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Function and Health in Respiratory and Cardiovascular Conditions – Malin Nygren-Bonnier's research group

Our research focuses on physiotherapeutic interventions in respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, both for rehabilitation prevention, and promotion.

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Research focus

We work from a physiotherapeutic perspective for a physically active life and aging, which also includes individuals working in occupations with high physical exposure. Our research involves evaluating the effects of various physiotherapeutic interventions that improve function and health-related quality of life, thereby enhancing work performance and physical activity levels in daily life. Additionally, evidence-based training programs are developed and implemented, and predictors for future health are examined. 

Read more about our research projects under the Projects tab.

Publications

Selected publications

  • Article: PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2024;104(5):pzae012
    Andersson-Watz A; Nygren-Bonnier M; Bergdahl E; Crommert ME; Svantesson M
  • Article: BMJ OPEN. 2024;14(2):e082239
    Olsen MF; Sehlin M; Westerdahl E; Schandl A; Block L; Nygren-Bonnier M; Svensson-Raskh A
  • Article: PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES. 2024;10(1):12
    Porserud A; Karlsson P; Nygren-Bonnier M; Aly M; Hagstromer M
  • Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):20230
    Mahdi A; Zhao A; Fredengren E; Fedorowski A; Braunschweig F; Nygren-Bonnier M; Runold M; Bruchfeld J; Nickander J; Deng Q; Checa A; Desta L; Pernow J; Stahlberg M
  • Journal article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2023;44(Supplement_2):ehad655.2904
    Svensson A; Svensson-Raskh A; Stahlberg M; Bruchfeld J; Holmstroem L; Fedorowski A; Nygren-Bonnier M
  • Journal article: CIRCULATION. 2023;148:a16646
    Zhao A; Mahdi A; Fredengren E; Fedorowski A; Braunschweig F; Brodin P; Nygren-Bonnier M; Runold M; Bruchfeld J
  • Article: PHYSIOTHERAPY THEORY AND PRACTICE. 2023;39(11):2366-2376
    Nygren-Bonnier M; Hogstedt K; Laurell A; Bostrom C
  • Article: MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS: INNOVATIONS, QUALITY & OUTCOMES. 2023;7(5):470-475
    Benzo MV; Hagströmer M; Nygren-Bonnier M; Benzo RP; Papp ME
  • Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2023;62:pa2793
    Tornberg A; Svensson A; Svensson-Raskh A; Rydwik E; Bjornson M; Runold M; Bruchfeld J; Nygren-Bonnier M
  • Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY. 2023;25(5):283-290
    Fagevik Olsen M; Lannefors L; Nygren-Bonnier M; Johansson E-L
  • Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2019;41(8):934-940
    Leavy B; Berntsson J; Franzen E; Roaldsen KS
  • Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2018;40(22):2658-2661
    Halvarsson A; Stahle A
  • Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2018;40(14):1639-1645
    Nygren-Bonnier M; Werner J; Biguet G; Johansson S
  • Article: PHYSIOTHERAPY THEORY AND PRACTICE. 2018;34(4):264-275
    Hortal MCR; Hedborg A; Biguet G; Nygren-Bonnier M
  • Review: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2018;136:98-110
    Chatwin M; Toussaint M; Goncalves MR; Sheers N; Mellies U; Gonzales-Bermejo J; Sancho J; Fauroux B; Andersen T; Hov B; Nygren-Bonnier M; Lacombe M; Pernet K; Kampelmacher M; Devaux C; Kinnett K; Sheehan D; Rao F; Villanova M; Berlowitz D; Morrow BM
  • Article: JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE. 2018;41(1):85-90
    Nygren-Bonnier M; Schiffer TA; Lindholm P
  • Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(4):e0195548
    Halvarsson A; Hagman I; Tegern M; Broman L; Larsson H
  • Journal article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY. 2017;36(8):971-992
    Cederbom S; Thunborg C; Denison E; Soderlund A; Wagert PVH
  • Article: PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL. 2017;22(3):e1667
    Hortal MCR; Nygren-Bonnier M; Hjelte L
  • Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2017;53(3):447-461
    Papp ME; Wazndell PE; Lindfors P; Nygren-Bonnier M
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All publications from group members

  • Journal article: BMJ OPEN. 2025;15(2):e092892
    Olsen MF; Sehlin M; Svensson A; Roos R; Slobo M; Svensson-Raskh A; Van Aswegen H
  • Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY SURGERY. 2025;51(1):21
    van Aswegen H; Roos R; Svensson-Raskh A; Svensson A; Sehlin M; Caragounis E-C; Plani F; Fagevik-Olsen M
  • Journal article: ANNALS OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 2025;14(1):678
    Andersson-Watz A; Bergdahl E; Eriksson Crommert M; Nygren-Bonnier M; Svantesson M
  • Journal article: PHYSIOTHERAPY. 2024;127:101462
    Fagevik Olsén M; Svensson-Raskh A; Westerdahl E; Nygren Bonnier M; Reeve J; Sehlin M
  • Article: BMC CANCER. 2024;24(1):1306
    Karlsson P; Nygren-Bonnier M; Torikka S; Porserud A; Henningsohn L; Olsson CB; Rydwik E; Hagstromer M
  • Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2024;:S0002-9343(24)00642-9
    Ståhlberg M; Fischer K; Tahhan M; Zhao A; Fedorowski A; Runold M; Nygren-Bonnier M; Björnson M; Lund LH; Bruchfeld J; Desta L; Braunschweig F; Mahdi A
  • Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2024;64:pa5167
    Kalafatis D; Bjornson M; Kistner A; Bruchfeld J; Runold M; Nygren-Bonnier M; Wheelock A; Elowsson L; Westergren-Thorsson G; Skold M
  • Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2024;64:pa4126
    Tornberg A; Svensson-Raskh A; Svensson A; Hallberg C; Halvarsson A; Rydwik E; Bruchfeld J; Nygren-Bonnier M
  • Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2024;64:pa3196
    Hallberg CE; Halvarsson A; Svensson A; Tornberg A; Svensson-Raskh A; Runold M; Bruchfeld J; Fagevik-Olsen M; Nygren-Bonnier M
  • Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY. 2024;26(5):273-279
    Svensson-Raskh A; Olsen MF; Nygren-Bonnier M; Schandl A
  • Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2024;14(1):20017
    Svensson A; Svensson-Raskh A; Holmstrom L; Hallberg C; Bezuidenhout L; Conradsson DM; Stahlberg M; Bruchfeld J; Fedorowski A; Nygren-Bonnier M
  • Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2024;:1-7
    Siesage K; Schandl A; Johansson M; Nygren-Bonnier M; Karlsson E; Joelsson-Alm E
  • Article: BMC CANCER. 2024;24(1):891
    Porserud A; Karlsson P; Aly M; Rydwik E; Torikka S; Henningsohn L; Nygren-Bonnier M; Hagstromer M
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY. 2024;19(1):420
    Westerdahl E; Lilliecrona J; Sehlin M; Svensson-Raskh A; Nygren-Bonnier M; Olsen MF
  • Journal article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2024;241:20-21
    Hupin D; Pichot V; Back M; Roche F; Stahlberg M; Fedorowski A; Nickander J
  • Article: PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2024;104(5):pzae012
    Andersson-Watz A; Nygren-Bonnier M; Bergdahl E; Crommert ME; Svantesson M
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2024
    Karlsson P; Nygren-Bonnier M; Torikka S; Porserud A; Henningsohn L; Olsson CB; Rydwik E; Hagströmer M
  • Article: BMJ OPEN. 2024;14(2):e082239
    Olsen MF; Sehlin M; Westerdahl E; Schandl A; Block L; Nygren-Bonnier M; Svensson-Raskh A
  • Article: MILITARY MEDICINE. 2024;189(3-4):e674-e682
    Kierkegaard M; Tegern M; Halvarsson A; Broman L; Larsson H
  • Article: PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES. 2024;10(1):12
    Porserud A; Karlsson P; Nygren-Bonnier M; Aly M; Hagstromer M
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Funding

Grants

  • Swedish Research Council
  • Swedish Research Council
  • Swedish Research Council
  • Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation
  • Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation
  • Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation
  • Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation
  • Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning
  • Swedish Research Council
  • Swedish Research Council

Staff and contact

Group leader

All members of the group

Projects

ReCOV - Recovery and Rehabilitation after COVID-19

ReCOV is a research project with three parts that include patients, relatives, and staff. In the subproject on patients with post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS), the aim is to map physical and mental function and the impact on health-related quality of life, as well as to evaluate the effects of specific interventions for patients with long COVID-19. The goal is also to describe the patients’ experiences of rehabilitation. Patients will be asked to participate in various studies that will map and evaluate the effects of different interventions.

BETA Project

The BETA project aims to improve balance, walking ability, quality of life, and physical activity levels, reduce fear of falling among the elderly at increased risk of falls, and develop and implement these methods in clinical practice using a new challenging and progressive balance training model combined with physical activity on prescription.

“Stay Balanced” – Evidence-Based Balance Training Program to Prevent Fall Injuries

Implementation of an evidence-based balance training program for the elderly (Phase 3, BETA project). The purpose of the project is to study the implementation and outcomes of an evidence-based balance training program in clinical practice to prevent future falls and fall-related injuries among older adults.

SCIP Falls Project

The long-term goal of the SCIP Falls project is to reduce the risk of falls and fall-related injuries in individuals living with complete or incomplete spinal cord injury in Norway and Sweden by identifying risk indicators and establishing evidence-based and specific fall prevention programs.

SINpedSCI Project

The purpose of the SINpedSCI project is to contribute knowledge through international collaboration between ten rehabilitation centers in seven countries within the framework of the established rehabilitation network Sunnaas International Network in Rehabilitation (SIN).

Previous projects

MIDAS Project

The purpose of the MIDAS project is to evaluate the effects and experiences of early mobilization and breathing exercises, as well as to identify risk factors for respiratory insufficiency in patients undergoing abdominal surgery.

Evidence-Based Training and Physical Activity with an E-Health Concept - A New Method for People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to Become More Physically Active

The goal of this project is to develop and evaluate an e-health concept with a training module for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Students’ Experience and Perception of Their Learning Environment and Health-Related Quality of Life – An Interprofessional Study

The focus of this project is to identify success factors in the clinical learning environment and to show how students and supervisors are affected by the learning environment.

OptUtb Project

Optimizing Education and Training (OptUtb) is a method for soldiers and pilots in the Swedish Armed Forces, within which both selection and follow-up systems are further developed.

Theses

Anna Svensson-Raskh, 2021:

Veronica Balkefors, 2015:

Ing-Mari Dohrn, 2015:

Alexandra Halvarsson, 2015:

Yvonne Kahlin, 2013: Physical Activity and Self-related Health in Swedish High Scool Students (Linnéuniversitetet)

Helena Grönstedt, 2013:

Arve Opheim, 2011:

Kirsti Skavberg Roaldsen, 2009:

Matti Leijon, 2009: Activating people – physical activity in the general population and referral schemes among primary healt care patients in a Swedish county (Linköpings Universitet)

Lena Kallings, 2008:

Gun Faager, 2008:

Malin Nygren-Bonnier, 2008:

Li (Lindberg) Villard, 2006:

Anders Raustorp,

Marie Andre, 2005:

Agneta Ståhle, 1999:

Keywords:
Geriatrics Occupational Health and Environmental Health Physiology and Anatomy Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Medicine
Content reviewer:
Malin Nygren-Bonnier
Kathrin Dellblad
01-04-2025