Merete Kolberg Tennfjord

Vitenskapelige publikasjoner

• Bø, Kari, Engh, Anna Marie Ellström, Teig, Catherine Joyce & Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2025). Do Women with Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse Receive Optimal First-Line Treatment? International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. 36(1) s 117-123. doi:
  10.1007/s00192-024-05990-2
• Molin, Marianne, Kalsnes, Bente & Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2025). Critical health literacy and health behaviours - A scoping review protocol. Open Science Framework (OSF). doi:
  10.17605/OSF.IO/SKZ48
• Jorge, Christine Homsi, Bø, Kari, Catai, Camila Chiazuta, Brito, Luiz gustavo Oliveira, Driusso, Patricia & Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2024). Pelvic floor muscle training as treatment for female sexual dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM (AJOG MFM). ISSN 2589-9333. 231(1) s 51-66.e1. doi:
  10.1016/j.ajog.2024.01.001
• Demissie, Berihun Assefa, Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Mihiret, Tewodros, Abich, Yohannes, Zemed, Ashenafi, Mengistu, Zelalem & Nigatu, Solomon Gedlu (2024). Prevalence and associated factors of symptomatic pelvic floor disorders among women living in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Amhara, Ethiopia. BMC Women's Health. ISSN 1472-6874. 24 doi:
  10.1186/s12905-024-03176-y
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Gabrielsen, Rakel, Bø, Kari, Engh, Marie Ellström & Molin, Marianne (2024). Can general exercise training and pelvic floor muscle training be used as an empowering tool among women with endometriosis? Experiences among women with endometriosis participating in the intervention group of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Women's Health. ISSN 1472-6874. 24 doi:
  10.1186/s12905-024-03356-w
• Eg, Ragnhild, Demirkol Tønnesen, Özlem & Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2023). A scoping review of personalized user experiences on social media: The interplay between algorithms and human factors. Computers in Human Behavior Reports. ISSN 2451-9588. 9 s 1-17. doi:
  10.1016/j.chbr.2022.100253
• Christoffersen, Vilde Marie & Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2023). Younger Women with Lipedema, Their Experiences with Healthcare Providers, and the Importance of Social Support and Belonging: A Qualitative Study . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). ISSN 1661-7827. 20(3) doi:
  10.3390/ijerph20031925
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Ayanaw Kassie, Belayneh, Mengistu Gashaw, Zelalem, Melkamu Asaye, Mengstu, Alem Muche, Haymanot, Tadesse Fenta, Tibebu, Nigussie Chala, Kalkidan & Mæland, Karolina Sofia (2023). Pelvic Floor Disorders and Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise: A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Pregnant Women in Northwest Ethiopia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). ISSN 1661-7827. 20(5) doi:
  10.3390/ijerph20054201
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Jorge, Christine Homsi (2023). The complexity of sexuality. I Bø, Kari, Berghmans, Bary, Mørkved, Siv & Van Kampen, Marijke (red.) Evidence-Based Physical Therapy for the Pelvic Floor Bridging Science and Clinical Practice. Elsevier. ISBN 9780702083082.
• Jorge, Christine Homsi & Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2023). Pelvic floor muscle training as an intervention to treat female sexual dysfunction. I Bø, Kari, Berghmans, Bary, Mørkved, Siv & Van Kampen, Marijke (red.) Evidence-Based Physical Therapy for the Pelvic Floor Bridging Science and Clinical Practice. Elsevier. ISBN 9780702083082.
• Tokovska, Miroslava, Eg, Ragnhild, Bell, Ashley Rebecca & Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2022). “Just Be Careful, Since Social Media Is Really Not as Safe as It’s Being Portrayed”: Adolescent Views on Adult Support for Safer Social Media Use. Social Sciences. ISSN 2076-0760. 11(10) doi:
  10.3390/socsci11100492
• Bell, Ashley Rebecca, Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Tokovska, Miroslava & Eg, Ragnhild (2022). Exploring the role of social media literacy in adolescents' experiences with personalization: A Norwegian qualitative study. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. ISSN 1081-3004. 2023(66) s 239-248. doi:
  10.1002/jaal.1273
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• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Strand, Martin Frank, Østby, Nora, Harbø, Kristin Margrethe Tange & Fredriksen, Per Morten (2022). A school-based physical activity intervention on psychosocial health outcomes among 11- and 12-year-olds – HOPP-project. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. ISSN 0905-7188. s 1-10. doi:
  10.1111/sms.14278
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Gabrielsen, Rakel & Tellum, Tina (2021). Effect of physical activity and exercise on endometriosis-associated symptoms: a systematic review. BMC Women's Health. ISSN 1472-6874. 21 doi:
  10.1186/s12905-021-01500-4
• Bell, Ashley Rebecca Holt, Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Tokovska, Miroslava & Eg, Ragnhild (2021). Exploring adolescents' experiences with personalized content on social media: A qualitative study. I Li, Wanwan & Popescu, Manuela (red.) DIGITAL 2021 Advances on Societal Digital Transformation. International Academy, Research and Industry Association (IARIA). ISBN 9781612089270. s 17-22.
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• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2020). The Influence of Early Exercise Postpartum on Pelvic Floor Muscle Function and Prevalence of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 12 Months Postpartum. Physical Therapy. ISSN 0031-9023. 100(9) s 1681-1689. doi:
  10.1093/ptj/pzaa084
• Gluppe, Sandra L., Hilde, Gunvor, Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2018). Effect of a Postpartum Training Program on Prevalence of Diastasis Recti Abdominis in Postpartum Primiparous Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Physical Therapy. ISSN 0031-9023. 98(4) s 260-268. doi:
  10.1093/ptj/pzy008
• Bø, Kari, Hilde, Gunvor, Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Engh, Marie Ellström (2017). Does Episiotomy Influence Vaginal Resting Pressure, Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength and Endurance, and Prevalence of Urinary Inc ontinence 6 Weeks Postpartum? Neurourology and Urodynamics. ISSN 0733-2467. 36(3) s 683-686. doi:
  10.1002/nau.22995
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2017). An intra- and interrater reliability and agreement study of vaginal resting pressure, pelvic floor muscle strength, and muscular endurance using a manometer. International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. 28 s 1507-1514. doi:
  10.1007/s00192-017-3290-y
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2017). Role of physical therapy in the treatment of female dysfunction. I Costantini, Elisabetta, Villari, Donata & Filocamo, Maria Teresa (red.) Female sexual function and dysfunction. Springer. ISBN 978-3319417141. s 189-204. doi:
  10.1007/978-3-319-41716-5_17
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Hilde, Gunvor, Stær-Jensen, Jette Elisabeth, Siafarikas, Franziska, Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2016). Effect of postpartum pelvic floor muscle training on vaginal symptoms and sexual dysfunction—secondary analysis of a randomised trial. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. ISSN 1470-0328. 123(4) s 634-642. doi:
  10.1111/1471-0528.13823
• Bø, Kari, Hilde, Gunvor, Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Sperstad, Jorun Bakken & Engh, Marie Ellström (2016). Pelvic floor muscle function, pelvic floor dysfunction and diastasis recti abdominis: Prospective cohort study. Neurourology and Urodynamics. ISSN 0733-2467. 36(3) s 716-721. doi:
  10.1002/nau.23005
• Sperstad, Jorun Bakken, Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Hilde, Gunvor, Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2016). Diastasis recti abdominis during pregnancy and 12 months after childbirth: prevalence, risk factors and report of lumbopelvic pain. British Journal of Sports Medicine. ISSN 0306-3674. 50(17) s 1092-1096. doi:
  10.1136/bjsports-2016-096065
• Bø, Kari, Hilde, Gunvor, Stær-Jensen, Jette Elisabeth, Siafarikas, Franziska, Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Engh, Marie Ellström (2015). Postpartum pelvic floor muscle training and pelvic organ prolapse - A randomized trial of primiparous women. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISSN 0002-9378. 212(1) s 38e1-38e7. doi:
  10.1016/j.ajog.2014.06.049
• Bø, Kari, Hilde, Gunvor, Stær-Jensen, Jette Elisabeth, Siafarikas, Franziska, Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Engh, Marie Ellström (2015). Does general exercise training before and during pregnancy influence the pelvic floor “opening” and delivery outcome? A 3D/4D ultrasound study following nulliparous pregnant women from mid-pregnancy to childbirth. British Journal of Sports Medicine. ISSN 0306-3674. 49(3) s 196-199. doi:
  10.1136/bjsports-2014-093548
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Hilde, Gunvor, Stær-Jensen, Jette Elisabeth, Siafarikas, Franziska, Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2015). Coital incontinence and vaginal symptoms and the relationship to pelvic floor muscle function in primiparous women at 12 months postpartum: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Sexual Medicine. ISSN 1743-6095. 12(4) s 994-1003. doi:
  10.1111/jsm.12836
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Hilde, Gunvor, Stær-Jensen, Jette, Ellstrøm Engh, Marie & Bø, Kari (2014). Dyspareunia and pelvic floor muscle function before and during pregnancy and after childbirth. International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. 25(9) s 1227-1235. doi:
  10.1007/s00192-014-2373-2
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• Bø, Kari, Hilde, Gunvor, Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Stær-Jensen, Jette Elisabeth, Siafarikas, Franziska & Ellstrøm Engh, Marie (2014). Pelvic floor muscle variables and levator hiatus dimensions: a 3/4D transperineal ultrasound cross-sectional study on 300 nulliparous pregnant women. International Urogynecology Journal. ISSN 0937-3462. 25(10) s 1357-1361. doi:
  10.1007/s00192-014-2408-8
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Muleta, Mulu & Kiserud, Torvid (2014). Musculoskeletal sequelae in patients with obstetric fistula – a case-control study. BioMed Central. ISSN 1471-8219. 14(1) s 136.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Muleta, Mulu & Kiserud, Torvid (2014). Musculoskeletal sequelae in patients with obstetric fistula - a case-control study . BMC Women's Health. ISSN 1472-6874. 14 doi:
  10.1186/s12905-014-0136-3

Formidling

• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2025). Trening som behandling for kvinner med endometriosesymptomer: hvorfor, hvordan og virker det? .
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2024). Trening etter fødsel: dette må du passe på. .
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2024). Endometriose-den nye folkesykdommen.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2024). Fysisk aktivitet hos kvinner med endometriose og langvarige smerter.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2024). Den smertefulle sykdommen endometriose rammer en av ti kvinner. Nå står stjernene frem.
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• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Gjestvang, Christina (2024). Hvordan oppmuntre til regelmessig fysisk aktivitet i en hverdag preget av smerter for kvinner med endometriose? . Fysioterapeuten. ISSN 0016-3384.
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• Gabrielsen, Rakel, Bø, Kari, Tellum, Tina, Frawley, Helena, Engh, Marie Ellström & Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2024). Effectiveness of Supervised Exercise and Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Alleviating Genito-Pelvic Pain in Women with Endometriosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
• Gabrielsen, Rakel, Bø, Kari, Engh, Marie Ellström & Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2024). Pelvic floor muscle resting activity, ability to activate high tone pelvic floor muscles and association between pelvic floor muscle tone and pelvic and genital pain. A cross-sectional study of women with endometriosis.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Bø, Kari, Engh, Marie Ellström & Gabrielsen, Rakel (2023). Women’s health physiotherapists clinical practice and endometriosis patients views of general exercise – a mixed-methods study.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2023). Nytt forskningsprosjekt kan hjelpe endometriosepasienter.
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• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Bø, Kari, Engh, Marie Ellström & Gabrielsen, Rakel (2023). Women’s health physiotherapists clinical practice and endometriosis patients views of general exercise - a mixed-methods study.
• Eg, Ragnhild, Sroka, Matthew J. & Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2023). Social Media Literacy.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Gabrielsen, Rakel (2023). Trening – glemt behandling for endometriosepasienter? Fysioterapeuten (Danmark). ISSN 2246-7270.
• Gabrielsen, Rakel, Engh, Anna Marie Ellström, Bø, Kari & Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2023). Spectrum of symptoms among women suffering endometriosis and the relationship with physical activity and exercise.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2022). Hva vet vi om effekt av fysisk aktivitet og trening på endometrioseplager. .
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Eg, Ragnhild (2022). Sosiale medier tilpasser seg brukerne, og brukerne tilpasser seg mediene. . Kunnskapsmagasinet Kristiania. ISSN 2703-707X.
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• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2022). Fødekvinnen - vanlige bekkenbunnsplager og fysioterapeutens rolle.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Gabrielsen, Rakel (2022). Endometriosestudien-effekt av smertemestring og fysisk aktivitet på endometrioseplager.
• Eg, Ragnhild & Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2022). forskning om barn og unges digitale oppvekst.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Gabrielsen, Rakel (2022). Blodig alvor - hvordan smertemestring og fysisk aktivitet kan bedre endometrioseplager. .
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2021). graviditet og seksuell dysfunksjonalitet.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2021). bidrar til å forebygge bekkenbunnslidelser i Etiopia.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2021). Fysioterapi ved bekkenbunnssmerter.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Gabrielsen, Rakel (2021). Kan fysisk aktivitet redusere smertene til kvinner med endometriose? . www.forskning.no.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & gabrielsen, Rakel (2021). Kan fysisk aktivitet redusere smertene til kvinner med endometriose? . Kunnskapsmagasinet Kristiania. ISSN 2703-707X.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Gabrielsen, Rakel (2021). Ny endomtriosestudie: Kanskje blir det nye behandlingsretningslinjer.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Eg, Ragnhild, Østby, Nora, Harbø, Kristin Margrethe Tange & Fredriksen, Per Morten (2021). Is change in mental health associated with a change in physical activity among 11- and 12-year-olds? – The health oriented pedagogical project (HOPP .
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2021). Evidence of PFMT in the treatment of sexual dysfunction in women.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2021). Fysisk aktivitet og trening ved endometriose – en kartlegging av fysioterapipraksis.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Tellum, Tina (2021). En systematisk oversikt over fysisk aktivitet og endometriose.
• Bell, Ashley Rebecca Holt, Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Tokovska, Miroslava & Eg, Ragnhild (2021). Adolescent experiences with personalised social media content​.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2021). Graviditet og seksual-funksjon.
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• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Larby, Elisabeth Raasholm (2020). Intervju med fysioterapeut MERETE KOLBERG TENNFJORD.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Eg, Ragnhild (2020). Sosiale mediers påvirkning på barn og unges psykiske helse.
• Bø, Kari & Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2020). Are There Alternative Exercises to Pelvic Floor Muscle Training to Treat Female Stress Urinary Incontinence? .
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2019). Does early onset of exercise training postpartum negatively affect pelvic floor muscle function and prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction 12 months postpartum?
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2019). Etiopia - de skjulte lidelsene. Fysioterapeuten. ISSN 0016-3384.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Engh, Marie Ellström & Bø, Kari (2019). General exercise training six weeks postpartum did not influence pelvic floor muscle function or pelvic floor dysfunction at 12 months postpartum: a prospective cohort study.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2019). Bekkenbunnstrening etter fødsel.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2018). How to handle patients with sexual dysfunction and pelvic floor muscle pain? .
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Bø, Kari & Engh, Marie Ellström (2017). Physical activity and pelvic floor muscle function in primiparous women 12 months postpartum-a cross-sectional study.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Bø, Kari & Engh, Marie Ellström (2017). Målemetoder innen utredning og behandling av bekkenbunnsplager .
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2017). Forbedring eller målefeil... Hvor gode er egentlig målemetodene vi bruker i vår daglige praksis?
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Pileberg, Silje (2017). Trening etter fødsel kan betre sexlivet.
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• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg & Snarby, Anette (2017). Mammakroppen: - Det er ikke et kappløp om å få kroppen «raskest tilbake» etter graviditeten.
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• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Bø, Kari & Engh, Marie Ellström (2016). An intra –and inter-rater reliability study of the measurement of pelvic floor muscle function using manometry.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Bø, Kari & Engh, Marie Ellström (2016). Målemetoder i klinisk praksis.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2016). Seksuell dysfunksjon hos kvinner-hvordan kan fysioterapi hjelpe?
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2016). Motsvar til artikkel om mammamage-trening.
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• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2015). Bekkenbunn og seksualitet.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg (2015). Observasjon, palpasjon, styrkemål i praksis .
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Bø, Kari, Engh, Marie Ellström, Hilde, Gunvor, Stær-Jensen, Jette & Siafarikas, Franziska (2015). EFFEKT AV BEKKENBUNNSTRENING ETTER FØDSEL FOR VAGINALE SYMPTOMER OG SEKSUELL DYSFUNKSJON- EN RANDOMISERT KONTROLLERT STUDIE.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Bø, Kari, Engh, Marie Ellström, Hilde, Gunvor, Stær-Jensen, Jette & Siafarikas, Franziska (2013). COITAL INCONTINENCE DURING PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLES.
• Tennfjord, Merete Kolberg, Bø, Kari, Engh, Marie Ellström, Hilde, Gunvor, Siafarikas, Franziska & Stær-Jensen, Jette (2012). DYSPAREUNIA IN RELATION TO PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE FUNCTION - A LONGITUDINAL STUDY FROM PREGESTATION TO SIX MONTHS POSTPARTUM .

• 2018 - nå
  Førsteamanuensis, faglig studieprogramleder i fysioterapi
  Høyskolen Kristiania
• 2018 - nå
  Spesialfysioterapeut
  Kvinneklinikken og bekkensenteret, Akershus universitetssykehus
• 2017 - 2019
  Førsteamanuensis, studieleder i medisin
  Atlantisk Medisinske Høgskole
• 2015 - nå
  Underviser
  Norsk Fysioterapeutforbund
• 2016 - 2018
  Privatpraktiserende fysioterapeut
  Sandvika Aktiv
• 2013
  Forskningsassistent
  Akershus universitetssykehus
• 2011 - 2012
  Privatpraktiserende fysioterapeut
  Vest Helse
• 2008 - 2009
  Privatpraktiserende fysioterapeut
  Sunn Helse A/S
• 2004 - 2008
  Fysioterapeut/administrerende leder
  Rehabiliteringssenteret Hokksund Kurbad

• 2019 - 2020
  Basiskompetanse i høgskolepedagogikk
  Høyskolen Kristiania
• 2013 - 2017
  PhD
  Norges Idrettshøgskole, Seksjon for idrettsmedisinske fag
• 2009 - 2011
  M.phil. Internasjonal Helse
  Universitetet i Bergen, senter for internasjonal helse
• 2001 - 2005
  Bachelor i fysioterapi
  Hanzehoogeschool Groningen, Nederland

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