Emma Olsson
Position: Senior Lecturer School/office: School of Health SciencesEmail: ZW1tYS5vbHNzb247b3J1LnNl
Phone: +46 19 303616
Room: P2447
About Emma Olsson
Emma Olsson is a senior lecturer at School of Health Sciences at Örebro University. She is also a registered nurse specialized in Pediatric Nursing and Intensive Care Nursing and her research mostly concerns different ways of promoting the health of the newborn infant. Different areas of research are skin-to-skin contact between the preterm infant and his/her mother, pain assessment as well as pain management within this population.
Emma Olsson is a member of the Canadian research programme PICH (Pain in Child Health) as well as the international research group PEARL (Pain in Early Life). She is also a member of the Cochrane Collaboration. Emma Olsson has a joined employment and is also working as a nurse the neonatal intensive care unit at Örebro University Hospital. She received her PhD in 2017.
Emma Olsson is also a member of the board for SNQ (the Swedish neonatal care register).
Research projects
Active projects
- CloROP - Clonidine as pain relief during eye examinations in preterm infants
- Parents of infants with BPD
- Parenthood after neonatal care - PANC
- Individualized developmental care interventions for promoting development and preventing morbidity in preterm infants
- Can KMC decrease morbidity and mortality in low birth weight infants?
- The role and competence of the nurse working with neonatal care
- POP - Parent led pain management
- SWEpap - Parents, a pain-relieving resource in neonatal care
Completed projects
Research groups
Publications
Articles in journals
- Carlsen Misic, M. , Olsson, E. , Andersen, R. D. & Anderzen-Carlsson, A. (2024). 'All for the well-being of the infant': nurses' perceptions of preterm infants' eye examinations: a phenomenographic study. BMC Pediatrics, 24 (1). [BibTeX]
- Blomqvist, Y. T. & Olsson, E. (2024). Experiences of breast milk donors in Sweden: balancing the motivation to do something good with overcoming the challenges it entails. International Breastfeeding Journal, 19 (1). [BibTeX]
- Arribas, C. , Cavallaro, G. , Gonzalez, J. , Lagares, C. , Raffaeli, G. , Smits, A. , Simons, S. H. P. , Villamor, E. & et al. (2024). Global cross-sectional survey on neonatal pharmacologic sedation and analgesia practices and pain assessment tools: impact of the sociodemographic index (SDI). Pediatric Research. [BibTeX]
- Carlsen Misic, M. , Olsson, E. , Blomqvist, Y. T. & Ullsten, A. (2024). "Preparation Is Key": Parents' and Nurses' Perceptions of Combined Parent-Delivered Pain Management in Neonatal Care. Children, 11 (7). [BibTeX]
- Carlsen Misic, M. , Olsson, E. , Thernström Blomqvist, Y. & Ullsten, A. (2024). "Preparation Is Key": Parents' and Nurses' Perceptions of Combined Parent-Delivered Pain Management in Neonatal Care. Children, 11 (7). [BibTeX]
- ten Barge, J. A. , van den Bosch, G. E. , Meesters, N. J. , Allegaert, K. , Arribas, C. , Cavallaro, G. , Garrido, F. , Raffaeli, G. & et al. (2023). Current pain management practices for preterm infants with necrotizing enterocolitis: a European survey. Pediatric Research, 94 (2), 555-563. [BibTeX]
- Carlsen Misic, M. , Eriksson, M. , Normann, E. , Pettersson, M. , Blomqvist, Y. & Olsson, E. (2022). Clonidine as analgesia during retinopathy of prematurity screening in preterm infants (cloROP): protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 12 (9). [BibTeX]
- Pessano, S. , Romantsik, O. , Hedayati, E. , Olsson, E. & Bruschettini, M. (2022). Pharmacological interventions for the management of pain and discomfort during lumbar puncture in newborn infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (12). [BibTeX]
- Carlsen Misic, M. , Andersen, R. D. , Strand, S. , Eriksson, M. & Olsson, E. (2021). Nurses' perception, knowledge, and use of neonatal pain assessment. Paediatric and Neonatal Pain, 3 (2), 68-74. [BibTeX]
- Kinoshita, M. , Olsson, E. , Borys, F. & Bruschettini, M. (2021). Opioids for procedural pain in neonates. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (12). [BibTeX]
- Olsson, E. , Diderholm, B. & Thernström Blomqvist, Y. (2021). “Paying it Forward”: Swedish Women’s Experiences of Donating Human Milk. Journal of Human Lactation, 37 (1), 87-94. [BibTeX]
- Bäcke, P. , Bruschettini, M. , Sibrecht, G. , Thernström Blomqvist, Y. & Olsson, E. (2021). Pharmacological interventions for pain and sedation management in newborn infants undergoing therapeutic hypothermia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (7). [BibTeX]
- Mörelius, E. , Olsson, E. , Sahlén Helmer, C. , Thernström Blomqvist, Y. & Angelhoff, C. (2020). External barriers for including parents of preterm infants in a randomised clinical trial in the neonatal intensive care unit in Sweden: a descriptive study. BMJ Open, 10 (12). [BibTeX]
- Blomqvist, Y. T. , Gradin, M. & Olsson, E. (2020). Pain Assessment and Management in Swedish Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Pain Management Nursing, 21 (4), 354-359. [BibTeX]
- Olsson, E. , Carlsen Misic, M. , Dovland Andersen, R. , Ericson, J. , Eriksson, M. , Thernström Blomqvist, Y. & Ullsten, A. (2020). Study protocol: parents as pain management in Swedish neonatal care - SWEpap, a multi-center randomized controlled trial. BMC Pediatrics, 20 (1). [BibTeX]
- Pettersson, M. , Olsson, E. , Ohlin, A. & Eriksson, M. (2019). Neurophysiological and behavioral measures of pain during neonatal hip examination. Paediatric and Neonatal Pain, 1 (1), 15-20. [BibTeX]
- Olsson, E. , Pettersson, M. , Eriksson, M. & Ohlin, A. (2019). Oral sweet solution to prevent pain during neonatal hip examination: a randomized controlled trial. Acta Paediatrica, 108 (4), 626-629. [BibTeX]
- Olsson, E. , Anderzén-Carlsson, A. , Attladottir, S. M. , Axelin, A. , Campbell-Yeo, M. , Eriksson, M. , Kristjánsdóttir, G. , Peltonen, E. & et al. (2018). Cultural adaptation and harmonization of four Nordic translations of the revised Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP-R). BMC Pediatrics, 18. [BibTeX]
- Angelhoff, C. , Blomqvist, Y. T. , Helmer, C. S. , Olsson, E. , Shorey, S. , Frostell, A. & Morelius, E. (2018). Effect of skin-to-skin contact on parents' sleep quality, mood, parent-infant interaction and cortisol concentrations in neonatal care units: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8 (7). [BibTeX]
- Ullsten, A. , Hugosson, P. , Forsberg, M. , Forzelius, L. , Klässbo, M. , Olsson, E. , Volgsten, U. , Westrup, B. & et al. (2017). Efficacy of Live Lullaby Singing During Procedural Pain in Preterm and Term Neonates. Music and Medicine, 9 (2), 73-85. [BibTeX]
- Olsson, E. , Eriksson, M. & Anderzen-Carlsson, A. (2017). Skin-to-Skin Contact Facilitates More Equal Parenthood: A Qualitative Study From Fathers' Perspective. Journal of Pediatric Nursing: Nursing Care of Children and Families, 34 (May-Jun 2017), e2-e9. [BibTeX]
- Olsson, E. , Ahlsén, G. & Eriksson, M. (2016). Skin-to-skin contact reduces near-infrared spectroscopy pain responses in premature infants during blood sampling. Acta Paediatrica, 105 (4), 376-380. [BibTeX]
- Olsson, E. , Dovland-Andersen, R. , Axelin, A. , Jonsdottir, R. B. , Maastrup, R. & Eriksson, M. (2012). Skin-to-skin care in neonatal intensive care units in the Nordic countries: a survey of attitudes and practices. Acta Paediatrica, 101 (10), 1140-1146. [BibTeX]
- Olsson, E. & Eriksson, M. (2011). Oral glucose for pain relief during eye examinations for retinopathy of prematurity. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20 (7-8), 1054-9. [BibTeX]
Articles, reviews/surveys
- Bäcke, P. , Bruschettini, M. , Blomqvist, Y. T. , Sibrecht, G. & Olsson, E. (2023). Interventions for the Management of Pain and Sedation in Newborns Undergoing Therapeutic Hypothermia for Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Systematic Review. Pediatric Drugs, 25 (1), 27-41. [BibTeX]
- Kinoshita, M. , Olsson, E. , Borys, F. & Bruschettini, M. (2023). Opioids for procedural pain in neonates. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (6). [BibTeX]
- Kinoshita, M. , Olsson, E. , Borys, F. & Bruschettini, M. (2023). Opioids for procedural pain in neonates. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4 (4). [BibTeX]
- Pessano, S. , Romantsik, O. , Olsson, E. , Hedayati, E. & Bruschettini, M. (2023). Pharmacological interventions for the management of pain and discomfort during lumbar puncture in newborn infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (9). [BibTeX]
- Bruschettini, M. , Olsson, E. , Persad, E. , Garratt, A. & Soll, R. (2022). Clinical rating scales for assessing pain in newborn infants. The Cochrane Library, 2022 (3). [BibTeX]
- Bäcke, P. , Bruschettini, M. , Blomqvist, Y. T. & Olsson, E. (2022). Interventions for the management of Pain and Sedation in Newborns undergoing Therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (IPSNUT): protocol of a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 11 (1). [BibTeX]
- Bäcke, P. , Bruschettini, M. , Sibrecht, G. , Thernström Blomqvist, Y. & Olsson, E. (2022). Pharmacological interventions for pain and sedation management in newborn infants undergoing therapeutic hypothermia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 11. [BibTeX]
- Dovland Andersen, R. , Olsson, E. & Eriksson, M. (2021). The Evidence Supporting the Association Between the Use of Pain Scales and Outcomes in Hospitalized Children: a Systematic Review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 115. [BibTeX]
- Olsson, E. , Ahl, H. , Bengtsson, K. , Vejayaram, D. N. , Norman, E. , Bruschettini, M. & Eriksson, M. (2021). The use and reporting of neonatal pain scales: a systematic review of randomized trials. Pain, 162 (2), 353-360. [BibTeX]
Conference papers
- Carlsen Misic, M. , Eriksson, M. , Normann, E. , Pettersson, M. , Thernström-Blomqvist, Y. & Olsson, E. (2024). Clonidine as analgesia during retinopathy of prematurity screening in preterm infants -cloROP. Paper presented at Swedish Conference on Ultra-Early Intervention, Lund, March 21, 2024. [BibTeX]
- Carlsen Misic, M. , Olsson, E. , Ericson, J. , Eriksson, M. , Thernström-Blomqvist, Y. & Ullsten, A. (2024). Parents as pain management in Swedish neonatal care – SWEpap. Paper presented at Swedish Conference on Ultra-Early Intervention, Lund, March 21, 2024. [BibTeX]
- Carlsen Misic, M. , Olsson, E. , Ericson, J. , Eriksson, M. , Thernström-Blomqvist, Y. & Ullsten, A. (2024). Parents as pain management in Swedish neonatal care - SWEpap. Paper presented at The 10th SCENE Symposium, Uppsala, May 10-11, 2024. Uppsala: [BibTeX]
- Olsson, E. , Carlsen Misic, M. & Eriksson, M. (2024). Smärtskattning med neurofysiologiska metoder. Paper presented at Svenskt barnsmärtsymposium, 11-12 april, Örebro. Örebro: [BibTeX]
- Sundqvist, A. , Wahlqvist, M. , Anderzen-Carlsson, A. & Olsson, E. (2023). An integrative review of interventions for children and adolescents with deafblindness. Paper presented at Nordic Conference in Nursing Research, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2-4 October, 2023. [BibTeX]
- Ullsten, A. , Carlsen Misic, M. , Olsson, E. , Andersen, R. D. , Ericson, J. , Eriksson, M. & Thernström Blomqvist, Y. (2023). O parent where art thou?: Family-integrated music therapy forneonatal procedural support. Paper presented at The 17th World Congress of Music Therapy, Vancouver, Canada, July 24–29, 2023. [BibTeX]
- Carlsen Misic, M. , Olsson, E. , Eriksson, M. , Ericson, J. & Ullsten, A. (2023). Parents to new-born infants rated parent-delivered pain management as significantly meaningful during venepuncture. In: Örebro University's Nobel Day Festivities Book of Abstracts. Paper presented at Nobel Day Festivites. [BibTeX]
- Carlsen Misic, M. , Ullsten, A. , Olsson, E. , Andersen, R. D. , Ericson, J. , Eriksson, M. & Thernström Blomqvist, Y. (2022). Balancing power by including parents as co-researchers: Live parental singing, breastfeeding, skin-to-skin-contact as procedural support in Swedish neonatal pain care. Paper presented at The 12th European Music Therapy Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland,[DIGITAL] June 8-12, 2022. [BibTeX]
- Carlsen Misic, M. , Olsson, E. , Ericson, J. , Thernström Blomqvist, Y. , Andersen Dovland, R. , Eriksson, M. & Ullsten, A. (2022). Parent-delivered pain-relieving interventions in Swedish neonatal care, a mixed methods study. Paper presented at 13th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain(ISPP 2022), New Zealand,[DIGITAL], March 24-27, 2022. [BibTeX]
- Andersen, R. D. , Olsson, E. & Eriksson, M. (2020). The Evidence Supporting the Effect of Pain Intensity Scale Use on Patient and Process Outcomes in Hospitalized Children: a Systematic Review. Paper presented at IASP World Congress on Pain, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2020 (Conference cancelled). [BibTeX]
- Eriksson, M. , Pettersson, M. , Olsson, E. & Ohlin, A. (2019). Neurophysiological and behavioural measures of pain during neonatal hip examination. Paper presented at Svenskt smärtforum, Malmö, Sweden, October 17-18, 2019. [BibTeX]
- Pettersson, M. , Olsson, E. & Eriksson, M. (2019). Neurophysiological and behavioural measures of pain during neonatal hip examination. Paper presented at RPA & RSOG 1st Joint Scientific Conference, Kigali, Rwanda, 11-13 September, 2019. [BibTeX]
- Pettersson, M. , Olsson, E. , Ohlin, A. & Eriksson, M. (2019). Neurophysiological and behavioural measures of pain during neonatal hip examination. Paper presented at 12th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain (ISPP), Basel Switzerland, June 16-20, 2019. [BibTeX]
- Pettersson, M. , Olsson, E. , Ohlin, A. & Eriksson, M. (2019). Neurophysiological and behavioural measures of pain during neonatal hip examination. Paper presented at Barnveckan, Örebro, Sweden, April 1-4, 2019. [BibTeX]
- Eriksson, M. , Ahl, H. , Bengtsson, K. , Bruschettini, M. , Norman, E. , Olsson, E. & Naidu Vejayaram, D. (2019). Pain scales in clinical trials in newborn infants: a mapping of the evidence. Paper presented at 3rd jENS Congress of joint European Neonatal Societies, Maastricht, the Netherlands, September 17-21, 2019. [BibTeX]
- Eriksson, M. , Ahl, H. , Bengtsson, K. , Bruschettini, M. , Norman, E. , Olsson, E. & Vejayaram, D. (2019). Pain scales in clinical trials in newborn infants: a mapping of the evidence. Paper presented at Svenskt smärtforum, Malmö, Sweden, October 17-18, 2019. [BibTeX]
- Olsson, E. , Pettersson, M. , Eriksson, M. & Ohlin, A. (2018). Glukos som smärtlindring vid neonatal höftledsundersökning: En randomiserad kontrollerad studie. Paper presented at Barnveckan 2018, Västerås, 23-26 April, 2018. [BibTeX]
- Ullsten, A. , Hugoson, P. , Forsberg, M. , Forzelius, L. , Klässbo, M. , Olsson, E. , Volgsten, U. , Westrup, B. & et al. (2017). Efficacy of Live Lullaby Singing During Procedural Pain in Preterm and Term Neonates. Paper presented at Forum Värmland 2017, Landstinget i Värmland och Karlstads universitet, Karlstad, Sweden, February 14, 2017. [BibTeX]
- Olsson, E. , Eriksson, M. & Anderzén-Carlsson, A. (2016). Pappors upplevelser av att vårda sitt för tidigt födda barn hud-mot-hud. Paper presented at Vårmöte i Perinatologi, Örebro, Sweden, 14-15 april 2016. [BibTeX]
- Olsson, E. & Eriksson, M. (2015). Can skin-to-skin contact work as pain relief in premature infants?. Paper presented at Svenskt barnsmärtsymposium, Lund, 23-24 april, 2015. [BibTeX]
- Olsson, E. , Atladóttir, S. M. A. , Axelin, A. , Campbell-Yeo, M. , Eriksson, M. , Peltonen, E. , Stevens, B. , Yamada, J. & et al. (2015). Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the revised version of the Premature Infant Pain Profile: An effort to improve pain assessment in infants in the Nordic countries. Paper presented at 10th International Forum on Pediatric Pain, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1-4 October, 2015. [BibTeX]
- Olsson, E. & Eriksson, M. (2014). Can skin-to-skin contact work as pain relief in premature infants?. Paper presented at 1st International and multidisciplinary children’s critical care research summer school, 26th-27th August 2014, UCLAN, Preston, Lancashire, UK. [BibTeX]
- Olsson, E. , Baños, J. , Guardiola, E. , Gradin, M. & Eriksson, M. (2013). Skin-to-skin contact for pain relief: a bibliometric analysis. Paper presented at 9th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain,June 17-20, 2013, Stockholm, Sweden. [BibTeX]
Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries
- Olsson, E. (2017). Promoting health in premature infants: with special focus on skin-to-skin contact and development of valid pain assesment. (Doctoral dissertation). (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro University. [BibTeX]
Manuscripts
- Olsson, E. , Anderzén-Carlsson, A. , Atladóttir, S. M. , Axelin, A. , Campbell-Yeo, M. , Eriksson, M. , Kristjánsdóttir, G. , Peltonen, E. & et al. Cultural adaptation and harmonization of four Nordic translations of the revised Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP-R). [BibTeX]
- Olsson, E. , Eriksson, M. & Anderzén-Carlsson, A. Skin-to-skin contact facilitates a more equal parenthood : a qualitative study from fathers’ perspectives. [BibTeX]
Other
- Olsson, E. , Ahl, H. , Eriksson, M. , Lundeberg, S. & Norman, E. (2022). Nationella riktlinjer för prevention och behandling av smärta i nyföddhetsperioden. Svensk barnsmärtförening. [BibTeX]
Reports
- Sundqvist, A. & Olsson, E. (2021). Barn och ungdomar med dövblindhet 2: Systematisk kunskapsöversikt över vetenskapligt publicerade interventioner. Lund: Nationellt kunskapscenter för dövblindfrågor (Nkcdb). [BibTeX]