Hanna Öfverström
Research Specialist
E-mail: hanna.ofverstrom@ki.se
Visiting address: Widerströmska huset, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 17165 Solna
Postal address: C7 Lärande, Informatik, Management och Etik, C7 MMC Öfverström, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I am a research specialist and research group leader for the Intervention processes and outcomes (PROCOME) research group at Medical Management Centre (MMC).
I have a PhD in Medical sciences with a previous background as a
physiotherapist and with a Master of Science in Public Health.
2017 PhD, Medical sciences, Karolinska Institutet
2009 Master of science in Public Health, Uppsala University
2006 Licensed Physiotherapist, Uppsala University
Research
- My research focuses on implementation of different types of improvement interventions in health care organizations and how the context and implementation process is related to the outcomes of these interventions. My research also focuses on how implementation capacity can be built within organizations. Another research interest is the de-implementation of low-value care.
Teaching
- I teach in the course Implementation Science – Implementation Leadership in Healthcare and Social Services at KI and about implementation and de-implementation at other universities.
Articles
- Article: BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY. 2025;34(9):570-579Roczniewska M; Augustsson H; Ingvarsson S; Rundgren EH; Szymanski K; Schwarz UVT; Nilsen P; Hasson H
- Article: HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND SYSTEMS. 2024;22(1):159Ingvarsson S; Hasson H; Schwarz UVT; Nilsen P; Roczniewska M; Augustsson H
- Article: TRIALS. 2024;25(1):672Ballin M; Enelius MB; Dini S; Galanti MR; Hagstromer M; Heintz E; Lager A; de Leon AP; Lundh L; Nystrand C; Walldin C; Augustsson H
- Journal article: GLOBAL IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS. 2024;4(3):309-323Nordmark S; Augustsson H; Davidsson M; Andersson-Gidlund T; Holmberg K; Mohseni ZA; Rack J; Masiello I
- Article: JOURNAL OF MIGRATION AND HEALTH. 2024;10:100243Hagstrom A; Hasson H; Hollander A-C; Vahtra C; Delilovic S; Augustsson H
- Journal article: EDUCATION SCIENCES. 2024;14(1):82Masiello I; Mohseni ZA; Palma F; Nordmark S; Augustsson H; Rundquist R
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(12):e0296000Masiello I; Fixsen DL; Nordmark S; Mohseni ZA; Holmberg K; Rack J; Davidsson M; Andersson-Gidlund T; Augustsson H
- Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS. 2023;4(1):151Reszel J; Daub O; Leese J; Augustsson H; Bellows DM; Cassidy CE; Crowner BE; Dunn SI; Goodwin LB; Hoens AM; Hunter SC; Lynch EA; Moore JL; Rafferty MR; Romney W; Stacey D; Graham ID
- Article: ADDICTION SCIENCE & CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2023;18(1):65Petersen E; Augustsson H; Berman AH
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH. 2023;22(1):130Morici BC; Augustsson H; Hasson H; Ebbevi D
- Article: FRONTIERS IN HEALTH SERVICES. 2023;3:1099538Ingvarsson S; Sandaker I; Nilsen P; Hasson H; Augustsson H; Schwarz UVT
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE. 2022;40(4):426-437Lang G; Ingvarsson S; Hasson H; Nilsen P; Augustsson H
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;10:973890Cedstrand E; Augustsson H; Alderling M; Sanchez Martinez N; Bodin T; Nyberg A; Johansson G
- Article: HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND SYSTEMS. 2022;20(1):92Augustsson H; Morici BC; Hasson H; Schwarz UVT; Schalling SK; Ingvarsson S; Wijk H; Roczniewska M; Nilsen P
- Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS. 2022;3(1):69Ingvarsson S; Hasson H; Augustsson H; Nilsen P; Schwarz UVT; Sandaker I
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;18(24):12872Cedstrand E; Molsted Alvesson H; Augustsson H; Bodin T; Bodin E; Nyberg A; Johansson G
- Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS. 2021;2(1):129Augustsson H; Costea V-A; Eriksson L; Hasson H; Baeck A; Ahstroem M; Bergstroem A
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2021;21(1):1024Ebbevi D; Hasson H; Lonnroth K; Augustsson H
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(7):e052820Place V; Assel K; Hagstrom A; Gubi E; Augustsson H; Dalman C; Hollander A-C
- Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS. 2021;2(1):50Roczniewska M; von Thiele Schwarz U; Augustsson H; Nilsen P; Ingvarsson S; Hasson H
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;18(7):3546Cedstrand E; Nyberg A; Sanchez-Bengtsson S; Alderling M; Augustsson H; Bodin T; Molsted Alvesson H; Johansson G
- Article: BMC MEDICAL GENOMICS. 2021;14(1):63Long JC; Gul H; McPherson E; Best S; Augustsson H; Churruca K; Ellis LA; Braithwaite J
- Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS. 2021;2(1):13Augustsson H; Ingvarsson S; Nilsen P; von Thiele Schwarz U; Muli I; Dervish J; Hasson H
- Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2020;15(1):93Ingvarsson S; Augustsson H; Hasson H; Nilsen P; Schwarz UVT; von Knorring M
- Journal article: BMJ OPEN. 2020;10(6):e036453Braithwaite J; Ludlow K; Testa L; Herkes J; Augustsson H; Lamprell G; McPherson E; Zurynski Y
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;20(1):424Cedstrand E; Nyberg A; Bodin T; Augustsson H; Johansson G
- Article: IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 2020;1:2633489520953762Nilsen P; Ingvarsson S; Hasson H; von Thiele Schwarz U; Augustsson H
- Journal article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2019;19(1):666Augustsson H; Churruca K; Braithwaite J
- Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2019;14(1):70Hasson H; Nilsen P; Augustsson H; Ingvarsson S; Korlen S; Schwarz UVT
- Journal article: BMJ OPEN. 2019;9(6):e030988Hibbert PD; Wiles LK; Cameron ID; Kitson A; Reed RL; Georgiou A; Gray L; Westbrook J; Augustsson H; Molloy CJ; Arnolda G; Ting HP; Mitchell R; Rapport F; Gordon SJ; Runciman WB; Braithwaite J
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2019;19(1):287Mosson R; Augustsson H; Back A; Ahstrom M; Schwarz UVT; Richter A; Gunnarsson M; Hasson H
- Journal article: BMJ OPEN. 2019;9(4):e026028Augustsson H; Churruca K; Braithwaite J
- Journal article: BMJ OPEN. 2019;9(1):e025892Braithwaite J; Zurynski Y; Ludlow K; Holt J; Augustsson H; Campbell M
- Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2018;13(1):67Hasson H; Nilsen P; Augustsson H; Schwarz UVT
- Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE. 2017;53(3):349-368Augustsson H; Richter A; Hasson H; Schwarz UVT
- Article: HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL. 2016;31(3):495-504Astnell S; Schwarz UVT; Hasson H; Augustsson H; Stenfors-Hayes T
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2015;22(3):345-355Augustsson H; Schwarz UVT; Stenfors-Hayes T; Hasson H
- Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2015;57(2):217-225Schwarz UVT; Augustsson H; Hasson H; Stenfors-Hayes T
- Article: JOURNAL OF HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT. 2013;27(3):390-408Augustsson H; Törnquist A; Hasson H
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All other publications
- Book chapter: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2024;p. 99-113Nilsen P; Augustsson H
- Review: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2023;18(1):62Zurynski Y; Ludlow K; Testa L; Augustsson H; Herkes-Deane J; Hutchinson K; Lamprell G; McPherson E; Carrigan A; Ellis LA; Dharmayani PNA; Smith CL; Richardson L; Dammery G; Singh N; Braithwaite J
- Review: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2022;17(1):73Ingvarsson S; Hasson H; von Thiele Schwarz U; Nilsen P; Powell BJ; Lindberg C; Augustsson H
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2022Ingvarsson S; Hasson H; Schwarz UVT; Nilsen P; Powell B; Lindberg C; Augustsson H
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2022Ingvarsson S; Hasson H; Augustsson H; Nilsen P; Schwarz UVT; Sandaker I
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2021Roczniewska M; Schwarz UVT; Augustsson H; Nilsen P; Ingvarsson S; Hasson H
- Review: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2020;20(1):1063Augustsson H; Churruca K; Braithwaite J
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020Ingvarsson S; Augustsson H; Hasson H; Nilsen P; Schwarz UVT; von Knorring M
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020Ingvarsson S; Augustsson H; Hasson H; Nilsen P; Schwarz UVT; von Knorring M
- Review: JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY. 2020;48(3):904-920Ellis LA; Augustsson H; Grodahl AI; Pomare C; Churruca K; Long JC; Ludlow K; Zurynski YA; Braithwaite J
- Doctoral thesis: 2017Augustsson H
Grants
- Patients' role i de-implementation of low-value careThe Kamprad Family Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Research, & Charity1 March 2025 - 29 February 2028
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 October 2023 - 30 September 2029Research problem and specific questions: This program sheds light on the implementation challenges involved in changing health determinants to achieve improvements in public health. The aim of the program is to explore implementation challenges related to decision-making and practical implementation of structural interventions as well as preventive programs and their implication for health equity. The program combines expertise in public health and implementation science with the goal of identifying ways to close the gaps in health among societal groups. Data and method: The program builds on complexity theory to reflect that implementation of public health initiative involves multiple, often interdependent, stakeholders, decisions and activities. The program has three phases. The first is an exploratory qualitative phase including interviews with local politicians and administrators (in municipalities and regions) to understand how they make decisions about public health, including how the needs of different societal groups and conflicting societal goals are prioritized. The second phase involves several naturalistic experiments of local implementation and de-implementation cases investigating barriers and facilitators to these processes, strategies to overcome barriers, management of fidelity and adaptations and implementation outcomes. This entails a participatory approach in which the local actors implement initiatives and participate in collecting data. Analysis includes qualitative and quantitative cross-case comparisons. In the third phase, implementation capacity-building interventions aimed at decision-makers and implementers of public health initiatives are designed and evaluated. Relevance and utilisation: Although Sweden has one of the most developed welfare systems and ambitious public health policy goals, health inequalities are growing and systematic inequalities in health remain in almost all health outcomes and determinants. Implementation of structural interventions and preventive programs are needed, yet implementation research shows that these too often fail to reach, retain and deliver value to those most in need. If implementation between groups diverge, implementation of public health initiatives may increase rather than decrease health inequalities. This program addresses this contradiction by developing new knowledge on how public health initiatives can be implemented for disadvantaged populations. Plan for program realisation: This multidisciplinary program takes a participatory approach involving three research environments at two universities. A total of 63% of the costs cover salaries for the 12 participating junior and senior researchers. Operating costs (15%) include reference group reimbursement, communication activities and data collection.
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 July 2020 - 30 June 2024
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 July 2020 - 30 June 2024
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 July 2020 - 30 June 2024
Employments
- Research Specialist, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Learning, informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, 2017