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Marie Matérne

Position: Senior Lecturer School/office: School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences

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Phone: +46 19 302261

Room: L2362

Research subject

Social Work

About Marie Matérne

Marie Matérne is a social worker, licensed health social worker, and Associate Professor in Social Work. Her doctoral thesis focused on "Return to Work After Acquired Brain Injury." She has extensive experience in social work and has previously worked as a social worker, within personal assistance services, and as a manager of disability support services.

Research

Marie’s research focuses on how people create opportunities for participation, well-being, and recovery following illness and disability. Her work emphasizes psychosocial support, rehabilitation processes, and professional support interventions. She also conducts research on the health social work profession and its development.

Ongoing Research

Rehabilitation for Women with Traumatic Brain Injury
In collaboration with researchers in Sydney, this project is based on an interview study and a scoping review that have informed the ongoing development of a rehabilitation program for women with traumatic brain injury. The program is being developed in cocreation with women who have lived experience of traumatic brain injury.

Parenting After Acquired Brain Injury
An international project in its initial phase, conducted together with researchers from Australia, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. the ethic application has now been sent in.

Stroke and Psychosocial Interventions
Several ongoing projects investigate quality of life, resilience, and psychosocial interventions for people living with stroke and their significant others.

Professional Practice Research
Research on the role, responsibilities, and professional development of healthcare social workers, conducted in collaboration with researchers in Australia and Finland. Additional projects focus on professional development based on students’ reflections on their future professional roles.

Supervision of PhD students

Alexandra Björck (Principal Supervisor, Half way 260429)
Association Between Cognitive Impairment, Quality of Life, and Activity Through Interactive Technology (WAKE IT).

Daniel Pichler (Principal Supervisor, halfway 2027)
Quality of Care for People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities (QoC PIMD).

Sofia Kangedal (Co-supervisor, halfway 2027)
Physical Exercise as a Treatment for Post-Stroke Fatigue (FAST-EX).

Jenny Geffen (Co-supervisor)
ALS and Personal Assistance, Uppsala University.

Completed Doctoral Supervision
Anette Granberg (Principal Supervisor, PhD defence November 14, 2025)
Barriers and Opportunities for the Implementation of Interventions and Methods in the Disability Services Sector.

Teaching

Marie mainly teaches in the Healthcare Counselor Program, where she is course coordinator for thesis and scientific theory courses. She also teaches continuing education courses for healthcare counselors in Dalarna.

Professional appointments and engagements

Marie is the Research Leader of the research group Social Work and Care Across the Life Course (SAOL). She participates in several national and international networks, including INSWABI (International Social Workers for Acquired Brain Injury). She is also actively involved in the Stroke Team Council, the Brain Injury Foundation, and the Editorial Advisory Board of the National Competence Centre for Traumatic Brain Injury.

Visiting research Fellowship

Marie completed a visiting research fellowship at the Ingham Institute in Sydney, Australia, from August to October 2024. She also hosted Professor Grahame Simpson during his appointment as an Honorary Doctor at Örebro University in 2026.

Active projects

Completed projects

Returning to working life after Acquired Brain Injury

Research groups

Publications

Articles in journals

Sernbo, E. , Svärd, V. & Matérne, M. (2026). Using theory - To predict outcomes, describe, analyse or interpret? A framework for analysing the use of theories. Qualitative Social Work, 25 (2), 251-268. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Jarl, G. , Simpson, G. , Appelros, P. , Thermaenius, I. & Arvidsson Lindvall, M. (2025). Gender matters: factors important for quality of life in midlife after stroke. Frontiers in Neurology, 16. [BibTeX]
Svärd, V. , Sernbo, E. & Matérne, M. (2025). Knowledge production in health social work: an analysis of doctoral dissertations in Sweden. Social Work Education, 44 (6), 1662-1682. [BibTeX]
Granberg, A. , Lundqvist, L. , Duberg, A. & Matérne, M. (2025). Managers' perceptions of organizational readiness for change within disability healthcare: a Swedish national study with an embedded mixed-methods approach. BMC Health Services Research, 25 (1). [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Arvidsson Lindvall, M. , Appelros, P. , Eriksson, O. & Jarl, G. (2025). Post-stroke fatigue: The role of comorbidities and its impact on quality of life. BMC Neurology, 25 (1). [BibTeX]
Björck, A. , Matérne, M. , Arvidsson Lindvall, M. & Jarl, G. (2024). Investigating cognitive impairment, biopsychosocial barriers, and predictors of return to daily life among older stroke survivors. Frontiers in Neurology, 15. [BibTeX]
Warnicke, C. & Matérne, M. (2024). Regulation, modification, and evolution of remote sign language interpreting in Sweden: a service in progress. BMC Health Services Research, 24 (1). [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. & Holmefur, M. (2024). Relatives' experiences of quality of healthcare services for adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities in Sweden. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 49 (4), 452-461. [BibTeX]
Warnicke, C. & Matérne, M. (2024). Sign language interpreters’ experiences of remote interpreting in light of COVID-19 in Sweden. Interpreting and Society, 4 (2), 137-158. [BibTeX]
Granberg, A. , Lundqvist, L. , Duberg, A. & Matérne, M. (2024). The influence of contextual factors on an intervention for people with disabilities from support persons’ and health personnel's perspectives: a focus group study. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 5. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Plejert, C. , Frank, A. , Bui, J. , Ridder, K. & Warnicke, C. (2023). Interaction and multimodal expressions in a water-dance intervention for adults with intellectual and multiple disabilities. Journal of Interactional Research in Communication Disorders/Equinox, 14 (1), 122-153. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Simpson, G. , Jarl, G. , Appelros, P. & Arvidsson Lindvall, M. (2022). Contribution of participation and resilience to quality of life among persons living with stroke in Sweden: a qualitative study. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 17 (1). [BibTeX]
Skogsberg, M. , Jarl, G. & Matérne, M. (2022). Health care workers' need for support from managers during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Health Services Research, 22 (1). [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Udo, C. , Thermaenius, I. & Strandberg, T. (2022). Hälso- och sjukvårdskuratorns funktion i rehabilitering för personer med stroke. Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift, 99 (1), 76-86. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. & Holmefur, M. (2022). Residential care staff are the key to quality of health care for adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities in Sweden. BMC Health Services Research, 22 (1). [BibTeX]
Lundqvist, L. , Matérne, M. , Frank, A. , Mörelius, E. & Duberg, A. (2022). Salivary cortisol levels and stress in adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities participating in the Structured Water Dance Intervention: a randomised controlled crossover trial. Scientific Reports, 12 (1). [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Frank, A. , Lundqvist, L. & Duberg, A. (2022). Structured water dance intervention for adults with profound intellectual and multiple disability: Development and description of the method. Dance Articulated, 8 (1), 7-26. [BibTeX]
Appelros, P. , Matérne, M. , Jarl, G. & Arvidsson Lindvall, M. (2021). Comorbidity in Stroke-Survivors: Prevalence and Associations with Functional Outcomes and Health. Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases, 30 (10). [BibTeX]
Granberg, A. , Matérne, M. , Lundqvist, L. & Duberg, A. (2021). Navigating change - managers' experience of implementation processes in disability health care: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 21 (1). [BibTeX]
Appelros, P. , Arvidsson Lindvall, M. & Matérne, M. (2021). Stroke prevalence in a medium-sized Swedish municipality. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 143 (2), 210-216. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Frank, A. & Arvidsson, P. (2021). The utility of goal attainment scaling in evaluating a structured water dance intervention for adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. Heliyon, 7 (9). [BibTeX]
Lundqvist, L. , Matérne, M. , Granberg, A. , Frank, A. , Arvidsson, P. & Duberg, A. (2020). Structured Water Dance Intervention (SWAN) for adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: study protocol. Heliyon, 6 (7). [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Strandberg, T. & Lundqvist, L. (2019). Risk Markers for Not Returning to Work Among Patients with Acquired Brain Injury: A Population-Based Register Study. Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 29 (4), 728-739. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Strandberg, T. & Lundqvist, L. (2018). Change in quality of life in relation to returning to work after acquired brain injury: a population-based register study. Brain Injury, 32 (13-14), 1731-1739. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Lundqvist, L. & Strandberg, T. (2017). Opportunities and barriers for successful return to work after acquired brain injury: A patient perspective. Work: A journal of Prevention, Assessment and rehabilitation, 56 (1), 125-134. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Lundqvist, L. & Strandberg, T. (2016). Support Persons' Perceptions of Giving Vocational Rehabilitation Support to Clients With Acquired Brain Injury in Sweden. Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation, 15 (3-4), 351-369. [BibTeX]

Articles, reviews/surveys

Granberg, A. , Matérne, M. , Lundqvist, L. & Duberg, A. (2026). Staff perspectives on the implementation of interventions for people with congenital disabilities: a mixed-methods systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 15 (1). [BibTeX]
Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Strandberg, T. , Simpson, G. , Massey, J. & Matérne, M. (2025). Content and outcome of non-pharmacological rehabilitation in hospital, or community-based care, for women with traumatic brain injury: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 15 (1), e092767. [BibTeX]

Chapters in books

Strandberg, T. , Matérne, M. & Udo, C. (2024). Avslutning. In: Thomas Strandberg; Marie Matérne; Camilla Udo, Socialt och kurativt arbete med personer med funktionsnedsättning (pp. 193-207). . Liber. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. & Thermaenius, I. (2024). Psykosociala insatser efter förvärvad hjärnskada. In: Thomas Strandberg; Marie Matérne; Camilla Udo, Socialt och kurativt arbete med personer med funktionsnedsättning (pp. 160-176). . Liber. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Lundqvist, L. & Strandberg, T. (2018). Support Persons’ Perceptions of Giving Vocational Rehabilitation Support to Clients With Acquired Brain Injury in Sweden: . In: Grahame K. Simpson, Francis K. Yuen, Contemporary Perspectives on Social Work in Acquired Brain Injury (pp. 183-201). . Routledge. [BibTeX]

Collections (editor)

Strandberg, T. (ed.) , Matérne, M. (ed.) & Udo, C. (ed.) (2024). Socialt och kurativt arbete med personer med funktionsnedsättning.. Liber. [BibTeX]

Conference papers

Arvidsson Lindvall, M. , Jarl, G. , Simpson, G. , Matérne, M. & Appelros, P. (2025). An Exploratory Study About Gender Perspective of Quality of Life, in the Midlife After Stroke. In: Brain Injury. Paper presented at 15th World Congress on Brain Injury, Montreal, Canada, 19-22, 2025. (pp. S72-S72). Informa Healthcare. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. (2025). Psykosocialt stöd till patienter och närstående i rehabiliteringen efter stroke. Paper presented at Digitala stroketeam konferensen 8 oktober 2025. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Appelros, P. , Jarl, G. , Simpson, G. & Arvidsson Lindvall, M. (2025). Resilience, quality of life and outcomes after stroke in Sweden: A municipality-based outcomes study. Paper presented at 15th World Congress on Brain Injury, Montreal, Canada, March 19-22, 2025. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Jarl, G. , Simpson, G. , Appelros, P. & Lindvall, M. A. (2025). Resilience, Quality of Life and Outcomes After Stroke In Sweden: A Municipality-Based Outcomes Study. In: Brain Injury. Paper presented at 15th World Congress on Brain Injury, Montreal, Canada, March 19-22, 2025. (pp. S71-S72). Taylor & Francis. [BibTeX]
Granberg, A. , Matérne, M. , Lundqvist, L. & Duberg, A. (2024). IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERVENTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FROM THE STAFF PERSPECTIVE: A MIXED-METHODS SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. Paper presented at 17th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientiﬁc Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities(IASSIDD 2024), Chicago, USA, August 5-8, 2024. (pp. 860-860). WILEY. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. & Holmefur, M. (2024). RELATIVES' EXPERIENCES OF QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR ADULTS WITH PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES IN SWEDEN. In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. Paper presented at 17th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientiﬁc Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities(IASSIDD 2024), Chicago, USA, August 5-8, 2024. (pp. 852-852). Blackwell Publishing. [BibTeX]
Granberg, A. , Lundqvist, L. , Duberg, A. & Matérne, M. (2024). The influence of contextual factors on an intervention for people with disabilities from staff perspective. In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. Paper presented at 17th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientiﬁc Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities(IASSIDD 2024), Chicago, USA, August 5-8, 2024. (pp. 852-852). Blackwell Publishing. [BibTeX]
Appelros, P. , Matérne, M. , Jarl, G. & Arvidsson Lindvall, M. (2023). Comorbidity in Stroke Survivors in a Medium-Sized Swedish Municipality. Paper presented at 14th World Congress on Brain Injury, Dublin, Ireland, March 29 April, 2023. [BibTeX]
Appelros, P. , Matérne, M. , Jarl, G. & Arvidsson Lindvall, M. (2023). Comorbidity in stroke survivors in a medium-sized Swedish municipality. In: Brain Injury. Paper presented at 14th World Congress on Brain Injury, Dublin, Ireland, March 29 April, 2023. (pp. 135-136). Informa Healthcare. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Simpson, G. , Jarl, G. , Appelros, P. & Arvidsson Lindvall, M. (2023). Stroke Survivors expericence of quality of life, participation and resilience. Paper presented at 14th World Congress on Brain Injury, Dublin, Ireland, March 29-April 1, 2023. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Simpson, G. , Jarl, G. , Appelros, P. & Arvidsson Lindvall, M. (2023). Stroke survivors experience of quality of life, participation and resilience. In: Brain Injury. Informa Healthcare. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Eriksson, O. , Arvidsson-Lindvall, M. & Jarl, G. (2023). The effect of fatigue on social life after stroke. In: Brain Injury. Paper presented at 14th World Congress on Brain Injury, Dublin, Ireland, March 29-April 1, 2023. (pp. 94-94). Informa Healthcare. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. & Strandberg, T. (2022). Socialt stöd vid stroke. Paper presented at XIV Stroketeamkongress, Conventum Örebro, September 8–9, 2022. [BibTeX]
Frank, A. & Matérne, M. (2021). Strukturerad vattendans intervention, SVAN. En metodbeskrivning. Paper presented at Habilitering 2021, Malmö, 16-17 september,2021. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Appelros, P. & Arvidsson Lindvall, M. (2020). STROKE SURVIVORS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF KUMLA SWEDEN: PREVALENCE, CO-MORBIDITY, DISABILITY, SOCIAL SITUATION AND QUALITY OF LIFE. In: International Journal of Stroke. Paper presented at The Joint European Stroke Organisation and World Stroke Organization Conference (ESO-WSO 2020), Virtual Conference, November 7-9, 2020. (pp. 413-413). Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. [BibTeX]
Lundqvist, L. , Matérne, M. & Strandberg, T. (2019). Risk markers for not returning to work among people with acquired brain injury. Paper presented at 9th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health: Shaping the future. Promoting human rights and social perspectives in health and mental health, York, UK, July 22-26, 2019. [BibTeX]
Granberg, A. , Matérne, M. , Lundqvist, L. & Duberg, A. (2019). What hinders and enables implementation of research results in healthcare?. In: Book of abstracts Nobel Day's Festivities 2019. Paper presented at Nobel Day's Festivities 2019, Örebro, Sweden, 9 December, 2019. Örebro University. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Lundqvist, L. & Strandberg, T. (2017). Successful return to work after acquired brain injury: support person’s perception of supporting. Paper presented at Nordic Network on Disability Research 14th Research Conference(NNDR 2016), Örebro, Sweden, May 3-5, 2017. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Lundqvist, L. & Strandberg, T. (2017). Successful return to work after acquired brain injury: support persons’ perception of supporting. Paper presented at Nobel Festivities, Örebro, Sweden, 7 december, 2017,. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Lundqvist, L. & Strandberg, T. (2016). Successful return to work after acquired brain injury: opportunities and barriers from a patient perspective. In: Brain Injury. Paper presented at International Brain Injury Association’s Eleventh World Congress on Brain Injury, The Hague World Forum, The Netherlands, March 2-5, 2016. (pp. 516-516). Taylor & Francis. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Strandberg, T. & Lundqvist, L. (2015). Opportunities and barriers for successful return to work after acquired brain injury: A client perspective. Paper presented at Nordic Network on Disability Research 13th Research Conference(NNDR 2015), Bergen, Norway, May 6-8, 2015. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Strandberg, T. & Lundqvist, L. (2015). Patients experiences of opportunities and barriers for successful return to work after acquired brain injury. Paper presented at Nobel Festivities 2015, Örebro, Sweden, 10 December, 2015. [BibTeX]
Strandberg, T. & Matérne, M. (2014). Returning to working life after acquired brain injury: The rehabilitation-process, possibilities and hindrance for participation. In: Brain Injury. London: Informa Healthcare. [BibTeX]
Strandberg, T. & Matérne, M. (2013). Återkomst i arbetslivet efter förvärvad hjärnskada. In: Hjärnskadeforum 2013. Paper presented at Hjärnskadeforum 2013, Stockholm, Sweden, 15-16 januari, 2013. [BibTeX]

Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries

Matérne, M. (2018). Återgång i arbete efter förvärvad hjärnskada: livskvalitet, möjligheter och hinder. (Doctoral dissertation). (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro University. [BibTeX]

Manuscripts

Granberg, A. , Matérne, M. , Lundqvist, L. & Duberg, A. Implementation of interventions for people with congenital disabilities from the staff perspective : a mixed-methods systematic review of barriers, facilitators, strategies, and outcomes. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Strandberg, T. & Lundqvist, L. Risk markers for not returning to work among patients with acquired brain injury : a population-based register study. [BibTeX]

Reports

Matérne, M. , Ljungkvist, A. & Sjölund, P. (2022). Dysfagi hos vuxna personer med flerfunktionsnedsättning: En journalstudie, Vuxenhabiliteringen Region Örebro. Örebro: . [BibTeX]
Westling, L. , Matérne, M. & Elfstrand, E. (2022). Min hälsa. Örebro: Region Örebro län. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. , Westling, L. , Ottebo, H. , Barkarve Torstensson, M. , Andersson, Å. , Philippe Kösebas, M. & Lundgren, S. (2021). Samtal om levnadsvanor: Information till personal som arbetar med personer med funktionsnedsättning. Örebro: Region Örebro län. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. (2016). Metodbok för GAS skalor.. Habilitering och hjälpmedel, Region Örebro Län. [BibTeX]
Matérne, M. (2016). Vårdprogram Ohälsosamma levnadsvanor.. Region Örebro Län. [BibTeX]
Sköld, A. , Ödman, P. , Hedberg, Å. & Matérne, M. (2014). Möjligheter med kvalitetsregistret HabQ: föräldrars synpunkter och önskemålpå information från register.. Linköpings universitet. [BibTeX]