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My Engström
Senior Lecturer/ Nurse
Institute of Health and Care SciencesAssistant Head of Department
Institute of Health and Care SciencesAbout My Engström
Research
My Engström is an associate professor in nursing, and her research area primarily focuses on the care of individuals (adults and adolescents) undergoing surgical treatment for severe obesity. Another research area is recovery after various types of surgical procedures, as well as for older individuals who have experienced a physical trauma.
Thesis 2013: Patient's perspective on obesity surgery - expectations, experiences and self-reported outcomes.
Teaching
Engström teaches and examines at the undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral levels and has been the programme director for the Specialist Nursing Education in Surgical Care since 2018. Together with Sofia Almerud Österberg, she has been the editor since 2024 of the book: Health and Illness in Student Literature's book series: The Fundamentals of Nursing.
Clinical Practice
Engström is a Registered Nurse with specialist training in surgical care with more than 20 years of experience working at the Sahlgrenska surgery department. She has primarily been active in surgical emergency care, where she also works clinically. For many years, she worked as a research nurse and research coordinator at the surgery ward. This work was done in collaboration with internal, external, national and international partners from the clinic, academia, and industry.
Collaboration with Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Engström's position as a senior lecturer and associate professor is combined with a position as a specialist nurse (20%) at the Surgery ward at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in GOthenburg. In 2017, she was appointed Head Nurse, and in 2019 as Chief University Hospital Nurse.
Since 2019, she works 20% as a project manager for R&D Director Caterina Finizia and is responsible for and runs several projects in the R&D unit's management team.
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Ten-Year Outcomes Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Duodenal Switch for High Body Mass Index: A Randomized Clinical
Trial
Odd Bjorn Kjeldaas Salte, Torsten Olbers, Hilde Risstad, Morten Wang Fagerland, Torgeir Thorson Sovik, Ingvild Kristine Blom-Hogestol, Jon A. Kristinsson, My Engström, Tom Mala
JAMA NETWORK OPEN - 2024 -
Trauma in older adults: Family members´experiences of becoming a
caregiver
Hanna Järbrink, Kristofer Bjerså, Hanna Falk Erhag, Jörgen Lundälv, My Engström
RCN (Royal College of Nursing) International Nursing Research Conference, 10-12 September 2024. Northumria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne. - 2024 -
Postradiation trismus in head and neck cancer survivors: a qualitative study of effects on life, rehabilitation, used coping strategies and support from the healthcare
system
Susan Aghajanzadeh, Therese Karlsson, Lisa Tuomi, My Engström, Caterina Finizia
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY - 2024 -
'My goal was to become normal'-A qualitative investigation of coping with stigma, body image and self-esteem long-term after bariatric
surgery
Linda Jiretorn, My Engström, Cecilia Laursen, Ximena Ramos Salas, Kajsa Järvholm
CLINICAL OBESITY - 2024 -
Being Normal yet Different: A Qualitative Study on the Dualistic Experience of Living With Unilateral Cleft Lip and
Palate
Anna Paganini, My Engström, Hans Mark, Martin Persson
Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal - 2024 -
Att vårdas och återhämta sig efter ett fysiskt trauma - från den äldre personens perspektiv. Oral presentation. Presentation vid Kirurgveckan 2023 i Örebro, 21-25 augusti, Conventum,
Örebro.
Hanna Järbrink, Anna Forsberg, Hanna Falk Erhag, Jörgen Lundälv, Kristofer Bjerså, My Engström
Oral presentation. Presentation vid Kirurgveckan 2023 i Örebro, 21-25 augusti, Conventum, Örebro. - 2023 -
Recovering from physical trauma in late life, a struggle to recapture autonomy: A grounded theory
study
Hanna Järbrink, Anna Forsberg, Hanna Falk Erhag, Jörgen Lundälv, Kristofer Bjerså, My Engström
Journal of Advanced Nursing - 2023 -
Metabolic and bariatric surgery versus intensive non-surgical treatment for adolescents with severe obesity (AMOS2): a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial in
Sweden
K. Jarvholm, A. Janson, M. Peltonen, M. Neovius, Eva Gronowitz, My Engström, Anna Laurenius, A. J. Beamish, Jovanna Dahlgren, Lovisa Sjögren, T. Olbers
Lancet Child & Adolescent Health - 2023 -
Work conditions influencing professional development of specialist nurses in surgical care explored using the Job Demand-Resources theory: A qualitative
study
J. Jakobsson, E. Jangland, My Engström, M. Malmstrom, J. Drott
Journal of Advanced Nursing - 2023 -
Communicating Patient Safety Information Through Video and Oral Formats—A
Comparison.
Margareta Bånnsgård, Nouri Arazoo, Caterina Finizia, My Engström, Johanna Moreno, Ulrika Roos, Bojan Tubić
Journal of patient safety - 2023 -
Patients' experience of patient safety information and participation in care during a hospital
stay
Bojan Tubić, Caterina Finizia, A. Z. Kamil, P. Larsson, My Engström
Nursing Open - 2023 -
Non-alcohol substance use disorder after bariatric surgery in the prospective, controlled Swedish Obese Subjects
study.
Per-Arne Svensson, Markku Peltonen, Johanna C. Andersson-Assarsson, Sofie Ahlin, Petra Brembeck, My Engström, Peter Jacobson, Magdalena Taube, Kajsa Sjöholm, Lena M S Carlsson
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 2023 -
Trismus, health-related quality of life, and trismus-related symptoms up to 5 years post-radiotherapy for head and neck cancer treated between 2007 and
2012
Susan Aghajanzadeh, Therese Karlsson, Lisa Tuomi, My Engström, Caterina Finizia
Supportive Care in Cancer - 2023 -
Facial pain, health-related quality of life and trismus-related symptoms up to 5 years post-radiotherapy for head and neck
cancer
Susan Aghajanzadeh, Therese Karlsson, Lisa Tuomi, My Engström, Caterina Finizia
Supportive Care in Cancer - 2023 -
Factors related to a successful professional development for specialist nurses in surgical care: a cross-sectional
study
J. Drott, My Engström, E. Jangland, V. Fomichov, M. Malmstrom, J. Jakobsson
BMC Nursing - 2023 -
Faktorer av betydelse för palliative consult sista veckan i
livet
Susanna Böling, Hanna Gyllensten, My Engström, Johan Berlin, Joakim Öhlén
7:e Nationella konferensen i palliativ vård, 5-7 september 2022, Göteborg - 2022 -
A prospective 5-year study of trismus prevalence and fluctuation in irradiated head and neck cancer
patients
Susan Aghajanzadeh, Therese Karlsson, My Engström, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia
Acta Oto-Laryngologica - 2022 -
Perceptions of Experiences of Recovery After Pancreaticoduodenectomy-A Phenomenographic Interview
Study
Thomas K. Andersson, My Engström, Kristofer Bjerså
Cancer Nursing - 2022 -
Comparing effects of obesity treatment with very low energy diet and bariatric surgery after 2 years: a prospective cohort
study
Gudrun Höskuldsdóttir, My Engström, Araz Rawshani, Frida Lenér, Ville Wallenius, Lars Fändriks, Karin Mossberg, Björn Eliasson
Bmj Open - 2022 -
Surgical technique in constructing the jejunojejunostomy and the risk of small bowel obstruction after Roux-en-Y gastric
bypass
Suzanne Hedberg, A. Thorell, My Engström, E. Stenberg, Torsten Olbers
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - 2022 -
Strategiska satsningar skapar attraktiva
forskningsmiljöer
Paulin Andrell, My Engström, Dragana Skiljic, Caterina Finizia
Läkartidningen - 2022 -
Faktorer av betydelse för palliativ konsult sista veckan i
livet
Susanna Böling, Hanna Gyllensten, My Engström, Johan Berlin, Joakim Öhlén
7:e nationella konferensen i palliativ vård, Göteborg 6-7 september 2022 - 2022 -
Glycemic Control and Metabolic Adaptation in Response to High-Fat versus High-Carbohydrate Diets-Data from a Randomized Cross-Over Study in Healthy
Subjects.
Ville Wallenius, Erik Elebring, Anna Casselbrant, Anna Laurenius, Carel W le Roux, Neil G Docherty, Christina Biörserud, Niclas Björnfot, My Engström, Hanns-Ulrich Marschall, Lars Fändriks
Nutrients - 2021 -
High prevalence of neurodevelopmental problems in adolescents eligible for bariatric surgery for severe
obesity.
Anna Björk, Jovanna Dahlgren, Eva Gronowitz, Fanny Henriksson Wessely, Annika Janson, My Engström, Lovisa Sjögren, Torsten Olbers, Kajsa Järvholm
Acta paediatrica - 2021 -
The BAriatic surgery SUbstitution and nutrition (BASUN) population: a data-driven exploration of predictors for
obesity
Gudrun Höskuldsdóttir, My Engström, Araz Rawshani, Ville Wallenius, Frida Lenér, Lars Fändriks, Karin Mossberg, Björn Eliasson
Bmc Endocrine Disorders - 2021 -
The Jejunojejunostomy: an Achilles Heel of the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Construction
Suzanne Hedberg, Yao Xiao, Adam Klasson, Almantas Maleckas, M. Wiren, A. Thorell, Anna Laurenius, My Engström, Torsten Olbers
Obesity Surgery - 2021 -
Patients' views of long-term results of bariatric surgery for super-obesity: sustained effects, but continuing
struggles
Kajsa Järvholm, T. Olbers, My Engström
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - 2021 -
Recovery and Quality of Life After Trauma: A 6-Month Follow-Up
Study
S. Nasirian, My Engström, A. Forsberg, Monika Fagevik Olsén
Journal of Trauma Nursing - 2020 -
A randomized controlled trial comparing intensive non-surgical treatment with bariatric surgery in adolescents aged 13–16 years (AMOS2): Rationale, study design, and patient
recruitment
A. Janson, K. Järvholm, Eva Gronowitz, L. Sjögren, S. Klaesson, My Engström, M. Peltonen, K. Ekbom, Jovanna Dahlgren, Torsten Olbers
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications - 2020 -
Patients' Perceptions of Experiences of Recovering From Acute Pancreatitis An Interview
Study
K. Boije, A. Drocic, My Engström, Kristofer Bjerså
Gastroenterology Nursing - 2019 -
Patient experiences with isolated limb perfusion for malignant melanoma – A qualitative
study
M. Ekenberg, H. Wesslau, Roger Olofsson Bagge, My Engström
European Journal of Oncology Nursing - 2019 -
Patients' Experiences of Their Recovery Process After Minor Physical
Trauma
S. Nasirian, Monika Fagevik Olsén, My Engström
Journal of Trauma Nursing - 2018 -
Patients' experience of acute unplanned surgical
reoperation
M. Dillström, K. Bjerså, My Engström
Journal of Surgical Research - 2017 -
Self-Reported Eating Disorder Symptoms Before and After Gastric Bypass and Duodenal Switch for Super Obesity—a 5-Year Follow-Up
Study
Marianne Morseth, Susanna Hanvold, O Ro, H Risstad, Tommal Mala, Jurate Saltyte Benth, My Engström, Torsten Olbers, Sigrun Henjum
Obesity Surgery - 2016 -
Equivalent Increases in Circulating GLP-1 Following Jejunal Delivery of Intact and Hydrolysed Casein: Relevance to Satiety Induction Following Bariatric
Surgery.
Carel W le Roux, My Engström, Niclas Björnfot, Lars Fändriks, Neil G Docherty
Obesity surgery - 2016 -
Early dumping syndrome is not a complication but a desirable feature of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
surgery
Anna Laurenius, My Engström
Clinical Obesity - 2016 -
Trauma Nurses' Experience of Workplace Violence and Threats: Short- and Long-Term Consequences in a Swedish
Setting.
Karin Avander, Anna Heikki, Kristofer Bjerså, My Engström
Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses - 2016 -
Perception of Control Over Eating After Bariatric Surgery for Super-Obesity—a 2-Year Follow-Up
Study
My Engström, Anna Forsberg, Søvik Torgeir, Torsten Olbers, Hans Lönroth, Jan Karlsson
Obesity Surgery - 2015 -
Five-Year Outcomes After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch in Patients With Body Mass Index of 50 to 60: A Randomized Clinical
Trial.
Hilde Risstad, Torgeir T Søvik, My Engström, Erlend T Aasheim, Morten W Fagerland, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Jon A Kristinsson, Carel W le Roux, Thomas Bøhmer, Kåre I Birkeland, Tom Mala, Torsten Olbers
JAMA surgery - 2015 -
Gastrointestinal function and eating behavior after gastric bypass and duodenal
switch.
Torgeir T Søvik, Jan Karlsson, Erlend T Aasheim, Morten W Fagerland, Sofia Björkman, My Engström, Jon Kristinsson, Torsten Olbers, Tom Mala
Surgery for obesity and related diseases - 2013 -
Weight loss, cardiovascular risk factors, and quality of life after gastric bypass and duodenal
switch
Torgeir T Søvik, Erlend T Aasheim, Osama Taha, My Engström, Morten W Fagerland, Sofia Björkman, Jon Kristinsson, Kare I Birkeland, Tom Mala, Torsten Olbers
Annals of internal medicine - 2011 -
The meaning of awaiting bariatric surgery due to morbid
obesity.
My Engström, Malin Wiklund, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Hans Lönroth, Anna Forsberg
The open nursing journal - 2011 -
Wishing for deburdening through a sustainable control after bariatric
surgery.
My Engström, Anna Forsberg
International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being - 2011 -
Randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic gastric bypass versus laparoscopic duodenal switch for
superobesity.
T T Søvik, O Taha, E T Aasheim, My Engström, J Kristinsson, S Björkman, C F Schou, Hans Lönroth, T Mala, Torsten Olbers
The British journal of surgery - 2010 -
Vitamin status after bariatric surgery: a randomized study of gastric bypass and duodenal
switch.
Aasheim, Björkman, Søvik, My Engström, Hanvold, Mala, Torsten Olbers, Bøhmer
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 2009