Caroline Olsson

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About me

I am a postdoc researcher at the Unit of Intervention and Implementation
Research on Worker Health at the Institute of Environmental Medicine where I work primarily in two projects:

"A gender perspective on sick-leave among young emplyees
obstacles and resources for return-to-work as experienced by employees and managers" is a qualitative interview study where we analyse the data with an applied gender perspective.
"Being a doctor - gender related vulnerability, health and psychosocial work environment" is a quantitative study investigating the association between harassment, bullying and health among doctors and medical students. In collaboration with researchers at Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, I participate in studies on nurses' choice of specialisation.

I defended my PhD-thesis in 2019, , with the title: "Medical doctors’
specialty choice – in relation to personality, cultural capital and social
background" at the Department of Clinical Science and Education,
Södersjukhuset. The thesis concludes that medical doctors’ specialty choice is a
long-term, complex and sometimes contradictory process in which many factors
are considered. These dimensions include personal characteristics such as
personality traits, social background and the formation of habitus as well as
characteristics of patient relations and the type of medicine. In addition,
positive and negative encounters with the healthcare system increase or
decrease the likelihood of choosing a particular specialty. Finally,
perceived status and prestige are central to understanding the attractiveness
of different specialties.

Teaching

Course manager for the course Occupational Rehabilitation.

Articles

Article: STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION. 2024;:1-13
Sexual harassment, bullying, burnout and organisational support during the COVID-19 pandemic in Swedish medical faculty - a survey study
Olsson C; Toropova A; Jensen I; Bjorklund C
Article: NURSING OPEN. 2023;10(1):252-263
Factors affecting nurses' decision to undergo a specialist education and to choose a specialty
Tiliander A; Olsson C; Kalen S; Ponzer SS; Fagerdahl A-M
Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(9):e0291551
A gender perspective on perceived causes of sick leave due to common mental disorders among young Swedish employees: A qualitative interview study
Olsson C; Ljungberg HT; Bramberg EB; Nybergh L; Jensen I
Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(6):e0286819
Hindering and enabling factors for young employees with common mental disorder to remain at or return to work affected by the Covid-19 pandemic - a qualitative interview study with young employees and managers
Wallberg M; Ljungberg HT; Bramberg EB; Nybergh L; Jensen I; Olsson C
Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(9):e0292109
Managers' experience of causes and prevention of sick leave among young employees with Common Mental Disorders (CMDs)-A qualitative interview study with a gender perspective
Ljungberg HT; Olsson C; Jensen I; Nybergh L; Bramberg EB
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS. 2021;20:16094069211032071
A Gender Perspective on Sick Leave Among Young Adults - Barriers and Resources for Return to Work as Experienced by Young Employees and Managers: A Protocol for a Qualitative Study
Olsson C; Ljungberg HT; Bramberg EB; Jensen I; Nybergh L
Article: BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. 2020;20(1):398
Personality and learning styles in relation to attitudes towards interprofessional education: a cross-sectional study on undergraduate medical students during their clinical courses
Olsson C; Lachmann H; Kalen S; Ponzer S; Navarro CM
Article: ADVANCES IN HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION. 2019;24(3):443-457
Sociological analysis of the medical field: using Bourdieu to understand the processes preceding medical doctors' specialty choice and the influence of perceived status and other forms of symbolic capital on their choices
Olsson C; Kalen S; Ponzer S
Article: BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. 2019;19(1):244
Swedish doctors choice of medical speciality and associations with cultural capital and perceived status: a cross-sectional study
Olsson C; Jarnbert-Pettersson H; Ponzer S; Dahlin M; Bexelius T
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION. 2019;10:36-42
Swedish doctors' experiences and personality regarding medical specialty choice: a qualitative study
Olsson C; Kalen S; Navarro CM; Ponzer S
Article: POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2016;92(1090):441-446
Association between personality traits and future choice of specialisation among Swedish doctors: a cross-sectional study
Bexelius TS; Olsson C; Jarnbert-Pettersson H; Parmskog M; Ponzer S; Dahlin M

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Thesis / dissertation: 2019
Medical doctors' specialty choice : in relation to personality, cultural capital and social background
Olsson, Caroline

Grants

Being a doctor - gender related vulnerability, health and psychosocial work environment
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 January 2022 - 31 December 2023
Utbildning till specialistsjuksköterska - skäl till att vidareutbilda sig och val av specialitet
ALF pedagogik
Handledsfrakturer hos äldre: funktionellt långtidsresultat, hälsoekonomisk utvärdering samt analys av självupplevda begränsningar och funktionsbortfall.
ALF Medicin

Employments

Affiliated to Research, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2025
Coordinator, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2024
Coordinator, Central Administration, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2024

Degrees and Education

Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 2019

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