The NORDA stroke study is based on the experiences from the postdoctoral project A user perspective on learning and coping processes in individuals with stroke and their next of kin [2010-2014] and an international visit that resulted in extensive research collaboration.
Arntzen, Borg, T., & Hamran, T. (2015). Long-term recovery trajectory after stroke: an ongoing negotiation between body, participation and s elf. Disability and Rehabilitation, 37(18), 1626–1634. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2014.972590
Arntzen, & Hamran, T. (2016). Stroke survivors' and relatives' negotiation of relational and activity changes: A qualitative study. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 23(1), 39–49. https://doi.org/10.3109/11038128.2015.1080759
Arntzen, Hamran, T., & Borg, T. (2015). Body, participation and self transformations during and after in-patient stroke rehabilitation. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research : SJDR, 17(4), 300–320. https://doi.org/10.1080/15017419.2013.868823
The NORDA stroke study qualitatively and quantitatively describes and compares the course, organization, and content of rehabilitation services for people with stroke living in Northern Norway and Southern Denmark. The research project started in 2014 and is a collaboration between UiT, UNN, and Hammel Neurocenter in Denmark. The sub-studies are:
1.Connection between Rehabilitation and quality of life one year after stroke in northern Norway and Denmark. A mixed method study. PhD project funded by Helse Nord, 3. mill NOK [2014-2018].
Pedersen, Friborg, O., Heiberg, G. A., Arntzen, C., Thrane, G., & Anke, A. (2020). Stroke-Specific Quality of Life one-year post-stroke in two Scandinavian country-regions with different organisation of rehabilitation services: a prospective study. Disability and rehabilitation, 43(26). https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.12229229.v1
Pedersen, Friborg, O., Heiberg, G. A., Arntzen, C., Stabel, H. H., Thrane, G., Nielsen, J. F., & Anke, A. (2021). Stroke-Specific Quality of Life one-year post-stroke in two Scandinavian country-regions with different organisation of rehabilitation services: a prospective study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43(26), 3810–3820. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1753830
Pedersen, Anke, A., Aadal, L., Pallesen, H., Moe, S., & Arntzen, C. (2019). Experiences of quality of life the first year after stroke in Denmark and Norway. A qualitative analysis. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, 14(1), 1659540–1659540. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2019.1659540
2. Relationship between function after stroke and treatment and rehabilitation interventions. A prospective multicenter study (PhD project funded by Helse Nord, 3. mill NOK [2014-2018]
Heiberg, Pedersen, S. G., Friborg, O., Nielsen, J. F., Holm, H. S., Steinbuechel, von N., Arntzen, C., & Anke, A. (2018). Can the health related quality of life measure QOLIBRI-overall scale (OS) be of use after stroke? A validation study. BMC Neurology, 18(1), 98–98. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-018-1101-9
HEIBERG, FRIBORG, O., PEDERSEN, S. G. A. R. D. E. R., THRANE, G., STABEL, H. H. O. L. M., NIELSEN, J. F., & ANKE, A. (2020). POST-STROKE HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AT 3 AND 12 MONTHS AND PREDICTORS OF CHANGE IN A DANISH AND ARCTIC NORWEGIAN REGION. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 52(9), jrm00096–jrm00096. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2716
Heiberg, Roe, C., Friborg, O., Pedersen, S. G., Stabel, H. H., Nielsen, J. F., & Anke, A. (2021). FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MET AND UNMET REHABILITATION NEEDS AFTER STROKE: A MULTICENTRE COHORT STUDY IN DENMARK AND NORWAY. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 53(6), jrm00203–jrm00203. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2828
3. A user and professional perspective on learning and change processes after stroke. A comparison of the rehabilitation process in Norway and Denmark. Research project funded by UiT/Hammel Neurocenter, Denmark [2014-2020]
Aadal, Pallesen, H., Arntzen, C., & Moe, S. (2018). Municipal Cross-Disciplinary Rehabilitation following Stroke in Denmark and Norway: A Qualitative Study. Rehabilitation Research and Practice, 2018, 1972190–12. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/1972190
Pallesen, Aadal, L., Moe, S., & Arntzen, C. (2019). Gateway to Recovery: A Comparative Analysis of Stroke Patients’ Experiences of Change and Learning in Norway and Denmark. Rehabilitation Research and Practice, 2019, 1726964–14. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/1726964
Arntzen, Moe, S., Aadal, L., & Pallesen, H. (2019). Facilitating learning and change in the daily lives of stroke survivors: A comparative analysis of municipal stroke rehabilitation services in Norway and Denmark. Cogent Medicine, 6(1), 1608080. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2019.1608080
4. Rehabilitation trajectories for patients with cognitive difficulties after stroke in Norway and Denmark. PhD project funded by UiT The arctic university of Norway, 3. mill NOK [2018-2024]
Bogstrand, Gramstad, A., Anke, A., Stabel, H. H., & Arntzen, C. (2022). Healthcare Professionals’ Experiences with Rehabilitation Practices for Patients with Cognitive Impairment after Stroke in North Norway: A Qualitative Study. Rehabilitation Research and Practice, 2022, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8089862
Results from the NORDA study led to the establishment of the innovation and co-creation project, RehabLos.