Beitostølen Health Sports Center offers rehabilitation/habilitation stays for children and adolescents (2-17 years), young adults (18-29 years) and adults (from 30 years) with various diagnoses, disabilities and functional levels. Click on the boxes below to find more information about the offer we have for your age group.
Beitostølen Health Sports Center offers rehabilitation/habilitation stays for children and adolescents (2-17 years), young adults (18-29 years) and adults (from 30 years) with various diagnoses, disabilities and functional levels.Patients are admitted after referral from a doctor, preferably with additional information from a physiotherapist, occupational therapist or others who know the patient well.
Click on the boxes below to find more information about the offer we have for the different target groups, regarding application for residency, and about professional days at Beitostølen Health Sports Center. Here you will also find information about the "Local Environment Model" (LMM).
We welcome around 200 students from colleges and universities for study practice each year. Most are students in sports science, but also many in physiotherapy, occupational therapy or other health sciences. We have several physiotherapists on rotation at any given time. With an interdisciplinary approach and great emphasis on user contact in practice situations, knowledge and attitudes in the field are acquired through an opportunity-oriented approach.
Beitostølen Health Sports Center (BHSS) also offers the entire education course for the medical specialty of physical medicine and rehabilitation (FMR) and 6 months of service with relevant learning activities for the medical specialty of General Medicine (AM). Clinical service or internship at BHSS is also a relevant supplementary service and/or continuing education for other medical specialties such as neurology and pediatrics.
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Beitostølen Health Sports Center conducts development work and research activities that contribute to promoting active participation in a life-course perspective. We have a large national and international research network. Click on the boxes below to find more current information.
If you have any questions about our FOUI activities, please contact FOUI coordinator Berit Gjessing, email: berit.gjessing@bhss.no , Tel.: 61 34 08 00/959 74 111
Beitostølen Health Sports Center has approximately 130 employees. The staff includes doctors, nurses and health secretaries, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, sports educators, riding instructors, social workers, activity leaders, caretakers, cleaners, kitchen/dining room employees and administrative personnel.
How did youth with cerebral palsy perceive participation in everyday life after participating in a periodical intensive rehabilitation program based on adapted physical activity in groups? A qualitative interview study
Ullenhag, A., Jahnsen, R., Klove, N., Smedvig, S. & Hoberg, A.
Testing ActiveYou II: Applying Cognitive Interviews in Improving Item Quality and Applicability of a Web-Based, Self-Report Instrument on Participation in Children with Disabilities
Steinhardt F., Jahnsen R., Dolva A.S., Ullenhag A.
Publication. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(9)
Infographic; Impact of covid-19 pandemic on change in physical activity, mental health and basic psychological needs in people with a physical disability
Marte Bentzen, Berit Brurok, Karin Roeleveld, Mari Hoff, Reidun Jahnsen, Matthijs Ferdinand Wouda, Julia Kathrin Baumgart
Changes in physical activity and basic psychological needs related to mental health among people with physical disability during the Covid-19 pandemic in Norway
Marte Bentzen, Berit Brurok, Karin Roeleveld, Mari Hoff, Reidun Jahnsen, Matthijs Ferdinand Wouda, Julia Kathrin Baumgart
"Here we are together, at home you are alone" - social interactions and personal engagement during a group-based rehabilitation program for young adults with disability
Miklos, M., Jahnsen, R., Nyquist, A., Hanisch, H. & Girdler, S.
How transactional relations contribute to adaptive developmental outcomes when young people with disabilities participate in specially designed group programs − a scoping review
Miklos, M., Jahnsen, R., Nyquist, A. & Ullenhag, A.
Publication. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Participation in a rehabilitation program based on adapted physical activities in Norway: a qualitative study of experiences of immigrant parents and their children with disabilities
Challenges and facilitators in supporting sustainable participation after rehabilitation: Experiences of immigrant parents and their children with disabilities
Arfa, S., Solvang, PK, Berg, B. & Jahnsen, R.
Publication. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Disabled and immigrant, a double minority challenge: a qualitative study about the experiences of immigrant parents of children with disabilities navigating health and rehabilitation services in Norway
Arfa, S., Solvang, PK, Berg, B. & Jahnsen, R.
Publication. MC Health Services Research (2020) 20:134
Perceived facilitators and barriers for participation in leisure activities in children with disabilities: Perspectives of children, parents and professionals
Steinhardt, F., Ullenhag, A., Jahnsen, R. & Dolva, A.S.
Publication. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
The coolest I know – a qualitative study exploring the participation experiences of children with disabilities in an adapted physical activities program
Nyquist, A., Jahnsen, RB, Moser, T. & Ullenhag, A.
Publication. Disability and Rehabilitation, published online: 20 Apr 2019
A realist evaluation of a physical activity participation intervention for children and youth with disabilities: what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and how?
Willis,CE, Reid, S., Elliott, C., Rosenberg, M., Nyquist, A., Jahnsen, R. & Girdler, S.
Reliability of the Norwegian Version of the Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment (CAPE) and Preferences for Activities of Children (PAC)
Nordtorp, HL, Nyquist, A., Jahnsen, R., Moser, T., & Strand, LI
Motivation for physical activity in young adults with physical disabilities during a rehabilitation stay: a longitudinal test of self-determination theory
Saebu, M., Sorensen, M., & Halvari, H.
Publication. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43(3), 612-625
An international comparison of patterns of participation in leisure activities for children with and without disabilities in Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands.
Ullenhag, A., Bult, MK, Nyquist, A., Ketelaar, M., Jahnsen, R., Krumlinde-Sundholm, L. et al.
Physical activity and motivation in young adults with a physical disability. A multidimensional study based on a cross-sectional survey and an intervention study
Saebu, M.
Publication. Doctoral thesis, Norwegian School of Sports Sciences.