Hanna Israelsson Larsen

Adjunct Associate Professor, Docent

In my research, I am driven by improving primary health care for patients with mental illness and biopsychosocial problems. In addition, as a general practitioner, I am interested in a wide spectra of diseases in the population.

Publications

2026

Per Nilsen, Lise Bergman Nordgren, Kristin Thomas, Erica Skagius Ruiz, Hanna Israelsson Larsen (2026)

Young adults' access to mental health care: integrating the Primary Care Behavioral Health model into routine care in Sweden BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 26, Article 144 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13903-2

Cecilia Rosander, Hanna Israelsson Larsen, Elin Karlsson, Jon Pallon, Maria Samefors, Hans Thulesius, Magnus Falk (2026)

How consistent are sick leave assessments? Variation among primary care physicians in Sweden Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, Vol. 44, p. 1-15 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2025.2577665

2025

Jenny Larsson, William Hansson, Hanna Israelsson Larsen, Lars-Owe D. Koskinen, Anders Eklund, Jan Malm (2025)

Higher-level gait disorders: a population-based study on prevalence, quality of life, depression and confidence in gait and balance BMJ NEUROLOGY OPEN, Vol. 7, Article e000992 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2024-000992

2024

Hanna Israelsson Larsen, Kristin Thomas, Lise Bergman Nordgren, Erica Skagius Ruiz, Kocher Koshnaw, Per Nilsen (2024)

Implementing primary care behavioral health in Swedish primary care - study protocol for a pragmatic stepped wedge cluster trial BMC Primary Care, Vol. 25, Article 310 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02515-0

Jenny Koppner, Ann Lindelöf, Fredrik Iredahl, Staffan Nilsson, Annika Thorsell, Hanna Israelsson Larsen, Åshild Olsen Faresjö (2024)

Sense of coherence, mental health, and hair cortisol concentrations among older people during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study BMC Public Health, Vol. 24, Article 1502 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19034-3

Education

I teach at several semesters in the Linköping University Medical School in e.g. patient-doctor consultation, the role of the physician and how to work as a general practitioner. In addition, I teach cardiology from a primary care perspective and supervise medical students during their scientific work at K8.

Organisation

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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Division of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Community Medicine (PRNV)

We are an interdisciplinary division that consists of three units: Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Clinical Medicine.

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

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

News

Kick Off for RELATE – a research center for sustainable and extended working lives

On 26 February, RELATE held its kick-off at Wadströmska villan on Campus Norrköping, marking the start of its work as an interdisciplinary research centre focusing on sustainable working lives and return to work for people aged 55+

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New research centre meets challenge of longer working lives

More and more people are working later into their lives – but what happens when health fails and this leads to sick leave? A new research centre at LiU is to find solutions for returning to work later in life and for a sustainable working life.

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Millions to be invested in promising researchers from the region's clinics

The Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine and Region Östergötland are starting a strategic research effort this year. The investment will boost clinically oriented research where six associated clinical fellows will start the program in 2023.