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Staff photo Maria Gustafsson

Maria Gustafsson

PhD

Professor in clinical pharmacy

 

Research qualifications: Docent
Educational qualifications: Recognised university teacher
0000-0003-3615-4880

Contact

E-mail
maria.gustafsson@umu.se

Works as

Affiliation
Professor, combined with clinical employment at Department of Medical and Translational Biology Section: Group Maria Gustafsson
Location
hus H, Johan Bures väg 12, Biologihuset Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

My research examines methods to improve quality and safety of older people's drug treatment with focus on clinical pharmacy

Pharmacy dispensing records to describe and evaluate the use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors among Swedish antipsychotic drug users with symptoms of Lewy body dementia
Drugs - real world outcomes
Kindstedt, Jonas; Lövheim, Hugo; Gustafsson, Maria
Geriatric patients' views on a pharmacist-led follow-up programme after discharge from hospital
Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 18
Svahn, Sofia; Gallego, Gisselle; Gustafsson, Maria; et al.
Development and evaluation of a telepharmacy service in primary care for home-living older adults in Northern Sweden’s rural areas: protocol for a single-arm interventional study
BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2025, Vol. 15, (11)
Westberg, Annica; Andersson, Pernilla; Sönnerstam, Eva; et al.
Psychotropic drug use and associated factors among acutely admitted older people: a cross-sectional study of a clinical sample
Drugs - real world outcomes, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 11, (4) : 627-633
Gasi, Ema; Gustafsson, Maria; Kindstedt, Jonas
Feasibility of a person-centred multidimensional interdisciplinary rehabilitation programme in community-dwelling people with dementia: a randomised controlled pilot trial
BMC Geriatrics, BioMed Central (BMC) 2024, Vol. 24, (1)
Hasselgren, Låtta; Conradsson, Mia; Lampinen, Josefine; et al.
Pharmacological treatment of pain in Swedish nursing homes: prevalence and associations with cognitive impairment and depressive mood
Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Walter de Gruyter 2024, Vol. 24, (1)
Rankin, Linda; Lindkvist, Marie; Backman, Annica C.; et al.
Differences in pharmacological treatment of heart failure among persons with or without major cognitive disorder: a cross-sectional study based on national registries in Sweden
Drugs & Aging, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 41, (11) : 907-913
Rankin, Linda; Svahn, Sofia; Kindstedt, Jonas; et al.
Longitudinal changes in self-reported medication adherence and beliefs about post-stroke medicines in Sweden: a repeated cross-sectional study
BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2024, Vol. 14, (10)
Sjölander, Maria; Gustafsson, Maria; Holmberg, Henrik; et al.
Prevalence of heart failure and trends in its pharmacological treatment between 2000 and 2017 among very old people
BMC Geriatrics, Springer Nature 2024, Vol. 24, (1)
Svahn, Sofia; Appelblad, Leona; Lövheim, Hugo; et al.
Use of heart failure medications in older individuals and associations with cognitive impairment
BMC Geriatrics, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 23, (1)
Abramsson, Linnea; Backman, Annica C.; Lövheim, Hugo; et al.
Prevalence of Drugs and Drug Combinations that Increase Risk of Prolonged QT Time Among People with Major Neurocognitive Disorder Living in Sweden: A Cross-Sectional Registry Study
Drugs - real world outcomes, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 10 : 61-68
Gustafsson, Maria; Altufaili, Muna; Sjölander, Maria
Self-reported medication adherence among older people admitted to hospital: a descriptive study
Drugs - real world outcomes, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 10 : 23-29
Irshaidat, Shayma; Gustafsson, Maria; Norberg, Helena
Exploring medication-related hospital admissions and their association with cognitive impairment among acutely admitted older people
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 19, (7) : 1048-1053
Kindstedt, Jonas; Andersson, Pernilla; Westberg, Annica; et al.
The impact of nursing home residency on psychotropic drug use in major neurocognitive disorder: a nationwide comparison
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 38, (11)
Kindstedt, Jonas; Glader, Eva-Lotta; Lövheim, Hugo; et al.
Older individuals’ experiences of medication management and care after discharge from hospital: an interview study
Patient Preference and Adherence, Dove Medical Press Ltd 2023, Vol. 17 : 781-792
Norberg, Helena; Lindqvist, Marcia Håkansson; Gustafsson, Maria
Potentially inappropriate medications among elderly people with neurocognitive disorders – A nationwide register-based study using 3 different explicit criteria
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 19, (5) : 758-763
Sönnerstam, Eva; Harlin, Frida; Gustafsson, Maria
Oropharyngeal dysphagia and associated factors among individuals living in nursing homes in northern Sweden in 2007 and 2013
BMC Geriatrics, BioMed Central 2022, Vol. 22, (1)
Hägglund, Patricia; Gustafsson, Maria; Lövheim, Hugo
Psychotropic drug use among older people with major neurocognitive disorder: a cross-sectional study based on Swedish national registries
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Springer 2022, Vol. 78, (3) : 477-487
Kindstedt, Jonas; Sjölander, Maria; Lövheim, Hugo; et al.
Self-reported medication adherence and pharmacy refill adherence among persons with ischemic stroke: a cross-sectional study
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2022, Vol. 78 : 869-877
Norberg, Helena; Sjölander, Maria; Glader, Eva-Lotta; et al.
Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications among old people with major neurocognitive disorder in 2012 and 2017
BMC Geriatrics, BioMed Central (BMC) 2022, Vol. 22, (1)
Rangfast, Iris; Sönnerstam, Eva; Gustafsson, Maria
Potentially inappropriate medications in relation to length of nursing home stay among older adults
BMC Geriatrics, BioMed Central 2022, Vol. 22, (1)
Sönnerstam, Eva; Gustafsson, Maria; Lövheim, Hugo
Potentially Inappropriate Medications Pre- and Post-Diagnosis of Major Neurocognitive Disorders Among Older People in Sweden: A Register-Based, 6-Year Longitudinal Study
Drugs & Aging, Springer Nature 2022, Vol. 39, (7) : 573-585
Sönnerstam, Eva; Gustafsson, Maria; Lövheim, Hugo; et al.
Primary Non-Adherence to Preventive Drugs and Associations with Beliefs About Medicines in Stroke Survivors
Patient Preference and Adherence, Dove Medical Press 2022, Vol. 16 : 343-352
Westberg, Annica; Sjölander, Maria; Glader, Eva-Lotta; et al.
Pharmacological Pain Treatment in 2012 and 2017 Among Older People with Major Neurocognitive Disorder
Drugs & Aging, Adis 2021, Vol. 38 : 1017-1023
Gustafsson, Maria; Lövheim, Hugo; Sjölander, Maria
Education Satisfaction among Pharmacy Graduates in Sweden
Pharmacy, MDPI 2021, Vol. 9, (1)
Gustafsson, Maria; Wallman, Andy; Mattsson, Sofia
Prevalence of drug-related problems using STOPP/START and medication reviews in elderly patients with dementia
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 16, (3) : 308-314
Abramsson, Linnea; Gustafsson, Maria
Inhaler Technique and Self-reported Adherence to Medications Among Hospitalised People with Asthma and COPD
Drugs - real world outcomes, Springer 2020, Vol. 7, (4) : 317-323
Elander, Astrid; Gustafsson, Maria
Investigating the effect of clinical pharmacist intervention in transitions of care on drug-related hospital readmissions among the elderly: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2020, Vol. 10, (4)
Kindstedt, Jonas; Svahn, Sofia; Sjölander, Maria; et al.
Job Satisfaction among Swedish Pharmacists
Pharmacy, MDPI 2020, Vol. 8, (3)
Mattsson, Sofia; Gustafsson, Maria
Cardiovascular drug use among people with cognitive impairment living in nursing homes in northern Sweden
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Springer 2020, Vol. 76, (4) : 525-537
Svahn, Sofia; Lövheim, Hugo; Isaksson, Ulf; et al.
Constipation and laxative use among people living in nursing homes in 2007 and 2013
BMC Geriatrics, BMC 2019, Vol. 19
Gustafsson, Maria; Lämås, Kristina; Isaksson, Ulf; et al.
Swedish Pharmacy Students' Expectations and Perceptions of Their Education and Future Pharmacy Profession
Pharmacy, MDPI 2019, Vol. 7, (4)
Gustafsson, Maria; Mattsson, Sofia
Exploring physicians, nurses and ward-based pharmacists working relationships in a Swedish inpatient setting: a mixed methods study
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, Springer 2019, Vol. 41, (3) : 728-733
Håkansson Lindqvist, Marcia; Gustafsson, Maria; Gallego, Gisselle
Gottfries' Cognitive Scale for Staff Proxy Rating of Cognitive Function Among Nursing Home Residents
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, IOS Press 2019, Vol. 72, (4) : 1251-1260
Lövheim, Hugo; Gustafsson, Maria; Isaksson, Ulf; et al.
Impact of clinical pharmacist engagement in ward teams on the number of drug-related readmissions among Swedish older patients with dementia or cognitive impairment: an economic evaluation
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 5, (3) : 287-291
Sjölander, Maria; Lindholm, Lars; Pfister, Bettina; et al.
Letter to the Editor: Clinically relevant drug-drug interactions among elderly people with dementia
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, SPRINGER HEIDELBERG 2019, Vol. 75, (9) : 1321-1322
Sönnerstam, Eva; Sjölander, Maria; Lövheim, Hugo; et al.
Implementing reflective professional development portfolios in pharmacy education
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 15, (12) : E50-E50
Wallman, Andy; Gustafsson, Maria; Helgesson, Elisabeth; et al.
Implementing reflective professional development portfolios in pharmacy education
Universitetspedagogiska konferensen 2019: helhetssyn på undervisning - kropp, känsla och kognition i akademin, Umeå: Universitetspedagogik och lärandestöd (UPL), Umeå universitet 2019 : 7-7
Wallman, Andy; Gustafsson, Maria; Helgesson, Elisabeth; et al.
Assessment of potentially inappropriate medications using the EU (7)-PIM list and the Swedish quality indicators
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, Springer 2019, Vol. 41, (4) : 903-912
Wamil, Natacha; Mattsson, Sofia; Gustafsson, Maria
Adherence to Bisphosphonates among People Admitted to an Orthopaedic and Geriatric Ward at a University Hospital in Sweden
Pharmacy, MDPI 2018, Vol. 6, (1)
Abramsson, Linnea; Gustafsson, Maria
Pharmacists' satisfaction with their work: Analysis of an alumni survey
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 14, (7) : 700-704
Gustafsson, Maria; Mattsson, Sofia; Wallman, Andy; et al.
Effects of pharmacists' interventions on inappropriate drug use and drug-related readmissions in people with dementia: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Pharmacy, Basel: MDPI 2018, Vol. 6, (1)
Gustafsson, Maria; Sjölander, Maria; Pfister, Bettina; et al.
Prevalence of pain and pharmacological pain and treatment among old people in nursing homes in 2007 and 2013
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Springer 2018, Vol. 74, (4) : 483-488
Hemmingsson, Eva-Stina; Gustavsson, Maria; Isaksson, Ulf; et al.
Who enrols and graduates from web-based pharmacy education: experiences from Northern Sweden
Currents in pharmacy teaching and learning, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 10, (8) : 1004-1012
Mattsson, Sofia; Gustafsson, Maria; Svahn, Sofia; et al.
Older Peoples' Adherence and Awareness of Changes in Drug Therapy after Discharge from Hospital
Pharmacy, Vol. 6, (2)
Norberg, Sara; Gustafsson, Maria
Insomnia symptoms among old people in nursing homes
International psychogeriatrics, New York: Cambridge University Press 2018, Vol. 30 : 77-85
Skottheim, Andreas; Lövheim, Hugo; Isaksson, Ulf; et al.
Clinically relevant drug-drug interactions among elderly people with dementia
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Springer Berlin/Heidelberg 2018, Vol. 74, (10) : 1351-1360
Sönnerstam, Eva; Sjölander, Maria; Lövheim, Hugo; et al.
Physicians' perspectives on clinical pharmacy services in Northern Sweden: a qualitative study
BMC Health Services Research, BioMed Central 2018, Vol. 18
Vinterflod, Charlotta; Gustafsson, Maria; Mattsson, Sofia; et al.
Pharmacy Students' Attitudes and Perceptions of "Virtual Worlds" as an Instructional Tool for Clinical Pharmacy Teaching
Pharmacy, MDPI 2017, Vol. 5, (1)
Englund, Claire; Gustafsson, Maria; Gallego, Gisselle
The description and evaluation of virtual worlds in clinical pharmacy education in Northern Sweden
Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, Elsevier 2017, Vol. 9, (5) : 887-892
Gustafsson, Maria; Englund, Claire; Gallego, Gisselle
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29 April 2013 until 31 December 2027
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I teach courses on the pharmacy programs. Currently I am the course coordinator for Clinical Pharmacy Course 7.5 ECTS. I also supervise degree projects on both bachelor and advanced level. In 2017 I was appointed as a distinguished teacher at Umeå University.