Mikael Rask
Senior lecturer
Department of Health and Caring Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
My ongoing research projects
-
Project: FOR-WOMEN (forensic psychiatric care for female inpatients) The project aims to study female inpatients in the Swedish forensic psychiatric care services.
-
Project: Patient participation in forensic psychiatric care (USEFOR) The project aims to investigate how patient participation can be understood in forensic psychiatric high security environments.
My completed research projects
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
-
Revelj, J., Wallinius, M., Hörberg, U., Rask, M. (2026). A Quantitative Study of Perceived Level of Participation, Verbal and Social Interaction, and Care Environment for Female Inpatients in Swedish Forensic Psychiatric Care. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 1-13.
Status: Epub ahead of print -
Söderberg, A., Wallinius, M., Munthe, C., Hörberg, U., Rask, M. (2025). Self‐Reported Perceptions of Patients and Staff on Participation and Verbal and Social Interactions in High‐Security Forensic Psychiatric Care in Sweden. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 32 (2). 263-275.
Status: Published -
Rask, M., Rytterström, P., Sellin, T., Lundqvist, L.O., Schröder, A., et al. (2025). The Relationship Between Staff and Patient Interactions and Patients' Perceptions of Good Quality of Care in Psychiatric Outpatient Services : A Structural Equation Model. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 39 (2).
Status: Published -
Revelj, J., Hörberg, U., Wallinius, M., Rask, M. (2025). Caregivers’ experiences of providing care to female patients in Swedish forensic psychiatric care. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 16.
Status: Published -
Magnusson, E., Tuvesson, H., Rask, M., Hörberg, U. (2025). Healthcare Staff’s Experiences of Caring for Women in Compulsory Psychiatric Inpatient Care. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 46 (11). 1066-1075.
Status: Published -
Becker, P., Gunnarsson, A.B., Rask, M., Safipour, J. (2025). On the way to becoming like anyone else. The experiences of being involved in their care : an interview study with adult patients with ADHD. Cogent Mental Health. 4 (1).
Status: Published -
Lundqvist, L., Rytterström, P., Rask, M., Brunt, D., Sellin, T., et al. (2024). Influence of mental health service provision on the perceived quality of life among psychiatric outpatients : associations and mediating factors. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14.
Status: Published -
Söderberg, A., Wallinius, M., Munthe, C., Rask, M., Hörberg, U. (2023). Forensic psychiatric patients’ experiences of participating in administrative court proceedings concerning the continuation of forensic psychiatric care. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14.
Status: Published -
Magnusson, E., Tuvesson, H., Rask, M., Hörberg, U. (2023). “A Lonely Road to Walk Along” : The Experiences of Being a Next of Kin to a Woman in Need of Compulsory Psychiatric Inpatient Care. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 44 (12). 1245-1253.
Status: Published -
Zhu, X., Rask, M., Xu, H. (2023). First year nursing students' reflections about developing their verbal nursing skills during their nursing education in China : a qualitative study. Frontiers in Public Health. 11.
Status: Published -
Gustafsson, I., Elmqvist, C., Fridlund, B., Schildmeijer, K., Rask, M. (2023). Nurse anesthetists' perceptions of heat conservation measures in connection with surgery - a phenomenographic study. BMC Nursing. 22 (1).
Status: Published -
Becker, P., Rask, M., Safipour, J., Gunnarsson, A.B. (2023). Selfcare Strategies Shown to Be Useful in Daily Life for Adults Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – A Systematic Review. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 44 (9). 825-833.
Status: Published -
Carlsson blomster, M., Rask, M., Lindqvist, G. (2023). First Semester Nursing Student Perceptions of Their Knowledge of and Difficulties in Performing Supportive Caring Actions. Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière. 9 (2).
Status: Published -
Revelj, J., Hörberg, U., Wallinius, M., Rask, M. (2023). Being Able to Be Yourself : The Lived Experience of Female Patients in Forensic Psychiatric Care. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 44 (9). 816-824.
Status: Published -
Lindqvist, G., Ge, L., Borg, C., Xiaoling, Z., Hongbo, X., et al. (2022). Nursing students' perceptions of their verbal and social interaction skills in Sweden and China during their first semester. Quality Advancement in Nursing Education QANEAFI. 8 (1). 1-20.
Status: Published -
Olsson, M., Svensson, A., Andersson, H., Dehre, A., Elmqvist, C., et al. (2022). Educational intervention in triage with the Swedish triage scale RETTS©, with focus on specialist nurse students in ambulance and emergency care – A cross-sectional study. International Emergency Nursing. 63.
Status: Published -
Söderberg, A., Wallinius, M., Munthe, C., Rask, M., Hörberg, U. (2022). Patients’ Experiences of Participation in High-Security, Forensic Psychiatric Care. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 43 (7). 683-692.
Status: Published -
Rask, M., Lundqvist, L., Schröder, A., Brunt, D. (2022). Psychometric Properties of the Verbal and Social Interaction Questionnaire for Psychiatric Outpatient Care (VSI-OP), Staff and Patient Versions. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 43 (10). 936-943.
Status: Published -
Macedo, A.F., Hellström, A., Massof, R., Tuvesson, H., Rask, M., et al. (2022). Predictors of problems reported on the EQ-5D-3L dimensions among people with impaired vision in northern Portugal. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 20 (1).
Status: Published -
Gustafsson, I., Rask, M., Schildmeijer, K., Elmqvist, C. (2021). Patients experience of warmth and coldness in connection with surgery – a phenomenological study. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. 16 (1).
Status: Published -
Backåberg, S., Brunt, D., Rask, M., Gummesson, C. (2021). Experiences of using a video-based learning model during a long-term process of movement awareness and learning – a hermeneutical study. European Journal of Physiotherapy. 23 (1). 41-47.
Status: Published -
Zhang, M., Chen, C., Du, Y., Wang, S., Rask, M. (2021). Multidimensional factors affecting care needs in daily living among community-dwelling older adults : A structural equation modelling approach. Journal of Nursing Management. 29 (5). 1207-1219.
Status: Published -
Lindahl, J., Thulesius, H., Rask, M., Wijk, H., Edvardsson, D., et al. (2021). Assessing the Supportiveness of Healthcare Environments' Light and Color : Development and Validation of the Light and Color Questionnaire (LCQ). Health Environments Research & Design Journal. 14 (2). 130-144.
Status: Published -
Karlsson, S., Friberg, W., Rask, M., Tuvesson, H. (2021). Patients’ Experiences and Perceptions of Recovering from Anorexia Nervosa While Having Contact with Psychiatric Care : A Literature Review and Narrative Synthesis of Qualitative Studies. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 42 (8). 709-719.
Status: Published -
Svensson, A., Elmqvist, C., Fridlund, B., Rask, M., Andersson, R., et al. (2020). Using firefighters as medical first responders to shorten responsetime in rural areas in Sweden. The Australian journal of rural health. 28 (1). 6-14.
Status: Published -
Brunt, D., Schroder, A., Lundqvist, L., Rask, M. (2019). Residents' Perceptions of Quality in Supported Housing for People with Psychiatric Disabilities. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 40 (8). 697-705.
Status: Published -
Zheng, Q., Ge, L., Wang, C.C., Ma, Q., Liao, Y., et al. (2019). Robot-assisted therapy for balance function rehabilitation after stroke : A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 95. 7-18.
Status: Published -
Zhang, M., Ge, L., Rask, M. (2019). Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric testing of the Verbal and Social Interaction Questionnaire : A cross-sectional study among nursing students in China. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 28 (11-12). 2181-2196.
Status: Published -
Brolin, R., Syrén, S., Rask, M., Sandgren, A., Brunt, D. (2018). Residents' perceptions of the most positive and negative aspects of the housing situation for people with psychiatric disabilities. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 32 (2). 603-611.
Status: Published -
Strand, T., Törnqvist, E., Rask, M., Roxberg, Å. (2018). An intervention-based study of how MRI is perceived by patients with spinal metastasis after adjustments to the examination procedures. Journal of Radiology Nursing. 37 (2). 119-125.
Status: Published -
Strand, T., Törnqvist, E., Rask, M., Roxberg, Å. (2018). Caring for patients with spinal metastasis during an MRI examination. Radiography. 24 (1). 79-83.
Status: Published -
Gardsten, C., Blomqvist, K., Rask, M., Larsson, Å., Lindberg, A., et al. (2018). Challenges in everyday life among recently diagnosed and more experienced adults with type 2 diabetes : A multistage focus group study. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 27 (19-20). 3666-3678.
Status: Published -
Rask, M., Albinsson, G., Safipour, J., Wenneberg, S., Andersson, L., et al. (2018). Validation of the verbal and social interaction questionnaire for nursing students : the focus of nursing students in their relationship with patients. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. 8 (4). 81-88.
Status: Published -
Lundqvist, L., Ivarsson, A., Rask, M., Brunt, D., Schröder, A. (2018). The attendees' view of quality in community-based day centre services for people with psychiatric disabilities.. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 25 (3). 162-171.
Status: Published -
Brunt, D., Rask, M. (2018). Resident and staff perceptions of the content of their relationship in supported housing facilities for people with psychiatric disabilities. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 11. 673-681.
Status: Published -
Rask, M., Schröder, A., Lundqvist, L., Ivarsson, A., Brunt, D. (2017). Residents' View of Quality in Ordinary Housing with Housing Support for People with Psychiatric Disabilities. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 38 (2). 132-138.
Status: Published -
Ge, L., Wikby, K., Rask, M. (2017). Lived experience of women with gestational diabetes mellitus living in China : a qualitative interview study. BMJ Open. 7 (11).
Status: Published -
Gustafsson, I., Elmqvist, C., From attebring, M., Johansson, I., Rask, M. (2017). The nurse anesthetists' adherence to Swedish national recommendations to maintain normothermia in patients during surgery. Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing. 32 (5). 409-418.
Status: Published -
Ge, L., Wikby, K., Rask, M. (2016). Quality of care from the perspective of women with gestational diabetes in China. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 134 (2). 151-155.
Status: Published -
Lundqvist, L., Rask, M., Brunt, D., Ivarsson, A., Schröder, A. (2016). Measuring quality in community based housing support : the QPC-H instrument. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance. 29 (3). 267-275.
Status: Published -
Brolin, R., Brunt, D., Rask, M., Syrén, S., Sandgren, A. (2016). Striving for meaning : Life in supported housing for people with psychiatric disabilities. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. 11.
Status: Published -
Ge, L., Albin, B., Hadziabdic, E., Hjelm, K., Rask, M. (2016). Beliefs about health and illness and health-realted behavior among urban women with gestational diabetes mellitus in the south east of China. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 27 (6). 593-602.
Status: Published -
Ge, L., Wikby, K., Rask, M. (2016). ‘Is gestational diabetes a severe illness?’ : exploring beliefs and self‐care behaviour among women with gestational diabetes living in a rural area of the south east of China. The Australian journal of rural health. 24 (6). 378-384.
Status: Published -
Lundqvist, L., Ivarsson, A., Brunt, D., Rask, M., Schröder, A. (2016). Quality of community-based day centre services for people with psychiatric disabilities : psychometric properties of the Quality in Psychiatric Care - Daily Activities (QPC-DA). Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 23 (2). 91-96.
Status: Published -
Brolin, R., Brunt, D., Rask, M., Syrén, S., Sandgren, A. (2016). Mastering everyday life in ordinary housing for people with psychiatric disabilities. The Grounded Theory Review. 15 (1). 10-25.
Status: Published -
Lanthén, K., Rask, M., Sunnqvist, C. (2015). Psychiatric Patients Experiences with Mechanical Restraints : An Interview Study. Psychiatry Journal. 2015.
Status: Published -
Brolin, R., Rask, M., Syrén, S., Baigi, A., Brunt, D. (2015). Satisfaction with housing and housing support for people with psychiatric disabilities. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 36 (1). 21-28.
Status: Published -
Backåberg, S., Gummesson, C., Brunt, D., Rask, M. (2015). Is that really my movement? : Students’ experiences of a video-supported interactive learning model for movement awareness. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. 10.
Status: Published -
Backåberg, S., Rask, M., Gummesson, C., Brunt, D. (2015). Video-based feedback combined with reflective enquiry : An interactive model for movement awareness among nursing students. Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy. 10 (4). 246-264.
Status: Published -
Strand, T., Törnqvist, E., Rask, M., Roxberg, Å. (2014). The experience of patients with neoplasm metastasis in the spine during a magnetic resonance imaging examination. Journal of Radiology Nursing. 33 (4). 191-198.
Status: Published -
Backåberg, S., Rask, M., Brunt, D., Gummesson, C. (2014). Impact of musculoskeletal symptoms on general physical activity during nursing education.. Nurse Education in Practice. 14 (4). 385-390.
Status: Published -
Jormfeldt, H., Brunt, D., Rask, M., Bengtsson, A., Svedberg, P. (2013). Staff's Experiences of a Person-Centered Health Education Group Intervention for People with a Persistent Mental Illness. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 34 (7). 488-496.
Status: Published -
Brunt, D., Rask, M. (2013). Validation of the Verbal and Social Interaction questionnaire : carers' focus in the carer–resident relationship in supported housing facilities for persons with psychiatric disabilities (VSI-SH). Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 20 (3). 279-285.
Status: Published -
Brolin, R., Rask, M., Syrén, S., Brunt, D. (2013). Validity and reliability of a Swedish questionnaire for assessing satisfaction with housing and housing support for persons with psychiatric disabilities. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 34 (10). 731-738.
Status: Published -
Roxberg, Å., Brunt, D., Rask, M., Barbosa da silva, A. (2013). Where can I find consolation? : A theoretical analysis of the meaning of consolation as experienced by Job in the Book of Job in the Hebrew bible. Journal of religion and health. 52 (1). 114-127.
Status: Published -
Jormfeldt, H., Rask, M., Brunt, D., Bengtsson, A., Svedberg, P. (2012). Experiences of a person-centred health education group intervention : A qualitative study among people with a persistent mental illness. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 33 (4). 209-216.
Status: Published -
Svedberg, P., Ivarsson, B., Nilsson, U.G., Roxberg, Å., Baigi, A., et al. (2012). Psychometric evaluation of a Swedish version of Krantz Health Opinion Survey. Open Journal of Nursing. 2 (3). 181-187.
Status: Published -
Brunt, D., Rask, M. (2012). A suggested revision of the Community Oriented Program Environmental Scale (COPES) for measuring the psychosocial environment of supported housing facilities for persons with psychiatric disabilities.. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 33 (1). 24-31.
Status: Published -
Svedberg, P., Johansson, I., Persson, S., Roxberg, Å., Fridlund, B., et al. (2012). Psychometric evaluation of “The 25-item Sex after MI Knowledge Test” in a Swedish context. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 26 (1). 203-208.
Status: Published -
Säll-hansson, K., Fridlund, B., Brunt, D., Hansson, B., Rask, M. (2011). The meaning of the experiences of persons with chronic pain in their encounters with the health service. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 25 (3). 444-450.
Status: Published -
Kristofferzon, M., Johansson, I., Brännström, M., Arnhall, E., Baigi, A., et al. (2010). Evaluation of a Swedish version of the Watts Sexual Function Questionnaire (WSFQ) in persons with heart disease: A pilot study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 9 (3). 168-174.
Status: Published -
Rask, M., Malm, D., Kristofferzon,, M., Roxberg, Å., Svedberg, P., et al. (2010). Validity and Reliability of a Swedish Version of the Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS) – Pilot Study. Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 20 (1). 16-21.
Status: Published -
Rask, M., Brunt, D., Fridlund, B. (2008). Validation of the verbal and social interaction questionnaire : nurses' focus in the nurse–patient relationship in forensic nursing care. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 15 (9). 710-716.
Status: Published -
Rask, M., David, B. (2007). Verbal and social interactions in the nurse-patient relationship in forensic psychiatric nursing care: a model and its philosophical and theoretical foundation. Nursing Inquiry. 14 (2). 169-176.
Status: Published -
Brunt, D., Rask, M. (2007). Ward Atmosphere – the Scarlet Pimpernel of psychiatric settings?. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 28 (6). 639-656.
Status: Published -
Rask, M., Brunt, D. (2006). Verbal and social interactions in Swedish forensic psychiatric nursing care as perceived by the patients and nurses.. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 15 (2). 100-10.
Status: Published -
Brunt, D., Bengtsson-tops, A., Rask, M. (2005). The structure of Antonovsky's sense of coherence in patients with schizophrenia and its relationship to psychopathology. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 19 (3). 280-287.
Status: Published -
Brunt, D., Rask, M. (2005). Patient and staff perceptions of the ward atmosphere in a Swedish maximum-security forensic psychiatric hospital. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology. 16 (2). 263-276.
Status: Published
Conference paper (Refereed)
- Söderberg, A., Hörberg, U., Rask, M., Wallinius, M. (2019). Problematizing patient participation in forensic psychiatric care. Presented at the 13th Nordic Symposium on forensic Psychiatry, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 21, 2019.
- Wallinius, M., Andiné, P., Hildebrand karlén, M., Hofvander, B., Hörberg, U., et al. (2019). Development of evidence-based practice in forensic psychiatry : a transdisciplinary characterization and development of new methodologies. Presented at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA, May 18-22, 2019.
Article, review/survey (Refereed)
-
Rask, M., Schmidt, M., Brolin, R., Tuvesson, H. (2024). Children's Perceptions and Experiences of Their Involvement in Their parents' Mental Health Care - A Qualitative Literature Review. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. Taylor & Francis Group. 45 (7). 676-685.
Status: Published -
Ge, L., Zheng, Q., Liao, Y., Tan, J., Xie, Q., et al. (2017). Effects of traditional Chinese exercises on the rehabilitation of limb function among stroke patients : A systematic review and meta-analysis. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. Elsevier. 29. 35-47.
Status: Published
Article in journal (Other academic)
-
Lundqvist, L.O., Rask, M., Brunt, D., Schröder, A. (2017). Quality in community-based day center services for people with psychiatric disabilities from the attendees' perspective. European psychiatry. 41. S790-S790.
Status: Published
Conference paper (Other academic)
- Wallinius, M., Andiné, P., Hildebrand karlén, M., Hofvander, B., Hörberg, U., et al. (2019). Utveckling av evidensbaserad praktik inom rättspsykiatri : tvärvetenskaplig kartläggning och metodutveckling för en mångfacetterad och sårbar patientgrupp. Presented at Forte Talks 2019: "Välfärd för framtiden", Stockholm, Sweden, March 26-27, 2019.
Book (Other academic)
- Rask, M., Brunt, D. (2010). Vårdande och stödjande handlingar. Lund, Studentlitteratur AB.
Chapter in book (Other academic)
- Elmqvist, C., Rask, M., Berglund, H., Bratt, A.S. (2019). Stöd under och efter akut omhändertagande. Akut omhändertagande av trauma : på skadeplats och akutmottagning. Lund, Studentlitteratur AB. 181-201.
- Elmqvist, C., Rask, M., Berglund, H. (2014). Stöd under och efter akut omhändertagande. Akut omhändertagande av trauma : på skadeplats och akutmottagning. Lund, Studentlitteratur AB. 179-198.
- Rask, M., Kronkvist, O., Åberg, J. (2006). Polisers bemötande av personer med psykiatriska problem. Bilder av polisarbete : samhällsuppdrag, dilemman & kunskapskrav. Växjö, Växjö university press. 51-68.
Report (Other academic)
- Rask, M. (2008). Vårdande/stödjande handlingar inom privata boendeformer för personer med psykiska funktionshinder : En studie av boendes och personals perspektiv inom HVB-hem, sjukhem och andra privata alternativ. Växjö, Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och socialt arbete. 38.
- Rask, M. (2007). Upplevelser av boendestödspersonalens stödjande arbete : En intervjustudie med personer med psykiska funktionshinder. Växjö, Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och socialt arbete. 24.
- Rask, M. (2007). Vårdande/stödjande handlingar inom kommunala boenden för personer med psykiska funktionshinder : En studie av boendes och personals perspektiv i fem kommuner. Växjö, Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och socialt arbete. 36.
Manuscript (preprint) (Other academic)
Report (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Brolin, R., Brunt, D., Rask, M. (2017). "Jag kan öppna fönstret när jag vill" : Boendesituationen för personer med psykisk funktionsnedsättning - ur de boendes perspektiv. Växjö, Institutionen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap, Linnéuniversitetet. 31.