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Helene Lundgaard Søberg is a Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University, affiliated with the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Health Technology. Her research focuses on rehabilitation services for individuals with traumatic injuries and brain injuries, examining patient experiences and professional collaboration through interdisciplinary frameworks. She leads the project "Transitions in rehabilitation: Biographical reconstruction, experiential knowledge and professional expertise" which investigates rehabilitation processes for people with extensive injuries.
Her research interests center on rehabilitation science, traumatic brain injury, and health services organization. She employs qualitative and mixed-methods approaches to explore patient perspectives, service delivery models, and biographical reconstruction in rehabilitation contexts. Key themes include user involvement in service design, goal-oriented community-based rehabilitation, and the interplay between professional expertise and experiential knowledge.
Analysis of her 2024-2025 publications reveals strong emphasis on traumatic brain injury rehabilitation, musculoskeletal disorders, and service organization. Her work frequently addresses patient and family perspectives, unmet rehabilitation needs, return-to-work outcomes, and community-based interventions. Methodologically, she utilizes registry studies, randomized controlled trials, and qualitative focus groups in multicenter collaborations across Norway and internationally.
No scientific awards are documented in the provided information.
Information regarding student advising or research grants is unavailable in the source material. Her current research activities appear centered on collaborative projects rather than individual supervision.
She is actively involved in the research group "(Re)habilitation – individual, services and society" which examines rehabilitation from individual, service, and societal perspectives. Her project on biographical reconstruction explores how individuals reconstruct their lives after severe injuries through professional support and experiential knowledge, emphasizing interdisciplinary and inter-organizational collaboration in late-phase rehabilitation.
