Sara Frygner-Holm
Associated researcher at CRB, physiotherapist & Lecturer at the Department of Women's and Children's health.
Sara Frygner-Holm is a physiotherapist specialised in pediatrics, researcher and teacher with a broad experience. Her PhD thesis was about pain in children and adolescents, and she did her postdoc at CRB in a project about increasing sick children's ability to communicate through play in the care situation. Sara Frygner Holm's research is about enhancing the well-being and health of children with cancer, and about children as participants in scientific studies (RUBIKS).

Publications
Why children’s research assent matters: Exploring three dimensions of autonomy
Norberg Wieslander, Kajsa; Godskesen, Tove; Höglund, Anna T.; Frygner Holm, Sara et al.
Part of Nursing Ethics, 2026
Persson Dobruna, Åsa; Igelström, Helena; Åsenlöf, Pernilla; Ljungman, Gustaf et al.
Part of Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing, p. 230-243, 2025
- DOI for Fun Leads the Way — Healthcare Staff's Experiences of Promoting Physical Activity Among Children Who Survived a Brain Tumor: A Qualitative Study
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Experiences of digital physiotherapy during pregnancy and after childbirth: A qualitative study
Johnson, Frida; Frygner Holm, Sara; Hess Engström, Andrea
Part of Internet Interventions, 2024
- DOI for Experiences of digital physiotherapy during pregnancy and after childbirth: A qualitative study
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Parent Perceptions of a Pretend Play Intervention for Their Children With Cancer
Höglund, Anna T; Witt, Stefanie; Quitmann, Julia H.; Frygner Holm, Sara
Part of Journal of Nursing Research, 2023
- DOI for Parent Perceptions of a Pretend Play Intervention for Their Children With Cancer
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YouTube as a source of information on clinical trials for paediatric cancer
Godskesen, Tove; Frygner Holm, Sara; Höglund, Anna T; Eriksson, Stefan
Part of Information, Communication and Society, p. 716-729, 2023
- DOI for YouTube as a source of information on clinical trials for paediatric cancer
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Witt, Stefanie; Quitmann, Julia; Höglund, Anna T; Russ, Sandra et al.
Part of Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing, p. 158-169, 2023
- DOI for Effects of a Pretend Play Intervention on Health-Related Quality of Life in Children With Cancer: A Swedish–German Study
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Norbäck, Kajsa; Höglund, Anna T; Godskesen, Tove; Frygner Holm, Sara
Part of BMC Medical Ethics, p. 23, 2023
- DOI for Ethical concerns when recruiting children with cancer for research: Swedish healthcare professionals' perceptions and experiences.
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Norberg Wieslander, Kajsa; Höglund, Anna T; Frygner Holm, Sara; Godskesen, Tove
Part of Research Ethics, p. 494-518, 2023
- DOI for Research ethics committee members’ perspectives on paediatric research: a qualitative interview study
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Frygner-Holm, Sara; Igelström, Helena; Demmelmaier, Ingrid
Part of Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, p. 561-571, 2022
- DOI for Development, preliminary validation and reliability testing of SEDA - Self-Efficacy in Daily Activities for children with pain
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Mascalzoni, Deborah; Biasiotto, Roberta; Borsche, Max; Brüggemann, Norbert et al.
Part of European Journal of Human Genetics, p. 1146-1157, 2021
- DOI for Balancing scientific interests and the rights of participants in designing a recall by genotype study
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Frygner Holm, Sara; Åsenlöf, Pernilla; Ljungman, Gustaf; Söderlund, Anne
Part of Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, p. 583-593, 2021
Pretend Play as an Intervention for Children With Cancer: A Feasibility Study
Frygner-Holm, Sara; Russ, Sandra; Quitmann, Julia; Ring, Lena et al.
Part of Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, p. 65-75, 2020
Exploring the Potential of a Pretend Play Intervention in Young Patients With Leukemia
Witt, Stefanie; Escherich, Gabriele; Rutkowski, Stefan; Kappelhoff, Gerhard et al.
Part of Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 2019
Holm, Sara; Ljungman, Gustaf; Åsenlöf, P; Linton, S. J. et al.
Part of European Journal of Pain, p. 626-638, 2016
Holm, Sara
2014
Teaching
- Recruitment of children to research
- Paediatric pain
- Research science
- Behaviour medicine
PhD-supervision
- Kajsa Norberg Wieslander
- Åsa Persson Dobruna