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Kristin Gustafsson

Affiliated Researcher

I am a phd student at Linköping University and work clinically as a physiotherapist at Rehabilitation Centre, Ryhov County Hospital in Jönköping. My research is focused on risk- and health factors in patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis.

My research

In my research, I study risk- and health factors in patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis

They has been referred for structured core treatment (including education and individually adapted exercises) and registered in the National Quality Register for “Better Management of Patients with Osteoarthritis” (BOA).

I study if patients in the BOA Register differ from the Swedish general population regarding socioeconomic, health and sick leave. I also strives for identifying factors that can predict progression and long-term outcome for the patients in the BOA Register.

Previously I have also studied physiotherapeutic treatment of acute ankle sprains.


Publications

2024

Kristin Gustafsson, Anna Cronstrom, Ola Rolfson, Eva Ageberg, Therese Jonsson (2024) Responders to first-line osteoarthritis treatment had reduced frequency of hip and knee joint replacements within 5 years: an observational register-based study of 44,311 patients Acta Orthopaedica, Vol. 95, p. 373-379 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Kristin Gustafsson, Kristina Areskoug Josefsson, Marit Eriksson, Ola Rolfson, Joanna Kvist (2024) Perspectives on health care and self-management of osteoarthritis among patients who desire surgery: A qualitative interview study Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, Vol. 40, p. 1768-1778 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2023

Kristin Gustafsson, Joanna Kvist, Marit Eriksson, Ola Rolfson (2023) What Factors Identified in Initial Osteoarthritis Management Are Associated With Poor Patient-reported Outcomes After THA?: A Register-based Study Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, Vol. 481, p. 1732-1742 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Kristin Gustafsson (2023) Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: Who Are the Patients Referred to First-Line Intervention and What Happens to Them?
Simone Battista, Ali Kiadaliri, Therese Jonsson, Kristin Gustafsson, Martin Englund, Marco Testa, Andrea DellIsola (2023) Factors Associated With Adherence to a Supervised Exercise Intervention for Osteoarthritis: Data From the Swedish Osteoarthritis Registry Arthritis care & research, Vol. 75, p. 2117-2126 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Organisation

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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.
Div of Physiotherapy

Unit of Physiotherapy

We are about 45 employees who together develop further teaching and research in physiotherapy. The link between clinical and academic activities is strong.
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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.

Coworkers

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Joanna Kvist

Professor

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Anne Fältström

Affiliated Researcher, Docent

  • Marit Eriksson IMH, Linköpings Universitet och Futurum Region Jönköpings län
  • Ola Rolfson, Professor. Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Sahlgrenska Akademin, Göteborgs Universitet
  • Leif Dahlberg, Professor, Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lunds Universitet
  • Kristina Areskoug Josefsson, Docent, Biträdande professor, Jönköping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare, Hälsohögskolan i Jönköping

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