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Malin Lövgren
The Department of Health Care Sciences
Title:
Professor of caring science with focus on palliative care
Phone: +46-76636 50 90
Mail: malin.lovgren@mchs.se
Address:
Marie Cederschiöld högskola, Box 11189, 100 61 Stockholm
Visiting address:
Folkungagatan 127
Field of work
Malin Lövgren is a professor of caring science with a focus on palliative care. She has extensive experience in both teaching, research and collaboration with society.
Research
Malin's research area concerns families with children who are living with severe illness or who have lost a family member (parent/child/sibling). It concerns both the care of severely ill parents and the care of severely ill children and their families. A large part of the research is about developing, evaluating and implementing different types of support for these families or individual family members. The research primarily concerns communication about illness and care, grief, difficult conversations between caregivers and family and within the family. Children as relatives are a central part of Malin's research, where the child's own voice and participation are taken into account. Malin uses mixed methods and conducts both observational studies and intervention research, also with a focus on implementation in clinical practice. All research clinical and is carried out in close collaboration with the clinic and the affected families.
Find out more about the research program FTI - The Family Talk Intervention
Teaching
Malin has been teaching since the mid-2000s. She teaches at all levels (undergraduate, advanced and postgraduate). Her teaching involves both scientific methods, nursing, and palliative care.
Collaboration and Engagement
Malin is affiliated to Advanced Pediatric Home Care at Astrid Lindgren's Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital. She has/has had many collaborative assignments, e.g. from the Swedish Research Council, Stockholm-Gotland Regional Cancer Center, the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation, etc.
Projects
- FTI as bereavement support
- Implementing the Family Talk Intervention in clinical practice – barriers and facilitators
- Long-term follow up of the FTI in pediatric oncology
- The Family Talk Intervention in a Children’s hospital – a pre-post study
- The Family Talk Intervention in a children’s hospice – a pilot study
- The Family Talk Intervention in specialized palliative home care – a cluster randomized trial
- The Family Talk Intervention when a parent has cancer- a pre-post study
- Using an interpreter to participate in the Family Talk Intervention
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Publications
Astrid Kuylenstierna, Pia Enebrink, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Gustaf Ljungman, Malin Lövgren, Renita Sörensdotter, Anna Wikman, Lisa Ljungman (2026).
"It is like he abandoned me in a war": A qualitative study of relationship distress in parents of children diagnosed with cancer
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Maria Ayoub, Malin Eneslätt, Malin Lövgren, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Camilla Udo (2026).
Through the lens of social workers: Issues raised in the family talk intervention in pediatric oncology
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Anna Cristina Åberg, Lars Wallin, Malin Tistad, Sandra Weineland, Malin Lövgren, Kari Jess, Vilmantas Giedraitis, Johan Lyhagen (2025).
A multicentre validation study of the Swedish version of the Normalization Process Theory Measure S-NoMAD
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Malin Lövgren, Camilla Udo (2025).
Barn som anhöriga till en förälder eller ett syskon som har palliativa vårdbehov
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Maria Ayoub, Malin Lövgren, Maja Holm, Camilla Udo (2025).
Migrant families' experiences of participating in the Family Talk Intervention when affected by childhood cancer
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Ranaa Akkawi El Edelbi, Staffan Eksborg, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Malin Lövgren, Jennie Ekman, Synnöve Lindemalm (2025).
Parents' experiences on handling paediatric anticancer drugs at home after an educational intervention
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Kerstin Ivéus, Maja Holm, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Camilla Udo, Malin Lövgren (2025).
Parents' Long-Term Retention of the Family Talk Intervention in Pediatric Oncology
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Maria Ayoub, Malin Lövgren, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Camilla Udo (2025).
Voices of Children with Cancer and Their Siblings in the Family Talk Intervention
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Kerstin Ivéus, M. Holm, U. Kreicbergs, Malin Lövgren (2024).
A long-term follow up of the Family Talk Intervention among families in pediatric oncology
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Anette Winger, Heidi Holmen, Dröfn Birgisdóttir, Camilla Lykke, Malin Lövgren, Mette Asbjoern Neergaard, Marika Grönroos, Johanna Kero, Oddný Kristinsdóttir, Ásta Bjarney Pétursdóttir, Charlotte Castor (2024).
Children with palliative care needs: The landscape of the nordic countries
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Maja Holm, Malin Lövgren, Anette Alvariza, Rakel Eklund, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2024).
Experiences of being a severely ill parent of dependent children receiving care at home: Hopes and challenges
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Camilla Udo, Malin Lövgren, Thomas Sejersen, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2024).
Experiences of families of children with spinal muscular atrophy and the healthcare professionals supporting them during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide study
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Maja Holm, Tina Lundberg, Malin Lövgren, Lisa Ljungman (2024).
Parenting a child with cancer and maintaining a healthy couple relationship: Findings from the Family Talk Intervention
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Ingrid Thermaenius, Camilla Udo, Anette Alvariza, Tina Lundberg, Maja Holm, Malin Lövgren (2024).
The Family Talk Intervention Among Families Affected by Severe Illness: Hospital Social Workers’ Experiences of Facilitators and Barriers to its Use in Clinical Practice
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Maria Ayoub, Camilla Udo, Kristofer Årestedt, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Malin Lövgren (2024).
The Family Talk Intervention in Pediatric Oncology: Potential Effects Reported by Parents
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Emily Bergersen, Cecilia Olsson, Maria Larsson, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Malin Lövgren (2024).
The family talk intervention prevent the feeling of loneliness: A long term follow up after a parents life-threatening illness
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Erik Landfeldt, Camilla Udo, Malin Lövgren, Thomas Sejersen, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2023).
Health-related quality of life of children with spinal muscular atrophy in Sweden: A prospective cohort study in the era of disease-modifying therapy
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Ranaa Akkawi El Edelbi, Staffan Eksborg, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Malin Lövgren, Klara Wallén, Jennie Ekman, Synnöve Lindemalm (2023).
Parents' experiences of handling oral anticancer drugs at home: 'It all falls on me …'
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Christina Melin-Johansson, Josefin Sveen, Malin Lövgren, Camilla Udo (2022).
A third of dying patients do not have end-of-life discussions with a physician: A nationwide registry study
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Emily Bergersen, Maria Larsson, Malin Lövgren, Cecilia Olsson (2022).
Adolescents' and young people's needs and preferences for support when living with a parent with life-threatening cancer: A grounded theory study
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Megan Weber Falk, Rakel Eklund, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Anette Alvariza, Malin Lövgren (2022).
Breaking the silence about illness and death: Potential effects of a pilot study of the family talk intervention when a parent with dependent children receives specialized palliative home care
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Rakel Eklund, Li Jalmsell, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Anette Alvariza, Malin Lövgren (2022).
Children’s experiences of the family talk intervention when a parent is cared for in palliative home care: A feasibility study
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Rakel Eklund, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Anette Alvariza, Malin Lövgren (2022).
Children's views are not taken into account in accordance with article 12 of the united nations convention on the rights of the child in the family talk intervention when a parent is cared for in palliative care
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Cecilia Bartholdson, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Josefin Sveen, Malin Lövgren, Lilian Pohlkamp (2022).
Communication about diagnosis and prognosis: A population-based survey among bereaved parents in pediatric oncology
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Julia Wager, Larissa Alice Kubek, Maria Brenner, Sara Calmanti, Carmel Doyle, Malin Lövgren, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Leontien Kremer, Philippe Le Moine, Guillaume Robert, Meggi Schuiling-Otten, Peter Schröder-Bäck, Eduard Verhagen, Boris Zernikow (2022).
Expert survey on coverage and characteristics of pediatric palliative care in Europe: A focus on home care
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Malin Lövgren, Camilla Udo, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2022).
Is the family talk intervention feasible in paediatric oncology?: An evaluation of a family-based psychosocial intervention
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Elin Hjorth, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Thomas Sejersen, Ulla Werlauff, Jes Rahbek, Malin Lövgren (2022).
Parents’ advice to other parents of children with spinal muscular atrophy: Two nationwide follow-ups
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Anna Wikman, Emma Hovén, Anette Alvariza, Malin Lövgren, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Charlotte Skoglund, Emma Fransson, Gustaf Ljungman, Rickard Ljung, Lisa Ljungman (2022).
Psychotropic medication use in parents of survivors of adolescent cancer: A register-based cohort study
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Ulrika Kreicbergs, Stefan Nilsson, Margaretha Jenholt Nolbris, Malin Lövgren (2022).
Using Communication Tools to Explore Young Siblings' Experiences of Having a Brother or Sister with Pediatric Palliative Care Needs
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Stefan Nilsson, Annie Eriksson, Anna Sörman, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Malin Lövgren, Margaretha Jenholt Nolbris (2021).
Children's and adolescents' experiences of living with cancer
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Kerstin Ivéus, Rakel Eklund, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Malin Lövgren (2021).
Family bonding as a result of the family talk intervention in pediatric oncology: Siblings’ experiences
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Lilian Pohlkamp, Josefin Sveen, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Malin Lövgren (2021).
Parents’ views on what facilitated or complicated their grief after losing a child to cancer
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Elin Hjorth, Malin Lovgren, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Thomas Sejersen, Eric Asaba (2021).
"Suddenly we have hope that there is a future": Two families’ narratives when a child with spinal muscular atrophy receives a new effective drug
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Anette Alvariza, Li Jalmsell, Rakel Eklund, Malin Lövgren, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2021).
The Family Talk Intervention in palliative home care when a parent with dependent children has a life-threatening illness: A feasibility study from parents' perspectives
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Alexandra Eilegård Wallin, Camilla Udo, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Malin Lövgren (2020).
Cancer-bereaved siblings’ advice to peers: A nationwide follow-up survey
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Rakel Eklund, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Anette Alvariza, Malin Lövgren (2020).
Children’s Self-Reports About Illness-Related Information and Family Communication When a Parent Has a Life-Threatening Illness
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Malin Lövgren, Camilla Udo, Anette Alvariza, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2020).
Much is left unspoken: Self-reports from families in pediatric oncology
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Rakel Eklund, Anette Alvariza, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Li Jalmsell, Malin Lövgren (2020).
The family talk intervention for families when a parent is cared for in palliative care: Potential effects from minor children’s perspectives
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Camilla Udo, Malin Lövgren, Josefin Sveen, Tove Bylund-Grenklo, Anette Alvariza, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2019).
A Nationwide Study of Young Adults' Perspectives on Participation in Bereavement Research
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Elin Hjorth, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Thomas Sejersen, Jørgen Jeppesen, Ulla Werlauff, Jes Rahbek, Malin Lövgren (2019).
Bereaved Parents More Satisfied With the Care Given to Their Child With Severe Spinal Muscular Atrophy Than Nonbereaved
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Malin Lövgren, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Camilla Udo (2019).
Family talk intervention in paediatric oncology: A pilot study protocol
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Kim Beernaert, Malin Lövgren, Jørgen Jeppesen, Ulla Werlauff, Jes Rahbek, Thomas Sejersen, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2019).
Parents' Experiences of Information and Decision Making in the Care of Their Child With Severe Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Population Survey
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Camilla Udo, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Bertil Axelsson, Olle Björk, Malin Lövgren (2019).
Physicians working in oncology identified challenges and factors that facilitated communication with families when children could not be cured
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Elin Frögli, Anna Rudman, Malin Lövgren, Petter Gustavsson (2019).
Problems with task mastery, social acceptance, and role clarity explain nurses’ symptoms of burnout during the first professional years: A longitudinal study
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Malin Lövgren, Josefin Sveen, Gunnar Steineck, Alexandra Eilegård Wallin, Mary-Elizabeth B Eilertsen, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2019).
Spirituality and religious coping are related to cancer-bereaved siblings' long-term grief
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Malin Lövgren, Christina Melin-Johansson, Camilla Udo, Josefin Sveen (2019).
Telling the truth to dying children: End‐of‐life communication with families
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Mary-Elizabeth Bradley Eilertsen, Malin Lövgren, Alexandra Eilegård Wallin, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2018).
Cancer-bereaved siblings' positive and negative memories and experiences of illness and death: A nationwide follow-up.
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Malin Lövgren, Josefin Sveen, Tommy Nyberg, Alexandra Eilegård Wallin, Holly G Prigerson, Gunnar Steineck, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2018).
Care at End of Life Influences Grief: A Nationwide Long-Term Follow-Up among Young Adults Who Lost a Brother or Sister to Childhood Cancer.
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Camilla Udo, Malin Lövgren, Gunilla Lundquist, Bertil Axelsson (2018).
Palliative care physicians' experiences of end-of-life communication: A focus group study.
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Elin Hjorth, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Thomas Sejersen, Malin Lövgren (2018).
Parents' advice to healthcare professionals working with children who have spinal muscular atrophy
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Malin Lövgren, N Mogensen, A Harila-Saari, P M Lähteenmäki, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2018).
Sweden and Finland need to improve the support provided for the siblings of children with cancer.
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Rakel Eklund, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Anette Alvariza, Malin Lövgren (2018).
The family talk intervention in palliative care: a study protocol
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M.E Eilertsen, Malin Lövgren, A.E Wallin, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2018).
The Voices of Cancer-Bereaved Siblings: A Nation-Wide Long-Term Follow-up
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Malin Lövgren, Tove Bylund-Grenklo, Li Jalmsell, Alexandra Eilegård Wallin, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2016).
Bereaved Siblings' Advice to Health Care Professionals Working With Children With Cancer and Their Families.
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Li Jalmsell, Malin Lövgren, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Jan-Inge Henter, Britt-Marie Frost (2016).
Children with cancer share their views: tell the truth but leave room for hope
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Anette Alvariza, Malin Lövgren, Tove Bylund-Grenklo, Pia Hakola, Carl Johan Fürst, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2016).
How to support teenagers who are losing a parent to cancer: Bereaved young adults' advice to healthcare professionals-A nationwide survey.
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Malin Lövgren, Thomas Sejersen, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2016).
Information and treatment decisions in severe Spinal muscular atrophy: A parental follow-up
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Malin Lövgren, Thomas Sejersen, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2016).
Parents' Experiences and Wishes at End of Life in Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Types I and II.
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Malin Lövgren, Li Jalmsell, Alexandra Eilegård Wallin, Gunnar Steineck, Ulrika Kreicbergs (2016).
Siblings' experiences of their brother's or sister's cancer death: A nationwide follow-up 2-9 years later
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Malin Lövgren, Petter Gustavsson, Bo Melin, Ann Rudman (2014).
Neck/shoulder and back pain in new graduate nurses: A growth mixture modeling analysis
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Ingela Henoch, Malin Lövgren (2014).
The influence of symptom clusters and the most distressing concerns regarding quality of life among patients with inoperable lung cancer.
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S Pettersson, Malin Lövgren, L E Eriksson, C Moberg, E Svenungsson, I Gunnarsson, E Welin Henriksson (2012).
An exploration of patient-reported symptoms in systemic lupus erythematosus and the relationship to health-related quality of life
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Ingela Henoch, Malin Lövgren, Bodil Wilde-Larsson, Carol Tishelman (2012).
Perception of quality of care: Comparison of the views of patients' with lung cancer and their family members
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Malin Lövgren, B Wilde-Larsson, J Hök, H Leveälahti, C Tishelman (2011).
Push or pull?: Relationships between lung cancer patients' perceptions of quality of care and use of complementary and alternative medicine
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Carol Tishelman, Malin Lövgren, Eva Broberger, Katarina Hamberg, Mirjam A G Sprangers (2010).
Are the most distressing concerns of patients with inoperable lung cancer adequately assessed? A mixed-methods analysis.
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Malin Lövgren, Katarina Hamberg, Carol Tishelman (2010).
Clock time and embodied time experienced by patients with inoperable lung cancer.
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- 19 March 2025