interested in finding out what can promote or hinder patient well-being and the significance of self-management in promoting health, as well as developing and implementing interventions for and in collaboration with clinical practice.
The group members have diverse professional health backgrounds and experiences working in various clinical contexts. The group possesses expertise in various approaches within quantitative and qualitative research methods. We are inspired by working interdisciplinarily and are challenged by viewing our work through different theoretical understandings and professional perspectives.
Key research areas are:
- Health literacy, patient education, and counseling
- Symptoms, patient-reported outcome measures, quality of life, and health
- Coping and self-management
- Functioning in daily life
- Healthcare professionals' experiences and practice
- Improvement as a process and outcome