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Kristin Thomas

Associate Professor, Docent

My focus is on implementation science, specifically the implementation of health promotion and digital tools in health- and social care settings.

Research interests

Implementing evidence-based interventions for health promotion in routine healthcare

My research focuses on barriers and facilitators for implementing health promotion in routine healthcare. Current research projects study the use of digital tools in health promotion practice and the implementation of novel practice model for mental health care. I am also responsible for teaching and supervising Implementation Science students on master and doctoral levels at Linköping University as well as other universities in Sweden and abroad.

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) Continue to DOI
Per Nilsen, Jeanette Wassar Kirk, Katarina Ulfsdotter Gunnarsson, Kristin Thomas (2026) Matters arising: a critique of "Nuancing the continuum from ideal to real-world implementation" by Eldh et al. 2025 Implementation Science Communications, Vol. 7, Article 12 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2025

Maja Husted Hubeishy, Jeanette Trostrup, Malene Joensen, Kristin Thomas, Petra Dannapfel, Camilla Blach Rossen, Tue Secher Jensen, Thomas Maribo, Nanna Rolving (2025) Can a tailored implementation programme enhance the adoption of guideline-adherent behaviour in physiotherapists and chiropractors managing patients with low back pain? An implementation study Implementation Science Communications, Vol. 7, Article 7 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Katarina Ekelof, Gerd Almquist Tangen, Christine Delisle Nystrom, Marie Lof, Kristin Thomas (2025) Mental wellbeing during pregnancy and the transition to motherhood: an explorative study through the lens of healthcare professionals BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol. 25, Article 803 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Per Nilsen, Jeanette Wassar Kirk, Katarina Ulfsdotter Gunnarsson, Kristin Thomas (2025) Tempering implementation optimism: distinguishing between efficacy and effectiveness in implementation research Implementation Science Communications, Vol. 6, Article 90 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

News

Pregnant women in a room.

Better care of expectant mothers in focus for new research centre

It should not matter where in the country a woman gives birth. Nor should her background. A new research centre is therefore being set up, to make the entire care chain for expectant and new mothers more equal and based on their individual needs.

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