Unni Sveen
- Senior Researcher, Occupational Therapist
- (230)16155/ 918 84 768
Publications 2024
Needs for Community-Based Rehabilitation Services and Support 12 Months After Moderate and Severe Physical Traumatic Injuries: A Brief Report
Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 103 (8), 740-744
DOI 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002492, PubMed 38662737
Occupational experiences and their importance for young peoples' mental health
Scand J Occup Ther, 31 (1), 2341779
DOI 10.1080/11038128.2024.2341779, PubMed 38626736
Individualized goals expressed by patients undergoing stroke rehabilitation: an observational study
J Rehabil Med, 56, jrm15305
DOI 10.2340/jrm.v56.15305, PubMed 38226892
Community-Working Occupational Therapists' Involvement in Research and Development Projects in Norway
Occup Ther Health Care, 1-18 (in press)
DOI 10.1080/07380577.2024.2364178, PubMed 38957005
A suffering body, hidden away from others: The experience of being long-term bedridden with severe myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome in childhood and adolescence
Nurs Inq, 31 (3), e12625
DOI 10.1111/nin.12625, PubMed 38280185
Unmet rehabilitation needs in the first 6 months post-injury in a trauma centre population with moderate-to-severe traumatic injuries
J Rehabil Med, 56, jrm40078
DOI 10.2340/jrm.v56.40078, PubMed 38803207
Self-management support program delivered in the sub-acute phase after traumatic injury-study protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial
Trials, 25 (1), 639
DOI 10.1186/s13063-024-08492-0, PubMed 39350137
Publications 2023
Effect of an Individually Tailored and Home-Based Intervention in the Chronic Phase of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial
JAMA Netw Open, 6 (5), e2310821
DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.10821, PubMed 37145600
Measurement Properties of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale in Rehabilitation for Patients With Stroke: A Prospective Observational Study
Phys Ther, 103 (5)
DOI 10.1093/ptj/pzad014, PubMed 37140476
The fragile process of Homecoming - Young women in recovery from severe ME/CFS
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being, 18 (1), 2146244
DOI 10.1080/17482631.2022.2146244, PubMed 36367977
Feasibility of the Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform system of intervention for persons with brain injury in community-based rehabilitation: a pilot for a multiple-baseline design study
BMJ Open, 13 (6), e067593
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067593, PubMed 37380207
Interventions for improving psychosocial well-being after stroke: A systematic review
Int J Nurs Stud, 142, 104492
DOI 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104492, PubMed 37084476
Publications 2022
Goal Attainment in an Individually Tailored and Home-Based Intervention in the Chronic Phase after Traumatic Brain Injury
J Clin Med, 11 (4)
DOI 10.3390/jcm11040958, PubMed 35207231
Rehabilitation and outcomes after complicated vs uncomplicated mild TBI: results from the CENTER-TBI study
BMC Health Serv Res, 22 (1), 1536
DOI 10.1186/s12913-022-08908-0, PubMed 36527074
Bodies in lockdown: Young women's narratives of falling severely ill with ME/CFS during childhood and adolescence
Health Care Women Int, 44 (9), 1155-1177
DOI 10.1080/07399332.2022.2043862, PubMed 35404768
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
BMJ Open, 12 (10), e060206
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060206, PubMed 36198473
"Manoeuvring in uncharted waters - a balancing act": A qualitative exploration of treatment and improvement after mild traumatic brain injury
Neuropsychol Rehabil, 33 (4), 592-612
DOI 10.1080/09602011.2022.2034651, PubMed 35168477
Transition back to work after mild TBI: A qualitative study
Scand J Occup Ther, 30 (4), 527-538
DOI 10.1080/11038128.2022.2120067, PubMed 36084237
Correction: Rehabilitation Needs, Service Provision, and Costs in the First Year Following Traumatic Injuries: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study
JMIR Res Protoc, 11 (3), e37723
DOI 10.2196/37723, PubMed 35320112
Publications 2021
Patient-Reported Problem Areas in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury
J Head Trauma Rehabil, 37 (5), E336-E345
DOI 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000744, PubMed 34743086
Examining components of community psychosocial stroke interventions using concept mapping
Scand J Occup Ther, 29 (4), 325-336
DOI 10.1080/11038128.2021.1933172, PubMed 34181505
Cognitive and vocational rehabilitation after mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury: A randomised controlled trial
Ann Phys Rehabil Med, 64 (5), 101538
DOI 10.1016/j.rehab.2021.101538, PubMed 33957293
User involvement in the making: Positions and types of knowledge enacted in the interaction between service users and researchers in user panel meetings
Health Expect, 24 (4), 1424-1432
DOI 10.1111/hex.13281, PubMed 34048617
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
Trials, 22 (1), 850
DOI 10.1186/s13063-021-05765-w, PubMed 34838094
Nurses' and occupational therapists' experiences of conducting a home-based psychosocial intervention following stroke: a qualitative process evaluation
BMC Health Serv Res, 21 (1), 791
DOI 10.1186/s12913-021-06857-8, PubMed 34376188
Factors Associated with the Establishment of New Occupational Therapist Positions in Norwegian Municipalities after the Coordination Reform
Health Serv Insights, 14, 1178632921994908
DOI 10.1177/1178632921994908, PubMed 33795934
Rehabilitation Needs, Service Provision, and Costs in the First Year Following Traumatic Injuries: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study
JMIR Res Protoc, 10 (4), e25980
DOI 10.2196/25980, PubMed 33688841
Publications 2020
Long-term follow-up of use of therapy services for patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury
J Rehabil Med, 52 (3), jrm00034
DOI 10.2340/16501977-2662, PubMed 32179933
Description of health-related rehabilitation service provision and delivery in randomized controlled trials: A topic review
J Rehabil Med, 52 (8), jrm00093
DOI 10.2340/16501977-2726, PubMed 32830278
Traumatic brain injury-needs and treatment options in the chronic phase: Study protocol for a randomized controlled community-based intervention
Trials, 21 (1), 294
DOI 10.1186/s13063-020-4195-5, PubMed 32216840
The effects of a dialogue-based intervention to promote psychosocial well-being after stroke: a randomized controlled trial
Clin Rehabil, 34 (8), 1056-1071
DOI 10.1177/0269215520929737, PubMed 32517513
Psychometric properties of a short version of Lee Fatigue Scale used as a generic PROM in persons with stroke or osteoarthritis: assessment using a Rasch analysis approach
Health Qual Life Outcomes, 18 (1), 168
DOI 10.1186/s12955-020-01419-8, PubMed 32503548
The Applicability of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) in Rehabilitation for Patients with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) - A Cohort Study
J Multidiscip Healthc, 13, 1121-1132
DOI 10.2147/JMDH.S259151, PubMed 33116558
An exploration of evidence-based practice work files for occupational therapy students during clinical placements: a descriptive cross-sectional study
BMC Med Educ, 20 (1), 255
DOI 10.1186/s12909-020-02178-2, PubMed 32762774
Rehabilitation interventions after traumatic brain injury: a scoping review
Disabil Rehabil, 44 (4), 653-660
DOI 10.1080/09638288.2020.1773940, PubMed 32536222
Trajectories of self-reported competency up to 10 years following moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury
Brain Inj, 34 (3), 335-342
DOI 10.1080/02699052.2019.1704061, PubMed 31928233
Publications 2019
Community-based occupational therapy in Norway: Content, dilemmas, and priorities
Scand J Occup Ther, 26 (5), 371-381
DOI 10.1080/11038128.2018.1548647, PubMed 30632858
Characteristics of community-based occupational therapy: Results of a norwegian survey
Scand J Occup Ther, 27 (1), 39-46
DOI 10.1080/11038128.2019.1609085, PubMed 31032684
Implementation fidelity in a complex intervention promoting psychosocial well-being following stroke: an explanatory sequential mixed methods study
BMC Med Res Methodol, 19 (1), 59
DOI 10.1186/s12874-019-0694-z, PubMed 30876403
Effect of a dialogue-based intervention on psychosocial well-being 6 months after stroke in Norway: A randomized controlled trial
J Rehabil Med, 51 (8), 557-565
DOI 10.2340/16501977-2585, PubMed 31411337
The General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) as an outcome measurement in a randomized controlled trial in a Norwegian stroke population
BMC Psychol, 7 (1), 18
DOI 10.1186/s40359-019-0293-0, PubMed 30902115
The General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) as an outcome measurement in a randomized controlled trial in a Norwegian stroke population
BMC Psychol., 7 (1), 18
DOI 10.1186/s40359-019-0293-0
Finding the Way Forward: The Lived Experience of People With Stroke After Participation in a Complex Psychosocial Intervention
Qual Health Res, 29 (12), 1711-1724
DOI 10.1177/1049732319833366, PubMed 30862270
Re-creating self-identity and meaning through occupations during expected and unexpected transitions in life
J. Occup. Sci., 26 (2), 211-218
DOI 10.1080/14427591.2019.1592011
Publications 2018
Involvement in Research and Development Projects Among Community-working Occupational Therapists in Norway
Occup Ther Health Care, 33 (1), 22-36
DOI 10.1080/07380577.2018.1526434, PubMed 30596456
Perceived Influence on Service Goals Among Community-Working Occupational Therapists in Norway
J Prim Care Community Health, 9, 2150132718813491
DOI 10.1177/2150132718813491, PubMed 30465623
Promoting psychosocial well-being following stroke: study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial
BMC Psychol, 6 (1), 12
DOI 10.1186/s40359-018-0223-6, PubMed 29615136
'It's like being a slave to your own body in a way': a qualitative study of adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome
Scand J Occup Ther, 26 (7), 505-514
DOI 10.1080/11038128.2018.1455895, PubMed 29607759
The challenges of describing rehabilitation services: A discussion paper
J Rehabil Med, 50 (2), 151-158
DOI 10.2340/16501977-2299, PubMed 29260837
Publications 2017
The First Six Years of Building and Implementing a Return-to-Work Service for Patients with Acquired Brain Injury. The Rapid-Return-to-Work-Cohort-Study
J Occup Rehabil, 27 (4), 623-632
DOI 10.1007/s10926-016-9693-7, PubMed 28144771
Combined cognitive and vocational interventions after mild to moderate traumatic brain injury: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Trials, 18 (1), 483
DOI 10.1186/s13063-017-2218-7, PubMed 29041954
Editorial
Scand J Occup Ther, 24 (4), 233-234
DOI 10.1080/11038128.2017.1333672, PubMed 28573930
Enjoyable company in sharing stroke experiences; - lifestyle groups after stroke
Scand J Occup Ther, 25 (2), 127-135
DOI 10.1080/11038128.2017.1341958, PubMed 28625085
Publications 2016
Effectiveness of a group-based self-management program for people with chronic fatigue syndrome: a randomized controlled trial
Clin Rehabil, 31 (1), 93-103
DOI 10.1177/0269215515621362, PubMed 26672998
User involvement and experiential knowledge in interprofessional rehabilitation: a grounded theory study
BMC Health Serv Res, 16 (1), 547
DOI 10.1186/s12913-016-1808-5, PubMed 27716269
Rehabilitation pathways and functional independence one year after severe traumatic brain injury
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med, 52 (5), 650-661
PubMed 27050083
Biographical disruption, adjustment and reconstruction of everyday occupations and work participation after mild traumatic brain injury. A focus group study
Disabil Rehabil, 38 (23), 2296-304
DOI 10.3109/09638288.2015.1129445, PubMed 27007064
Publications 2015
Analyzing the modified rankin scale using concepts of the international classification of functioning, disability and health
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med, 52 (2), 203-13
PubMed 26006081
Occupational Transaction after Stroke Constructed as Threat and Balance
J. Occup. Sci., 22 (2), 146-159
DOI 10.1080/14427591.2013.770363
Young and midlife stroke survivors' experiences with the health services and long-term follow-up needs
J Neurosci Nurs, 47 (1), 27-35
DOI 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000107, PubMed 25565592
Development of a group-based self-management programme for individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome: a pilot study
Scand J Occup Ther, 22 (2), 117-25
DOI 10.3109/11038128.2014.985608, PubMed 25581161
From chaos and insecurity to understanding and coping: experienced benefits of a group-based education programme for people with chronic fatigue syndrome
Brit. J. Guid. Couns., 43 (4), 463-475
DOI 10.1080/03069885.2014.987725
Coping with chronic fatigue syndrome: a review and synthesis of qualitative studies
FATIGUE, 3 (3), 173-188
DOI 10.1080/21641846.2015.1035519
Publications 2014
Trajectories of physical health in the first 5 years after traumatic brain injury
J Neurol, 262 (3), 523-31
DOI 10.1007/s00415-014-7595-1, PubMed 25476694
Strategies to recruit and retain older adults in intervention studies: a quantitative comparative study
Arch Gerontol Geriatr, 59 (1), 25-31
DOI 10.1016/j.archger.2014.03.002, PubMed 24698174
Self-reported competency--validation of the Norwegian version of the patient competency rating scale for traumatic brain injury
Disabil Rehabil, 37 (3), 239-46
DOI 10.3109/09638288.2014.913706, PubMed 24773117
Publications 2013
Health-related quality of life 12 months after severe traumatic brain injury: a prospective nationwide cohort study
J Rehabil Med, 45 (8), 785-91
DOI 10.2340/16501977-1158, PubMed 24002315
Publications 2012
Younger stroke survivors' experiences of family life in a long-term perspective: a narrative hermeneutic phenomenological study
Nurs Res Pract, 2012, 948791
DOI 10.1155/2012/948791, PubMed 23304485
Problems in functioning after a mild traumatic brain injury within the ICF framework: the patient perspective using focus groups
Disabil Rehabil, 35 (9), 749-57
DOI 10.3109/09638288.2012.707741, PubMed 22897238
Publications 2011
Does an early onset and continuous chain of rehabilitation improve the long-term functional outcome of patients with severe traumatic brain injury?
J Neurotrauma, 29 (1), 66-74
DOI 10.1089/neu.2011.1811, PubMed 21864138
Development of a person-centred lifestyle intervention for older adults following a stroke or transient ischaemic attack
Scand J Occup Ther, 19 (2), 140-9
DOI 10.3109/11038128.2011.603353, PubMed 21854103
A lifestyle intervention as supplement to a physical activity programme in rehabilitation after stroke: a randomized controlled trial
Clin Rehabil, 26 (6), 502-12
DOI 10.1177/0269215511429473, PubMed 22169830
Publications 2010
Disability, physical health and mental health 1 year after traumatic brain injury
Disabil Rehabil, 32 (13), 1122-31
DOI 10.3109/09638280903410722, PubMed 20113311
[Neuropsychological investigation often necessary]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (4), 365
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.10.0080, PubMed 20220854
Relationship between competency in activities, injury severity, and post-concussion symptoms after traumatic brain injury
Scand J Occup Ther, 17 (3), 225-32
DOI 10.3109/11038120903171295, PubMed 20302448
Publications 2009
[Assessment tools in geriatrics and rehabilitation]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 129 (19), 2020
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.0877, PubMed 19823213
Post-concussion symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury: influence of demographic factors and injury severity in a 1-year cohort study
Disabil Rehabil, 31 (15), 1235-43
DOI 10.1080/09638280802532720, PubMed 19116810
Validation of the Brief ICF core set for low back pain from the Norwegian perspective
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med, 45 (3), 403-14
PubMed 19396057
Construct dimensionality and properties of the categories in the ICF Core Set for low back pain
J Rehabil Med, 41 (6), 429-37
DOI 10.2340/16501977-0368, PubMed 19479155
Publications 2008
Functional outcome and health-related quality of life 10 years after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury
Acta Neurol Scand, 120 (1), 16-23
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01116.x, PubMed 18976326
Does the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) core set for low back pain cover the patients' problems? A cross-sectional content-validity study with a Norwegian population
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med, 44 (4), 387-97
PubMed 19002088
Retaining the patient perspective in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Set for low back pain
Patient Prefer Adherence, 2, 337-47
DOI 10.2147/ppa.s4419, PubMed 19920981
[Testing of ICF core set for low back pain]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (23), 2706-8
PubMed 19079415
Self-rated competency in activities predicts functioning and participation one year after traumatic brain injury
Clin Rehabil, 22 (1), 45-55
DOI 10.1177/0269215507080768, PubMed 18089663
Publications 2007
[Challenges and trends in rehabilitation]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 127 (3), 304-6
PubMed 17279109
Publications 2004
Activities and well-being after stroke
In Series of dissertations submitted to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Unipub, Oslo, no. 189, 1 b. (flere pag.)
BIBSYS 041552296, ISBN 82-8080-088-3
Well-being and instrumental activities of daily living after stroke
Clin Rehabil, 18 (3), 267-74
DOI 10.1191/0269215504cr719oa, PubMed 15137558
Publications 2003
Emotional well-being of close relatives to stroke survivors
Clin Rehabil, 17 (4), 410-7
DOI 10.1191/0269215503cr627oa, PubMed 12785250
Emotional well-being of close relatives to stroke survivors
In Clinical rehabilitation, Edward Arnold, Sevenoaks, 17(2003)4, s.410-7
BIBSYS 041729099
Publications 2002
Early supported discharge of patients with acute stroke: a randomized controlled trial
Disabil Rehabil, 24 (7), 348-55
DOI 10.1080/09638280110093677, PubMed 12022784
[Non-linguistic cognitive symptoms of cerebral stroke]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (6), 627-30
PubMed 11998718
Publications 1999
Association between impairments, self-care ability and social activities 1 year after stroke
Disabil Rehabil, 21 (8), 372-7
DOI 10.1080/096382899297477, PubMed 10503978
Publications 1998
Validation of the screening instrument for neuropsychological impairment in stroke
Physiother Res Int, 3 (1), 15-26
DOI 10.1002/pri.119, PubMed 9718614
Publications 1997
The Frenchay Activities Index in stroke patients: Agreement between scores by patients and relatives - Reply
Disabil. Rehabil., 19 (3), 121-122
Subjective well-being one year after stroke
Clin Rehabil, 11 (2), 139-45
DOI 10.1177/026921559701100207, PubMed 9199866
Are there gender differences in functional outcome after stroke?
Clin Rehabil, 11 (2), 171-9
DOI 10.1177/026921559701100211, PubMed 9199870
Publications 1996
The Frenchay Activities Index in stroke patients: agreement between scores by patients and by relatives
Disabil Rehabil, 18 (9), 454-9
DOI 10.3109/09638289609165909, PubMed 8877304
Predictive validity of the Sødring Motor Evaluation of Stroke Patients (SMES)
Scand J Rehabil Med, 28 (4), 211-6
PubMed 9122649
Publications 1995
The Barthel ADL index: factor structure depends upon the category of patient
Age Ageing, 24 (5), 393-7
DOI 10.1093/ageing/24.5.393, PubMed 8669341
The Barthel ADL index one year after stroke: comparison between relatives' and occupational therapist's scores
Age Ageing, 24 (5), 398-401
DOI 10.1093/ageing/24.5.398, PubMed 8669342