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Maria Larsson
Adjunct Professor
Department of Health and RehabilitationAdjunct Senior Lecturer
Department of Health and Rehabilitation-
The association between screened psychological risk for disability and appropriateness of orthopedic surgery in patients with musculoskeletal disorders–data from a Swedish RCT in primary care
2009–2011
Karin Samsson, Susanne Bernhardsson, Maria Sandborgh, Maria E H Larsson
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - 2025 -
Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength and Bothersome Urinary Incontinence After Pregnancy: A Cohort
Study
Sónia Marie Coelho Cristóvão, Emelie Asplen, Josefin Borssen, Maria E H Larsson, Sabine Vesting
INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL - 2025 -
Prevention of sickness absence through early identification and rehabilitation of at-risk patients with musculoskeletal disorders (PREVSAM): short term effects of a randomised controlled trial in primary
care
Annika Ekhammar, Anna Grimby-Ekman, Susanne Bernhardsson, Kristina Holmgren, Lena Bornhöft, Lena Margareta Nordeman, Maria E H Larsson
Disability and Rehabilitation - 2025 -
Function-based risk reduction intervention for lifestyle-related disorders among inactive 40-year-old people: a pilot randomised controlled
trial
Lena Bornhöft, Daniel Arvidsson, Anna Bergenheim, Mats Börjesson, Jonatan Fridolfsson, Margareta Hellgren, Lena Margareta Nordeman, Maria E H Larsson
BMC Public Health - 2024 -
They paid attention to the whole of me in some way, both physically, mentally, and everything in between: a qualitative study of patients' experiences of interdisciplinary rehabilitation (PREVSAM) in primary care for musculoskeletal
disorders
Annika Ekhammar, Sofia Friden, Maria E H Larsson
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE - 2024 -
Early structured communication between general practitioner, sick-listed patient, and employer: Results and lessons learned from a pragmatic trial in the Capacity Note
project
Paula Nordling, Chioma Nwaru, Lena Margareta Nordeman, Ingmarie Skoglund, Maria E H Larsson, Cecilia Björkelund, Gunnel Hensing
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT - 2024 -
Process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial - prevention of sickness absence through early identification and rehabilitation of at-risk patients with musculoskeletal disorders
(PREVSAM)
Annika Ekhammar, Maria E H Larsson, Karin Samsson, Susanne Bernhardsson
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH - 2024 -
The Swedish version of the back pain attitudes questionnaire - Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and
validation
Patrik Numanovic, Ben Darlow, Maria E H Larsson
MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE - 2024 -
The Swedish version of the pain self-efficacy questionnaire short form, PSEQ-2SV: Cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation in a population of patients with musculoskeletal
disorders
Annika Ekhammar, Patrik Numanovic, Anna Grimby-Ekman, Maria E H Larsson
Scandinavian journal of pain - 2024 -
Experiences of rehabilitation coordination among people on sick leave with mental health
problems
Kristin Lork, Louise Danielsson, Maria E H Larsson, Kristina Holmgren
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE - 2024 -
The PREVSAM model, "prevention of sickness absence through early identification and rehabilitation of at-risk patients with musculoskeletal disorders", is seen as beneficial for patients risking persistent musculoskeletal disorders but may be difficult to implement - a focus group
study
Annika Ekhammar, Maria E H Larsson, Susanne Bernhardsson, Kristina Holmgren
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION - 2024 -
The Impact of Exercising on Pelvic Symptom Severity, Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength, and Diastasis Recti Abdominis after Pregnancy: A Longitudinal Prospective Cohort
Study.
Sabine Vesting, Annelie Gutke, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Gun Rembeck, Maria E H Larsson
Physical therapy - 2024 -
Development and feasibility of a function-based preventive intervention for lifestyle-related
disorders
Lena Bornhöft, Daniel Arvidsson, Anna Bergenheim, Mats Börjesson, Jonatan Fridolfsson, Margareta Hellgren, Lena Margareta Nordeman, Maria E H Larsson
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH - 2024 -
MediYoga compared to physiotherapy treatment as usual for patients with stress-related symptoms in primary care rehabilitation: A randomized controlled
trial
Madeleine Bellfjord, Anna Grimby-Ekman, Maria E H Larsson
PLoS ONE - 2024 -
A multidisciplinary treatment focused on stress to reduce pain in persons with chronic widespread
pain
Anna Bergenheim, Chan-Mei Ho, Anna Grimby-Ekman, Maria E H Larsson, Anna Larsson, Marie Persson, Sandra Weineland, Lena Margareta Nordeman
Melbourne: 11th Interdisciplinary congress on low back and pelvic girdle pain - 2023 -
Factors That Affect Return to Sports After an Achilles Tendon Rupture: A Qualitative Content
Analysis
Unnur Saedis Jonsdottir, Annelie Brorsson, Katarina Nilsson-Helander, Roy Tranberg, Maria E H Larsson
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine - 2023 -
Digital physiotherapy assessment vs conventional face-to-face physiotherapy assessment of patients with musculoskeletal disorders: A systematic
review.
Susanne Bernhardsson, Anette Larsson, Anna Bergenheim, Chan-Mei Ho, Annika Ekhammar, Elvira Lange, Maria E H Larsson, Lena Margareta Nordeman, Karin Samsson, Lena Bornhöft
PloS One - 2023 -
Cost-Effectiveness of Prolonged Physical Activity on Prescription in Previously Non-Complying Patients: Impact of Physical Activity
Mediators.
Linda Ryen, Stefan Lundqvist, Åsa Cider, Mats Börjesson, Maria E H Larsson, Lars Hagberg
International journal of environmental research and public health - 2023 -
The effects of a 5-year physical activity on prescription (PAP) intervention in patients with metabolic risk
factors.
Stefan Lundqvist, Åsa Cider, Maria E H Larsson, Lars Hagberg, Marcus Praetorius Björk, Mats Börjesson
PloS one - 2022 -
Can Clinical Postpartum Muscle Assessment Help Predict the Severity of Postpartum Pelvic Girdle Pain? - A Prospective Cohort
Study.
Sabine Vesting, Annelie Gutke, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Marcus Praetorius Björk, Gun Rembeck, Maria E H Larsson
Physical Therapy - 2022 -
Implementation of physical activity on prescription for children with obesity in paediatric health care (IMPA): protocol for a feasibility and evaluation study using quantitative and qualitative
methods
Susanne Bernhardsson, Charlotte Boman, Stefan Lundqvist, Daniel Arvidsson, Mats Börjesson, Maria E H Larsson, Hannah Lundh, Karin Melin, P. Nilsen, K. Lauruschkus
Pilot and Feasibility Studies - 2022 -
The Predictive Ability of the Full and Short Versions of the Orebro Questionnaire for Absenteeism and Presenteeism Over the Subsequent 12 Months, in a Cohort of Young Community-Based Adult
Workers
D. Beales, Maria E H Larsson, P. O'Sullivan, L. Straker, S. J. Linton, A. Smith
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - 2021 -
Shall we use cryotherapy in the treatment in surgical procedures, in acute pain or injury, or in long term pain or dysfunction? - A systematic
review
Ingrid Hultenheim Klintberg, Maria E H Larsson
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies - 2021 -
Clinical assessment of pelvic floor and abdominal muscles 3 months post partum: An inter-rater reliability
study
Sabine Vesting, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Annelie Gutke, Gun Rembeck, Maria E H Larsson
BMJ Open - 2021 -
Effects of exercise therapy in patients with acute low back pain: a systematic review of systematic
reviews
Marc Karlsson, Anna Bergenheim, Maria E H Larsson, Lena Margareta Nordeman, M. van Tulder, Susanne Bernhardsson
Systematic Reviews - 2020 -
Tailored physical activity on prescription with follow-ups improved motivation and physical activity levels. A qualitative study of a 5-year Swedish primary care
intervention
M. Joelsson, Stefan Lundqvist, Maria E H Larsson
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care - 2020 -
Prevention of sickness absence through early identification and rehabilitation of at-risk patients with musculoskeletal pain (PREVSAM): a randomised controlled trial
protocol
Maria E H Larsson, Lena Margareta Nordeman, Kristina Holmgren, Anna Grimby-Ekman, Gunnel Hensing, Cecilia Björkelund, Stefan Bergman, Annika Ekhammar, M. Dottori, Susanne Bernhardsson
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - 2020 -
Physiotherapist-guided Free Movement Dance for patients with persistent pain is empowering in everyday living. A qualitative
study
K. Nordström, A. Ekhammar, Maria E H Larsson
European Journal of Physiotherapy - 2020 -
Effects on health and process outcomes of physiotherapist-led orthopaedic triage for patients with musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of comparative
studies
Karin Samsson, K. Grimmer, Maria E H Larsson, J. Morris, Susanne Bernhardsson
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - 2020 -
Long-term physical activity on prescription intervention for patients with insufficient physical activity level-a randomized controlled
trial
Stefan Lundqvist, Mats Börjesson, Åsa Cider, L. Hagberg, C. B. Ottehall, J. Sjostrom, Maria E H Larsson
Trials - 2020 -
Health effects of direct triaging to physiotherapists in primary care for patients with musculoskeletal disorders: a pragmatic randomized controlled
trial
Lena Bornhöft, Maria E H Larsson, Lena Margareta Nordeman, Robert Eggertsen, Jörgen Thorn
Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease - 2019 -
A preference for dialogue: exploring the influence of patient preferences on clinical decision making and treatment in primary care
physiotherapy
Susanne Bernhardsson, Karin Samsson, Kajsa Johansson, Birgitta Öberg, Maria E H Larsson
European Journal of Physiotherapy - 2019 -
More cost-effective management of patients with musculoskeletal disorders in primary care after direct triaging to physiotherapists for initial assessment compared to initial general practitioner
assessment.
Lena Bornhöft, Jörgen Thorn, Mikael Svensson, Lena Margareta Nordeman, Robert Eggertsen, Maria E H Larsson
BMC musculoskeletal disorders - 2019 -
Does a tailored guideline implementation strategy have an impact on clinical physiotherapy practice? A nonrandomized controlled
study
Susanne Bernhardsson, Maria E H Larsson
J Eval Clin Pract - 2019 -
Which patients benefit from physical activity on prescription (PAP)? A prospective observational analysis of factors that predict increased physical
activity.
Stefan Lundqvist, Mats Börjesson, Maria E H Larsson, Åsa Cider, Lars Hagberg
BMC public health - 2019 -
Systematic review of systematic reviews on exercise therapy for acute low back
pain
Marc Karlsson, Anna Bergenheim, Maria E H Larsson, Lena Margareta Nordeman, Maurits van Tulder, Susanne Bernhardsson
World Congress in Physical Therapy, Geneva, Switzerland - 2019 -
Does early identification of work-related stress, combined with feedback at GP-consultation, prevent sick leave in the following 12 months? a randomized controlled trial in primary health
care
Kristina Holmgren, Gunnel Hensing, U. Bültmann, Emina Hadzibajramovic, Maria E H Larsson
BMC Public Health - 2019 -
"Take me seriously and do something!" - a qualitative study exploring patients' perceptions and expectations of an upcoming orthopaedic
consultation
Karin Samsson, Susanne Bernhardsson, Maria E H Larsson
Bmc Musculoskeletal Disorders - 2017 -
"In the physio we trust": A qualitative study on patients' preferences for
physiotherapy
S. Bernhardsson, Maria E H Larsson, K. Johansson, B. Oberg
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - 2017 -
Use of a self-rating scale to monitor depression severity in recurrent GP consultations in primary care - does it really make a difference? A randomised controlled
study.
Carl Wikberg, J Westman, Eva-Lisa Petersson, Maria E H Larsson, M André, Robert Eggertsen, Jörgen Thorn, Hans Ågren, Cecilia Björkelund
BMC family practice - 2017 -
Patients with chronic pain may need extra support when prescribed physical activity in primary care: a qualitative
study
Monica Joelsson, Susanne Bernhardsson, Maria E H Larsson
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care - 2017 -
Physical Activity on Prescription (PAP), in patients with metabolic risk factors. A 6-month follow-up study in primary health
care
Stefan Lundqvist, Mats Börjesson, Maria E H Larsson, L. Hagberg, Åsa Cider
Plos One - 2017 -
Supported employment adapted for people with affective disorders—A randomized controlled
trial
U. Bejerholm, Maria E H Larsson, S. Johanson
Journal of Affective Disorders - 2017 -
A sense of increased living space after participating in multimodal
rehabilitation
Annika Ekhammar, Lena Melin, Jörgen Thorn, Maria E H Larsson
Disability and Rehabilitation - 2016 -
Early identification in primary health care of people at risk for sick leave due to work-related stress - Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
(RCT)
Kristina Holmgren, Christine Sandheimer, Ann Charlotte Mårdby, Maria E H Larsson, Ute Bültmann, Dominique Hange, Gunnel Hensing
BMC Public Health - 2016 -
Use of outcome measures improved after a tailored implementation in primary care physiotherapy: a prospective, controlled
study
I. Käll, Maria E H Larsson, S. Bernhardsson
Journal of Evaluation In Clinical Practice - 2016 -
Perceived quality of physiotherapist-led orthopaedic triage compared with standard practice in primary care: a randomised controlled
trial
Karin Samsson, S. Bernhardsson, Maria E H Larsson
Bmc Musculoskeletal Disorders - 2016 -
Comparison Between the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale–Self and the Beck Depression Inventory II in Primary
Care
Carl Wikberg, Shabnam Nejati, Maria E H Larsson, Eva-Lisa Petersson, Jeanette Westman, Nashmil Ariai, Marie Kivi, Maria Christina Eriksson, Robert Eggertsen, Dominique Hange, Amir Baigi, Cecilia Björkelund
The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders - 2015 -
Clinical practice in line with evidence? A survey among primary care physiotherapists in western
Sweden
Susanne Bernhardsson, B. Oberg, K. Johansson, P. Nilsen, Maria E H Larsson
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - 2015 -
Physiotherapy in Primary Care Triage - the effects on utilization of medical services at primary health care clinics by patients and sub-groups of patients with musculoskeletal disorders: a case-control
study
Lena Bornhöft, Maria E H Larsson, Jörgen Thorn
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - 2015 -
Physiotherapy triage assessment of patients referred for orthopaedic consultation - Long-term follow-up of health-related quality of life, pain-related disability and sick
leave
Karin Samsson, Maria E H Larsson
Manual Therapy - 2015 -
Person-centred care after acute coronary syndrome, from hospital to primary care - A randomised controlled
trial
Andreas Fors, Inger Ekman, Charles Taft, Cecilia Björkelund, K. Frid, Maria E H Larsson, Jörgen Thorn, Kerstin Ulin, Axel Wolf, Karl Swedberg
International Journal of Cardiology - 2015 -
Evaluation of a tailored, multi-component intervention for implementation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in primary care physical therapy: a non-randomized controlled
trial
Susanne Bernhardsson, Maria E H Larsson, Robert Eggertsen, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Kajsa Johansson, Per Nilsen, Lena Margareta Nordeman, Maurits van Tulder, Birgitta Öberg
BMC Health Services Research - 2014 -
Experiences of exercise during pregnancy among women who perform regular resistance training: A qualitative
study
Karolina Petrov Fieril, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Anna Glantz, Maria E H Larsson
Physical Therapy - 2014 -
Patients' experience of being triaged directly to a psychologist in primary care: a qualitative
study.
Linda Dahlöf, Anna Simonsson, Jörgen Thorn, Maria E H Larsson
Primary health care research & development - 2014 -
Physiotherapy screening of patients referred for orthopedic consultation in primary healthcare - a randomized controlled
trial
Karin Samsson, Maria E H Larsson
Manual Therapy - 2014 -
Determinants of Guideline Use in Primary Care Physical Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Attitudes, Knowledge, and
Behavior
Susanne Bernhardsson, K. Johansson, P. Nilsen, B. Oberg, Maria E H Larsson
Physical Therapy - 2014 -
Measuring Evidence-Based Practice in Physical Therapy: Translation, Adaptation, Further Development, Validation, and Reliability Test of a
Questionnaire
Susanne Bernhardsson, Maria E H Larsson
Physical Therapy - 2013 -
Self-respect through ability to keep fear of frailty at a distance: Successful ageing from the perspective of community-dwelling older
people
Helena M Hörder, Kerstin Frändin, Maria E H Larsson
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being - 2013 -
Treatment of patellar tendinopathy-a systematic review of randomized controlled
trials.
Maria E H Larsson, Ingela Käll, Katarina Nilsson-Helander
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy - 2012 -
Is patient responsibility for managing musculoskeletal disorders related to self-reported better outcome of physiotherapy
treatment?
Maria E H Larsson, Margareta Kreuter, Lena Nordholm
Physiotherapy theory and practice - 2010 -
Patients' views on responsibility for the management of musculoskeletal disorders - A qualitative
study.
Maria E H Larsson, Lena Nordholm, Ingbritt Öhrn
BMC musculoskeletal disorders - 2009 -
Attitudes of responsibility for musculoskeletal
disorders
Maria E H Larsson
2009 -
Responsibility for managing musculoskeletal disorders--a cross-sectional postal survey of
attitudes.
Maria E H Larsson, Lena A Nordholm
BMC musculoskeletal disorders - 2008 -
Kinesiophobia among patients with musculoskeletal pain in primary
healthcare.
Mari Lundberg, Maria E H Larsson, Helene Ostlund, Jorma Styf
Journal of rehabilitation medicine - 2006 -
Attitudes regarding responsibility for musculoskeletal disorders - Instrument
development
Maria E H Larsson, Lena Nordholm
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - 2004