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Karin Larsson

Lecturer

I am a lecturer in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing programme, primarily teaching in semester 3, where I serve as Associate Course Coordinator. My research focuses on violence, abuse and neglect of older people.

Presentation

I am a registered nurse with specialist nursing qualifications, a Master's degree in Nursing Science, and a PhD in Medical Science.

I teach in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing programme, primarily in Semester 3, where I serve as Associate Course Coordinator. I am also an instructor in Adult Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare professionals and supervise undergraduate theses and degree projects.

I completed my PhD in December 2025. My doctoral research focused on cognitive function and health among survivors of cardiac arrest.

A substantial part of my work is devoted to research as a postdoctoral researcher within the national research programme APPEAL. The programme aims to investigate violence, abuse, and neglect against older people aged 65 years and over, with the long-term goal of preventing such experiences and improving support and care for those affected.

My current research includes a national survey study examining staff experiences of violence, abuse, and neglect in residential care facilities and home care services. I am also involved in an intervention study in which care staff, older residents, family members, and researchers collaborate to develop and evaluate approaches for preventing violence and abuse and strengthening support for older people exposed to these experiences.

 

Publications

2026

Rikard Wärdig, Johanna Nilwert, Louice Bark, Karin Larsson, Sally Hultsjö (2026) School Nurses' Experiences of Suicide Prevention Work in Junior High School Nursing Research and Practice, Vol. 2026, Article 4810241 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1155/nrp/4810241

2025

Karin Larsson (2025) Insights into Cognitive Function in Survivors of Cardiac Arrest (Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary) https://dx.doi.org/10.3384/9789181181531
Karin Larsson, Carina Hjelm, Anna Strömberg, Johan Israelsson, Anders Bremer, Jens Agerström, Nina Carlsson, Dionysia Tsoukala, Erik Blennow Nordström, Kristofer Årestedt (2025) Cardiac arrest survivors' self-reported cognitive function, and its association with self-reported health status, psychological distress, and life satisfaction-a Swedish nationwide registry study Resuscitation, Vol. 209, Article 110550 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2025.110550

2022

Karin Larsson, Carina Hjelm, Gisela Lilja, Anna Strömberg, Kristofer Arestedt (2022) Differences in self-reported health between cardiac arrest survivors with good cerebral performance and survivors with moderate cerebral disability: a nationwide register study BMJ Open, Vol. 12, Article e058945 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058945

2021

Karin Larsson, Anders Bremer, Kristofer Arestedt, Lise-Lotte Gunnarsson, Anna Strömberg, Carina Hjelm (2021) Ways of understanding cognitive impairment in cardiac arrest survivors: A phenomenographic study Intensive & Critical Care Nursing, Vol. 63, Article 102994 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2020.102994

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