Linda Sørensen
PhD Research Fellow
Research interests
How can Humanoid Robots assist users with disabilities in activities of daily living?
- A qualitative study on user needs, perceived usefulness, acceptance and ease of use
Work experience
2006-2011 Occupational Therapist in wards for Spinal cord injury, multitrauma, neurology and burns - Sunnaas Hospital
2011- 2018 Occupational Therapist. Training of new employees, knowledge-based practice - Sunnaas Hospital
2018-2021 Head of The Technological Intervention Centre Sunnaas Hospital. Responsible for services to patients using sensor technology, gaming technology and robotics - Sunnaas Hospital
2021- PhD Candidate UIA
Academic interests
Paient autonomy and empowerment
Use of new technologies in healthcare
Sustainable health services
Welfare technology
Robotics for rehabilitation
Robotics as assistance for healthcare professionals and users
Projects
ARIS - Arm robotics in stroke rehabilitation. Initiated by the LHL stroke foundation. Funded by the DAM Foundation
ArmRobotikk i Slagrehabilitering (ARIS) - Sunnaas sykehus
HIRO - Human Interactive Robotics in Healthcare
Human Interactive Robotics for Healthcare - Sunnaas sykehus
Co-creation of an assistive robot for use in a Norwegian healthcare context
Supervisor: associate professor Hege Mari Johnsen, participating supervisors professor Åshild Slettebø and assistant professor Dag Tomas Sagen Johannesen. The project is connected to Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, the research group HEQ, Health care services: Ethics and quality, the Faculty of Engineering and Science, Centre of e-health (www.uia.no/en/research/priority-research-centres/centre-for-ehealth), I4Helse (www.i4helse.no/), and The Centre for Development of Institutional and Home Care Services (USHT) in Agder (www.utviklingssenter.no/topmeny/english)
Selected publications
Sørensen L, Månum G (2019). A single-subject study of robotic upper limb training in the subacute phase for four persons with cervical spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2019 Mar 12;5:29. doi: 10.1038/s41394-019-0170-3. eCollection 2019
Catz A ,Itzkovich M, Elkayam K, Michaeli D , Gelernter I, Benjamini Y,Singh H, Luigi Tesio MD ,Engel-Haber E , Bizzarini E, Pilati C, Popolo GD, Baroncini I,Liu N, Margalho P, Soeira TP, Chandy B, Joshi M, Lemay J, Curran D, Leiulfsrud AS, Sørensen L,Biering-Sorensen, KesiktasN PhD ,Osman A, BluvshteinV (2021). Reliability validity and responsiveness of the spinal cord independence measure 4th version in a multicultural setup. ACRM PII: S0003-9993(21)01423-4 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2021.07.811
Scientific publications
- Sørensen, Linda; Johannesen, Dag Tomas Sagen; Melkas, Helinä; Johnsen, Hege Mari (2024). Care-receivers with physical disabilities’ perceptions on having humanoid assistive robots as assistants: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research. ISSN: 1472-6963. 24 (1). s 1 - 14. doi:10.1186/s12913-024-10857-9.
- Sørensen, Linda; Johannesen, Dag Tomas Sagen; Johnsen, Hege Mari (2024). Humanoid robots for assisting people with physical disabilities in activities of daily living: a scoping review. Assistive technology. ISSN: 1040-0435. doi:10.1080/10400435.2024.2337194.
- Catz, Amiram; Itzkovich, Malka; Rozenblum, Rotem; Elkayam, Keren; Kfir, Adi; Tesio, Luigi; Chhabra, Harvinder Singh; Michaeli, Dianne; Zeilig, Gabi; Engel-Haber, Einat; Bizzarini, Emiliana; Pilati, Claudio; Stigliano, Salvatore; Merafina, Marcella; Del Popolo, Giulio; Righi, Gabriele; Bonavita, Jacopo; Baroncini, Ilaria; Liu, Nan; Xing, Huayi; Margalho, Paulo; Campos, Ines; Riberto, Marcelo; Soeira, Thabata Pasquini; Chandy, Bobeena; Tharion, George; Joshi, Mrinal; Lemay, Jean-François; Laramée, Marie-Thérèse; Curran, Dorothyann; Leiulfsrud, Annelie; Sørensen, Linda; Biering-Sørensen, Fin; Poder, Henrik Hagen; Kesiktas, Nur; Burgess-Collins, Lisa; Edwards, Jayne; Osman, Aheed; Bluvshtein, Vadim (2023). A multi-center international study on the spinal cord independence measure, version IV: Rasch psychometric validation. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine (JSCM). ISSN: 1079-0268. doi:10.1080/10790268.2023.2183334.
- Johansen, Truls Sveløkken; Sørensen, Linda; Kolskår, Knut-Kristian; Strøm, Vegard; Wouda, Matthijs Ferdinand (2023). Effectiveness of robot-assisted arm exercise on arm and handfunction in stroke survivors- A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering. ISSN: 2055-6683. 10 (1-18). doi:10.1177/20556683231183639.
- Eitrheim, Maren Helene Rø; Kaarstad, Magnhild; Sørensen, Linda; Berg, Karolina (2023). Workload of Rehabilitation Healthcare Personnel When Assisted by a Robot. ESREL 2023 - Proceedings of the 33rd European Safety and Reliability Conference : The Future of Safety in the Reconnected World, 3 – 7 September 2023, University of Southampton, United Kingdom. ISBN: 978-981-18-8071-1. Research Publishing Services. P185. s 2326 - 2333.
- Catz, Amiram; Itzkovich, Malka; Elkayam, Keren; Michaeli, Dianne; Gelernter, Ilana; Benjamini, Yoav; Chhabra, Harvinder Singh; Tesio, Luigi; Engel-Haber, Einat; Bizzarini, Emiliana; Pilati, Claudio; Popolo, Giulio Del; Baroncini, Ilaria; Liu, Nan; Margalho, Paulo; Soeira, Thabata Pasquini; Chandy, Bobeena; Joshi, Mrinal; Lemay, Jean-Francois; Curran, Dorothyann; Leiulfsrud, Annelie; Sørensen, Linda; Biering-Sorensen, Fin; Kesiktas, Nur; Osman, Aheed; Bluvshtein, Vadim (2021). Reliability Validity and Responsiveness of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure 4th Version in a Multicultural Setup. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. ISSN: 0003-9993. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2021.07.811.
- Sørensen, Linda; Månum, Grethe (2019). A single-subject study of robotic upper limb training in the subacute phase for four persons with cervical spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord Series and Cases. ISSN: 2058-6124. 5 (29). s 1 - 9. doi:10.1038/s41394-019-0170-3.
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