Maria Flink

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About me

2014 PhD in Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet. Link to thesis:
https://openarchive.ki.se/xmlui/handle/10616/41802?locale-attribute=sv
2006 Master of Social Work, University of Lund
2003 Bachelor of Social Work, University of Lund

Research

My main research interest is collaboration in the welfare society and patients' activation and participation
in their care, especially by the critical time of hospital discharge and the
transition to home.

I am employed at FOU nu, a Research and Development unit for older people, and is affiliated to the Division of Social Work at the Department
of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, KI.

Articles

Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2024;14(1):7308

Association between general self-efficacy and health literacy among stroke survivors 1-year post-discharge: a cross-sectional study.

Hess Engström A; Flink M; Lindblom S; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2024;25(2):215-222.e3

Social Services Post-discharge and Their Association With Readmission in a 2016 Swedish Geriatric Cohort.

Pfaff R; Willers C; Flink M; Lindqvist R; Rydwik E
Article: PLOS ONE. 2024;19(3):e0299800

A person-centred care transition support for people with stroke/TIA: A study protocol for effect and process evaluation using a non-randomised controlled design.

Lindblom S; Flink M; von Koch L; Tistad M; Stenberg U; Elf M; Carlsson AC; Laska AC; Ytterberg C
Article: TOPICS IN STROKE REHABILITATION. 2023;30(8):865-871

Health literacy is associated with less depression symptoms, higher perceived recovery, higher perceived participation, and walking ability one year after stroke - a cross-sectional study.

Flink M; Lindblom S; von Koch L; Carlsson AC; Ytterberg C
Article: HEALTHCARE. 2023;11(3):391

The Use of Teach Back at Hospital Discharge to Support Self-Management of Prescribed Medication for Secondary Prevention after Stroke-Findings from A Feasibility Study.

Lindblom S; Ytterberg C; Flink M; Carlsson AC; Stenberg U; Tistad M; von Koch L; Laska AC
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(7):e061325

Online self-management fall prevention intervention for people with multiple sclerosis: a feasibility study protocol of a parallel group randomised trial.

Kierkegaard M; Peterson E; Tuvemo Johnson S; Gottberg K; Johansson S; Elf M; Flink M; Ytterberg C
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2022;22(1):594

Referral-based transition to subsequent rehabilitation at home after stroke: one-year outcomes and use of healthcare services.

Lindblom S; Tistad M; Flink M; Laska AC; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE. 2022;22:255

Participation in a co-design process - learnings and implications for enabling individual and collective participation in co-design

Lindblom S; Flink M; Elf M; Laska AC; Von Koch L; Ytterberg C
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;19(1):391

Design and Development of an eHealth Service for Collaborative Self-Management among Older Adults with Chronic Diseases: A Theory-Driven User-Centered Approach.

Ekstedt M; Kirsebom M; Lindqvist G; Kneck Å; Frykholm O; Flink M; Wannheden C
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(12):e047329

Person-centred care transitions for people with stroke: study protocol for a feasibility evaluation of codesigned care transition support.

Flink M; Lindblom S; Tistad M; Laska AC; Bertilsson BC; Wärlinge C; Hasselström J; Elf M; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(7):e046896

Self-management challenges following hospital discharge for patients with multimorbidity: a longitudinal qualitative study of a motivational interviewing intervention.

Brandberg C; Ekstedt M; Flink M
Article: HEALTH EXPECTATIONS. 2021;24(3):905-916

The manifestation of participation within a co-design process involving patients, significant others and health-care professionals.

Lindblom S; Flink M; Elf M; Laska AC; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2020;21(12):1885-1892

Perceived Quality of Care Transitions between Hospital and the Home in People with Stroke.

Lindblom S; Flink M; Sjöstrand C; Laska A-C; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
Article: BMC FAMILY PRACTICE. 2020;21(1):233

"Standing on common ground" - a qualitative study of self-management support for patients with multimorbidity in primary health care.

Freilich J; Nilsson GH; Ekstedt M; Flink M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE. 2020;20(1):11

Perceptive Dialogue for Linking Stakeholders and Units During Care Transitions - A Qualitative Study of People with Stroke, Significant Others and Healthcare Professionals in Sweden.

Lindblom S; Ytterberg C; Elf M; Flink M
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;19(1):1701

Validation of the patient activation measure in patients at discharge from hospitals and at distance from hospital care in Sweden.

Hellström A; Kassaye Tessma M; Flink M; Dahlgren A; Schildmeijer K; Ekstedt M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE. 2019;19(3):20

The Information Flow in a Healthcare Organisation with Integrated Units.

Kneck Å; Flink M; Frykholm O; Kirsebom M; Ekstedt M
Article: CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK JOURNAL. 2019;47(3):258-265

Research Use and Evidence-Based Practice Among Swedish Medical Social Workers: A Qualitative Study

Udo C; Forsman H; Jensfelt M; Flink M
Article: TRIALS. 2019;20(1):82

Why patients decline participation in an intervention to reduce re-hospitalization through patient activation: whom are we missing?

Flink M; Brandberg C; Ekstedt M
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2018;8(12):e024068

Exploring patient safety in Swedish specialised home healthcare: an interview study with multidisciplinary teams and clinical managers.

Lindblad M; Flink M; Ekstedt M
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2018;8(8):e022222

Resource use of healthcare services 1 year after stroke: a secondary analysis of a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a client-centred activities of daily living intervention.

Tistad M; Flink M; Ytterberg C; Eriksson G; Guidetti S; Tham K; von Koch L
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE. 2018;30(4):291-297

Measuring care transitions in Sweden: validation of the care transitions measure.

Flink M; Tessma M; Cvancarova Småstuen M; Lindblad M; Coleman EA; Ekstedt M
Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2018;247:925-929

Developing an eHealth Tool to Support Patient Empowerment at Home.

Schildmeijer K; Wannheden C; Nilsson L; Frykholm O; Hellström A; Flink M; Ekstedt M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE. 2017;17(6):1

Planning for the Discharge, not for Patient Self-Management at Home - An Observational and Interview Study of Hospital Discharge.

Flink M; Ekstedt M
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2017;17(1):598

Safe medication management in specialized home healthcare - an observational study.

Lindblad M; Flink M; Ekstedt M
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2017;7(7):e014178

The Supporting Patient Activation in Transition to Home (sPATH) intervention: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial using motivational interviewing to decrease re-hospitalisation for patients with COPD or heart failure.

Flink M; Lindblad M; Frykholm O; Kneck Å; Nilsen P; Årestedt K; Ekstedt M
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2017;17(1):24

The case of value-based healthcare for people living with complex long-term conditions.

Elf M; Flink M; Nilsson M; Tistad M; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
Article: CLINICAL REHABILITATION. 2016;30(12):1200-1210

Training in client-centeredness enhances occupational therapist documentation on goal setting and client participation in goal setting in the medical records of people with stroke.

Flink M; Bertilsson A-S; Johansson U; Guidetti S; Tham K; von Koch L
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2015;84(5):355-362

Patient-centered handovers between hospital and primary health care: an assessment of medical records.

Flink M; Bergenbrant Glas S; Airosa F; Öhlén G; Barach P; Hansagi H; Brommels M; Olsson M
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2014;14:389

Improving patient discharge and reducing hospital readmissions by using Intervention Mapping.

Hesselink G; Zegers M; Vernooij-Dassen M; Barach P; Kalkman C; Flink M; Öhlen G; Olsson M; Bergenbrant S; Orrego C; Suñol R; Toccafondi G; Venneri F; Dudzik-Urbaniak E; Kutryba B; Schoonhoven L; Wollersheim H; European HANDOVER Research Collaborative
Article: MEDICAL CARE. 2013;51(1):90-98

Organizational culture: an important context for addressing and improving hospital to community patient discharge.

Hesselink G; Vernooij-Dassen M; Pijnenborg L; Barach P; Gademan P; Dudzik-Urbaniak E; Flink M; Orrego C; Toccafondi G; Johnson JK; Schoonhoven L; Wollersheim H; European HANDOVER Research Collaborative
Article: BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY. 2012;21 Suppl 1:39-49

Are patients discharged with care? A qualitative study of perceptions and experiences of patients, family members and care providers.

Hesselink G; Flink M; Olsson M; Barach P; Dudzik-Urbaniak E; Orrego C; Toccafondi G; Kalkman C; Johnson JK; Schoonhoven L; Vernooij-Dassen M; Wollersheim H; European HANDOVER Research Collaborative
Article: BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY. 2012;21 Suppl 1:97-105

Searching for the missing pieces between the hospital and primary care: mapping the patient process during care transitions.

Johnson JK; Farnan JM; Barach P; Hesselink G; Wollersheim H; Pijnenborg L; Kalkman C; Arora VM; HANDOVER Research Collaborative
Article: BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY. 2012;21 Suppl 1(Suppl_1):i89-i96

The key actor: a qualitative study of patient participation in the handover process in Europe.

Flink M; Hesselink G; Pijnenborg L; Wollersheim H; Vernooij-Dassen M; Dudzik-Urbaniak E; Orrego C; Toccafondi G; Schoonhoven L; Gademan PJ; Johnson JK; Öhlén G; Hansagi H; Olsson M; Barach P; HANDOVER Research Collaborative
Article: BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY. 2012;21 Suppl 1(Suppl_1):i76-i83

Beliefs and experiences can influence patient participation in handover between primary and secondary care--a qualitative study of patient perspectives.

Flink M; Öhlén G; Hansagi H; Barach P; Olsson M
Article: BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY. 2012;21 Suppl 1:22-28

Conducting a multicentre and multinational qualitative study on patient transitions.

Johnson JK; Barach P; Vernooij-Dassen M; HANDOVER Research Collaborative
Article: BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY. 2012;21 Suppl 1(Suppl_1):29-38

Evaluation of a predevelopment service delivery intervention: an application to improve clinical handovers.

Yao GL; Novielli N; Manaseki-Holland S; Chen Y-F; van der Klink M; Barach P; Chilton PJ; Lilford RJ; European HANDOVER Research Collaborative
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Review: CLINICAL REHABILITATION. 2023;37(2):162-176

Self-management of falls in people with multiple sclerosis: A scoping review.

Tuvemo Johnson S; Flink M; Peterson E; Gottberg K; Elf M; Johansson S; Kierkegaard M; Ytterberg C
Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2023;18(1):24-25

Associations between health literacy and clinical outcomes one year after stroke: a cross-sectional study

Lindblom S; Flink M; Koch L; Ytterberg C
Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2023;18(1):86

Participation in a co-design process - learnings and implications for enabling individual and collective participation in development of stroke services

Lindblom S; Koch L; Flink M; Elf M; Laska A; Ytterberg C
Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2023;18(1):32

Collective iterative learning - The way forward in implementing co-designed person-centred transition support for people with stroke: a feasibility study

Lindblom S; Koch L; Laska A; Tistad M; Flink M; Ytterberg C
Review: PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING. 2018;101(6):1006-1035

Health economic evaluations of patient education interventions a scoping review of the literature.

Stenberg U; Vågan A; Flink M; Lynggaard V; Fredriksen K; Westermann KF; Gallefoss F
Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE. 2018;18:317

Perceived quality of care transitions between hospital and the home - a cross sectional study

Lindblom S; Flink M; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2018;13:18

Person-centered transitions for people with stroke - are we doing enough? A Swedish example

Lindblom S; Flink M; Elf M; Laska AC; von Koch L; Ytterberg C
Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE. 2017;17:440

Can implementation of standardized care pathways meet the conflicting demands of an integrated, personalized and effective care?

Ekstedt M; Flink M
Meeting abstract: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE. 2016;16:338

User-centered design of integrated eHealth to improve patients' activation in transitional care

Frykholm O; Flink M; Lindblad M; Ekstedt M
Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE. 2016;16:220

Prerequisites for patient self-management learning at hospital discharge an observational multiple case study

Flink M; Ekstedt M
Conference publication: ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2016;50:S265

PATIENT SELF-MANAGEMENT LEARNING AT HOSPITAL DISCHARGE - AN OBSERVATIONAL MULTIPLE CASE STUDY.

Flink M; Eksted M
KI thesis / dissertation: 2013

Patients' position in care transitions : an analysis of patient participation and patient-centeredness

Flink, Maria

Grants

A self-management program to prevent falls in people with multiple sclerosis - a randomized controlled trial

Swedish Research Council

1 January 2024 - 31 January 2026
A self-management program to prevent falls in people with multiple sclerosis - a randomized controlled trial

Swedish Research Council

1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026
Realist evaluation of the national reform “Good quality, local health care”” – in collaboration with stakeholders in municipalities, region, and the civic society

Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

1 January 2023 - 31 August 2023
Implementation and evaluation of a coordinated care transition focusing on understanding of health information for older people with stroke

Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

1 November 2021 - 31 October 2024
Re@home – Evaluation of home rehabilitation for older people: A realist evaluation design

Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

1 November 2021 - 31 October 2025
Coordination of care after discharge in a complex healthcare landscape – today’s situation and a possible way forward

Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

1 November 2021 - 31 October 2025
Teach back to enhance self-management of prescribed medication - a feasibility study

The Kamprad family Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Research & Charity

1 September 2021 - 31 August 2023
Com-CooP - A community-based participatory research project to co-design collaborative prevention of deterioration of health in older adults

Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

1 July 2021 - 30 June 2025
A self-management program to prevent falls in ambulatory and non-ambulatory community dwelling people with multiple sclerosis

Swedish Research Council

1 January 2021 - 31 December 2023
A self-management program to prevent falls in ambulatory and non-ambulatory community dwelling people with multiple sclerosis

Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
Coordination of health and social care services for older people - a collaborative project for sustainability and improved outcomes

Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

1 December 2019 - 30 November 2020
Person-centred care transitions for people with complex health conditions: a co-design project

The Kamprad Family Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Research & Charity

1 September 2019 - 31 August 2022
Engaging patients as co-players in transitional care from hospital to home

Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

1 January 2016 - 31 December 2017

Employments

Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2025

Degrees and Education

Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2014

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