Lina Nilsson

Associate professor

Department of Medicine and Optometry Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

lina.nilsson@lnu.se

+46 480-44 63 96

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My research groups

eHealth Institute Linnaeus University researches, evaluates, educates and collaborates with the surrounding society within e-health. Read more about our program and courses, ongoing research projects…
The ReAction group – Resilient healthcare and patient activation Our research aims to improve the ability of healthcare systems to provide high quality, safe and equitable care throughout the…

My completed research projects

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Adelsjö, I., Lehnbom, E.C., Hellström, A., Nilsson, L., Flink, M., et al. (2024). The impact of discharge letter content on unplanned hospital readmissions within 30 and 90 days in older adults with chronic illness - a mixed methods study. BMC Geriatrics. 24 (1).
Status: Published
Qvarfordt, M., Lagrosen, S., Nilsson, L. (2024). Medical secretaries' fears and opportunities in an increasingly digitalised workplace environment. Journal of Health Organization & Management. 38 (9). 175-194.
Status: Published
Qvarfordt, M., Lagrosen, S., Nilsson, L. (2024). Quadruple helix collaboration for eHealth : a business relationship approach. International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management. 21 (2). 89-110.
Status: Published
Qvarfordt, M., Nilsson, E., Nilsson, L. (2023). Health Care Professionals' Experiences in Telerehabilitation : Qualitative Content Analysis. JMIR Human Factors. 10.
Status: Published
Villius zetterholm, M., Nilsson, L., Jokela, P. (2022). Using a Proximity-Detection Technology to Nudge for Physical Distancing in a Swedish Workplace During the COVID-19 Pandemic : Retrospective Case Study. JMIR Formative Research. 6 (12).
Status: Published
Adelsjö, I., Nilsson, L., Hellström, A., Ekstedt, M., Lehnbom, E.C. (2022). Communication about medication management during patient–physician consultations in primary care : a participant observation study. BMJ Open. 12 (11).
Status: Published
Lindberg, T., Sandström, B., Andersson, E.K., Borg, C., Hjelm, M., et al. (2021). Older persons' experience of eHealth services in home health care : A meta-ethnography eHealth services in home health care. Health Informatics Journal. 27 (4).
Status: Published
Nilsson, L., Hellström, A., Wennerberg, C., Ekstedt, M., Schildmeijer, K. (2020). Patients' experiences of using an e-Health tool for self-management support after prostate cancer surgery : a deductive interview study explained through the FITT framework. BMJ Open. 10 (6). 1-8.
Status: Published
Ekstedt, M., Schildmeijer, K., Wennerberg, C., Nilsson, L., Wannheden, C., et al. (2019). Enhanced patient activation in cancer care transitions : protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a tailored eectronic health intervention for men with prostate cancer. JMIR Research Protocols. 8 (3). 1-13.
Status: Published
Nilsson, L., Fagerström, C. (2018). Decision-makers and mediators in a home healthcare digitisation process : nurses' experiences of implementation and use of a decision support system. Contemporary Nurse : health care across the lifespan. 54 (4-5). 511-521.
Status: Published
Christiansen, L., Fagerström, C., Nilsson, L. (2017). Nurses' use and perception of an information and communication technology system for improving coordination during hospital discharges : a survey in Swedish primary healthcare. Computers, Informatics, Nursing. 35 (7). 358-363.
Status: Published
Nilsson, L., Eriksen, S., Borg, C. (2016). The influence of social challenges when implementing information systems in a Swedish health-care organisation. Journal of Nursing Management. 24 (6). 789-797.
Status: Published
Hofflander, M., Nilsson, L., Eriksén, S., Borg, C. (2016). Framing the implementation process of video conferencing in discharge planning : According to staff experience. Informatics for Health and Social Care. 41 (2). 192-209.
Status: Published
Hofflander, M., Nilsson, L., Eriksén, S., Borg, C. (2016). Healthcare managers’ experiences of leading the implementation of video conferencing in discharge planning sessions : an interview study. Computers, Informatics, Nursing. 34 (3). 108-115.
Status: Published
Nilsson, L., Eriksén, S., Borg, C. (2014). Social Challenges when implementing Information Systems in everyday work in a nursing context. Computers, Informatics, Nursing. 32 (9). 442-450.
Status: Published
Hofflander, M., Nilsson, L., Eriksén, S., Borg, C. (2013). Discharge planning : narrated by nursing staff in primary healthcare and their concerns about using video conferencing in the planning session - an interview study. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. 3 (1). 88-98.
Status: Published
Nilsson, L., Hofflander, M., Eriksén, S., Borg, C. (2012). The importance of Interaction in the implementation of information technology in health care : A symbolic interactionism study on the meaning of accessibility. Informatics for Health and Social Care. 37 (4). 277-290.
Status: Published

Conference paper (Refereed)

Hofflander, M., Nilsson, L. (2025). Challenges concerning the design of a newbest practice using video conferencing in discharge planning. .
Nilsson, L., Jokela, P., Nylinder, P. (2024). Strategiers betydelse, på makro-, meso- och mikronivå, för implementeringen av digitala hjälpmedel inom hälso- och sjukvården. .
Hammar, T., Hoffmann, M., Nilsson, L. (2023). Challenges with Medication Management and the National Medication List in Sweden : An Interview Study from a Human, Organizational, and Technology Perspective. Caring is Sharing – Exploiting the Value in Data for Health and Innovation. 287-291.
Lagrosen, S., Nilsson, A., Nilsson, L. (2019). Creating a market for ehealth entrepreneurs. Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Peloponnese, Kalamata, Greece, 19-20 September 2019. 566-571.
Schildmeijer, K., Wannheden, C., Nilsson, L., Frykholm, O., Hellström, A., et al. (2018). Developing an eHealth Tool to Support Patient Empowerment at Home. Building Continents of Knowledge in Oceans of Data : The Future of Co-Created eHealth. 925-929.
Hofflander, M., Hu, Y., Eriksén, S., Fagerström, C., Lundberg, J., et al. (2018). Different Ways of Engaging the End-Users in mHealth Services : Lessons learned from Swedish case of “Health in Hand” Project. eTELEMED 2018 : The Tenth International Conference on eHealth, Telemedicine, and Social Medicine. 111-114.
Zetterholm, M., Jokela, P., Nilsson, L. (2018). Technology Mediated Nudging in a Mobile Health Context. UBT International Conference 2018. 1-6.
Fagerström, C., Eriksen, S., Nilsson, L. (2017). The Implementation of a Decision Support Tool in Home Healthcare : Nurses’ Experiences of Professional Adaptation when Healthcare is in Transformation. .
Hofflander, M., Nilsson, L., Borg, C., Eriksén, S. (2014). Video Conference as a Tool to Enable Participation in Discharge Planning : Experiences From Implementers about the Implementation Process. Proceedings of the 47th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.
Eriksén, S., Georgsson, M., Hofflander, M., Nilsson, L., Lundberg, J. (2014). Health in Hand : Putting mHealth Design in Context. 2014 IEEE 2nd International Workshop on Usability and Accessibility focused Requirements Engineering (UsARE) : Proceedings. 36-39.
Eriksén, S., Hofflander, M., Nilsson, L., Borg, C., Georgsson, M., et al. (2014). Transforming healthcare delivery : ICT design for self-care of type 2 diabetes. .
Nilsson, L., Hofflander, M., Eriksén, S., Borg, C. (2010). From Twitter to data based patient record : Newly graduated nurses´experiences on IT in a traditional profession. IRIS33, Information System Research Seminar in Scandinavia.
Nilsson, L., Hofflander, M., Borg, C., Eriksén, S. (2010). PD 3.1 to the rescue : challenges for participatory design in a health care context. PDC '10 Proceedings of the 11th Biennial Participatory Design Conference. 269-270.

Article, review/survey (Refereed)

Fagerström, C., Tuvesson, H., Axelsson, L., Nilsson, L. (2017). The role of ICT in nursing practice : An integrative literature review of the Swedish context. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. Wiley-Blackwell. 31 (3). 434-448.
Status: Published

Chapter in book (Other academic)

Hofflander, M., Nilsson, L. (2020). Att förbereda samhället för digitalisering av hälso- och sjukvård. Grundbok i e-hälsa. Stockholm, Liber. 144-152.
Nilsson, L., Hofflander, M. (2020). Från Nationell IT-strategi till Vision 2025. Grundbok i e-hälsa. Stockholm, Liber. 136-143.
Hofflander, M., Nilsson, L. (2020). Modell för att lyckas med digitaliseringen. Grundbok i e-hälsa. Liber. 172-180.

Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)

Nilsson, L. (2014). Social challenges when implementing Information Systems in a Swedish healthcare organization. Doctoral Thesis. Karlskrona, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola. 96.

Manuscript (preprint) (Other academic)

Adelsjö, I., Lehnbom, E.C., Hellström, A., Nilsson, L., Flink, M., et al. The impact of discharge letter content on unplanned hospital readmissions within 30 and 90 days in patients with chronic illness.

Report (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))

Broberg danielsson, H., Fossdal finnas, L., Nilsson, L. (2016). Professionernas behov av kompetens inom eHälsa : Både befintlig och blivande personal inom hälsa, vård och omsorg. Linnéuniversitetet. 6.