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Evalotte Mörelius

Professor

I am professor of paediatric nursing and chair of the research group for Child and Family Centred Care in collaboration with Crown Princess Victoria Children’s Hospital. 

Paediatric Nursing Research

The aim with paediatric nursing research is to create scientific knowledge to be used in healthcare for children, young people, and their families to promote and provide physiological and psychological quality of life irrespectively of diagnosis, condition, and social context.

Goals

  • To create high quality paediatric nursing research with potential for implementation in clinical practice (Research)
  • To ensure paediatric nursing research capacity for the future (Education)
  • To strengthen the paediatric nursing research environment in the county of Östergötland (Collaboration)
  • To collaborate with consumers to create innovative research of importance for children, young people, and their families (Priorities)

About me

Academic degrees and qualifications

  • Reg Nurse 1987
  • Bachelor of Science (Paediatric Nursing) 1990
  • Master of Science (Nursing) 1999
  • Medicine doctor (Paediatrics) 2006
  • Docent in paediatric nursing 2014
  • Associate professor in Paediatric Nursing 2017
  • Vice Chancellor Professorial Research Fellow, Edith Cowan University 2018-2022
  • Professor Chair of Nursing Research at Perth Children’s Hospital, Australia 2018-2022

Awards

  • Honorary Professor University of Jordan 2024
  • Nils Svenningsen’s award for best neonatal research project, Little Child Foundation 2018
  • STINT fellowship 2015/16 National University of Singapore, Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education.
  • Vice Chancellor Post Doc, Department of Social and Welfare Studies, 2011-2014.

 

Completed HDR supervisions

  • PhD Gunilla Flankegård 2026
  • MSc Jessica Dantaz, 2024
  • PhD Siri Lilliesköld, 2024
  • PhD Charlotte Sahlen Helmer, 2024
  • Licentiate Gunilla Flankegård, 2022
  • PhD Hui Zhang, 2020
  • PhD Charlotte Angelhoff, 2017
  • PhD Katrin Ivars, 2016
  • Licentiate Marie Teder, 2013

Current HDR supervision

  • Emotional co-regulation and development of parent-infant interaction in premature babies.
  • Child- and family centred care. Focus on mental health for siblings of children living with long-term conditions
  • Biological co-regulation and development of the stress system in premature infants
  • Delayed cord clamping and early skin-to skin-contact between infants and parents.
  • Challenges after extremely preterm birth with focus on lung disease, neurodevelopment and quality of life.
  • Psychophysiological response of cyber security professionals to cyber threat in the workplace.
  • Contemporary idiopathic childhood constipation health education within the primary health care setting and its utilisation by families living in Perth, Western Australia.
  • A manualised group program targeted towards internalised stigma.

Network

 

International Network for Child & Family Centred Care
Western Australia Paediatric and Child Health Nursing Research Network
Riksföreningen för Barnsjuksköterskor

Var mellan åren 2008-2013 ordförande i Riksföreningen för Barnsjuksköterskor.
Pain in early life (PEARL) 
Separation and Closeness Experiences in the Neonatal Environment (SCENE)
International Family Nursing Association International Family Nursing Association
onternational Center for Excellence in Emotional Availability Emotional Availability

Publications

Laura Kervezee, Michelle Romijn, Kirsten N G van de Weijer, Britney S J Chen, George L Burchell, Marieke S Tollenaar, Marcela Tamayo-Ortiz, Lauren E Philbrook, Carolina de Weerth, Yang Cao, Joost Rotteveel, Rina D Eiden, Rima Azar, Nicole R Bush, Adina Chis, Grazyna Kmita, Melissa W Clearfield, Roseriet Beijers, Michael Gröschl, Stefan A Wudy, Andries Kalsbeek, Evalotte Mörelius, Martijn J J Finken (2025)
Development of 24-hour rhythms in cortisol secretion across infancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data.

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism , Vol.110 , s.e515-e524 Continue to DOI

Julie Blamires, Mandie Foster, Shayne Rasmussen, Maggie Zgambo, Evalotte Mörelius (2024)
The experiences and perceptions of healthy siblings of children with a long-term condition: Umbrella review

Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing Care of Children and Families , Vol.77 , s.191-203 Continue to DOI

Mandie Foster, Lisa Whitehead, Therese A. O'Sullivan, Julie Hill, Evalotte Mörelius (2025)
A child-centred research checklist to improve the design and reporting of paediatric research studies: A descriptive mixed methods study

International Journal of Nursing Studies , Vol.162 Continue to DOI

2026

Jamie Qiao Xin Ng, Mahesh Choolani, Liang Shen, Aayisha, Lubna Shah, Shang Chee Chong, Cornelia Ying Ing Chee, Yong Shian Goh, Jancy Mathews, Evalotte Mörelius, Johan Gunnar Eriksson, Shefaly Shorey (2026) Factors Associated With Maternal Depression, Anxiety and Mother-Infant Bonding in At-Risk Mothers During Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study Journal of Advanced Nursing, Article PMID 7609811 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Gunilla Flankegård, Patrik Rytterström, Berit Gustafsson, Evalotte Mörelius (2026) Children's experiences of functional constipation: A qualitative reflexive thematic analysis International Journal of Nursing Studies, Vol. 174, Article 105302 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2025

Maggie Zgambo, Edah Anyango, Diana H. Arabiat, Irene Ngune, Evalotte Mörelius, Min Zhang, Lisa Claire Whitehead (2025) Effect of Digital Safety Interventions on Parental Practices in Safeguarding Children's Digital Activities: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, Vol. 8, Article e70745 (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI
Aayisha, Mahesh Choolani, Shang Chee Chong, Cornelia Ying Ing Chee, Jancy Mathews, Yong Shian Goh, Lubna Shah, Lina Hsiu Kim Lim, Evalotte Mörelius, Johan Gunnar Eriksson, Shefaly Shorey (2025) 'Giving and Receiving'-Peer Volunteers' Experiences of Online Perinatal Support: A Qualitative Study Journal of Advanced Nursing (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Lubna Shah, Yong Shian Goh, Mahesh Choolani, Johan Gunnar Eriksson, Cornelia Ying Ing Chee, Shang Chee Chong, Jancy Mathews, Lina Hsiu Kim Lim, Evalotte Mörelius, Shefaly Shorey (2025) A Window Into Vulnerability and Support: At-Risk Mothers' Perinatal Experiences and Perspectives on mHealth-Based Care Journal of Advanced Nursing (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Gunilla Flankegård, Peter Wide, Evalotte Mörelius (2025) The outcomes of a structured bowel management programme on childhood functional constipation: a retrospective pre - post intervention study Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing Care of Children and Families, Vol. 84, p. 294-301 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Ulrika Birberg, Felix-Sebastian Koch, Charlotte Sahlén Helmer, Jonna Tell, Ellinore Nyberg, Thomas Abrahamsson, Evalotte Mörelius (2025) Moderate-To-Late Preterm Infants Benefit From the Early Collaborative Intervention: Primary Outcomes of an RCT Acta Paediatrica (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Siri Lillieskold, Karoline Lode-Kolz, Bjorn Westrup, Nils Bergman, Kimmo Sorjonen, Ulrika Ådén, Evalotte Mörelius, Siren Rettedal, Wibke Jonas (2025) Skin-to-skin contact at birth for very preterm infants and symptoms of depression and anxiety in parents during the first year - A secondary outcome of a randomized clinical trial Journal of Affective Disorders, Vol. 383, p. 323-332 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Helen J. Nelson, Hayley Harrison, Katie Mckenzie, Anne M. Williams, Girish Swaminathan, Evalotte Mörelius (2025) Developing a child-reported measure of inpatient experience of healthcare Journal of Child Health Care (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Esther Adama, Eric Adua, Evalotte Mörelius, Annie Chang, Ravisha Srinivasjois, Sara Bayes (2025) Australian fathers' experiences of caring for their preterm infants Infant Mental Health Journal, Vol. 46, p. 298-316 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Research

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Research Group for Child and Family Centred Care

Our vision is to promote, create, translate, and implement innovative research of high quality which can make a difference for children and young people with various conditions.

Coworkers

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Mathilda Thorssell

Lecturer

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Anna Seiterö

Postdoc

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Charlotte Angelhoff

Affiliated Researcher, Docent

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Ulrika Birberg Thornberg

Affiliated Researcher

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Gudjon Elvar Theodorsson

Professor Emerita

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Charlotte Sahlén Helmer

Affiliated Researcher

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Thomas Abrahamsson

Professor

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Gunilla Flankegård
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Patrik Rytterström

Associate Professor, Docent

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Aida Brkic

Lecturer

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Gemma Safikhani Kashkooli
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Filippa Jarlert
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Linda Gustafsson Wännlund
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Emma Nordh
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Linn Löfberg
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Helena Quist

Research Engineer

Organisation

Division of Nursing Sciences and Reproductive Health (ORH)

We carry out education and research in nursing. We run the nursing program in Linköping and Norrköping, as well as the Midwife program and 7 programs on an advanced level for specialist nurses.
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Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)

The research areas at HMV include experimental basic research to clinical, social and public health research. We conduct high-quality education in the sought-after care professions.
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences conducts research and education within medicine, healthcare and public health.

Research projects

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The Kangaroo Study

Is kangaroo care applicable and in the best interests of the infant and family in a high-tech neonatal environment in Sweden?
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EArly Collaborative Intervention (EACI)

We want to improve neonatal intensive care to promote and raise the quality of parent-child interactions in order to strengthen the prospects of normal development among preterm infants.
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Sleep in parents of sick children

Being the parent of a sick child brings with it additional demands. We study and describe sleep patterns among these parents.

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Division of Nursing Sciences and Reproductive Health (ORH)

We carry out education and research in nursing. We run the nursing program in Linköping and Norrköping, as well as the Midwife program and 7 programs on an advanced level for specialist nurses.

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