Gunilla Eriksson
Affiliated to Research
E-mail: gunilla.eriksson@ki.se
Visiting address: Alfred Nobels Allé 23, 14183 Huddinge
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 Arbetsterapi HELD, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I am associate professor/docent in rehabilitation medicine with special focus
on occupational therapy at the Department of Neuroscience at Uppsala
University. Year 2007 I defended my doctoral thesis at the Division of
Occupational Therapy at KI. I have experience in teaching and
supervising at undergraduate, advanced and doctoral level, especially at
the Occupational Therapy program. I am affiliated as researcher to the HELD
group at KI and have a position as research and development leader at
University Hospital (Akademiska sjukhuset) in Uppsala.
Research
- My research is mainly focused on people with stroke and their everyday lives,
but I also study persons with other neurological disorders and their
experiences of and participation in everyday occupations. I have developed
and am evaluating a rehabilitation programme addressing return to work for
persons with stroke in working ages. Further, I am part of the development of
a person-centered rehabilitation programme for return to work for persons
with spinal cord injury. In these projects I have been inspired by and used
the Medical Research Council (MRC) guidelines for developing and evaluating
complex interventions. My research projects have in common that they focus on
the importance of and the effects of person-centered rehabilitation. I have
used both quantitative and qualitative methodology to explore this area of
research and have been main supervisor as well as co-supervisor to several
doctoral students. An ongoing research project I am contributing in is
conducted in Sweden and Uganda and focuses on multidisciplinary global
studies of the effects and significance of ADL interventions using
information and communication technologies such as mobile phones as support.
Another area of my research is the development of the assessment instrument
Occupational Gaps Questionnaire (OGQ) that measures participation in everyday
occupations. The instrument development started within my thesis and the OGQ
has been tested psychometrically and has been developed further. The last
decade the instrument has been translated and culturally adapted to several
countries in Europe, Africa and Asia and has been used in new target groups
both nationally and internationally.
*Publications*
Hodson T, Wall B, Gustafsson L, Eriksson G, Cornwell P (2020): Occupational
engagement following mild stroke in the Australian context using the
Occupational Gaps Questionnaire, Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
[Epub 2020 Jan 6] https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2019.1709541 [1]
Guidetti S, Utbult M, Kamwesiga J, Eriksson G. Perceived occupational gaps
among the Ugandan general population — a pilot study. South African Journal
of Occupational Therapy. 2019 - 49 (3): 17-23.
http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2310-3833/2019/vol49n3a4 [2]
Eriksson C, Eriksson G, Johansson U, Guidetti S. Occupational therapists'
perceptions of implementing a client-centered intervention in close
collaboration with researchers: A mixed methods study. [3] /Scand J Occup
The/r. 2019 Mar 24:1-12. [Epub ahead of print]
Fors U, Kamwesiga JT, Eriksson GM, von Koch L, Guidetti S. User evaluation of
a novel SMS-based reminder system for supporting post-stroke rehabilitation
[4]. /BMC Med Inform Decis Mak/ 2019 19:122
Gustavsson M, Guidetti S, Eriksson G, von Koch L, Ytterberg C*.* Factors
affecting outcome in participation one year after stroke: a secondary
analysis of a randomized controlled trial*.* [5]/ J Rehabil Med/.
2019 - 51(3):160-166. [Epub ahead of print] Feb 28 2019.
Hedman A, Eriksson G, von Koch L, Guidetti S.Five-year follow-up of a
cluster-randomized controlled trial of a client-centred activities of daily
living intervention for people with stroke. [6] /Clin Rehabil./
2019 - 33:262-276.
Lawrence M, Asaba E, Duncan E, Elf M, Eriksson G, Faulkner J, Guidetti S,
Johansson B, Kruuse C, Lambrick D, Longman C, von Koch L, Wang X, Lennon O.
Stroke secondary prevention, a non-surgical and non-pharmacological consensus
definition: results of a Delphi study. [7]/ //BMC Res Notes/. 2019 Dec
23 - 12(1):823.
Teriö M, Eriksson G, Kamwesiga JT, Guidetti S. What's in it for me? A
process evaluation of the implementation of a mobile phone-supported
intervention after stroke in Uganda. [8]/ //BMC Public Health./ 2019 May
14 - 19(1):562.
Öst Nilsson A, Eriksson G, Asaba E, Johansson U, Hellman T. Being a
co-worker or a manager of a colleague returning to work after stroke: A
challenge facilitated by cooperation and flexibility. [9]/ //Scand J Occup
Ther/. 2019 Jan 29:1-10. [Epub ahead of print]
Kamwesiga J, Eriksson G, Tham K, Fors U, Ndiwalana A, von Koch L, Guidetti S.
A feasibility study of a mobile phone supported family-centred ADL
intervention, F@ce™, after stroke in Uganda. [10] /Globalization and
Health/ 2018 - 14:82.
Kamwesiga J, von Koch L, Eriksson G, Guidetti S. The impact of stroke on
people living in central Uganda: A descriptive study [11]. /African Journal
of Disability/ November 29th, 2018 [Epub ahead of print]
Tistad M, Flink M, Ytterberg C, Eriksson G, Guidetti S, Tham K, von Koch L.
Resource use of healthcare services 1 year after stroke: a secondary analysis
of a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a client-centred activities of
daily living intervention. [12] /BMJ Open/. 2018 Aug 5 - 8(8):e022222. doi:
10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022222
Bergström A, Guidetti S, Tham K, Eriksson G. Association between
satisfaction and participation in everyday occupations after stroke. [13]
/Scand J Occup Ther./ 2017 Sep - 24(5):339-348. doi:
10.1080/11038128.2016.1245782. Epub 2016 Oct 23
Holmlund L, Guidetti S, Eriksson G, Asaba E. Return to work in the context of
everyday life 7-11 years after spinal cord injury - a follow-up study. [14]
/Disabil Rehabil. /2017 Aug 9:1-9. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1362597.
Ytterberg C, Dybäck M, Bergström A, Guidetti S, Eriksson G. Perceived
impact of stroke six years after onset, and changes in impact between one and
six years [15]. /J Rehabil Med./ 2017 Aug 31 - 49(8):637-643. doi:
10.2340/16501977-2258
Bergström A, Guidetti S, Tham K, Eriksson G. Association between
satisfaction and participation in everyday occupations after stroke [16].
/Scand J Occup Ther/. 2016 Oct 23:1-10.
Elf M, Eriksson G, Johansson S, von Koch L, Ytterberg C. Self-Reported
Fatigue and Associated Factors Six Years after Stroke [17]. /PLoS One/. 2016
Aug 30 - 11(8):e0161942
Hellman T, Bergstrom A, Eriksson G, Hansen Falkdal A, Johansson U. Return to
work after stroke – important factors shared and contrasted by five
stakeholder groups. Work/ /(2016) 901–911. *DOI: *10.3233/WOR-162455
Öst Nilsson A, Eriksson G, Johansson U, Hellman T. Experiences of the return
to work process after stroke while participating in a person-centred
rehabilitation programme. [18] /Scand J Occup Ther/. 2016 Nov 11:1-8.
Bergström [19] A, Eriksson [20] G, Asaba [21] E, Erikson [22] A, Tham K.
[23] Complex negotiations: The lived experience of enacting agency after a
stroke. [24] /Scand J Occup Ther/ : 2015 Jan - 22(1):43-53. doi:
10.3109/11038128.2014.954611
Matuseviciene G, Eriksson G, Nygren DeBoussard C. No effect of an early
intervention after mild traumatic brain injury on activity and participation
– a randomised controlled trial. /Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine.
48(1):19-26, 2016 Jan./ doi: 10.2340/16501977-2025
Bergström A, von Koch L, Andersson M, Tham K, Eriksson G. Participation in
everyday life and life satisfaction in persons with stroke and their
caregivers 3-6 months after onset. [25] /J Rehabil Me/d 2015:47 - 508-15.
[Epub ahead of print] Apr 16. doi: 10.2340/16501977-1964
Bertilsson AS [26], Eriksson G, Ekstam L, Tham K [27], Andersson M, von
Koch L [28], Johansson U [29]. A cluster randomized controlled trial of a
client-centred, activities of daily living intervention for people with
stroke: One year follow-up of caregivers. [30] /Clin Rehabil/. 2015 Sep 22.
pii: 0269215515603780. [Epub ahead of print]
Ekstam L, Johansson U, Guidetti S, Eriksson G, Ytterberg C. The combined
perceptions of people with stroke and their carers regarding rehabilitation
needs 1 year after stroke: a mixed methods study [31] /BMJ Open/
2015 - 5:e006784
Bertilsson A, Ranner M, von Koch L, Eriksson G, Johansson U, Ytterberg C,
Guidetti S, Tham K. A client-centred ADL intervention: 3-month follow-up of a
randomized controlled trial. [32]/ //Scand J Occup Ther/ 2014
Sep - 21(5):377-91
Guidetti S, Ytterberg C, Ekstam L, Johansson U, Eriksson G. Changes in the
impact of stroke between 3 and 12 months post-stroke, assessed with the
Stroke Impact Scale. [33] /J Rehabil Med. /2014 Nov 4 - 46(10):963-8 doi:
10.2340/16501977-1865.
Eriksson G, Tham K, Kottorp A. A cross-diagnostic validation of an instrument
measuring participation in everyday occupations: the Occupational Gaps
Questionnaire (OGQ) [34]./ //Scand J Occup Ther/ 2013 - 20:152-60.
Eriksson G, Baum MC, Wolf TJ, Connor LT. Perceived participation after
stroke: The influence of activity retention, reintegration, and perceived
recovery [35]. /Am J Occup Ther/ 2013 - 67:131-8.
Bergstrom AL, Guidetti S, Tistad M, Tham K, von Koch L, Eriksson G.
Perceived occupational gaps one year after stroke: An explorative study [36].
/J Rehabil Med./ 2012 - 44(1):36-42.
Eriksson G, Aasnes M, Tistad M, Guidetti S, von Koch L. Occupational gaps in
everyday life one year after stroke and the association with life
satisfaction and impact of stroke. [37]/Top Stroke Rehabil/. 2012
May-Jun - 19(3):244-55.
Eriksson T, Jonsson H, Tham K, Eriksson G. A comparison of perceived
occupational gaps between people with stress-related ill health or
musculoskeletal pain and a reference group [38]/ Scand J Occup Ther.
/2012 - 19:411-420.
Bergstrom AL, Eriksson G, von Koch L, Tham K. Combined life satisfaction of
persons with stroke and their caregivers: associations with caregiver burden
and the impact of stroke. [39] /Health Qual Life Outcomes/. 2011 Jan
11 - 9(1):1.
Eriksson G, Chung J, Lim Hua Beng, Hartman-Maeir A, Eunyoung Yoo, Orellano E,
van Nes F, de Jonge D, Baum C. Exploring occupations of older adults: A
cross cultural description. [40] /OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health
2011 - 31*, *182-192/
Fallahpour M, Tham K, Taghi Joghataei M, Eriksson G, Jonsson H. Occupational
Gaps in everyday life after stroke and the relation to functioning and
perceived life satisfaction [41]/ OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health
/2011 - 31: 200-208.
Eriksson G, Tham K. The meaning of occupational gaps in the first year after
stroke [42] /OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health/ 2010 - 30:184-192.
Eriksson G, Kottorp A, Borg J, Tham K. Relationship between occupational gaps
in everyday life, depressive mood and life satisfaction after acquired brain
injury. [43] /J Rehabil Med/ 2009 - 41:187-94.
Eriksson G, Tham K, Borg J. Occupational gaps in everyday life 1-4 years
after acquired brain injury [44]. /J Rehabil Med/ 2006 - 38:159-165
Eriksson G, Tham K, Fugl-Meyer AR. Couples' happiness and its relationship to
functioning in everyday life after brain injury [45]. /Scand J Occup Ther/
2005 - 12:40-48.
*Book chapters*
Eriksson GM, Johansson U, von Koch L. Returning to work after stroke. In:
Wilson R, Raghavan P, editors. Stroke rehabilitation. St Louis Missouri:
Elsevier - 2019, p. 215-223.
Eriksson G, Lilja M, Jonsson H, Peterson I, Tatzer V. Occupations of
Elderhood. In: Occupational Therapy, Performance, Participation and
Well-Being, fourth edition (Eds: Christiansen C, Baum C, Bass J).2014,
Slack Incorporated, NJ, USA.
*Manuals*
Eriksson G. GAP I vardagens aktiviteter-självskattning av vad en person vill
göra och faktiskt gör, (Version 2.0/2017). Sveriges Arbetsterapeuter, Box
760, 131 24 Nacka.
Eriksson G, Margot Cattin I, Kuhne N, Hammar E, Dumoulin D, Kottorp A,
Nygård L. Manuel de passation de l'Occupational Gaps Questionnaire
(OGQ-CH-Fr), Version Suisse romande / 2017.
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Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2025
Degrees and Education
- Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2007