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Article: BMJ OPEN. 2026;16(3):e104065
Struggling to cope in an unknown realm: a qualitative study of moral resilience in frontline healthcare professionals in Swedish hospital wards during a pandemic crisis
Nordgren L; Lohela Karlsson M; Conden Mellgren E; Goras C; Bjurling-Sjoberg P
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. 2025;20(1):2545674
Functionally oriented music therapy (FMT) in the treatment of long-term musculoskeletal pain. A qualitative observational study
Alqarqani A; Eulau L; Fritz J; Nordgren L; Loof H
Article: BMC PRIMARY CARE. 2025;26(1):280
Opportunities and difficulties with providing child healthcare through team-based visits in child healthcare services - a focus group study
Nygren US; Eriksson L; Sandberg H; Tindberg Y; Nordgren L
Article: JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS. 2025;38(4):e70091
Patients' Voices and Dietitians' Perspectives on Meaningful Aspects in the Nutritional Care of Patients at Risk of Malnutrition After Stroke
McGreevy J; Bostrom A-M; Nordgren L; Orrevall Y; Lovestam E
Article: BMC EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2025;25(1):120
Length of stay in the emergency department and its associated input-, throughput-, and output factors at two hospitals in Sweden
Andersson J; Kurland L; Nordgren L; Gusdal AK; Cheng I
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE. 2025;43(3):563-575
Struggling in no-man's land between childhood and adulthood - a phenomenological-hermeneutical video-observation study exploring adolescent males' encounters with general practitioners
Haraldsson J; Johnsson L; Kristiansson P; Tindberg Y; Nordgren L
Article: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION. 2025;81(1):2370-2379
Flex-ability - a key concept to promote occupational health in everyday life beyond sick leave
Karlsson L; Erlandsson L-K; Cregard A; Nordgren L; Lydell M
Article: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY OPEN. 2025;12:20551029251400494
From inside the country that never closed down: A qualitative research study focusing on the patient experiences of care and rehabilitation after the first wave of COVID-19 in Sweden
Swanson L; Jones C; Azzabi S; Soderlund A; Nordgren L
Article: BMC PRIMARY CARE. 2024;25(1):169
They are my worries, so it's me the doctor should listen to-adolescent males' experiences of consultations with general practitioners
Haraldsson J; Johnsson L; Tindberg Y; Kristiansson P; Nordgren L
Article: JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS. 2024;37(1):217-226
Nutrition intervention goals from the perspectives of patients at risk of malnutrition: A qualitative study
Al-Adili L; Nordgren L; Orrevall Y; McGreevy J; Lovestam E
Article: BMC MEDICAL ETHICS. 2023;24(1):75
The voice of the profession: how the ethical demand is professionally refracted in the work of general practitioners
Johnsson L; Hoglund AT; Nordgren L
Article: HEALTH EXPECTATIONS. 2023;26(3):1137-1148
Development and psychometric properties of a short version of the Patient Continuity of Care Questionnaire
Safstrom E; Arestedt K; Hadjistavropoulos HD; Liljeroos M; Nordgren L; Jaarsma T; Stromberg A
Article: JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING. 2023;79(6):2305-2315
Associations between continuity of care, perceived control and self-care and their impact on health-related quality of life and hospital readmission-A structural equation model
Safstrom E; Arestedt K; Liljeroos M; Nordgren L; Jaarsma T; Stromberg A
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;23(1):605
Taking control of one's everyday life-a qualitative study of experiences described by participants in an occupational intervention
Karlsson L; Erlandsson L-K; Cregard A; Nordgren L; Lydell M
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2023;112(3):442-451
Routine conversations about violence conducted in Swedish child health services-A mixed methods study of nurses' experiences
Nimborg J; Lindskog U; Nordgren L; Annerback E-M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE. 2022;40(4):438-449
Confidentiality matters! Adolescent males' views of primary care in relation to psychosocial health: a structural equation modelling approach
Haraldsson J; Pingel R; Nordgren L; Johnsson L; Kristiansson P; Tindberg Y
Journal article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2022;43(Supplement_2):ehac544.2748
A structural equation model examining associations between continuity of care, perceived control, and self-care and their impact on health-related quality of life and rehospitalization in chronically
Safstrom E; Arestedt K; Liljeroos M; Nordgren L; Jaarsma T; Stromberg A
Article: DEMENTIA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 2022;21(7):2248-2263
Photo-elicited conversations about meetings with a therapy dog as a tool for communication in dementia care: An observational study
Nordgren L; Arvidsson A; Vincze M; Asp M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(19):12071
The Mediating Role of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours on the Association between Perceived Stress and Self-Rated Health in People with Non-Communicable Disease
Nordgren L; Wagert PVH; Soderlund A; Elven M
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2022;78(6):1201-1219
Factor structure and clinical correlates of the original and 16-item version of the Difficulties In Emotion Regulation Scale in adolescent girls with eating disorders
Monell E; Birgegard A; Nordgren L; Hesser H; Bjureberg J
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE. 2022;40(2):289-304
The voice of the self: a typology of general practitioners' emotional responses to situational and contextual stressors
Johnsson L; Nordgren L
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2022;111(3):653-666
Perceived needs for team-based visits in Swedish child healthcare services exceed its existence-A mixed-methods study targeting healthcare professionals
Nygren US; Sandberg H; Tindberg Y; Nordgren L; Eriksson L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;50(2):232-244
Understanding adolescent males' poor mental health and health-compromising behaviours: A factor analysis model on Swedish school-based data
Haraldsson J; Pingel R; Nordgren L; Tindberg Y; Kristiansson P
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(12):e051928
Resilient performance in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic (ResCOV): study protocol for a multilevel grounded theory study on adaptations, working conditions, ethics and patient safety
Bjurling-Sjoeberg P; Goeras C; Lohela-Karlsson M; Nordgren L; Kaellberg A-S; Castegren M; Mellgren EC; Holmberg M; Ekstedt M
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE. 2021;39(6):957-974
Team-based visits within Swedish child healthcare services: a national cross-sectional study
Nygren US; Tindberg Y; Eriksson L; Eriksson H; Sandberg H; Nordgren L
Article: HEALTH EXPECTATIONS. 2021;24(3):1000-1008
Diabetes care provided by national standards can improve patients' self-management skills: A qualitative study of how people with type 2 diabetes perceive primary diabetes care
Husdal R; Adolfsson ET; Leksell J; Nordgren L
Article: HELIYON. 2021;7(4):e06814
Action research improved general prerequisites for evidence-based practice
Bjurling-Sjoberg P; Poder U; Jansson I; Wadensten B; Nordgren L
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2021;21(1):265
Healthcare professionals' perceptions about interprofessional teamwork: a national survey within Swedish child healthcare services
Nygren US; Tindberg Y; Eriksson L; Larsson U; Sandberg H; Nordgren L
Journal article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2020;41(Supplement_2):ehaa946.3408
Factors related to perceived continuity of care in hospitalized cardiac patients
Safstrom E; Jaarsma TJ; Nordgren LN; Liljeroos ML; Stomberg AS
Article: INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING. 2020;53:100930
Long emergency department length of stay: A concept analysis
Andersson J; Nordgren L; Cheng I; Nilsson U; Kurland L
Article: NURSING OPEN. 2020;7(5):1388-1399
An evidence-based structured one-year programme to sustain physical activity in patients with heart failure in primary care: A non-randomized longitudinal feasibility study
Nordgren L; Soderlund A
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2020;10(7):e037129
Patient Continuity of Care Questionnaire in a cardiac sample: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Safstrom E; Nasstrom L; Liljeroos M; Nordgren L; Arestedt K; Jaarsma T; Stromberg A
Article: ANIMALS. 2019;9(10):820
Photo-Elicited Conversations about Therapy Dogs as a Tool for Engagement and Communication in Dementia Care: A Case Study
Nordgren L; Asp M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2019;26(6):433-440
Effects of dog-assisted intervention on quality of life in nursing home residents with dementia
Karefjard A; Nordgren L
Article: BMC MEDICAL ETHICS. 2019;20(1):33
How general practitioners decide on maxims of action in response to demands from conflicting sets of norms: a grounded theory study
Johnsson L; Nordgren L
Article: CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH. 2019;28(3):340-355
Heart Failure Patients' Perceptions of Received and Wanted Information: A Cross-Sectional Study
Andersson L; Nordgren L
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2018;18(1):831
Struggling for a feasible tool - the process of implementing a clinical pathway in intensive care: a grounded theory study
Bjurling-Sjoberg P; Wadensten B; Poder U; Jansson I; Nordgren L
Journal article: VARD I NORDEN. 2018;38(3):160-166
Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of their work with patients of working age with heart failure
Frank C; Lindbäck C; Takman C; Nordgren L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;46(6):606-612
Social support, self-rated health and low mood in people on sick leave due to heart failure: a cross-sectional study
Nordgren L; Soderlund A
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE. 2017;31(2):233-244
Balancing intertwined responsibilities: A grounded theory study of teamwork in everyday intensive care unit practice
Bjurling-Sjoberg P; Wadensten B; Poder U; Jansson I; Nordgren L
Article: ESC HEART FAILURE. 2017;4(1):46-55
Received and needed social support in relation to sociodemographic and socio-economic factors in a population of people on sick leave due to heart failure
Nordgren L; Soderlund A
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2016;6(11):e009896
Emotions and encounters with healthcare professionals as predictors for the self-estimated ability to return to work: a cross-sectional study of people with heart failure
Nordgren L; Soderlund A
Article: NURSING OPEN. 2016;3(4):203-211
Patient complaints about health care in a Swedish County: characteristics and satisfaction after handling
Skalen C; Nordgren L; Annerback E-M
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2016;15(3):e27-e36
Being on sick leave due to heart failure: Encounters with social insurance officers and associations with sociodemographic factors and self-estimated ability to return to work
Nordgren L; Soderlund A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2016;23(2):115-126
Heart failure clients' encounters with professionals and self-rated ability to return to work
Nordgren L; Soderlund A
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2016;38(2):168-173
Associations between socio-demographic factors, encounters with healthcare professionals and perceived ability to return to work in people sick-listed due to heart failure in Sweden: a cross-sectional study
Nordgren L; Soderlund A
Journal article: JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL EDUCATION. 2015;2015(1):1-11
An Exploration of the Scientific Writing Experience of Nonnative English‐Speaking Doctoral Supervisors and Students Using a Phenomenographic Approach
Dean E; Nordgren L; Söderlund A
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING. 2015;24(23-24):3494-3502
Being in a critical illness-recovery process: a phenomenological hermeneutical study
Palesjo C; Nordgren L; Asp M
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2015;37(18-19):1732-1738
To be on sick-leave due to heart failure: a qualitative perspective
Lindback C; Nordgren L
Article: PSYCHOLOGY HEALTH & MEDICINE. 2015;20(5):582-593
Being on sick leave due to heart failure: self-rated health, encounters with healthcare professionals and social insurance officers and self-estimated ability to return to work
Nordgren L; Soderlund A
Journal article: NORDIC SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH. 2015;5(2):173-188
Social insurance administrative officers’ perceptions of their assignment and problematic issues in their work with heart failure clients in the sick-leave and rehabilitation process
Frank C; Takman C; Nordgren L
Article: JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2015;21(2):255-261
Factors affecting the implementation process of clinical pathways: a mixed method study within the context of Swedish intensive care
Bjurling-Sjoberg P; Wadensten B; Poder U; Nordgren L; Jansson I
Article: NURSING OLDER PEOPLE. 2014;26(3):31-38
Effects of dog-assisted intervention on behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
Nordgren L; Engström G
Article: CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH. 2014;23(1):7-19
Animal-Assisted Intervention in Dementia: Effects on Quality of Life
Nordgren L; Engstroem G
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY NURSING. 2013;18(6):288-292
Differences between heart failure clinics and primary health care.
Andersson L; Eriksson H; Nordgren L
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY NURSING. 2012;17(12):630-637
Living with heart failure without realising: a qualitative patient study.
Andersson L; Eriksson I; Nordgren L
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS. 2012;27(8):625-632
Effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Behavioral and/or Psychological Symptoms in Dementia: A Case Report
Nordgren L; Engstrom G
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES. 2008;45(9):1344-1354
Support as experienced by men living with heart failure in middle age: A phenomenological study
Nordgren L; Asp M; Fagerberg I
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. 2008;3(1)
Safety and understanding: Support as experienced by women living with heart failure in middle age
Nordgren L; Asp M; Fagerberg I
Article: EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING. 2008;11(1):4-5
The use of qualitative evidence in clinical care.
Nordgren L; Asp M; Fagerberg I
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2007;6(2):121-129
An exploration of the phenomenon of formal care from the perspective of middle-aged heart failure patients.
Nordgren L; Asp M; Fagerberg I
Article: QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH. 2007;17(1):4-13
Living with moderate-severe chronic heart failure as a middle-aged person
Nordgren L; Asp M; Fagerberg I
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING. 2004;13(2):185-193
Palliative care in a coronary care unit: a qualitative study of physicians' and nurses' perceptions
Nordgren L; Olsson H
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2003;2(3):213-217
Symptoms experienced in the last six months of life in patients with end-stage heart failure.
Nordgren L; Sörensen S
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Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;52:6
Confidentiality matters! Adolescent males' views of primary care in relation to psychosocial health
Haraldsson J; Pingel R; Nordgren L; Johnsson L; Kristiansson P; Tindberg Y
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024
HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS IN COUNTRIES WITH ACCESSIBLE AND FUNDED HEALTH CARE: STUDY PROTOCOL FOR A SCOPING REVIEW
Lostelius PV; Aromaa H; Karlsson ML; Revenäs Å; Nordgren L
Conference publication: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2022;43:2748
A structural equation model examining associations between continuity of care, perceived control, and self-care and their impact on health-related quality of life and rehospitalization in chronically
Safstrom E; Arestedt K; Liljeroos M; Nordgren L; Jaarsma T; Stromberg A
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2022;21(SUPP_1):zvac060.074-I95
Development and psychometric properties of a short version of the Patient Continuity of Care Questionnaire
Safstrom E; Arestedt K; Hadjistavropoulos H; Liljeroos M; Nordgren L; Jaarsma T; Stromberg A
Review: JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH. 2018;11:1263-1271
Exploring patients' experiences of the whiplash injury-recovery process - a meta-synthesis
Soderlund A; Nordgren L; Sterling M; Stalnacke B-M
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2016;15:S48-S49
Impact of encounters with healthcare professionals on perceived ability to return to work in people on sick leave due to heart failure
Nordgren L; Soderlund A
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2013;12:S78-S79
Conditional support, lack of responsibility and supportive relationships - a qualitative study of being on sick-leave because of heart failure
Nordgren L

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Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2026-

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet - överflytt, 2026

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