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Professor Evalotte Morelius

Adjunct Professor

Staff Member Details
Email: e.morelius@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3256-5407

Evalotte PhD, MSc, RN specialist in Paediatric and Neonatal Nursing holds a joint position as Professor of Nursing, Children and Young People between Edith Cowan University's School of Nursing and Midwifery and Perth Children’s Hospital.

Background

Before Evalotte moved to Australia she was the Head of the Division of Nursing Science and the Coordinator of the Paediatric Master Program at Linkoping University in Sweden. During the years between 2008 and 2013, she was the President of the Swedish Association of Paediatric Nurses and has also been a board member of the Association for Children in the County of Östergötland, and Paediatric Nursing Associations of Europe.

During the research journey, Evalotte has supervised almost 30 master and PhD students in the area of paediatric and neonatal nursing. She has published books for children as well as book chapters and a textbook about children and stress, and about 55 articles in English or Swedish. Evalotte has been in the grading committee for nine PhD graduates and frequently reviews articles in the areas of stress, paediatric or neonatal nursing.

Professional Associations

  • International Network for Child and Family Centred Care.
  • Australian Paediatric Nurse Scientists (AusPaNS).
  • Australian College of Nursing (ACN).
  • Australian College of Children & Young People's Nurses (ACCYPN).

Awards and Recognition

  • 2018: Prof Nils Svenningsens prize for the highest ranked research project in neonatology (Swedish foundation for research in neonatology).
  • 2015: STINT fellowship (The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education), National University of Singapore.
  • 2011 - 2014: Postdoc at Linkoping University 40%.

Research Areas and Interests

Evalotte's research interest is Stress within the family. The aim with her research is to develop and evaluate methods to prevent and decrease stress in childhood. To measure the objective level of stress, Evalotte has specialized in salivary cortisol and the development of the stress system in early life. Evalotte also aims to evaluate methods with the potential to increase the interaction between preterm infants and their parents in the NICU since increased interaction will facilitate decreased stress levels.

  • Stress;
  • Children;
  • Family;
  • Parent-infant interaction;
  • Salivary Cortisol; and
  • Neonatal Intensive Care.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Sweden, 2006.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Berg, V., Arabiat, D., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Kervin, L., Zgambo, M., Robinson, S., Jenkins, M., Whitehead, L. (2024). Young Children and the Creation of a Digital Identity on Social Networking Sites: Scoping Review. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 7(2024), Article number e54414. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2196/54414.
  • Blamires, J., Foster, M., Rasmussen, S., Zgambo, M., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2024). The experiences and perceptions of healthy siblings of children with a long-term condition: Umbrella review. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 77(2024), 191-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2024.03.022.
  • Shah, L., Chua, JY., Goh, YS., Chee, CY., Chong, SC., Mathews, J., Lim, LH., Chan, YH., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Shorey, S. (2024). Effectiveness of peer support interventions in improving mothers' psychosocial well-being during the perinatal period: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 2024(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12747.
  • Kervezee, L., Romijn, M., Van De Weijer, KN., Chen, BS., Burchell, GL., Tollenaar, MS., Tamayo-Ortiz, M., Philbrook, LE., De Weerth, C., Cao, Y., Rotteveel, J., Eiden, RD., Azar, R., Bush, NR., Chis, A., Kmita, G., Clearfield, MW., Beijers, R., Groschl, M., Wudy, SA., Kalsbeek, A., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Finken, MJ. (2024). Development Of 24-Hour Rhythms In Cortisol Secretion Across Infancy: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Individual Participant Data. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2024(Article in Press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgae590.
  • Whitehead, L., Robinson, S., Arabiat, D., Jenkins, M., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2024). The Report of Access and Engagement With Digital Health Interventions Among Children and Young People: Systematic Review. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 7(Article in press), Article number e44199. https://doi.org/10.2196/44199.
  • Arribas, C., Cavallaro, G., Gonzalez, J., Lagares, C., Raffaeli, G., Smits, A., Simons, SH., Villamor, E., Allegaert, K., Garrido, F., Amponsah, AK., Van Den Hoogen, A., Ullsten, A., Amigoni, A., Axelin, A., Palomaa, A., Bhatt, A., Rønnestad, A., Duse, BO., Vederhus, BJ., Tandberg, BS., Joosten, B., Hartley, C., Kotidis, C., Roehr, CC., Van Ganzewinkel, C., Machado, DS., Roofthooft, D., Norman, E., Olsson, E., Dempsey, E., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Le Marechal, F., Sperotto, F., Van Den Bosch, G., Kristjánsdóttir, G., Ahl, H., Stensvold, HJ., Haslund-Thomsen, H., Weiss, J., Andresen, JH., Roue, J., Wielenga, J., Ten Barge, J., Klebermass-Schrehof, K., Kristoffersen, L., Moschino, L., Lyngstad, L., Mahoney, L., Baxter, L., Panek, M., Tauzin, M., Gradin, M., Mäki-Asiala, M., Campbell-Yeo, M., Misic, MC., Baudat, M., Eriksson, M., Vento, M., Van Dijk, M., Meesters, N., Toumbourou, N., Decembrino, N., Lago, P., Lundqvist, P., Andersen, RD., Slater, R., Carbajal, R., Stenkjær, RL., Flint, RB., El Abdouni, S., Montgomery, S., Beken, S., Ünal, S., Ojha, S., Robinson, S., Atladóttir, SM., Pirlotte, S., Steinnes, S., Völler, S., Pölkki, T., Ukkonen, T., Stiris, T., Durrmeyer, X. (2024). Global cross-sectional survey on neonatal pharmacologic sedation and analgesia practices and pain assessment tools: impact of the sociodemographic index (SDI). Pediatric Research, 2024(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-024-03032-7.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Arabiat, D., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Hoti, K., Hughes, J. (2023). Pain assessment tools for use in infants: a meta-review. BMC Pediatrics, 23(1), article number 307. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04099-7.
  • Smith, S., Tallon, M., Smith, J., Jones, L., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2023). Covid-19 In Western Australia: 'The Last Straw' And Hopes For A 'New Normal' For Parents Of Children With Long-Term Conditions. Health Expectations, 2023(Article in Press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13792.
  • Hogstrom, S., Eriksson, M., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Duberg, A. (2023). A Source Of Empowerment And Well-Being: Experiences Of A Dance And Yoga Intervention For Young Girls With Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 11(2023), article number 1040713. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1040713.
  • Gothesson, J., Hakansson, L., Olinder, AL., Hanberger, L., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Nilsson, S., Forsner, M. (2023). Children's And Adolescent's Narratives About Pain And Negative Experiences In Diabetes Treatment. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 28(1), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1111/jspn.12396.
  • Arabiat, D., Al Jabery, M., Robinson, S., Whitehead, L., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2023). Interactive technology use and child development: A systematic review. Child: Care, Health and Development, 49(4), 679-715. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.13082.
  • Helmer, C., Thornberg, U., Abrahamsson, T., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2023). Mothers' experiences of a new early collaborative intervention, the EACI, in the neonatal period: A qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32(11-12), 2892-2902. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16412.
  • Nelson, H., Pienaar, C., McKenzie, K., Williams, A., Swaminathan, G., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2023). Development of the Australian hospital patient experience question set for parents. Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research, 30(2), 213-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2022.09.003.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Adama, E., Adua, E., Bayes, S., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2022). Support Needs of Parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; An integrative review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 31(5-Jun), 532-547. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15972.
  • Houghton, D., Arabiat, D., Ireson, D., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2022). A Scoping Review of Non-Pharmacological Health Education Provided to Families of Children With Idiopathic Childhood Constipation Within Primary Health Care. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 13(2022), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319221117781.
  • Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Munns, A., Smith, S., Nelson, HJ., McKenzie, A., Ferullo, J., Gill, F. (2022). Pediatric and child health nursing: A three-phase research priority setting study in Western Australia. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 63(1 March 2022), 39-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2021.12.016.
  • Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Sahlen Helmer, C., Hellgren, M., Alehagen, S. (2022). Supporting Premature Infants' Oral Feeding in the NICU-A Qualitative Study of Nurses' Perspectives. Children, 9(1), article number 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9010016.
  • Moyes, A., Abbott, T., Baker, S., Reid, C., Thorne, R., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2022). A parent first: Exploring the support needs of parents caring for a child with medical complexity in Australia. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 67(2022), e48-e57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2022.09.018.
  • Stoye, DQ., Boardman, JP., Osmond, CO., Sullivan, G., Lamb, G., Black, GS., Homer, NZ., Nelson, N., Theodorsson, E., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Reynolds, RM. (2022). Saliva cortisol diurnal variation and stress responses in term and preterm infants. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 107(5), 1468-2052. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2021- 321593.
  • Nelson, H., Pienaar, C., Williams, A., Munns, A., McKenzie, K., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2022). Patient experience surveys for children’s community health services: A scoping review. Journal of Child Health Care, 26(1), 154-166. https://doi.org/10.1177/13674935211005874.
  • Stoye, DQ., Boardman, JP., Osmond, C., Sullivan, G., Lamb, G., Black, GS., Homer, NZ., Nelson, N., Theodorsson, E., Reynolds, RM., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2022). Preterm birth and infant diurnal cortisol regulation. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 107(5), 565-567. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2021- 323296.
  • Smith, S., Tallon, M., Smith, J., Angelhoff, C., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2022). Parental sleep when their child is sick: A phased principle-based concept analysis. Journal of Sleep Research, 2022(article in press), article number e13575. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13575.
  • Areskog Sandberg, E., Duberg, A., Lorenzon Fagerberg, U., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Särnblad, S. (2022). Saliva Cortisol in Girls with functional abdominal pain disorders: A randomized controlled dance and yoga intervention. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10(2022), Article Number 836406. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.836406.
  • Flankegård, G., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Rytterström, P. (2022). Everyday life with childhood functional constipation: A qualitative phenomenological study of parents' experiences. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 67(2022), e165-e171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2022.07.021.
  • Lundqvist, L., Matérne, M., Frank, A., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., 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), article number 17418. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21573-x.
  • Smith, S., Tallon, M., Clark, C., Jones, L., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2022). “You Never Exhale Fully Because You're Not Sure What's NEXT”: Parents' Experiences of Stress Caring for Children With Chronic Conditions. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10(27 June 2022), article number 902655. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.902655.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Foster, M., Al-Motlaq, M., Carter, B., Neill, S., O'Sullivan, T., Quaye, A., Majamanda, M., Abdullah, KL., Hallström, I., English, C., Vickers, A., Coyne, I., Adama, E., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2021). Seeing lockdown through the eyes of children from around the world: Reflecting on a children's artwork project. Nursing Praxis in New Zealand, 37(3), 104-115. https://doi.org/10.36951/27034542.2021.039.
  • Hanburger, L., Tallqvist, E., Richert, A., Olinder, A., Forsner, M., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Nilsson, S. (2021). Needle-related pain, affective reactions, fear and emotional coping in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. A cross-sectional study. Pain Management Nursing, 22(4), 516-521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2021.01.007.
  • Forsner, M., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Hanberger, L. (2021). Questionnaires to measure process and structure of quality indicators for pediatric nursing. Pediatric Quality and Safety, 6(1), e381. https://doi.org/10.1097/pq9.0000000000000381.
  • Helmer, CS., Thornberg, UB., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2021). An early collaborative intervention focusing on parent-infant interaction in the neonatal period. A descriptive study of the developmental framework. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(12), Article number 6656. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126656.
  • Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Elander, A., Saghamre, E. (2021). A Swedish translation and validation of the Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 49(4), 465-470. https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494820910336.
  • Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Robinson, S., Arabiat, D., Whitehead, L. (2021). Digital Interventions to Improve Health Literacy Among Parents of Children Aged 0 to 12 Years With a Health Condition: Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(12), article number e31665. https://doi.org/10.2196/31665.
  • Smith, S., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2021). Principle-Based Concept Analysis Methodology Using a Phased Approach With Quality Criteria. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20(1 November 2021), Article Number: 16094069211057995. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069211057995.
  • Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Brogren, S., Andersson, S., Alehagan, S. (2021). Fathers’ experiences of feeding their extremely preterm infants in family-centred neonatal intensive care: a qualitative study. International Breastfeeding Journal, 16(1), Article number 46. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-021-00394-0.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Kling, K., Haraldsson, E., Alehagen, S. (2020). You can’t flight, you need to fight – a qualitative study of mothers’ experiences of feeding extremely preterm infants. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29(13-14), 2420-2428. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15254.
  • Flankegård, G., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Duchen, K., Rytterström, P. (2020). Experiences of parents who give pharmacological treatment to children with functional constipation at home. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(12), 3519-3527. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14539.
  • Philipson, A., Särnblad, S., Ekstav, L., Eriksson, M., Fagerberg, U., Möller, M., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Duberg, A. (2020). An intervention with dance and yoga for girls with functional abdominal pain disorders (Just in TIME): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 9(12), Article number e19748. https://doi.org/10.2196/19748.
  • Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Olsson, E., Sahlén Helmer, C., Thernström Blomqvist, Y., Angelhoff, C. (2020). External barriers for including parents of preterm infants in a randomised clinical trial in the neonatal intensive care unit in Sweden: A descriptive study. BMJ Open, 10(12), Article number e040991. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040991.
  • Sahlén Helmer, C., Birberg Thornberg, U., Frostell, A., Ortenstrand, A., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2020). A Randomized Trial of Continuous Versus Intermittent Skin-to-Skin Contact After Premature Birth and the Effects on Mother–Infant Interaction. Advances in Neonatal Care, 20(3), E48-E56. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANC.0000000000000675.
  • Zhang, H., Wang, W., Goh, SH., Wu, XV., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2020). The impact of a three-phase video-assisted debriefing on nursing students' debriefing experiences, perceived stress and facilitators' practices: A mixed methods study. Nurse Education Today, 90(July 2020), Article number: 104460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104460.
  • Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Foster, M., Gill, FJ. (2020). A scoping review of nursing research priorities in pediatric care. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 42(May-June 2020), e57-e69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2020.01.006.
  • Angelhoff, C., Sjølie , H., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Løyland, B. (2020). "Like Walking in a Fog"-Parents' perceptions of sleep and consequences of sleep loss when staying overnight with their child in hospital. Journal of Sleep Research, 29(2), article number e12945. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.12945.
  • Zhang, H., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Goh , SH., Wang, W. (2020). Developing a structured three-phase video-assisted debriefing to enhance prelicensure nursing students’ debriefing experiences, reflective abilities, and professional competencies: A proof-of-concept study. Nurse Education in Practice, 44(March 2020), Article number 102740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102740.
  • Edelbring, S., Alehagen, S., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Johansson, A., Rytterstrom, P. (2020). Should the PBL tutor be present? A crosssectional study of group effectiveness in synchronous and asynchronous settings. BMC Medical Education, 20(1), Article number 103. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02018-3.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Zhang, H., Goh, S., Wu, V., Wang, W., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2019). Prelicensure nursing students' perspectives on video-assisted debriefing following high fidelity simulation: A qualitative study.. Nurse Education Today, 79(August 2019), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2019.05.001.
  • Angelhoff, C., Edell-Gustafsson, U., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2019). The cortisol response in parents staying with a sick child at hospital. Nursing Open, 6(2), 620-625. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.245.
  • Zhang, H., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Goh, S., Wang, W. (2019). Effectiveness of Video-Assisted Debriefing in Simulation-Based Health Professions Education: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Evidence. Nurse Educator, 44(3), e1-e6. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000000562.
  • Shorey, S., Ng , Y., Ng, E., Siew, A., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Yoong, J., Gandhi, M. (2019). Effectiveness of a Technology-Based Supportive Educational Parenting Program on Parental Outcomes (Part 1): Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(2), Article no. e10816. https://doi.org/10.2196/10816.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Angelhoff, C., Blomqvist, Y., Helmer, S., Olsson, E., Shorey, S., Frostell, A., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2018). Effect of skin-to-skin contact on parents' sleep quality, mood, parent-infant interaction and cortisol concentrations in neonatal care units: Study protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8(7), article no.e021606. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021606.
  • Angelhoff, C., Edell-Gustafsson, U., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2018). Sleep quality and mood in mothers and fathers accommodated in the family-centred paediatric ward. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(3-4), e544-e550. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14092.
  • Shorey, S., Ng, Y., Siew, A., Yoong, J., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2018). Effectiveness of a Technology-Based Supportive Educational Parenting Program on Parental Outcomes in Singapore: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 7(1), article no.e4. https://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.8062.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Ivars, K., Nelson, N., Theodorsson, A., Strom, J., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2017). Development of salivary cortisol circadian rhythm in preterm infants. PLoS One, 12(8), article no.e0182685. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182685.
  • Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Ivars, K., Gustafsson, P., Theodorsson, E., Nelson, N. (2017). Salivary cortisol circadian rhythm in infants at psychosocial risk showed more variations than previous studies of healthy full-term infants. Acta Paediatrica, 106(12), 2060-2061. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.14023.
  • Shorey, S., Ng, Y., Danbjorg, D., Dennis, C., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2017). Effectiveness of the ‘Home-but not Alone’ mobile health application educational programme on parental outcomes: a randomized controlled trial, study protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(1), 253-264. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13151.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Shorey, S., He, H., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2016). Skin-to-skin contact by fathers and the impact on infant and paternal outcomes: an integrative review. Midwifery, 40(Sep), 207-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.07.007.
  • Forsner, M., Nilsson, S., Finnstrom, B., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2016). Expectation prior to human papilloma virus vaccination: 11 to 12-Year-old girls’ written narratives. Journal of Child Health Care, 20(3), 365-373. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493515598646.
  • Pahlsson Morelius, EM., He, H., Shorey, S. (2016). Salivary cortisol reactivity in preterm infants in neonatal intensive care: An integrative Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(3), art no. 337. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13030337.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Angelhoff, C., Edell-Gustafsson, U., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2015). Sleep of Parents Living with a Child Receiving Hospital-Based Home Care: A Phenomenographical Study. Nursing Research, 64(5), 372-380. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000108.
  • Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Ortenstrand, A., Theodorsson, E., Frostell, A. (2015). A randomised trial of continuous skin-to-skin contact after preterm birth and the effects on salivary cortisol, parental stress, depression, and breastfeeding. Early Human Development, 91(1), 63-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.12.005.
  • Edell-Gustafsson, U., Angelhoff, C., Johnsson, E., Karlsson, J., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2015). Hindering and buffering factors for parental sleep in neonatal care. A phenomenographic study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24(5-6), 717-727. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12654.
  • Ivars, K., Nelson, N., Theodorsson, A., Theodorsson, E., Strom, J., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2015). Development of salivary cortisol circadian rhythm and reference intervals in full-term infants. PLoS One, 10(6), article no. e0129502. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129502.
  • Nilsson, S., Forsner, M., Finnstrom, B., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2015). Relaxation and guided imagery do not reduce stress, pain and unpleasantness for 11- to 12-year-old girls during vaccinations. Acta Paediatrica, 104(7), 724-729. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.13000.
  • Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Anderson, G. (2015). Neonatal nurses' beliefs about almost continuous parent-infant skin-to-skin contact in neonatal intensive care. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24(17-18), 2620-2627. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12877.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Nilsson, S., Finnstrom, B., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Forsner, M. (2014). The Facial Affective Scale as a Predictor for Pain Unpleasantness When Children Undergo Immunizations. Nursing Research and Practice, 2014(2014), Article no.628198. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/628198.
  • Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Hemmingsson, H. (2014). Parents of children with physical disabilities - perceived health in parents related to the child's sleep problems and need for attention at night. Child: Care, Health and Development, 40(3), 412-418. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12079.

Research Projects

  • Infant Mental Wellbeing: Supporting Fathers' Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Women and Infants Research Foundation, Grant, 2024 ‑ 2025, $30,000.
  • Mindful mouthfuls: Developing healthy eating behaviours from infancy, Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation, Springboard Grants, 2023 ‑ 2025, $28,050.
  • Physiological indicators of stress during Cybersecurity work, Cyber Security Research Centre Ltd, Cyber Security Research Centre PhD Scholarship, 2020 ‑ 2024, $180,000.
  • Staff experiences in using the Needs of Children’s Questionnaire at Liverpool Hospital, South Western Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales Health, NSW Government, Agency for Clinical Innovation Research Grant, 2021 ‑ 2024, $27,258.
  • Developing a sleep intervention for caregivers of people living with dementia, Australian Association of Gerontology, AAG - R M Gibson Scientific Research Fund, 2020 ‑ 2023, $6,364.
  • A systematic review of systematic reviews of pain assessment tools used for infants, PainChek Ltd, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2022.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Psychophysiological Response of Cyber Security Professionals to Cyber Threat/Attack in the Workplace
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Contemporary idiopathic childhood constipation health education within the primary health care setting and its utilisation by families living in Perth, Western Australia: A mixed methods study

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Learning from Experience: The Use of Structure Video-Assisted Debriefing Among Nursing Students
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