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Markus Saarijärvi
Universitetslektor, adjungerad
Vård vid långvariga tillståndOm Markus Saarijärvi
Forskningspresentation
Markus Saarijärvi är fil.doktor i vårdvetenskap och medicinsk vetenskap och arbetar som biträdande forskare. Markus forskning involverar utveckling, utvärdering och implementering av komplexa interventioner inom hälso- och sjukvård.
Forskning
Vid institutionen bedriver Markus forskning med inriktning mot övergångar inom hälso- och sjukvård för ungdomar med långvariga sjukdomstillstånd. Hans nuvarande forskningsprojekt Stepstones-Implement handlar om implementering och utvärdering av ett personcentrerat övergångsprogram för ungdomar med medfödda hjärtfel vid barnhjärtmottagningarna vid universitetssjukhusen i Sverige.
https://www.gu.se/forskning/stepstones-implement
Markus disputerade på en avhandling inom forskningsprojektet STEPSTONES (Swedish Transition Effects Project Supporting Teenagers with chrONic mEdical conditionS) med fokus på processutvärdering samt hälsoekonomisk analys av det personcentrerade övergångsprogrammet. Markus har en dubbel doktorsexamen mellan Göteborgs universitet och Universitetet i Leuven i Belgien.
Vidare är Markus biträdande redaktör vid European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing med speciellt fokus på kunskapsimplementering inom kardiovaskulär vård.
Forskargrupp
Ingår i forskargruppen Vård vid övergångar inom hälso- och sjukvård.
https://www.gu.se/forskning/vard-vid-overgangar-inom-halso-och-sjukvard
Markus är även forskare i forskargruppen PROCOME vid institutionen för lärande, informatik, management och etik vid Karolinska Institutet:
https://ki.se/en/lime/about-us-at-procome
Klinisk verksamhet
Markus har klinisk erfarenhet som specialistsjuksköterska från intensivvård, transplantationssjukvård, hjärtsjukvård samt flyktingmedicin.
Nyckelord
Omvårdnad; komplexa interventioner; långvariga tillstånd; medfödda hjärtfel; processutvärdering; hälsoekonomisk utvärdering; ungdomar; transition.
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Efficacy of a Remote Person-Centered Intervention Using an eHealth Platform and Telephone Support for Persons With Chronic Pain: Randomized Controlled
Trial.
Åse Lundin, Veronica Lilja, Inger Ekman, Paulin Andréll, Mari Lundberg, Markus Saarijärvi, Vivi Anne Segertoft, Mahboubeh Goudarzi, Andreas Fors, Sara Wallström
JMIR Formative Research - 2026 -
Securing structured transitional care for adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a qualitative study of implementation barriers and facilitators prior to implementation- the STEPSTONES-Implement
project
Anna Lena Brorsson, Carina Sparud Lundin, Markus Saarijärvi
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH - 2026 -
Interventions supporting cognitive recovery after surgery: a scoping
review
Amina Guenna Holmgren, Ulrica Nilsson, Jeanette Eckerblad, Markus Saarijärvi, Agnieszka Kedzierska, Lina Bergman, Carolin Nymark
BMC NURSING - 2026 -
Transitioning in Neuropsychiatric Conditions: Adolescents’ Perspectives on Support Needs and Adaptation of the Stepstones
Program.
Jenny Högstedt, Karin Melin, Ewa-Lena Bratt, Markus Saarijärvi
5th Symposium on European Transition. 25-27 Sept 2025. Paris, Frankrike. - 2025 -
Stakeholder perspectives on implementing person-centered transitional care in congenital heart disease: the STEPSTONES-Implement
project
Markus Saarijärvi, Milena Boczar, Sandra Skogby, Carina Sparud Lundin, Ewa-Lena Bratt
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH - 2025 -
Prerequisites for implementing a person-centered transition program for adolescents with long-term conditions: a framework-driven stakeholder analysis of the STEPSTONES-Implement
project.
Markus Saarijärvi, Sandra Skogby, Carina Sparud Lundin, Åsa Burström, Ewa-Lena Bratt
Global Conference on Person-Centred Care. 13-16t Maj 2024. Göteborg. - 2024 -
Improving adolescents' knowledge about their CHD through a transition program: a mixed-methods evaluation of the STEPSTONES-CHD
trial
Markus Saarijärvi, Carina Sparud Lundin, Mariela Acuna Mora, Sandra Skogby, Åsa Burström, Philip Moons, Ewa-Lena Bratt
Cardiology in the Young Suppl - 2024 -
Adaption of complex interventions from high- to low-income settings: lessons learned from a transition program for adolescents with chronic
conditions.
Markus Saarijärvi, Ewa-Lena Bratt
6th Nordic Conference in Nursing Research - 2024 -
Balancing between being the most valuable player (MVP) and passing the ball: a qualitative study of support when living with chronic pain in
Sweden
Veronica Lilja, Sara Wallström, Markus Saarijärvi, Mari Lundberg, Vivi Anne Segertoft, Inger Ekman
BMJ open - 2024 -
Development and psychometric evaluation of TEXP-Q: a questionnaire measuring transition and transfer experiences in emerging adults with type 1
diabetes.
Mikaela Vallmark, Anna Lena Brorsson, Carina Sparud Lundin, Ewa-Lena Bratt, Philip Moons, Markus Saarijärvi, Mariela Acuña Mora
Journal of patient-reported outcomes - 2023 -
Accelerating knowledge translation to improve cardiovascular outcomes and health services: opportunities for bridging science and clinical
practice
S. B. Lauck, Markus Saarijärvi, I. De Sousa, N. Straiton, B. Borregaard, K. B. Lewis
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - 2023 -
Effectiveness of the STEPSTONES Transition Program for Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease-A Randomized Controlled
Trial.
Ewa-Lena Bratt, Mariela Acuña Mora, Carina Sparud Lundin, Markus Saarijärvi, Åsa Burström, Sandra Skogby, Eva Fernlund, Shalan Fadl, Annika Rydberg, Katarina Hanseus, Kalliopi Kazamia, Philip Moons
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine - 2023 -
The STEPSTONES transition program for adolescents with congenital heart disease is effective in improving patient empowerment: a randomized controlled
trial
Ewa-Lena Bratt, Mariela Acuña Mora, Carina Sparud Lundin, Markus Saarijärvi, Åsa Burström, Sandra Skogby, Eva Fernlund, Shalan Fadl, Annika Rydberg, Katarina Hanseus, Kazamia Kalliopi, Philip Moons
ESC 2022 - 2022 -
Implementation fidelity of a transition program for adolescents with congenital heart disease: the STEPSTONES
project
Markus Saarijärvi, Lars Wallin, Philip Moons, Hanna Gyllensten, Ewa-Lena Bratt
BMC Health Services Research - 2022 -
Health care experiences and aspects of diabetes management in
the transition to adulthood in emerging adults with type
1
diabetes.
Carina Sparud Lundin, Mikaela Hällström, Ewa-Lena Bratt, Mariela Acuña Mora, Markus Saarijärvi, Philip Moons, Anna Lena Brorsson
48 Annual Conference, International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) 13-16 October, 2022, Abu Dhabi, Förenade Arabemiraten. - 2022 -
A transition program is effective in improving adolescents’ knowledge about their congenital heart disease: The Stepstones-CHD
trial
Ewa-Lena Bratt, Mariela Acuña Mora, Carina Sparud Lundin, Sandra Skogby, Asa Buström, Markus Saarijärvi, Katarina Hanseus, Annika Rydberg, Shalan Fadl, Eva Fernlund, Kalliopi Kazamia, Philip Moons
Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologica 2022; 119 (4 Suppl.1): 43 - 2022 -
Process evaluation in complex
interventions
Markus Saarijärvi
EuroHeartCare and Heart Failure congress 2022. Madrid May 21-23rd: Process evaluation in complex interventions - 2022 -
Interviewing at a distance: challenges and
opportunities
Markus Saarijärvi
EuroHeartCare and Heart Failure congress 2022. Madrid May 21-23rd - 2022 -
Cost-effectiveness of a transition program for adolescents with congenital heart disease: The Stepstones
project
Markus Saarijärvi, Ewa-Lena Bratt, Philip Moons, Hanna Gyllensten
55th annual meeting for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology AEPC. Geneva. May 25-28th - 2022 -
Process and economic evaluation of a transition program for adolescents with congenital heart disease: the Stepstones
project
Markus Saarijärvi
2022 -
When face-to-face interviews are not possible: Tips and tricks for video, telephone, online chat, and email interviews in qualitative
research
Markus Saarijärvi, Ewa-Lena Bratt
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - 2021 -
Mechanisms of Impact and Experiences of a Person-Centred Transition Programme for Adolescents With Chd: The Stepstones
Project
Markus Saarijärvi, Lars Wallin, Philip Moons, Hanna Gyllensten, Ewa-Lena Bratt
BMC Health Services Research - 2021 -
Så ska övergången till vuxenvården bli bättre för
unga
Markus Saarijärvi, Ewa-Lena Bratt
Hjärtebarnet - 2021 -
Participants and non-participants – factors affecting representativeness and reach in randomized controlled trials evaluating the effectiveness of complex
interventions
Markus Saarijärvi, Lars Wallin, Philip Moons, Hanna Gyllensten, Ewa-Lena Bratt
Nordic Conference in Nursing Research, Copenhagen 4-6th October 2021 - 2021 -
Participation of young people in transition programs: Lessons
learned
Markus Saarijärvi
54th annual meeting for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology AEPC 2021. 25-27 May Gothenburg. - 2021 -
Factors affecting adolescents’ participation in randomized controlled trials evaluating the effectiveness of healthcare interventions: the case of the STEPSTONES
project
Markus Saarijärvi, Lars Wallin, Philip Moons, Hanna Gyllensten, Ewa-Lena Bratt
BMC Medical Research Methodology - 2020 -
Process evaluation of complex cardiovascular interventions: How to interpret the results of my
trial?
Markus Saarijärvi, Lars Wallin, Ewa-Lena Bratt
European journal of cardiovascular nursing : journal of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology - 2020 -
Empowering young persons with congenital heart disease: Using intervention mapping to develop a transition program - the STEPSTONES
project.
Mariela Acuña Mora, Markus Saarijärvi, Carina Sparud Lundin, Philip Moons, Ewa-Lena Bratt
Journal of pediatric nursing - 2020 -
Processutvärdering av ett personcentrerat övergångsprogram för ungdomar med medfödda hjärtfel i övergång till vuxenlivet –
STEPSTONES-projektet
Markus Saarijärvi, Lars Wallin, Hanna Gyllensten, Philip Moons, Ewa-Lena Bratt
Centrum för personcentrerad vård (GPCC) 10-årsjubileumskonferens 6-7 feb 2020, Konferenscentrum Wallenberg vid Sahlgrenska akademin i Göteborg - 2020 -
The Scope of Research on Transfer and Transition in Young Persons With Chronic
Conditions
Mariela Acuña Mora, Markus Saarijärvi, Philip Moons, Carina Sparud Lundin, Ewa-Lena Bratt, Eva Goossens
Journal of Adolescent Health - 2019 -
Transition program for adolescents with congenital heart disease in transition to adulthood: protocol for a mixed-method process evaluation study (the STEPSTONES
project).
Markus Saarijärvi, Lars Wallin, Philip Moons, Hanna Gyllensten, Ewa-Lena Bratt
BMJ open - 2019 -
Transition program for adolescents with congenital heart disease in transition to adulthood: protocol and rationale for a mixed-methods process evaluation study (the STEPSTONES
project)
Markus Saarijärvi, Lars Wallin, Philip Moons, Hanna Gyllensten, Ewa-Lena Bratt
Knowledge Utilization (KU) Colloquium 2019, 25-28 juni, Montebello, Quebec, Canada - 2019 -
Transition program to empower adolescents with chronic conditions in their transition to adulthood: methods and rationale for the STEPSTONES
project
Markus Saarijärvi, Mariela Acuña Mora, Carina Sparud Lundin, Lars Wallin, Hanna Gyllensten, Ewa-Lena Bratt, Philip Moons
Forte Talks, 26-27 mars 2019, Stockholm - 2019 -
Person-centered and Empowering Care for Adolescents with Chronic Conditions during Transition to
Adulthood
Ewa-Lena Bratt, Mariela Acuña Mora, Markus Saarijärvi, Sandra Skogby, Anna-Lena Brorsson, Carina Sparud Lundin
SAHM - Society of Adolescent and Health Medicine Annual meeting March 6-9 2019, Washington, US. - 2019 -
Scoping the field of transfer and transition in young persons with cardiovascular
conditions
Markus Saarijärvi, Mariela Acuña Mora, Ewa-Lena Bratt, Carina Sparud Lundin, Philip Moons, Eva Goossens
EuroHeartCare 2018, Dublin - 2018 -
STEPSTONES - pågående studie för att förbättra övergången till vuxenlivet för ungdomar med medfödda
hjärtfel
Mariela Acuña Mora, Markus Saarijärvi, Ewa-Lena Bratt
Hjärtebarnet - 2018 -
Mapping the field: scoping reviews as a method to identify gaps in nursing
research
Mariela Acuña Mora, Markus Saarijärvi, Carina Sparud Lundin, Ewa-Lena Bratt, Philip Moons, Eva Goossens
Nordic Conference of Nursing Research 2018 - 2018