Elisabet Welin
Position: Professor School/office: School of Health SciencesEmail: ZWxpc2FiZXQud2VsaW47b3J1LnNl
Phone: +46 19 303293
Room: P2325
About Elisabet Welin
Elisabet Welins research field is centred around patients’ experiences and nursing aspects of living with rheumatic disease. She is involved in projects addressing issues as fatigue, health related quality of life as well as patient-oriented organization of care.
Elisabet Welin is also engaged in educational projects exploring learning processes and clinical reasoning using virtual patients and the development of clinical scenarios and examinations for nursing students.
Research projects
Active projects
- Agile Competency-Based Learning for Individuals and Teams, ACTIVATE
- Clinical reasoning and decision-making in home health care. Towards a knowledge-based education and municipal healthcare.
Completed projects
Research groups
Publications
Articles in journals
- Parodis, I. , Girard-Guyonvarc'h, C. , Arnaud, L. , Distler, O. , Domján, A. , Van den Ende, C. H. M. , Fligelstone, K. , Kocher, A. & et al. (2024). EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological management of systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 83, 720-729. [BibTeX]
- Waldheim, E. , Welin, E. , Bergman, S. & Pettersson, S. (2024). The experience and implications of pain in systemic lupus erythematosus: A qualitative interview study focusing on the patient's perspective. Lupus. [BibTeX]
- Bejerot, S. , Sigra, S. , Welin, E. , Eklund, D. , Hylén, U. & Humble, M. B. (2023). Rituximab as an adjunctive treatment for schizophrenia spectrum disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder: Two open-label pilot studies on treatment-resistant patients. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 158, 319-329. [BibTeX]
- Brolin, S. , Welin, E. , Lövström, B. , Bruchfeld, A. , Gunnarsson, I. & Pettersson, S. (2022). Exploring the educational needs of patients with systemic vasculitis using the educational needs assessment tool. Rheumatology: Advances in Practice, 6 (2). [BibTeX]
- Georg, C. , Welin, E. , Jirwe, M. , Karlgren, K. & Ulfvarson, J. (2019). Psychometric properties of the virtual patient version of the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric. Nurse Education in Practice, 38, 14-20. [BibTeX]
- Parodis, I. , Lopez Benavides, A. H. , Zickert, A. , Pettersson, S. , Möller, S. , Welin Henriksson, E. , Voss, A. & Gunnarsson, I. (2019). The impact of belimumab and rituximab on health-related quality of life in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis care & research, 71 (6), 811-821. [BibTeX]
- Georg, C. , Karlgren, K. , Ulfvarson, J. , Jirwe, M. & Welin, E. (2018). A Rubric to Assess Students' Clinical Reasoning When Encountering Virtual Patients. Journal of Nursing Education, 57 (7), 408-415. [BibTeX]
- Waldheim, E. , Ajeganova, S. , Bergman, S. , Frostegård, J. & Welin, E. (2018). Variation in pain related to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): a 7-year follow-up study. Clinical Rheumatology, 37 (7), 1825-1834. [BibTeX]
- Pettersson, S. , Svenungsson, E. , Gustafsson, J. , Möller, S. , Gunnarsson, I. & Welin Henriksson, E. (2017). A comparison of patients' and physicians' assessments of disease activity using the Swedish version of the Systemic Lupus Activity Questionnaire. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 46 (6), 474-483. [BibTeX]
- Andersson, S. F. , Bergman, S. , Henriksson, E. W. & Bremander, A. (2017). Arthritis management in primary care: A study of physiotherapists' current practice, educational needs and adherence to national guidelines. Musculoskeletal Care, 15 (4), 333-340. [BibTeX]
- Tingström, J. , Hjelmstedt, A. , Welin Henriksson, E. , Ambrosi, A. , Sonesson, S. & Wahren-Herlenius, M. (2016). Anti-Ro/SSA autoantibody-positive women's experience of information given on the risk of congenital heart block.. Lupus, 25 (5), 536-542. [BibTeX]
- Pettersson, S. , Lundberg, I. E. , Liang, M. H. , Pouchot, J. & Welin Henriksson, E. (2015). Determination of the minimal clinically important difference for seven measures of fatigue in Swedish patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 44 (3), 206-210. [BibTeX]
- Lööf, H. , Demmelmaier, I. , Henriksson, E. W. , Lindblad, S. , Nordgren, B. , Opava, C. H. & Johansson, U. (2015). Fear-avoidance beliefs about physical activity in adults with rheumatoid arthritis. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 44 (2), 93-89. [BibTeX]
- Pettersson, S. , Boström, C. , Eriksson, K. , Svenungsson, E. , Gunnarsson, I. & Welin Henriksson, E. (2015). Lifestyle habits and fatigue among people with systemic lupus erythematosus and matched population controls. Lupus, 24 (9), 955-965. [BibTeX]
- Tingström, J. , Hjelmstedt, A. , Welin Henriksson, E. , Sonesson, S. & Wahren-Herlenius, M. (2015). Ro/SSA autoantibody-positive pregnancy: reactions to serial fetal Doppler echocardiographic surveillance. Lupus, 24 (14), 1540-1545. [BibTeX]
- Manninen, K. , Henriksson, E. W. , Scheja, M. & Silén, C. (2015). Supervisors' pedagogical role at a clinical education ward: an ethnographic study. BMC Nursing, 14. [BibTeX]
- Regardt, M. , Welin Henriksson, E. , Sandqvist, J. , Lundberg, I. E. & Schult, M. (2015). Work ability in patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis: An explorative and descriptive study. Work: A journal of Prevention, Assessment and rehabilitation, 53 (2), 265-277. [BibTeX]
- Lööf, H. , Johansson, U. , Henriksson, E. W. , Lindblad, S. & Bullington, J. (2014). Body awareness in persons diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 9 (1). [BibTeX]
- Regardt, M. , Schult, M. , Axelsson, Y. , Aldehag, A. , Alexanderson, H. , Lundberg, I. E. & Henriksson, E. W. (2014). Hand exercise intervention in patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis: a pilot study. Musculoskeletal Care, 12 (3), 160-172. [BibTeX]
- Manninen, K. , Henriksson, E. W. , Scheja, M. & Silén, C. (2014). Patients' approaches to students' learning at a clinical education ward: an ethnographic study. BMC Medical Education, 14. [BibTeX]
- Manninen, K. , Welin Henriksson, E. , Scheja, M. & Silén, C. (2013). Authenticity in learning: nursing students' experiences at a clinical education ward. Health Education, 113 (2), 132-143. [BibTeX]
- Lööf, H. , Johansson, U. , Henriksson, E. W. , Lindblad, S. & Saboonchi, F. (2013). Development and psychometric testing of the Swedish version of the Body Awareness Questionnaire. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69 (7), 1643-1651. [BibTeX]
- Waldheim, E. , Elkan, A. , Bergman, S. , Frostegård, J. , van Vollenhoven, R. F. & Henriksson, E. W. (2013). Extent and characteristics of self-reported pain in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus, 22 (2), 136-143. [BibTeX]
- Waldheim, E. , Elkan, A. , Pettersson, S. , van Vollenhoven, R. F. , Bergman, S. , Frostegård, J. & Henriksson, E. W. (2013). Health-related quality of life, fatigue and mood in patients with SLE and high levels of pain compared to controls and patients with low levels of pain. Lupus, 22 (11), 1118-1127. [BibTeX]
- Jónsdóttir, T. , Zickert, A. , Sundelin, B. , Henriksson, E. W. , van Vollenhoven, R. F. & Gunnarsson, I. (2013). Long-term follow-up in lupus nephritis patients treated with rituximab: clinical and histopathological response. Rheumatology, 52 (5), 847-855. [BibTeX]
- Lööf, H. , Johansson, U. , Henriksson, E. W. , Lindblad, S. & Saboonchi, F. (2013). Pain and fatigue in adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Association with body awareness, demographic, disease-related, emotional and psychosocial factors. Open Journal of Nursing, 3 (2), 293-300. [BibTeX]
- Tingström, J. , Henriksson, E. W. , Sonesson, S. & Wahren-Herlenius, M. (2013). Ro52 autoantibody-positive women's experience of being pregnant and giving birth to a child with congenital heart block. Midwifery, 29 (1), 18-23. [BibTeX]
- Manninen, K. , Scheja, M. , Henriksson, E. W. & Silén, C. (2013). Self-centeredness or patient-centeredness–final year nursing students’ experiences of learning at a clinical education ward. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 3 (12), 187-198. [BibTeX]
- Pettersson, S. , Lövgren, M. , Eriksson, L. E. , Moberg, C. , Svenungsson, E. , Gunnarsson, I. & Henriksson, E. W. (2012). An exploration of patient-reported symptoms in systemic lupus erythematosus and the relationship to health-related quality of life.. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 41 (5), 383-390. [BibTeX]
- Regardt, M. , Welin Henriksson, E. , Alexanderson, H. & Lundberg, I. E. (2011). Patients with polymyositis or dermatomyositis have reduced grip force and health-related quality of life in comparison with reference values: an observational study. Rheumatology, 50 (3), 578-585. [BibTeX]
- Jónsdóttir, T. , Sundelin, B. , Welin Henriksson, E. , van Vollenhoven, R. F. & Gunnarsson, I. (2011). Rituximab-treated membranous lupus nephritis: clinical outcome and effects on electron dense deposits. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 70 (6), 1172-3. [BibTeX]
- Tingström, J. , Barimani, M. , Sonesson, S. , Wahren-Herlenius, M. & Henriksson, E. W. (2010). The experiences of pregnancy in women with SSA/Ro52 autoantibodies. Musculoskeletal Care, 8 (4), 215-223. [BibTeX]
- Pettersson, S. , Möller, S. , Svenungsson, E. , Gunnarsson, I. & Welin Henriksson, E. (2010). Women's experience of SLE-related fatigue: a focus group interview study. Rheumatology, 49 (10), 1935-1942. [BibTeX]
- Waernulf, L. , Moberg, C. , Welin Henriksson, E. , Evengard, B. & Nyberg, F. (2008). Patients' views on care and treatment after phototherapy for psoriasis and atopic eczema including a gender perspective. Journal of dermatological treatment (Print), 19 (4), 233-240. [BibTeX]
- Jónsdóttir, T. , Gunnarsson, I. , Risselada, A. , Welin Henriksson, E. , Klareskog, L. & van Vollenhoven, R. F. (2008). Treatment of refractory SLE with rituximab plus cyclophosphamide: clinical effects, serological changes, and predictors of response. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 67 (3), 330-334. [BibTeX]
- Gunnarsson, I. , Sundelin, B. , Jónsdóttir, T. , Jacobson, S. H. , Henriksson, E. W. & van Vollenhoven, R. F. (2007). Histopathologic and clinical outcome of rituximab treatment in patients with cyclophosphamide-resistant proliferative lupus nephritis. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 56 (4), 1263-1272. [BibTeX]
- van Vollenhoven, R. F. , Gunnarsson, I. , Welin Henriksson, E. , Sundelin, B. , Österborg, A. , Jacobson, S. H. & Klareskog, L. (2004). Biopsy-verified response of severe lupus nephritis to treatment with rituximab (anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody) plus cyclophosphamide after biopsy-documented failure to respond to cyclophosphamide alone. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 33 (6), 423-427. [BibTeX]
- Seidl, R. , Labudova, O. , Krapfenbauer, K. , Henriksson, E. W. , Craft, J. , Turhani-Schatzmann, D. , Achsel, T. , Bidmon, B. & et al. (2001). Deficient brain snRNP70K in patients with Down syndrome. Electrophoresis, 22 (1), 43-48. [BibTeX]
- Degen, W. G. J. , Pieffers, M. , Welin-Henriksson, E. , van den Hoogen, F. H. J. , van Venrooij, W. J. & Raats, J. M. H. (2000). Characterization of recombinant human autoantibody fragments directed toward the autoantigenic U1-70K protein. European Journal of Immunology, 30 (10), 3029-3038. [BibTeX]
- Welin Henriksson, E. , Wahren-Herlenius, M. , Lundberg, I. E. , Mellquist, E. & Pettersson, I. (1999). Key residues revealed in a major conformational epitope of the U1-70K protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 96 (25), 14487-1492. [BibTeX]
- Welin Henriksson, E. , Hansson, H. , Karlsson-Parra, A. & Pettersson, I. (1998). Autoantibody profiles in canine ANA-positive sera investigated by immunoblot and ELISA. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 61 (2-4), 157-170. [BibTeX]
- Henriksson, E. W. & Pettersson, I. (1997). Autoepitope-mapping of the U1-70K protein with human-Drosophila chimeric proteins. Journal of Autoimmunity, 10 (6), 559-568. [BibTeX]
- Henriksson, E. W. & Pettersson, I. (1996). Human anti-RNP sera contain both human-specific and cross-reactive anti-70K autoantibodies. Journal of Autoimmunity, 9 (4), 551-559. [BibTeX]
Articles, reviews/surveys
- Elvén, M. , Welin, E. , Wiegleb Edström, D. , Petreski, T. , Szopa, M. , Durning, S. J. & Edelbring, S. (2023). Clinical Reasoning Curricula in Health Professions Education: A Scoping Review. Journal of medical education and curricular development, 10. [BibTeX]
- Granath, A. , Pettersson, S. , Gunnarsson, I. , Welin, E. & Dahlberg, K. (2023). How is the patient perspective captured in ANCA-associated vasculitis research? An integrative review. Rheumatology: Advances in Practice, 7 (3). [BibTeX]
- Björk, M. , Dragioti, E. , Alexandersson, H. , Esbensen, B. A. , Boström, C. , Friden, C. , Hjalmarsson, S. , Hörnberg, K. & et al. (2022). Inflammatory Arthritis and the Effect of Physical Activity on Quality of Life and Self-reported Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Arthritis care & research, 74 (1), 31-43. [BibTeX]
- Welin, E. & Lampa, J. (2020). Smärta och trötthet är vanligt, men kan behandlas. Bulletinen (4), 10-12. [BibTeX]
Chapters in books
- Welin, E. (2021). Omvårdnad vid reumatiska sjukdomar. In: Dag-Gunnar Stubberud; Randi Grønseth; Hallbjørg Almås, Klinisk omvårdnad 2 (pp. 215-236). Stockholm: Liber. [BibTeX]
Conference papers
- Brolin, S. , Lövström, B. , Welin, E. , Gunnarsson, I. & Pettersson, S. (2021). THE NEED FOR INFORMATION AMONG PATIENTS WITH ANCA ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS DIFFERS BETWEEN GROUPS. In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. [BibTeX]