Lisa Holmlund previously BergmarkKarolinska Institutet | KI · Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society - NVS
Lisa Holmlund previously Bergmark
Doctor of Medicine
Research on sick leave and return-to-work after SCI and CMDs, in the intersection between research and practise
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Introduction
Assistant professor at the division of occupational therapy, NVS, Karolinska Institutet. Previously Reg. Occupational Therapist at Spinalis SCI unit. Research focus is on sick leave and RTW after sickness or injury. My thesis aimed to generate knowledge about RTW for adults with SCI to develop and evaluate the feasibility of ReWork-SCI. My current focus is the coordination of RTW and the intersection between work and private life for sick leave and RTW for persons with CMDs.
Additional affiliations
August 2019 - February 2020
September 2014 - present
June 2003 - August 2014
Rehab Station Stockholm
Position
- Reg. Occupational Therapist
Publications
Publications (12)
Purpose:
Identify ethical issues that arise in the coordination of return-to-work (RTW) among employees on sick leave due to common mental disorders (CMDs).
Material and methods:
41 semi-structured individual interviews and one focus group interview with stakeholders (n = 46) involved in RTW: employees on sick leave due to CMDs, coordinators and...
Understanding the process of return-to-work is key to supporting people's social participation and health after a disability. This phenomenographic study aimed to explore the expectations and ways of understanding return-to-work from the perspectives of three stakeholder types: three workers with spinal cord injuries, their employers, and an occupa...
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to explore the employee and the managerial experience of reasons for sick leave due to CMDs in relation to work and private life, through the lens of a transactional perspective of everyday life occupation and gender norms.
Methods
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 employees on sick leave due t...
Qualitative interviews are generally conducted in person. As the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) prevents in-person interviews, methodological studies which investigate the use of the telephone for persons with different illness experiences are needed. The aim was to explore experiences of the use of telephone during semi-structured research interv...
The translation of SCIM-SR and SCIM-III in Swedish was performed as part of the research project the International Project for the Evaluation of activE Rehabilitation (Inter-PEER) (https://www.researchgate.net/project/INTERnational-Project-for-the-Evaluation-of-activE-Rehabilitation-inter-PEER-for-people-with-spinal-cord-injury-SCI). The translatio...
Purpose
To identify facilitators of and barriers to the coordination of return-to-work between the primary care services, the employee, and the employers from the perspective of coordinators and employees on sick leave due to common mental disorders (CMDs).
Material and methods
Descriptive qualitative study. Semi-structured interviews were conduct...
Purpose
To generate knowledge about how professional stakeholders organise and experience the support of the return-to-work (RTW) process for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).
Methods
Constructivist grounded theory approach. Professional stakeholders (n = 34) involved in the RTW process and representing three Swedish Regions were recruited in...
Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility of: (1) ReWork-SCI with regard to adherence and acceptability and (2) a study design for evaluating ReWork-SCI with regard to recruitment, retention and outcome measures.
Design: Pre-test and post-test, single group, feasibility study.
Setting: Spinal cord injury (SCI) unit at a regional rehabilitation cent...
Introduction: Return to work (RTW) after spinal cord injury (SCI) often involves a complex
and extended process for the person, due to consequences of the injury. There is limited
evidence on how to support a person with SCI during the RTW process, and employment
rates are low in Sweden, as well as internationally. It is important when developing a...
Involving persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) as experts in their lives is important for research to design relevant health care interventions. The purpose of this study was to use photovoice methods to explore experiences of barriers and possibilities in return to work among working adults with SCI. The photovoice group consisted of six persons...
Purpose: The aim of this follow-up study was to explore experiences of return to work in the context of everyday life among adults 7–11 years after spinal cord injury (SCI).
Methods: This study used in-depth interviews and observations in a qualitative design with eight persons who had previously been interviewed in 2008. A narrative approach was u...
The study sought to explore experience and expectations about paid work among young adults on sick leave after spinal cord injury (SCI).
Eight participants with traumatic SCI, who were 20-34 years of age, and had not yet returned to work 1-5 years post-injury, were interviewed. Selection was made with purposive sampling. Data were analysed using a...
Projects
Projects (2)
To translate the Spinal Cord Independence Measure III and SR into Swedish.
The translation of SCIM-SR and SCIM-III in Swedish was performed as part of the research project the International Project for the Evaluation of activE Rehabilitation (Inter-PEER) (https://www.researchgate.net/project/INTERnational-Project-for-the-Evaluation-of-activE-Rehabilitation-inter-PEER-for-people-with-spinal-cord-injury-SCI). The translation process was based on guidelines and recommendations, and involved a multidisciplinary team of health professionals with expertise in SCI rehabilitation, a professional translator and people with spinal cord injury.
The SCIM is an assessment tool for independence in daily activities relevant for people with spinal cord injury. The items are graded and weighted to capture the difficulty of performance, the subjective value of the activities and the time required. The SCIM III comprises 19 daily activities divided into the following subscales: Self-care, Respiration and sphincter management and Mobility (room and toilet and indoors/outdoors on even surface).
If you wish to provide comments in regard to the translation of s-SCIM-III and s-SCIM-SR, please send us a message on ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/project/s-SCIM-III-and-s-SCIM-SR-Swedish-version-of-Spinal-Cord-Independence-Measure-III-and-SR). We will consider your comments, and we may respond back if we need further clarifications.
First years after SCI is crucial for a return to work, early and coordinated rehabilitation are necessary to facilitate participation in the labor market for persons with SCI. The overall aim of this project is to generate knowledge about RTW for adults with SCI, in order to develop and evaluate innovative interventions that can serve as a compliment to current systems for returning to work. The thesis is based on a participatory approach, i.e. an approach where the participant is seen as collators in research. In cooperation with persons with SCI and actors in RTW, knowledge will be generated to serve as a foundation in development of a complex intervention.
