Lena von Koch
About me
Professor in health services research. In my research I am focusing on the development and evaluation of interventions with the objective to support and improve health and everyday life for people living with long term disabilities and for their families. Thus the research entails studies e.g., randomized controlled trials of complex interventions in which both the effects of the interventions, processes and the experiences of the different stakeholders are studied i.e., those of the person with disabilities as well as those of the family, health services personnel and health service policy makers and administrators.
By synthesising the results of the different studies new knowledge /evidence is gained regarding when, where, how and for whom the new interventions will work. An example of such a synthesis in which my research is represented with several contributions to the knowledge development is: Intermediate care: A realist review and conceptual framework, from the National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation Programme, NHS, UK.
I am interested in developing life style stroke secondary prevention and I am a member of the International Network for Stroke Secondary prevention INSsPIRE
Academic honours, awards and prizes
2015 Verna Wright Prize from The Society of Rehabilitation Research
2019 Karolinska Institutet silver medal
Research
I belong to the research group for social work at the Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, but I also work closely with the research group HELD at the Division of Occupational Therapy, the Research Group for Neuroepidemiology and Health services Research at the Division of Physiotherapy, Researchers at the Center for Health Care Architecture of Chalmer’s Institute of Technology and University of Dalarna.
Ongoing research projects:
The Missing Link- development and evaluation of person-centred care transitions: a co-design project
ReArch - On the Importance of the Built Environment in Person-Centred Rehabilitation at Home
CoDeAc - To realise the unrealised potential – How people with disabilities can be included in and benefit from universally designed e-health services by participatory co-production in the design process
The rehabilitation process after stroke, patients and significant others
Evaluating design quality and its impact on quality of life and care for older persons living in nursing homes
F @ ce 2.0 - Implementation and evaluation and of a new model for a person-centered, ICT-based and interdisciplinary rehabilitation intervention for people with stroke.
Participation in everyday life after stroke in Uganda - A randomized controlled trial of a family-centered intervention using the mobile phone as support in rehabilitation
Participation in society after an acquired brain injury - a participatory approach
SELMA - Self-management in stroke rehabilitationMobile health delivered physical activity after stroke or transient ischemic attack
Articles
- Article: HEALTH EXPECTATIONS. 2025;28(5):e70440Tistad M; Hultman L; Nelson J; Sandman F; Akerlund M; Schon U-K; von Koch L
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE. 2025;141:111599Franzen-Dahlin A; Hoang MT; von Koch L; Laska AC
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2025;20(7):801-811Thurston C; Humphries S; Bezuidenhout L; Johansson S; Holmlund L; von Koch L; English C; Conradsson DM
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE. 2025;25(2):3Lindblom S; Ytterberg C; Laska AC; Tistad M; Elf M; VON Koch L; Flink M
- Article: JMIR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE. 2025;11:e64707Pettersson L; Johansson S; Demmelmaier I; von Koch L; Gulliksen J; Hedvall P-O; Gummesson K; Gustavsson C
- Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH. 2025;27:e67658Tistad M; Hultman L; Wottrich AW; von Koch L
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2025;15(1):4720Hess Engstrom A; Lindblom S; Flink M; Soderberg S; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Article: HEALTH EXPECTATIONS. 2024;27(5):e70057Lindblom S; Flink M; von Koch L; Laska AC; Ytterberg C
- Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2024;13:e60955Eriksson G; Kamwesiga JT; Fors U; Oyana T; von Koch L; Ytterberg C; Guidetti S
- Article: BMC NEUROLOGY. 2024;24(1):251O'Callaghan G; Fahy M; O'Meara S; Lindblom S; von Koch L; Langhorne P; Galvin R; Horgan F
- Article: JOURNAL OF PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES. 2024;8(1):55Klockar E; Kylen M; McCarthy L; von Koch L; Gustavsson C; Jones F; Elf M
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2024;14(1):7308Engstrom AH; Flink M; Lindblom S; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2024;19(3):e0299800Lindblom S; Flink M; von Koch L; Tistad M; Stenberg U; Elf M; Carlsson AC; Laska AC; Ytterberg C
- Article: SSM-POPULATION HEALTH. 2024;25:101573Hoang MT; Kareholt I; Lindgren E; von Koch L; Xu H; Tan ECK; Johnell K; Nagga K; Eriksdotter M; Garcia-Ptacek S
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. 2023;18(1):2282513Erikson A; Ranner M; Guidetti S; von Koch L
- Article: HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. 2023;2023:1-15Hultman L; von Koch L; Schon U-K; Akesson E; Tistad M
- Article: TOPICS IN STROKE REHABILITATION. 2023;30(8):865-871Flink M; Lindblom S; von Koch L; Carlsson AC; Ytterberg C
- Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2023;96(2):789-800Hoang MT; Kaareholt I; Schon P; von Koch L; Xu H; Tan ECK; Johnell K; Eriksdotter M; Garcia-Ptacek S
- Article: TOPICS IN STROKE REHABILITATION. 2023;30(5):483-492Kamwesiga J; Bergstrom A; Bii A; von Koch L; Guidetti S
- Article: BMC NEUROLOGY. 2023;23(1):124Thurston C; Bezuidenhout L; Humphries S; Johansson S; von Koch L; Hager CK; Holmlund L; Sundberg CJ; Garcia-Ptacek S; Kwak L; Nilsson M; English C; Conradsson DM
- Journal article: SOCIALVETENSKAPLIG TIDSKRIFT. 2023;29(3-4):305-324Hultman L; Sandman F; Nelson J; Åkerlund M; von Koch L; Tistad M
- Article: HEALTHCARE. 2023;11(3):391Lindblom S; Ytterberg C; Flink M; Carlsson ACC; Stenberg U; Tistad M; von Koch L; Laska AC
- Article: TOPICS IN STROKE REHABILITATION. 2023;30(1):101-107Wottrich AW; Braekke I; Johansson L; von Koch L
- Article: HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. 2022;30(5):1933-1943Kylen M; Ytterberg C; von Koch L; Elf M
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(8):e058748Eriksson G; Tistad M; Elf M; Fors U; von Koch L; Ytterberg C; Guidetti S
- Article: HEALTH & PLACE. 2022;76:102852Kylen M; von Koch L; Wottrich AW; Elf M
- Article: HEALTH EXPECTATIONS. 2022;25(3):1157-1167Gustavsson C; von Koch L
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2022;12(1):7816Ytterberg C; Cegrell L; von Koch L; Wiklander M
- Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2022;11(5):e37672Elf M; Klockar E; Kylen M; von Koch L; Ytterberg C; Wallin L; Finch T; Gustavsson C; Jones F
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2022;22(1):594Lindblom S; Tistad M; Flink M; Laska AC; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2022;44(7):1098-1106Anaker A; von Koch L; Eriksson G; Sjostrand C; Elf M
- Article: HEALTHCARE. 2022;10(3):481Hall P; von Koch L; Wang X; Lennon O
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2022;29(2):104-115Guidetti S; Eriksson G; von Koch L; Johansson U; Tham K
- Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE. 2022;22:276Tistad M; Hultman L; Akerlund M; Nelson J; Sandman F; von Koch L
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(12):e047329Flink M; Lindblom S; Tistad M; Laska AC; Bertilsson BC; Warlinge C; Hasselstrom J; Elf M; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Article: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION. 2021;70(2):467-478Johansson U; Nilsson AO; Falkdal AH; von Koch L; Hellman T; Eriksson G
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2021;22(10):2100-2107Minh TH; Kareholt I; von Koch L; Xu H; Secnik J; Religa D; Tan ECK; Johnell K; Garcia-Ptacek S
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;18(12):6276Andersson UM; Aberg AC; von Koch L; Palstam A
- Article: HEALTH EXPECTATIONS. 2021;24(3):905-916Lindblom S; Flink M; Elf M; Laska AC; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;21(1):511Elmberg Sjoholm M; Eriksson G; Bii A; Asungu J; von Koch L; Guidetti S
- Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2021;79(2):905-916Minh TH; Kareholt I; von Euler M; von Koch L; Eriksdotter M; Garcia-Ptacek S
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. 2021;16(1):1917880Nordin S; Swall A; Anaker A; von Koch L; Elf M
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2020;21(12):1885-1892Lindblom S; Flink M; Sjostrand C; Laska A-C; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2020;26(13):1775-1784Johansson S; Ytterberg C; Gottberg K; Holmqvist LW; von Koch L; Conradsson D
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND RELATED DISORDERS. 2020;46:102519Conradsson DM; Forslin M; Fink K; Johansson U; von Koch L; Johansson S
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2020;21(11):1684-1688Minet LR; Peterson E; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2020;73(3):967-979Minh TH; Kareholt I; von Euler M; Jonsson L; von Koch L; Eriksdotter M; Garcia-Ptacek S
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(1):e0227867Ytterberg C; Kristensen HK; Tistad M; von Koch L
- Article: BMC RESEARCH NOTES. 2019;12(1):823Lawrence 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
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2019;41(25):3025-3033Ranner M; Guidetti S; von Koch L; Tham K
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2019;51(7):492-498Fugl-Meyer KS; Nilsson MI; Von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;16(13):E2409-2409Kylen M; Von Koch L; Pessah-Rasmussen H; Marcheschi E; Ytterberg C; Heylighen A; Elf M
- Article: BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING. 2019;19(1):122Fors U; Kamwesiga JT; Eriksson GM; von Koch L; Guidetti S
- Article: HERD-HEALTH ENVIRONMENTS RESEARCH & DESIGN JOURNAL. 2019;12(3):141-152Anaker A; von Koch L; Heylighen A; Elf M
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2019;41(6):649-655Ytterberg C; von Koch L; Erikson A
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2019;51(3):160-166Gustavsson M; Guidetti S; Eriksson G; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Article: CLINICAL REHABILITATION. 2019;33(2):262-276Hedman A; Eriksson G; von Koch L; Guidetti S
- Article: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF DISABILITY. 2018;7:438Kamwesiga JT; von Kock LK; Eriksson GM; Guidetti SGE
- Article: GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH. 2018;14(1):82Kamwesiga JT; Eriksson GM; Tham K; Fors U; Ndiwalana A; von Koch L; Guidetti S
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2018;8(8):e022222Tistad M; Flink M; Ytterberg C; Eriksson G; Guidetti S; Tham K; von Koch L
- Article: ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION. 2018;99(8):1483-1490Forslin M; Fink K; Hammar U; von Koch L; Johansson S
- Article: JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING. 2018;74(8):1919-1931Anaker A; von Koch L; Sjostrand C; Heylighen A; Elf M
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2018;19(2):154-161Garcia-Ptacek S; Contreras Escamez B; Zupanic E; Religa D; von Koch L; Johnell K; von Euler M; Kareholt I; Eriksdotter M
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2018;265(1):119-126Conradsson D; Ytterberg C; von Koch L; Johansson S
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2017;31(4):727-738Nordin S; McKee K; Wallinder M; von Koch L; Wijk H; Elf M
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2017;12(7):e0177477Anaker A; von Koch L; Sjostrand C; Bernhardt J; Elf M
- Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2017;1(suppl_1):455Nordin S; McKee K; Wallinder M; von Koch L; Wijk H; Elf M
- Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2017;1(Suppl 1):455ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, ACTIVITY AND INTERACTION IN CARE FACILITIES FOR OLDER PEOPLENordin S; McKee K; Wallinder M; von Koch L; Wijk H; Elf M
- Article: JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2017;14(6):797-803Nilsson MI; Fugl-Meyer K; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2017;17(1):24Elf M; Flink M; Nilsson M; Tistad M; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Journal article: BMC NURSING. 2017;16(Suppl 1)European Academy of Nursing Science and the Swedish Society of Nursing Summer Conference 2017: The Future Direction of European Nursing and Nursing Research : Malmö, Sweden. 04-05 July 2017Polit DF; Sidani S; Richards DA; Willman A; Kitson A; Huijben-Schoenmakers M; Rademaker A; Scherder E; Bjuresäter K; Larsson M; Bergsten U; Smith MC; Pearson C; Tropea S; O’May F; Irvine L; Rush R; Wilson R; Rahn AC; Behncke A; Buhl A; Köpke S; Rodrigues MGDR; Shaha M; Hjelm M; Bohman DM; Willman A; Kristensson J; Holst G; Øverlie A; Machiels M; Zwakhalen SMG; Metzelthin SF; Hamers JPH; Darcy L; Karlsson K; Galvin K; Van Hecke A; Malfait S; Eeckloo K; Råberus A; Holmström IK; Sundler AJ; Dijkstra A; Gesar B; Bååth C; Hedin H; Hommel A; Helou N; Shaha M; Zanchi A; Varsi C; Børøsund E; Mirkovic J; Marcheschi E; Von Koch L; Pessah-Rasmussen H; Elf M; Audulv Å; Kneck Å; Koppitz A; de Wolf-Linder S; Blanc G; Bosshard G; Volken T
- Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH. 2016;10:53-64Gustavsson C; von Koch L
- Article: CLINICAL REHABILITATION. 2016;30(12):1200-1210Flink M; Bertilsson A-S; Johansson U; Guidetti S; Tham K; von Koch L
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(8):e0161942Elf M; Eriksson G; Johansson S; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Article: CLINICAL REHABILITATION. 2016;30(8):765-775Bertilsson A-S; Eriksson G; Ekstam L; Tham K; Andersson M; von Koch L; Johansson U
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(6):e0157149Kristensen HK; Tistad M; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS INTERNATIONAL. 2016;2016:7076265-10Forsberg A; von Koch L; Nilsagard Y
- Article: SAGE OPEN MEDICINE. 2016;4:2050312116671859Cultural adaptation and validation of Stroke Impact Scale 3.0 version in Uganda: A small-scale studyKamwesiga JT; von Koch L; Kottorp A; Guidetti S
- Article: HERD-HEALTH ENVIRONMENTS RESEARCH & DESIGN JOURNAL. 2016;9(2):69-81Elf M; Eldh AC; Malmqvist I; Ohrn K; von Koch L
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(12):e0144344Singam A; Ytterberg C; Tham K; von Koch L
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2015;22(5):377-386Bertilsson A-S; Von Koch L; Tham K; Johansson U
- Article: STROKE. 2015;46(9):2688-2690Minet LR; Peterson E; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2015;47(7):605-611Guidetti S; Ranner M; Tham K; Andersson M; Ytterberg C; Von Koch L
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(7):e0133536Tistad M; von Koch L
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2015;47(6):508-515Bergstrom AL; von Koch L; Andersson M; Tham K; Eriksson G
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2014;21(5):377-391Bertilsson A-S; Ranner M; von Koch L; Eriksson G; Johansson U; Ytterberg C; Guidetti S; Tham K
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2014;36(23):2012-2018Ben Ari (Shevil) E; Johansson S; Ytterberg C; Bergstrom J; von Koch L
- Article: HEALTH EXPECTATIONS. 2013;16(3):e24-e35Tistad M; von Koch L; Sjostrand C; Tham K; Ytterberg C
- Journal article: STROKE. 2013;44(suppl_1)Ranner M; Bertilsson A-S; Guidetti S; Johansson U; Eriksson G; Ytterberg C; Ekstam L; Andersson M; Tham K; von Koch L
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2013;45(2):170-176Gustavsson C; Bergstrom J; Denison E; von Koch L
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2013;19(2):209-216Nilsagard YE; Forsberg AS; von Koch L
- Article: HAND THERAPY. 2012;17(4):95-99Westin B; Hultgren T; Von Koch L
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2012;321(1-2):29-34Susanne P; Lotta WH; Disa SK; Malin T; Charlotte Y; Lena VK
- Article: BMC NEUROLOGY. 2012;12:40Tistad M; Tham K; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2012;18(5):639-646Kierkegaard M; Einarsson U; Gottberg K; von Koch L; Holmqvist LW
- Article: TOPICS IN STROKE REHABILITATION. 2012;19(3):244-255Eriksson G; Aasnes M; Tistad M; Guidetti S; von Koch L
- Article: TOPICS IN STROKE REHABILITATION. 2012;19(2):172-181Tistad M; Ytterberg C; Sjotrand C; Holmqvist LW; von Koch L
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2012;313(1-2):160-166Tistad M; Ytterberg C; Tham K; von Koch L
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2012;44(1):36-42Bergstrom AL; Guidetti S; Tistad M; Tham K; von Koch L; Eriksson G
- Article: SPINE. 2011;36(25):2105-2115Gustavsson C; Denison E; von Koch L
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN SUPPLEMENTS. 2011;5(S1):94Gustavsson C; Bergströom J; Denison E; von Koch L
- Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2011;9:1Bergstrom AL; Eriksson G; von Koch L; Tham K
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2010;17(4):276-285Guidetti S; Andersson K; Andersson M; Tham K; Von Koch L
- Article: OTJR-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY JOURNAL OF RESEARCH. 2010;30(4):148-157Peterson EW; Kielhofner G; Tham K; von Koch L
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2010;294(1-2):86-88Ytterberg C; Thorsen A-M; Liljedahl M; Holmqvist LW; von Koch L
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2010;14(6):630.e1-630.e11Gustavsson C; Denison E; von Koch L
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2010;16(6):733-741Lerdal A; Johansson S; Kottorp A; von Koch L
- Article: ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2010;121(3):154-160Cunningham A; Gottberg K; von Koch L; Hillert J
- Article: PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 2009;23(5):441-447Sviden GA; Furst CJ; von Koch L; Borell L
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2009;15(1):88-95Johansson S; Ytterberg C; Gottberg K; Holmqvist LW; von Koch L
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2008;40(9):737-743Johansson S; Ytterberg C; Back B; Holmqvist LW; von Koch L
- Article: BMC NEUROLOGY. 2008;8:36Ytterberg C; Johansson S; Gottberg K; Holmqvist LW; von Koch L
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2008;14(7):962-971Gottberg K; Einarsson U; Ytterberg C; Fredrikson S; von Koch L; Holmqvist LW
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2008;270(1-2):53-59Ytterberg C; Johansson S; Holmqvist LW; von Koch L
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2008;255(7):967-973Ytterberg C; Johansson S; Andersson M; Holmqvist LW; von Koch L
- Article: ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION. 2008;89(6):1031-1037Peterson EW; Cho CC; von Koch L; Finlayson ML
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2008;79(4):454-457Johansson S; Ytterberg C; Hillert J; Holmqvist LW; von Koch L
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2007;21(4):434-446Ekstam L; Uppgard B; von Koch L; Tham K
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2007;7:123Elf M; Putilova M; von Koch L; Ohrn K
- Article: ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2007;116(2):96-99Ytterberg C; Johansson S; Anderson M; Olsson D; Link H; Holmqvist LW; von Koch L
- Journal article: PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2007;87(6):788-792Jensen GM
- Journal article: PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2007;87(6):791-792Wottrich AW; von Koch L; Tham K
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2007;254(6):767-773Johansson S; Ytterberg C; Claesson IM; Lindberg J; Hillert J; Andersson M; Holmqvist LW; von Koch L
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2007;13(2):272-274Rapid cognitive screening in multiple sclerosis accomplished by the Free Recall and Recognition TestClaesson IM; Ytterberg C; Johansson S; Almkvist O; von Koch L
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2007;78(1):60-65Gottberg K; Einarsson U; Fredrikson S; von Koch L; Holmqvist LW
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2006;12(5):605-612Gottberg K; Einarsson U; Ytterberg C; de Pedro Cuesta JI; Fredrikson S; von Koch L; Widen Holmqvist L
- Article: JOURNAL OF STROKE & CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES. 2006;15(4):139-143Thorsén A-M; Widén Holmqvist L; von Koch L
- Article: CLINICAL REHABILITATION. 2006;20(6):543-551Einarsson U; Gottberg K; Fredrikson S; von Koch L; Holmqvist LW
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2006;12(3):340-353Einarsson U; Gottberg K; Von Koch L; Fredrikson S; Ytterberg C; Jin YP; Andersson M; Holmqvist LW
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2006;38(2):100-107Gustavsson C; von Koch L
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY. 2006;8(2):88-95Pettersson U; Von Koch L
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF STROKE & CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES. 2005;14(4):167-173Jiménez Muro M; de Pedro-Cuesta J; Almazán J; von Koch L; Widén Holmqvist L
- Article: STROKE. 2005;36(2):297-303Thorsén AM; Holmqvist LW; de Pedro-Cuesta J; von Koch L
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2004;26(20):1198-1205Wottrich AW; Stenström CH; Engardt M; Tham K; von Koch L
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY. 2004;6(3):130-142Meurle-Hallberg K; Armelius B-Å; von Koch L
- Article: CLINICAL REHABILITATION. 2003;17(3):294-303Einarsson U; Gottberg K; Fredrikson S; Bergendal G; von Koch L; Holmqvist LW
- Article: CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES. 2003;15(1-2):106-115Muro MJ; de Pedro-Cuesta J; Almazán J; von Koch L; Holmqvist LW
- Article: ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2002;106(5):241-247Gottberg K; Einarsson U; Fredrikson S; von Koch L; Holmqvist LW
- Article: CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES. 2001;12(2):131-138von Koch L; de Pedro-Cuesta J; Kostulas V; Almazán J; Holmqvist LW
- Journal article: PHYSICAL THERAPY REVIEWS. 2001;6(2):119-140Von Koch L; Holmqvist LW
- Journal article: PHYSICAL THERAPY REVIEWS. 2001;6(2):119-140Von Koch L; Holmqvist LW
- Article: CLINICAL REHABILITATION. 2000;14(6):574-583von Koch L; Holmqvist LW; Wottrich AW; Tham K; de Pedro-Cuesta J
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2000;32(4):173-179Holmqvist LW; von Koch L; de Pedro-Cuesta J
- Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2000;32(2):80-86von Koch L; Holmqvist LW; Kostulas V; Almazán J; de Pedro-Cuesta J
- Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 1998;20(10):367-372Von Koch L; Wottrich AW; Holmqvist LW
- Article: STROKE. 1998;29(3):591-597Holmqvist LW; von Koch L; Kostulas V; Holm M; Widsell G; Tegler H; Johansson K; Almazán J; de Pedro-Cuesta J
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All other publications
- Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2024Eriksson G; Kamwesiga JT; Fors U; Oyana T; von Koch L; Ytterberg C; Guidetti S
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2024Ytterberg C; Eriksson G; Stefansdotter E; Kamwesiga J; von Koch L; Guidetti S
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2023;18(1):54von Koch L; Schon U; Akesson E; Tistad M
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2023;18(1):29-30Akerlund M; Sandman F; Nelson J; von Koch L; Hultman L
- Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2022Elf M; Klockar E; Kylén M; von Koch L; Ytterberg C; Wallin L; Finch T; Gustavsson C; Jones F
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE. 2022;22:255Lindblom S; Flink M; Elf M; Laska AC; Von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Conference publication: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2021;17(S10)Hoang MT; Kåreholt I; von Koch L; Xu H; Secnik J; Religa D; Tan EC; Johnell K; Garcia‐Ptacek S
- Conference publication: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2020;16(S10)Hoang MT; Kåreholt I; von Euler M; von Koch L; Eriksdotter M; Garcia‐Ptacek S
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2019;14(4_SUPPL):50Kylen M; von Koch L; Pessah-Rasmussen H; Ytterberg C; Heylighen A; Elf M
- Corrigendum: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF DISABILITY. 2019;8:606Kamwesiga JT; von Koch LK; Eriksson GM; Guidetti SGE
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2019;26:745-746Hoang MT; Kareholt I; Von Euler M; Jonsson L; Von Koch L; Eriksdotter M; Garcia-Ptacek S
- Book chapter: INDIVIDUALIZED CARE. 2019;p. 151-162von Koch L
- Book chapter: STROKE REHABILITATION. 2019;p. 215-223Eriksson GM; Johansson U; Von Koch L
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2018;13:18Lindblom S; Flink M; Elf M; Laska AC; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2018;13:25Guidetti S; Kamwesiga J; Eriksson G; Tham K; Fors U; Ndiwalana A; von Koch L
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2018;13:59Anaker A; von Koch L; Eriksson G; Sjostrand C; Elf M
- Review: HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. 2018;26(4):e451-e459Marcheschi E; Von Koch L; Pessah-Rasmussen H; Elf M
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE. 2018;18:317Lindblom S; Flink M; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2017;12:25Ytterberg C; Nilsson MI; Fugl-Meyer K; von Koch L
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2016;11:S63Nilsson M; Fugl-Meyer K; von Kock L; Ytterberg C
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2016;22:426-427Forslin M; von Koch L; Fink K; Johansson S
- Review: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2016;23(2):81-90Ranner M; von Koch L; Guidetti S; Tham K
- Book chapter: DESIGNING AROUND PEOPLE. 2016;p. 229-230Anåker A; Von Koch L; Elf M
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2015;10:33-34Elf M; Eriksson G; Johansson S; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2015;10:72Singam A; Ytterberg C; Tham K; von Koch L
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2015;12:333-334Nilsson M; Von Koch L; Ytterberg C; Fugl-Meyer K
- Published conference paper: ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION. 2014;95(12):2428-2434Nilsagard YE; von Koch LK; Nilsson M; Forsberg AS
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2014;20:431-432Chruzander C; Johansson S; Peterson EW; Rice LA; Sosnoff JJ; von Koch L; Holmqvist LW; Ytterberg C
- Conference publication: BRAIN INJURY. 2014;28(5-6):756Tistad M; von Koch L
- Conference publication: CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES. 2014;37:74Tistad M; von Koch L
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2013;19(11):62-63Forsberg AS; von Koch L; Nilsagard YE
- Letter: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2013;19(7):964Nilsagard YE; Forsberg AS; von Koch L
- Corrigendum: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2013;328(1-2):106Palmcrantz S; Holmqvist LW; Sommerfeld DK; Tistad M; Ytterberg C; von Koch L
- Conference publication: STROKE. 2013;44(2)Ranner M; Bertilsson A-S; Guidetti S; Johansson U; Eriksson G; Ytterberg C; Ekstam L; Andersson M; Tham K; von Koch L
- Editorial comment: JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY. 2010;56(4):219-220Bernhardt J; von Koch L; Kwakkel G
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2007;13:S139Gottberg K; Einarsson U; Ytterberg C; Fredrikson S; Von Koch L; Holmqvist LW
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2007;13:S117Ytterberg C; Johansson S; Andersson M; Holmqvist LW; von Koch L
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2007;13:S115Johansson S; Ytterberg C; Hillert J; Holmqvist LW; Von Koch L
- Published conference paper: PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2007;87(6):778-788Wottrich AW; von Koch L; Tham K
- Conference publication: ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY. 2005;58:S27Ytterberg C; Andersson M; Johansson S; Olsson D; Holmqvist LW; von Kock L
- Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2004;10(7032):S146Einarsson U; Gottberg K; Ytterberg L; Fredrikson S; von Koch L; Widén L
- Editorial comment: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2001;322(7301):1501-1502Holmqvist LW; von Koch L
- Doctoral thesis: 2000Koch LV
- Letter: STROKE. 1998;29(8):1738-1739Holmqvist LW; von Koch L; Kostulas V; Holm M; Widsell G; Tegler H; Johansson K; Almazán J; de Pedro-Cuesta J
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Grants
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024
- Swedish Research Council1 December 2023 - 30 November 2026This project aims to develop and evaluate the acceptability and effects of an eHealth service for promotion of physical activity (PA) in primary healthcare (PHC) for people with hypertension by developing the co-designed eHealth service ProMotion and evaluating patients and PHC staff acceptability of the eHealth service, and the effects on blood pressure and PA in a randomised controlled intervention.eHealth has potential to increase access to PHC. But the impact will depend on that the services fit the needs of the users, i.e. patients and staff in PHC. Studies show that people with chronic conditions and impairments find eHealth services inaccessible. People with impairment are less physically active compared to the general population, and metabolic risk factors and cardiovascular disease is common. PHC staff acknowledge the importance of promoting PA in patient consultations but lack time and competence in using methods for PA promotion.This translational research project will use frontline participatory methods to co-design the eHealth service in collaboration with patients and staff in PHC, digital designers and accessibility experts. The acceptability and effects of the service will be evaluated in a complex intervention to patients with hypertension in PHC in three healthcare regions.A well-designed eHealth service that patients and staff in PHC perceive accessible and usable will enhance patients’ participation in care and contribute to effective and sustainable PHC.
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2023 - 31 December 2024
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2022 - 31 December 2025Support for physical activity is necessary to sustain health after stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA). Still, rehabilitation services are not available to many of those who potentially would benefit due to barriers related to accessibility. While telerehabilitation is a promising strategy to support physical activity, there is a gap of knowledge regarding the implementation of technology that meet the needs of people post stroke or TIA in order to foster adherence and engagement in physical activity.Purpose is to improve health and wellbeing after stroke or TIA by increasing the access to physical activity through telerehabilitation. This will be accomplished by building on a national collaboration within secondary stroke prevention and through testing of an existing telerehabilitation program (ENAbLE) developed in Australia.The ENAbLE program seeks to strengthen physical functioning and self-efficacy for exercise through home-based physical exercise and to equip the person with knowledge and confidence to sustain physical activity through behavior change techniques. The program will be accessible via a recent developed mobile application which will be used to reinforce autonomy and patient-therapist partnership.We will first evaluate if the ENAbLE program can be delivered as intended through a pilot RCT to determine the feasibility, processes, end-users experiences and preliminary effects of the program in urban and rural regions of Sweden. We will thereafter initiate a full-scale RCT to investigate the effects of the ENAbLE program on risk factors for recurrent stroke, well-being and its cost-effectiveness across Sweden.The project will draw on socio-technical theory, depicting technologies as part of a dynamic system in order to explore its potential use in rehabilitation. The ENAbLE program offers a sustainable strategy to support exercise and physical activity which could benefit a large group of people with stroke and TIA regardless of where they live.
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 November 2021 - 31 October 2024
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 November 2021 - 31 October 2024
- Teach back to enhance self-management of prescribed medication - a feasibility studyThe Kamprad family Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Research & Charity1 September 2021 - 31 August 2023
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2021 - 31 December 2023
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 July 2020 - 30 June 2023
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
- Person-centred care transitions for people with complex health conditions: a co-design projectThe Kamprad Family Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Research & Charity1 September 2019 - 31 August 2022
- Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning1 January 2018 - 31 December 2020
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2014 - 31 December 2016
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2013 - 31 December 2016
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2011 - 31 December 2013
Employments
- Professor, Senior, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2025
- Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2024
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2006
- Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2000
Distinction and awards
- The silver medal, Karolinska Institutet, https://news.ki.se/lena-von-koch-and-bjorn-klinge-receives-the-silver-medal-2019?pk_vid=701f3d3b3a7e25c7169804785798333c, 2019
- Verna Wright Prize, Society of Rehabilitation Research, UK, 2015