Pernille Lunde

Pernille Lunde is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Oslo Metropolitan University's Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Science and Health Technology, specializing in Physiotherapy. Her research focuses on mobile health applications for cardiac rehabilitation and diabetes prevention.

Dr. Lunde's primary research interests center on digital health interventions, particularly mobile applications for cardiac rehabilitation follow-up and lifestyle changes for type 2 diabetes prevention. Her work examines health literacy, patient engagement with technology, and long-term outcomes of digital interventions in chronic disease management. She employs both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to assess feasibility, effectiveness, and user experience of mHealth solutions.

Her recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate a clear trajectory toward long-term evaluation of mobile health interventions, with increasing focus on five-year follow-up data for cardiac rehabilitation patients and comprehensive assessment of health literacy outcomes. Her research spans both cardiology and diabetes prevention domains, with strong emphasis on randomized controlled trial methodology and usability testing.

Dr. Lunde actively disseminates her research through presentations at major conferences including the Scandinavian Society for the Study of Diabetes and ESC Preventive Cardiology events, focusing on practical implementation of digital health solutions in clinical practice.

Her work is conducted within the Ageing, health and welfare research group, with current projects focusing on app-based follow-up post cardiac rehabilitation implementation and completed projects examining long-term follow-up of cardiac patients and mobile app efficacy for type 2 diabetes risk reduction.