Caroline Kappelin | Karolinska Institutet

Publications
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Articles

Article: HEALTH SCIENCE REPORTS. 2026;9(8):e72970
The Association Between Number of Chronic Conditions and Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Region Stockholm, Sweden: A Total Population-Based Cohort Study
Kappelin C; Wachtler C; Ljunggren G; Carlsson AC
Article: BMC PRIMARY CARE. 2025;26(1):312
"So I call myself healthy": a qualitative study on health perceptions and healthcare experiences in older adults with multimorbidity
Ytterbrink Nordenskiold K; Sandlund C; Kappelin C; Norman K; Wachtler C
Article: BMC PRIMARY CARE. 2025;26(1):279
The Health and Life in Balance intervention to improve patient capacity for older people with multimorbidity: a pragmatic mixed methods non-randomised pilot study
Kappelin C; Nordenskiold KY; Sparen EB; Lagerin A; Wachtler C
Article: BMC PRIMARY CARE. 2023;24(1):104
Dancing with the patient: a qualitative study of general practitioners' experiences of managing patients with multimorbidity and common mental health problems
Kappelin C; Sandlund C; Westman J; Wachtler C

All other publications

Doctoral thesis: 2025
Improving wellbeing and quality of life in individuals with multiple health conditions and common mental health problems
Kappelin C
Review: FAMILY PRACTICE. 2022;39(4):725-734
Specific content for collaborative care: a systematic review of collaborative care interventions for patients with multimorbidity involving depression and/or anxiety in primary care
Kappelin C; Carlsson AC; Wachtler C

Grants

Initiative for research in primary care – Research visit
Region Stockholm
24 February 2026 - 31 December 2026
Healthcare providers’ and municipal case managers’ perspectives on coordinated individual plans as tools for collaboration for older individuals with complex care needs: A qualitative study
Region Stockholm (Initiative for research in primary care – Newly graduated PhD researchers) [Translated from Swedish by AI.]
24 February 2026 - 31 December 2026
What care for whom with whom? A qualitative project of perspectives of developing holistic care for and with people with multiple long-term conditions in Swedish primary care
Region Stockholm (Satsning på forskning i primärvården – Kliniska forskare inom allmänmedicin)
1 January 2026 - 31 December 2026
Improving health, wellbeing and continuity of care for older adults with multimorbidity: Health and Life in Balance [HoLBalans] a randomized controlled trial in Swedish primary care
Region Stockholm
1 January 2023 - 1 January 2025

Employments

Affiliated to Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2026-2027
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2025

Degrees and Education

Introductory Doctoral Supervision Course, Karolinska Institutet, 2026
Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2025

Leadership and responsibility assignments

Clinical lectuerer for medical students, Teaching, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-

Supervision

Supervision to doctoral degree
- Joel Freilich

Thesis evaluation

Therese Öfverholm, Examination board member of halftime evaluation, Karolinska Institutet, 2026

Conference/event participation

Oral presenter of submitted abstract, Nordic Conference of General Practice, Participation and oral presentation in the Nordic conference of General Practice., 2026

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