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Fredrik Alm

Position: Associate Senior Lecturer School/office: School of Health Sciences

Email: ZnJlZHJpay5hbG07b3J1LnNl

Phone: +46 19 302432

Room: P2241

Research subject

Nursing Science

About Fredrik Alm

Fredrik Alm has been a registered nurse since 2007 and a registered nurse anaesthetist since 2011. He completed his PhD in 2021 and has since been employed at the School of Health Sciences, Örebro University. He teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Active projects

Research groups

Publications

Articles in journals

Söderman, A. , Alm, F. , Blomberg, K. , Sjölin, H. , Wall, C. & Bergdahl, E. (2026). A caring safety net or a broken shelter-Relatives' experiences of specialized palliative home care: A national registry study. Palliative Care and Social Practice, 20. [BibTeX]
Alm, F. , Kurland, L. & Hugelius, K. (2026). Frequent users of the ambulance service in a Swedish region: a retrospective cohort study. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 34 (1). [BibTeX]
Gerhardsson, H. , Broström, A. , Alm, F. , Axelsson, S. , Nerfeldt, P. , Odhagen, E. & Sunnergren, O. (2026). Swedish Translation and Psychometric Validation of the Paediatric Throat Disorders Outcome Test (T-14). Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology (LIO), 11. [BibTeX]
Cvjetkovic, A. , Gerhardsson, H. , Broström, A. , Alm, F. , Odhagen, E. , Nerfeldt, P. , Axelsson, S. & Sunnergren, O. (2026). Validation and Clinical Adaptation of a Swedish Version of the Tonsil Outcome Inventory‐14 Questionnaire. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology (LIO), 11 (1). [BibTeX]
Alm, F. , Odhagen, E. , Sunnergren, O. & Nerfeldt, P. (2025). Postoperative Analgesic Regimens and Their Satisfaction Rates-Data from the Swedish Quality Register for Tonsil Surgery. The Laryngoscope, 135 (1), 140-147. [BibTeX]
Engesæter, I. , Bugten, V. , Wennberg, S. , Sunnergren, O. , Alm, F. & Stalfors, J. (2025). Postoperative bleeding after tonsillectomy - a risk factor study on 28,254 patients. Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 145 (10), 997-1003. [BibTeX]
Roskvist, M. , Alm, F. , Nerfeldt, P. & Ericsson, E. (2024). Pain management after tonsil surgery in children and adults: A national survey related to pain outcome measures from the Swedish Quality Register for tonsil surgery. PLOS ONE, 19 (3). [BibTeX]
Wall, C. , Blomberg, K. , Bergdahl, E. , Sjölin, H. & Alm, F. (2024). Patients near death receiving specialized palliative home care being transferred to inpatient care - a registry study. BMC Palliative Care, 23 (1). [BibTeX]
Sunnergren, O. , Alm, F. , Erik, O. , Forsling, L. , Froissart-Nerfeldt, P. , Stalfors, J. & Sara, A. (2023). Hur nöjda är era patienter med smärtlindringen efter tonsilloperation?. Svensk ÖNH-tidskrift, 31 (1), 27-29. [BibTeX]
Odhagen, E. , Alm, F. , Axelsson, S. , Hemlin, C. , Nerfeldt, P. , Stalfors, J. & Sunnergren, O. (2023). Long-term complications after tonsil surgery: an analysis of 54,462 patients from the Swedish Quality Register for Tonsil Surgery. Frontiers in Surgery, 10. [BibTeX]
Dahlberg, K. , Månsson, S. , Lyckner, S. , Lindgren, L. & Alm, F. (2023). The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on perioperative factors: data from the Swedish Perioperative Register. Perioperative Medicine, 12 (1). [BibTeX]
Lundström, F. , Odhagen, E. , Alm, F. , Hemlin, C. , Nerfeldt, P. & Sunnergren, O. (2022). A validation study of data in the National Tonsil Surgery Register in Sweden: high agreement with medical records ensures that data can be used to monitor clinical practices and outcomes. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 22 (1). [BibTeX]
Alm, F. (2022). Otillräcklig smärtbehandling efter tonsillkirurgi bidrar till att barn lider i onödan. Barnbladet (1), 24-26. [BibTeX]
Alm, F. (2022). Reflekion över ett avhandlingsarbete: Otillräcklig smärtbehandling efter tonsillkirurgi bidrar till att barn lider i onödan. Svensk ÖNH-tidskrift, 30 (1), 10-13. [BibTeX]
Alm, F. , Lööf, G. , Blomberg, K. & Ericsson, E. (2021). Establishment of resilience in a challenging recovery at home after pediatric tonsil surgery: Children’s and caregivers’ perspectives. Paediatric and Neonatal Pain, 3 (2), 75-86. [BibTeX]
Alm, F. , Lundeberg, S. & Ericsson, E. (2021). Postoperative pain, pain management, and recovery at home after pediatric tonsil surgery. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 278, 451-461. [BibTeX]
Alm, F. , Jaensson, M. , Lundeberg, S. & Ericsson, E. (2017). Adherence to Swedish guidelines for pain treatment in relation to pediatric tonsil surgery: A survey of the multidisciplinary team. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 101, 123-131. [BibTeX]
Alm, F. , Stalfors, J. , Nerfeldt, P. & Ericsson, E. (2017). Patient reported pain-related outcome measures after tonsil surgery: an analysis of 32,225 children from the National Tonsil Surgery Register in Sweden 2009–2016. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 274 (10), 3711-3722. [BibTeX]

Collections (editor)

Alm, F. , Fernberg, U. , Johansson, I. , Kumawat, A. K. , Marques, T. M. & Söderman, A. Larsson, C. (ed.) (2023). Örebro University’s Nobel Day Festivities: Book of abstracts, 2023 (1ed.). Örebro: Örebro universitet. [BibTeX]

Conference papers

Wall, C. , Blomberg, K. , Bergdahl, E. , Sjölin, H. & Alm, F. (2024). A national charting of patients receiving specialized palliative home care being transported to hospital near death. In: Palliative Medicine A Multiprofessional Journal. Paper presented at The 13th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Barcelona, May 16-18, 2024. Sage Publications. [BibTeX]
Wall, C. , Blomberg, K. , Bergdahl, E. , Sjölin, H. & Alm, F. (2024). Patients near death being transported to emergency care despite receiving specialized palliative home care: A registry study. Paper presented at EUSEM 2024, European Emergency Medicine Congress, Copenhagen, October 13-16, 2024. [BibTeX]
Roskvist, M. , Alm, F. , Nerfeldt, P. & Ericsson, E. (2023). A national survey of pediatric tonsil surgery regarding pain management in Sweden. Paper presented at 16th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Liverpool, England, 20-23 May 2023. [BibTeX]
Wall, C. , Blomberg, K. , Bergdahl, E. , Sjölin, H. & Alm, F. (2023). Kartläggning av transporter till sjukhus av patienter nära livets slut som får specialiserad palliativ hemsjukvård: nationell registerstudie. Paper presented at 8:e Nationella konferensen i palliativ vård, Malmö, 2-4 oktober, 2023. [BibTeX]
Alm, F. , Lundeberg, S. & Ericsson, E. (2019). Pain and pain management at home after tonsil surgery. Paper presented at 12th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain (ISPP), Basel, Switzerland, June 16-20, 2019. [BibTeX]
Alm, F. , Lundeberg, S. , Stalfors, J. , Nerfeldt, P. & Ericsson, E. (2018). Improving pain management after pediatric tonsil surgery – an ongoing project. Paper presented at 14th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2-5, 2018. [BibTeX]
Alm, F. & Ericsson, E. (2018). Smärta och smärtbehandling i samband med tonsillkirurgi på barn: ett ständigt pågående förbättringsarbete med ett multidisciplinärt ansvar. Paper presented at Riksförening för Anestesi och Intensivvård (AnIva) vårkongress, Visby, Sweden, May 17-18, 2018. [BibTeX]
Alm, F. & Ericsson, E. (2017). Pain and pain management after pediatric tonsil surgery. Paper presented at XXXIII Congress of the Nordic Association of Otolaryngology, Gothenburg, Sweden, May 31 - June 3, 2017. [BibTeX]
Alm, F. , Stalfors, J. , Nerfeldt, P. & Ericsson, E. (2017). Patient reported outcome of pain after tonsil surgery: An analysis of 32,225 children from the National Tonsil Surgery Register in Sweden 2009-2016. Paper presented at XXXIII Congress of the Nordic Association of Otolaryngology, Gothenburg, Sweden May 31 - June 3, 2017. [BibTeX]
Alm, F. , Stalfors, J. , Nerfeldt, P. & Ericsson, E. (2017). Patient reported outcome of pain after tonsil surgery: An analysis of 32,225 children from the National Tonsil Surgery Register in Sweden 2009-2016. Paper presented at Nordic Pediatric Pain Symposium 2017, Stockholm, Sweden, March 30-31, 2017. [BibTeX]
Alm, F. & Ericsson, E. (2017). Vilka faktorer påverkar den postoperativa smärtan i samband med tonsillkirurgi?. Paper presented at Dagkirurgidagar, Örebro, Sweden, May 11-12, 2017. [BibTeX]
Alm, F. , Jaensson, M. , Lundeberg, S. , Hemlin, C. , Hessén-Söderman, A. , Nerfeldt, P. , Odhagen, E. , Sunnergren, O. & et al. (2016). Adherence to Swedish Guidelines for Pain Treatment in Tonsil Surgery in Pediatric Patients. Paper presented at 13th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO 2016), Lisbon, Portugal, June 18-21, 2016. [BibTeX]

Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries

Alm, F. (2021). Postoperative recovery in children after tonsil surgery: with a focus on pain and pain management from the child's, caregivers', and professionals' perspectives. (Doctoral dissertation). (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro University. [BibTeX]

Other

Sunnergren, O. , Alm, F. , Axelsson, S. , Froissart-Nerfeldt, P. , Hemlin, C. , Larsson, T. , Lundström, F. , Odhagen, E. & et al. (2021). Kalla tekniker för såväl dissektion som blodstillning bör användas vid tonsillektomi: En rekommendation från den nationella arbetsgruppen för tonsilloperation (NAG) och referensgruppen för Tonsilloperationsregistret. Göteborg: Nationellt kvalitetsregister för öron-, näs- och halssjukvård. [BibTeX]