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Professor II Department of Community Medicine rigmor.berg@uit.no 90802240 Tromsø

Rigmor Berg


Job description

Teaching and research related to evidence-based practice, with emphasis on teaching and supervising students enrolled in the Master of Public Health (MPH) program. Reasearch related to public health, in particular sexual health.


  • Marwin Weber, Simon Arnold Lewin, Joerg J. Meerpohl, Heather Eileen Menzies Munthe-Kaas, Rigmor Berg, Andrew Booth et al.:
    What happens to qualitative studies initially presented as conference abstracts: A survey among study authors
    Research Synthesis Methods 05. September 2025 DOI
  • Christopher James Rose, Maria Julia Bidonde Torre, Martin Ringsten, Julie Glanville, Thomas Potrebny, Chris Cooper et al.:
    Using a Large Language Model (ChatGPT‐4o) to Assess the Risk of Bias in Randomized Controlled Trials of Medical Interventions: Interrater Agreement With Human Reviewers
    Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods 01. September 2025 DOI
  • Christopher James Rose, Maria Julia Bidonde Torre, Martin Ringsten, Julie Glanville, Rigmor Berg, Chris Cooper et al.:
    Using a large language model (ChatGPT) to assess risk of bias in randomized controlled trials of medical interventions: protocol for a pilot study of interrater agreement with human reviewers
    BMC Medical Research Methodology 31. July 2025 DOI
  • Tom Sterud, Lars-Kristian Lunde, Rigmor Berg, Karin I Proper, Fiona Aanesen :
    Mental health effects of unemployment and re-employment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies
    Occupational and Environmental Medicine 10. September 2025 DOI
  • Christopher James Rose, Jose Francisco Meneses Echavez, Ashley Elizabeth Muller, Rigmor Berg, Tiril Cecilie Borge, Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim et al.:
    Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Improve Evidence Synthesis Production Efficiency: An Observational Study of Resource Use and Time-to-Completion
    Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods 2025 DOI / ARKIV
  • Beate Solberg, Milada Hagen, Rigmor Berg, Kari Glavin, Malene Brekke, Kristin Marie Sæther et al.:
    The Impact of the New Families Home Visiting Program on Depressive Symptoms Among Norwegian Fathers Postpartum: A Nonrandomized Controlled Study
    American Journal of Men's Health 2024 DOI / ARKIV
  • Rigmor Berg, Vegard Skogen, Axel J. Schmidt, Roman Nesterov, Andrey Beloglazov :
    HIV Testing and Treatment among HIV-Positive Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) Living in Russia: Data from Two Waves of the European MSM Internet Survey
    Aids and Behavior 2024 DOI / ARKIV
  • Fiona Aanesen, Rigmor Berg, Ingrid Løken Jørgensen, Benedicte Mohr, Karin Proper, Lars-Kristian Lunde :
    Employment and mental health in the working age population: a protocol for a systematic review of longitudinal studies
    Systematic Reviews 2024 DOI / ARKIV
  • Ulrich Marcus, Kai Jonas, Rigmor Berg, Maria Amelia Veras, Carlos F. Caceres, Jordi Casabona et al.:
    Association of internalised homonegativity with partner notification after diagnosis of syphilis or gonorrhoea among men having sex with men in 49 countries across four continents
    BMC Public Health 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Eirik Amundsen, Ashley Muller, Eirik Reierth, Vegard Skogen, Rigmor Berg :
    Chemsex Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Systematic Scoping Review of Research Methods
    Journal of Homosexuality 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Beate Solberg, Kari Glavin, Rigmor Berg, Nina Olsvold :
    “Opening up a well of emotions”: A qualitative study of men's emotional experiences in the transition to fatherhood
    Nursing Open 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Henriette Tyse Nygård, Hong Lien Nguyen, Rigmor Berg :
    Effect of remote patient monitoring for patients with chronic kidney disease who perform dialysis at home: a systematic review
    BMJ Open 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Heid Nøkleby, Rigmor Berg, Tiril Cecilie Borge, Trine Bjerke Johansen :
    Implikasjoner av hjemmeskole under covid-19-pandemien: en systematisk hurtigoversikt over skandinaviske studier
    Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Eirunn W. Kristoffersen, Anne Opsal, Tor Oddbjørn Tveit, Rigmor Berg, Mariann Fossum :
    Effectiveness of pre-anaesthetic assessment clinic: a systematic review of randomised and non-randomised prospective controlled studies
    BMJ Open 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Bahar Kucuk, Rigmor Berg :
    Alternate day fasting on subjective feelings of appetite and body weight for adults with overweight or obesity: a systematic review
    Journal of Nutritional Science (JNS) 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Axel J. Schmidt, Michael W. Ross, Rigmor Berg, Peyman Altan :
    Impact of Migration and Acculturation on Turkish Men Who Have Sex with Men in Germany: Results from the 2010 European MSM Internet Survey
    Archives of Sexual Behavior 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Rigmor Berg, Beate Solberg, Kari Glavin, Nina Olsvold :
    Instruments to Identify Symptoms of Paternal Depression During Pregnancy and the First Postpartum Year: A Systematic Scoping Review
    American Journal of Men's Health 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Eirik Amundsen, Åse Haugstvedt, Vegard Skogen, Rigmor Berg :
    Health characteristics associated with chemsex among men who have sex with men: Results from a cross-sectional clinic survey in Norway
    PLOS ONE 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Malene Brekke, Rigmor Berg, Amin Abdul-Galeel Amro, Kari Glavin, Trude Haugland :
    Quality of Life instruments and their psychometric properties for use in parents during pregnancy and the postpartum period: a systematic scoping review
    Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Fiona Aanesen, Margreth Grotle, Tarjei Langseth Rysstad, Anne Therese Tveter, Alexander Tingulstad, Ida Løchting et al.:
    Effectiveness of adding motivational interviewing or a stratified vocational advice intervention to usual case management on return to work for people with musculoskeletal disorders: The MI-NAV randomised controlled trial
    Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2022 DOI / ARKIV / FULLTEKST
  • Anne-Martha Utne Øygarden, Rigmor Berg, Abdallah Abudayya, Kari Glavin, Benedicte Sørensen Strøm :
    Measurement instruments for parental stress in the postpartum period: A scoping review
    PLOS ONE 2022 DOI / ARKIV / FULLTEKST
  • Alexander Tingulstad, Jose Francisco Meneses Echavez, Line Holtet Evensen, Maria Bjerk, Rigmor Berg :
    Effectiveness of work-related interventions for return to work in people on sick leave: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
    Systematic Reviews 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Kristin Marie Sæther, Rigmor Berg, Bettina Holmberg Fagerlund, Kari Glavin, Nina Jøranson :
    First‐time parents' experiences related to parental self‐efficacy: A scoping review
    Research in Nursing and Health 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • İbrahim Sönmez, Rigmor Berg, Sami Sarper Yazıcılaroğlu, Natalie Thurlby, Axel J. Schmidt :
    Comparison of the Influence of Internalized Homonegativity on Sexual Risk Behavior of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Spain and Turkey
    International Journal of Sexual Health 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Anita Øgård-Repål, Rigmor Berg, Vegard Skogen, Mariann Fossum :
    Peer support in an outpatient clinic for people living with human immunodeficiency virus: a qualitative study of service users’ experiences
    BMC Health Services Research 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Anita Øgård-Repål, Rigmor Berg, Vegard Skogen, Mariann Fossum :
    “They make a difference”: a qualitative study of providers’ experiences of peer support in outpatient clinics for people living with HIV
    BMC Health Services Research 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Ranveig Langseth, Rigmor C. Berg, Ole Rysstad, Tore Sørlie, Birgit Lie, Vegard Skogen :
    Prevalence and predictors of fatigue among people living with HIV in Norway
    AIDS Care 2021 DOI / ARKIV
  • Beate Solberg, Kari Glavin, Rigmor C. Berg, Nina Olsvold :
    Norwegian fathers’ experiences with a home visiting program
    Public Health Nursing 2021 DOI / ARKIV
  • İbrahim Sönmez, Cinta Folch, Nicolas Lorente, Rigmor Berg, Natalie Thurlby, Axel J. Schmidt :
    Influence of Internalised Homonegativity on Sexual Risk Behaviour of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Spain
    Sexuality & Culture 2021 DOI / ARKIV
  • Anita Øgård-Repål, Rigmor Berg, Mariann Fossum :
    A Scoping Review of the Empirical Literature on Peer Support for People Living with HIV
    Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care 2021 DOI / ARKIV
  • John E. Pachankis, Mark L. Hatzenbuehler, Richard Branstrom, Axel J. Schmidt, Rigmor C. Berg, Kai Jonas et al.:
    Structural Stigma and Sexual Minority Men’s Depression and Suicidality:A Multilevel Examination of Mechanisms and Mobility Across 48 Countries
    Journal of Abnormal Psychology 2021 DOI / ARKIV
  • Lars Jørun Langøien, Gunnhild Berdal, Tonje Lehne Refsdal, Rigmor Berg :
    Skolesituasjonen for barn og unge plassert i barnevernsinstitusjoner: hurtigoversikt
    Folkehelseinstituttet 2025 ARKIV
  • Sabine Wollscheid, Rigmor Berg :
    Bestillerkompetanse er avgjørende for å få relevante, pålitelige og oppdaterte systematiske kunnskapsoppsummeringer
    Forskningspolitikk 12. June 2025
  • Ashley Muller, Rigmor Berg, Jose Francisco Meneses Echavez, Heather Melanie R Ames, Tiril Cecilie Borge, Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim et al.:
    The effect of machine learning tools for evidence synthesis on resource use and time-to-completion: protocol for a retrospective pilot study
    Systematic Reviews 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Anita Øgård-Repål, Mariann Fossum, Vegard Skogen, Rigmor Berg :
    Kan livskvaliteten til de som lever med hiv påvirkes av å treffe andre som lever med hiv?
    2023
  • Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim, Ingvild Kirkehei, Tiril Cecilie Borge, Ingeborg Beate Lidal, Rigmor Berg :
    Verktøy for språkkartlegging av barn 0-5 år - Prosjektplan for systematisk kartleggingsoversikt
    2023 ARKIV
  • Anita Øgård-Repål, Mariann Fossum, Rigmor Berg, Vegard Skogen :
    Peer support in healthcare services for people living with HIV. Experiences of peer support in outpatient clinics from the perspective of service users, peer supporters, and healthcare professionals
    Universitetet i Agder 2023
  • Geir Smedslund, Vigdis Underland, Rigmor Berg :
    Forskning om betydningen av universell utforming i fysisk miljø for personer med psykisk eller kognitiv funksjonsnedsettelse: systematisk litteratursøk med sortering
    Folkehelseinstituttet 2023 ARKIV / FULLTEKST
  • Ashley Elizabeth Muller, Rigmor Berg, Jose Francisco Meneses-Eschavez, Heather Melanie R Ames, Tiril Cecilie Borge, Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim et al.:
    The effect of machine learning tools for evidence synthesis on resource use and time-to-completion: protocol for a retrospective pilot study
    Research Square 2022
  • Kristin Marie Sæther, Kari Glavin, Bettina Holmberg Fagerlund, Rigmor Berg, Nina Jøranson :
    Mestringstro i foreldrerollen og profesjonell støtte – førstegangsforeldres erfaringer
    2022
  • Britt Elin Øiestad, Margreth Grotle, Tarjei Langseth Rysstad, Anne Therese Tveter, Alexander Tingulstad, Ida Løchting et al.:
    Effekten av motiverende intervju og arbeidsrettet samtalebasert intervensjon på retur til arbeid hos sykemeldte som følge av muskel- og skjelettdiagnoser. En randomisert kontrollert studie.
    2022
  • Britt Elin Øiestad, Margreth Grotle, Tarjei Langseth Rysstad, Anne Therese Tveter, Alexander Tingulstad, Ida Løchting et al.:
    Effekten av motiverende intervju og arbeidsrettet samtalebehandling på retur til arbeid hos personer sykemeldt som følge av muskel- og skjelettplager. En randomisert kontrollert studie.
    2022
  • Fiona Aanesen, Margreth Grotle, Tarjei Langseth Rysstad, Anne Therese Tveter, Alexander Tingulstad, Ida Løchting et al.:
    Helping people with musculoskeletal disorders return to work. Effectiveness of adding motivational interviewing or stratified vocational advice to usual case management - a randomised controlled trial
    2022
  • Anne-Martha Utne Øygarden, Rigmor Berg, Abdallah Abudayya, Benedicte Sørensen Strøm :
    Measurement instruments for parental stress in the postpartum period: A scoping review
    2022
  • Annette Vogt Flatby, Rigmor Berg :
    Intensive tiltak for å redusere skolefravær: systematisk litteratursøk med sortering
    Folkehelseinstituttet 2022 ARKIV / FULLTEKST
  • Beate Solberg, Kari Glavin, Rigmor Berg, Nina Olsvold :
    Fedres psykiske helse i overgangen til farsrollen
    2022
  • Beate Solberg, Kari Glavin, Rigmor Berg, Nina Olsvold :
    "Når en dør av følelser åpner seg" - menns følelsesmessige erfaringer i overgangen til farsrollen.
    2022
  • Heid Nøkleby, Rigmor Berg, Ashley Elizabeth Muller, Heather Melanie R Ames :
    Konsekvenser av covid-19 på barn og unges liv og helse: en hurtigoversikt
    Folkehelseinstituttet 2021 ARKIV / FULLTEKST
  • Rigmor Berg, Heid Nøkleby :
    Skandinavisk forskning om konsekvenser av covid-19 på velferd, likestilling, livsvilkår og livskvalitet – første oppdatering: et systematisk litteratursøk med sortering
    Folkehelseinstituttet 2021 ARKIV / FULLTEKST
  • Gunn Eva Næss, Rigmor Berg, Heid Nøkleby :
    Skandinavisk forskning om konsekvenser av covid-19 på velferd, likestilling, livsvilkår og livskvalitet – andre oppdatering: et systematisk litteratursøk med sortering
    Folkehelseinstituttet 2021 ARKIV / FULLTEKST

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    Research interests

    Evidence-based practice, sexual health, female genital mutilation/cutting, stigma related to sexual miniorities and HIV-positive individuals, HIV-prevention, transactional sex

    Teaching

    Evidence-based practice and medical decision making