Susanne Pettersson
Affiliated to Research
| Docent
E-mail: susanne.pettersson@ki.se
Visiting address: D2:01, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, 17176 Stockholm
Postal address: K2 Medicin, Solna, K2 Reuma Antovic A, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me
- I am a RN, and have been working in rheumatology since 1991.
In 2004 I became involved in a clinical research project following the cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at the Karolinska University Hospital.
In 2012 I defended my thesis “Fatigue, perceived, described and assessed in systemic lupus erythematosus” at KI. http://hdl.handle.net/10616/41121 .
2013 Postdoc at Uppsala University in the research group of Professor Åsenlöf (Department of Neuroscience, Physiotherapy). https://katalog.uu.se/empinfo/?id=N96-6121 .
2014 -2017 position as University nurse. This position was a three year project facilitating the combination of clinic, teaching and research, with affiliation to the research group of Professor Christina Opava. http://ki.se/nvs/fysisk-aktivitet-och-halsa-vid-reumatisk-sjukdom.
During this period I was also involved in e-Health projects under 4D arthritis.
Since 2021 I am in the reseach group of Professor Elisabet Svenungsson Research group Elisabet Svenungsson | Karolinska Institutet.
2017 - 2022 Director of Nursing Development, Inflammation and Ageing Theme Karolinska University Hospital.
From september 2022 I have a combined position focusing on development and reserch at the Medical Unit Gastroenterolgy-Dermatology-Rheumatology at the Karolinska University hospital and the Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register.
Additional information:
Vårdsakkunnig sjuksköterska, RPO Reumatiska sjukdomar 2020-2025 sjukdomar https://vardgivarguiden.se/kunskapsstod/sakkunniga/vardsak/
Research
- My main reseach focus is "Patients' perceptions of concequences of living with chronic conditions", with special interest on illness perceptions and educational needs. I am currently focusing on the patients groups: systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), antineutrophilic cytoplasmatic antibody associated vasculitis (AAV), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and pulmonary fibrosis.
Additionnaly I am participating in a qualitative study with patients recovering from aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH), and there
family members.
I am currently main-supervisor to one and co-supervisors to four PhD-students.
Exemple of clinical implementation:
The electronic implementation of the Quick Systemic Lupus Activity Questionnaire (Q-SLAQ): a simplified version of SLAQ for patient-reported disease activity, into the Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register https://srq.nu/en/welcome/ .
Articles
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Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2023;:ard-2023-224514
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Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;52(6):591-600
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Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2023;45(8):1323-1331
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Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2023;:1-8
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Article: RHEUMATOLOGY ADVANCES IN PRACTICE. 2022;6(2):rkac062
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Article: ACR OPEN RHEUMATOLOGY. 2022;4(2):111-118
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Article: NURSE EDUCATION TODAY. 2022;108:105211
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Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;60(9):4205-4217
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Article: LUPUS SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2021;8(1):e000471
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Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;60(3):1260-1272
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Article: ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;36(1):89-100
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Article: ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH. 2019;71(6):811-821
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Article: RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL. 2018;38(11):2147-2155
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Article: LUPUS SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2018;5(1):e000260
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Article: LUPUS SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2018;5(1):e000254
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Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2017;46(6):474-483
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Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2017;39(6):578-585
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Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2016;17:316
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Article: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. 2016;45(6):684-690
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Article: RMD OPEN. 2016;2(1):e000214
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Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2015;74(8):1537-1543
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Article: LUPUS. 2015;24(9):955-965
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Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2015;44(3):206-210
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Article: LUPUS. 2013;22(11):1118-1127
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Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2013;15(4):r87
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Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2012;41(5):383-390
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Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2012;41(4):290-297
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Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2010;49(10):1935-1942
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Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2009;11(6):R186
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All other publications
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Review: RHEUMATOLOGY ADVANCES IN PRACTICE. 2023;7(3):rkad092
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Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2023;:573
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Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2023;82:928
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Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2023;82:1054
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Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2023;82:437-438
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Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;52:87-88
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Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2022;81:1106
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Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2021;80:1023
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Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2021;80:93-94
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Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;50:45-46
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Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;50:42-43
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Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2020;79:664-665
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Conference publication: LUPUS SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2020;7(Suppl 1):a122
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Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78:2164
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Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78:1179-1180
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Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2018;77:1835
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Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2018;77:160
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Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2018;77(Suppl 2):691
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Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2018;70
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Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2017;76:162
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Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2017;76:586
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Conference publication: LUPUS SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2017;4(Suppl 1):a172
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Conference publication: LUPUS SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2017;4(Suppl 1):a171
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Conference publication: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2016;34(4):S19
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Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2016;45:39-40
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Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2016;23:S187
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Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2015;74:1310
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Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2015;74:66
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Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2015;67
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Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2015;67
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Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2014;43:7-8
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Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2014;43:78
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Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2013;72(Suppl 3):a120
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Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2013;71:217.2-217
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Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2013;65:S1243
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Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2013;65:S752
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Thesis / dissertation: 2012
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Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2012;64(10):S665
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Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2012;64(10):S1089
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Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2012;64(10):S665-S666
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Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2008;58(9):S326
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Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2008;58(9):S416
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Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2007;66:644
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Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2006;54(9):S272
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Grants
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Yrkesförkovrande stipendiumFöreningen reumasjuksköterskor i Sverige20 September 2022
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VårdforskningsprisReumatikerförbundet1 June 2016
Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2024
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institute, 2023
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2012
- MSc in Medical Science, Including courses in Rheumatology care and nursing, Uppsala University, 2006
- BSc in Nursing Education, University of Gothenburg, 1997
- International Nursing, Red Cross University College of Nursing, 1994
- Registered nurse (RN), Nursing, Bohusläns Nursing College, 1988
Supervisor
- Sara Brolin, Educational needs, quality of life, and health care support in persons with systemic rheumatic disease, 2023
- Marie-Louise Karlsson, The impact of lifestyle changes, and treatment adherence in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis, 2023
- Jenny Wrackefeldt, Development and implication of a digital application for PROMs in patients with chronic kidney disease, 2023
- Carlson Lisa, Impact of pulmonary fibrosis on daily life, 2021
- Annika Granath, Patients perspective in vasculitis, 2021