Emma Olsson

Articles in journals

• Arribas, C. , Cavallaro, G. , Decembrino, N. , González, J. L. , Lagares, C. , Raffaeli, G. , Smits, A. , Simons, S. P. & et al. (2025). A global cross-sectional survey on neonatal analgosedation: unveiling global trends and challenges through latent class analysis.  European Journal of Pediatrics, 184. [BibTeX]
• 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]
• Prescott, M. G. , Geist, M. , Olsson, E. , Fiander, M. , Soll, R. F. & Bruschettini, M. (2024). Infant positioning for promoting development and preventing morbidity in preterm infants.  Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 12. [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]
• 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

• Färnqvist, K. , Olsson, E. , Garratt, A. , Paraskevas, T. , Soll, R. F. , Bruschettini, M. & Persad, E. (2025). Clinical rating scales for assessing pain in newborn infants.  Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4. [BibTeX]
• Olsson, E. , Prescott, M. G. , Titlestad, K. B. , Fiander, M. , Soll, R. F. & Bruschettini, M. (2025). Individualized developmental care interventions for promoting development and preventing morbidity in preterm infants.  Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1. [BibTeX]
• Olsson, E. , Romantsik, O. , Lundgren, P. , Fiander, M. , Snellman, A. , Hellstrom, A. & Bruschettini, M. (2025). Pain and sedation management for screening or treatment of retinopathy of prematurity.  Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 5, CD016171. [BibTeX]
• 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

• Eriksson, M. , Axelin, A. , Bachini, F. , Lenells, M. , Mezzalira, E. , Mäki-Asiala, M. , Olsson, E. , Palomaa, A. & et al. (2025). An international project to enhance Parent-led pain management to Optimize neonatal Pain care: the POP Study. In:  Medicine and Health Research Day Abstract Book. Paper presented at The Research Day of the Faculty of Medicine and Health 2025. Örebro: Örebro University, Faculty of Medicine and Health. [BibTeX]
• 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]