Susanne Mattsson

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Lecturer in Medical Sciences | Researcher in Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence.

Doctor of Medicine with a research focus on intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and post-separation abuse. Currently engaged in VIPROM (EU) and the research project RiskSam. Previous roles include principal investigator for the project Eftervåld och hälsa at the National Centre for Knowledge on Men's Violence Against Women (NCK), and clinical and therapeutic work with women exposed to IPV and sexual abuse.

Biography

Research Project

Victim Protection in Medicine – Exploiting Practical Knowledge of Medical Staff to Enhance Multi-Professional Contact with Victims of Domestic Violence (VIPROM)

An EU-funded project in collaboration between Sweden, Greece, Italy, Austria, and Germany.

In response to the widespread need for sustainable and relevant training on intimate partner violence within the medical sector, the VIPROM project aims to develop target group-specific curricula on domestic violence for practicing physicians, nurses, midwives, and students in these fields. Across six sites in five EU member states, VIPROM will design and implement "train-the-trainer" programmes, enabling the roll-out of these curricula in pilot programmes where professionals teach peers within their own profession—reaching approximately 500 individuals per professional group.

The development of these curricula will be informed by needs assessments within each target group and by two case studies showcasing good practice in the sustainable organisational integration of domestic violence training in healthcare settings. This approach will enable the project to deliver profession-adapted training materials to healthcare professionals.

In addition, the project will provide healthcare institutions with practical guidelines for the long-term integration of the developed curricula into professional training across the EU, even after the project's conclusion. To expand its reach beyond the participating countries, VIPROM will make the curricula available through a 10-part webinar series and distribute the curricula and implementation guidelines to 150 specialised victim protection organisations in over 46 countries.

Funding: European Union, €1.6 million

Principal Investigator: Bettina Pfleiderer, University of Muenster, Clinic for Radiology and Medical Faculty, Muenster, Germany

Research

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Mattsson, S. & Waller Skoog, S. (2023). Post-separation abuse and women's expriences of quality of life, safety and space for action. In: : . Paper presented at European Conference on Domestic Violence, Reykjavik, 11-13 september, 2023.

Hauffman, A., Alfonsson, S., Bill-Axelson, A., Bergkvist, L., Forslund, M., Mattsson, S., . . . Johansson, B. (2020). Cocreated internet-based stepped care for individuals with cancer and concurrent symptoms of anxiety and depression: Results from the U-CARE AdultCan randomized controlled trial. Psycho-Oncology, 29(12), 2012-2018

Mattsson, S., Olsson, E. M., Carlsson, M. & Johansson, B. B. (2019). Identification of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Patients With Cancer: Comparison Between Short and Long Web-Based Questionnaires. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(4), Article ID e11387.

Mattsson, S., Olsson, E., Johansson, B. & Carlsson, M. (2017). Health-Related Internet Use in People With Cancer: Results From a Cross-Sectional Study in Two Outpatient Clinics in Sweden. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(5), Article ID e163.

Hauffman, A., Alfonsson, S., Mattson, S., Forslund, M., Bill-Axelson, A., Nygren, P. & Johansson, B. (2017). The development of a Nurse-led Internet-based Learning and Self-care program for cancer patients with symptoms of anxiety and depression: a part of U-CARE. Cancer Nursing, 40(5), E9-E16

Wallin, E., Mattsson, S. & Olsson, E. (2016). The Preference for Internet-Based Psychological Interventions by Individuals Without Past or Current Use of Mental Health Treatment Delivered Online: A Survey Study With Mixed-Methods Analysis. JMIR mhealth and uhealth, 3(2), Article ID e25.

Mattsson, S., Olsson, E., Alfonsson, S., Johansson, B. & Carlsson, M. (2015). Measuring Use of Health-Related Support on the Internet: Development of the Health Online Support Questionnaire (HOSQ). Journal of Medical Internet Research, 17(11), Article ID e266.

Mattsson, S., Olsson, E., Alfonsson, S., Johansson, B. & Carlsson, M. (2014). Development of a Questionnaire Examining What Kind of and to What Extent Cancer Patients Search for Health Related Support on the Internet. In: : . Paper presented at World Congress of Psycho-Oncology and Psychosocial Academy 2014. Lisbon

Mattsson, S., Alfonsson, S., Carlsson, M., Nygren, P., Olsson, E. & Johansson, B. (2013). Internet-based stepped care with interactive support and cognitive behavioral therapy for reduction of anxiety and depressive symptoms in cancer: a clinical trial protocol. BMC Cancer, 13, 414

Olsson, E., Alfonsson, S., Ander, M., Brantnell, A., Burell, G., Grönqvist, H., . . . von Essen, L. (2013). U-CARE – internet-based psychosocial care and psychological treatment in connection to somatic disease. In: : . Paper presented at The International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII)6th scientific meeting, Chicago, IL, May 16-18.

Identifikatorer

ORCID-id: orcid.org/0000-0001-7322-0205

Media

The podcast Tvärviktigt is hosted by Susanne Mattsson and is one of the initiatives within an interdisciplinary research network funded by CIRCUS, Uppsala University.

The research network is led by Susanne Mattsson and Cecilia Strand, Senior Lecturer at Uppsala University. It was established to facilitate interdisciplinary dialogue on men's violence against women, sexual abuse, and intimate partner violence. The network brings together researchers from a variety of disciplines who investigate these issues from different academic perspectives.

Link to the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4epHJNhs5obB7ZhUz1wIFX?si=i4FXaJ_OTi6IsnF73151aQ