Research area: Individual, work-related and social causes for positive work participation among healthy employees and among employees with temporary or chronically reduced function.
Social inequalities in health.
Resources promoting work participation and work re-entry in individuals on long term sick leave due to musculoskeletal pain.
Chronic musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation.
Political efforts and barriers in society for work participation and work re-entry.
Publications:
Lillefjell, M, Jakobsen, K. Nedsatt funksjonsevne- en utfordring når arbeid er målet (submitted).
Jakobsen, K & Lillefjell, M. Has Norwegian disability policy removed the barriers for equal participation in society? (submitted)
Lillefjell M. (2008). Function and Work Ability Following Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation for Individuals with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. Doctoral theses at NTNU, 2008:184.
Lillefjell, M, & Jakobsen K., (2007). Sense of Coherence as a predictor of work re-entry following
multidisciplinary rehabilitation for individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology;12(3):222-31.
Lillefjell, M., Krokstad, S., & Espnes, G. A. (2007). Prediction of function in daily life following multidisciplinary rehabilitation for individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain; a prospective study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2007, 8:65 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-8-65
Lillefjell, M., Espnes, G. A., & Krokstad, S. (2006). Psychosocial predictors of chronic pain and function in daily life. The 20th European Health Psychology Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 30th August – 2nd September. "Social change and new challenges for health psychology". Psychology and Health, vol. 21, page 90.
Lillefjell M. (2006). Gender differences in psychosocial influence and rehabilitation outcomes for work-disabled Individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 16:659–674.
Lillefjell, M., Krokstad, S., & Espnes, G. A. (2006). Factors predicting work ability Following multidisciplinary rehabilitation for chronic musculoskeletal pain. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 16, No. 4, 543-555.
Lillefjell, M. (2005). Function in daily life among people with musculoskeletal pain-the influence of psychosocial factors. I Horghagen, S., Jakobsen, K., & Ness, N.E. (red) Aktivitetsperspektiv på
dugnad, deltagelse og dagligliv. Tapir akademisk forlag.
Lillefjell, Espnes, Nordvik (2001). The personality of women with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Poster presentation. The 16th World Congress on Psychosomatic Medicine. In Göteborg, Sweeden.
Lillefjell M., Espnes, G.A., Nordvik, H. The personality of women with chronic musculoskeletal pain (in preparation).