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Christina Turesson

Senior Associate Professor, Head of Unit

My research focus on exploring treatment outcomes after rehabilitation and how to support and motivate the individual in different phases of the rehabilitation process.

Supporting the patient in rehabilitation

The individual’s involvement in rehabilitation is a significant factor for the outcome of rehabilitation efforts. Therefore, it is important to highlight how patients can be supported and motivated in the best possible way in different parts of the rehabilitation process.

My research focuses on improving rehabilitation and return to work for people with chronic pain and hand injuries or diseases. Often, individuals living with long-term conditions also need support after a rehabilitation period has ended to continue managing in their daily lives. Therefore, my research covers different parts of the care chain, from early rehabilitation efforts related to surgery to interventions associated with return to work.

I also do research about education and learning within occupational therapy. The focus of this research is skills and abilities, and the pedagogical aspects and challenges in the professional practice of occupational therapists.

About me

Qualifications, employment and appointments

Qualifications

  • 2022 Associate professor, Linköping University
  • 2016 Doctor of Medical Science, Linköping University
  • 1999 Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, Linköping University

Positions of employment

  • 2023- Senior associate professor, unit of Occupational Therapy, Linköping University
  • 2022-2023 Senior lecturer, associate professor, unit of Occupational Therapy, Linköping University
  • 2020-2022 Postdoctoral researcher in Occupational Therapy, Linköping University
  • 2003-2020 Reg. Occupational Therapist, Department of Hand surgery, Plastic surgery, and Burns, Linköping University Hospital
  • 1999-2003 Reg. Occupational Therapist, Geriatric clinic, Linköping University Hospital

Appointments

  • Main supervisor for two doctoral students at Linköping University and assistant supervisor for one PhD student at Karolinska Institute

Field of teaching

  • I teach at the bachelor and master’s level in occupational therapy and medical science.

Publications

2024

Vedrana Bolic Baric, Gunilla Liedberg, Hanna Lundell, Mathilda Björk, Christina Turesson (2024) Digital coaching and its potential to support the return-to-work-process for individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain - A focus group study Digital Health, Vol. 10, Article 20552076241300222 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Gunilla Liedberg, Mathilda Björk, Marie-France Coutu, Marie-Jose Durand, Christina Turesson (2024) Translation and initial cross-cultural adaptation of the tool for support-gradual return-to-work for persons with chronic musculoskeletal pain to the Swedish setting Work: A journal of Prevention, Assessment and rehabilitation, Vol. 79, p. 987-998 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Linda Evertsson, Anders Bjorkman, Christina Turesson, Marianne Arner, Cecilia Mellstrand Navarro (2024) Long-term subjective and objective outcomes after digital nerve repair: a cohort study Journal of Hand Surgery, European Volume (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2023

Christina Turesson, Gunilla Liedberg, Mathilda Björk (2023) Evaluating the Clinical Use and Utility of a Digital Support App for Employees With Chronic Pain Returning to Work (SWEPPE): Observational Study JMIR Human Factors, Vol. 10, Article e52088 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Madeleine Winberg, Christina Turesson (2023) Patients perspectives of collagenase injection or needle fasciotomy and rehabilitation for Dupuytren disease, including hand function and occupational performance Disability and Rehabilitation, Vol. 45, p. 986-996 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Research

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