Caroline Lager
Phd Student
E-mail: caroline.lager@ki.se
Visiting address: Alfred Nobels Allé 23, 14183 Huddinge
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 Fysioterapi Welmer, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
I am a PhD student at NVS, dividing my time at the Division of Physiotherapy and Aging Research Center.
My main field of research is sedentary behavior and physical acitivty among older adults.
I have a background as a clinical physical therapist taking my bachelor degree at KI in 2013. During the years I have worked in the fields of primary care and home rehabilitation, rheumatology and insurance medical evaluations.
Research
Older adults, sedentary behavior, physical activity, healthy aging, injurious falls
Articles
- Journal article: EUROPEAN REVIEW OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 2026Lager C; Dove A; Rizzuto D; Ars J; Boström A-M; Calderón Larrañaga A; Welmer A-K
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. 2025;:zwaf409Lager C; Rizzuto D; Ars J; Bostrom A-M; Calderon-Larranaga A; Welmer A-K
Grants
- Research grant (external salary grant).ME Health Professions, Karolinska University Hospital [Translated from Swedish by AI.]1 January 2026 - 30 June 2026
- Research grant (external salary funding) for doctoral studiesME Medical Psychology, Karolinska University Hospital1 January 2024 - 1 January 2025
Employments
- Phd Student, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026
- Physiotherapist, Reumathology, Physiotherapy, Danderyd Hospital, 2021-2023
- Physiotherapist, Insurance medicine assessment, Försäkringsmedicinsk utredningsenhet, Danderyds sjukhus, 2017-2021
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Master Of Medical Science 60 Credits, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
- Degree Of Bachelor Of Science In Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, 2013
Conference/event participation
- Poster presenter of submitted abstract, 21st European Geriatric Medicine Society, Oral presentation of digital poster at the annual congress of the European Geriatric Medicine Society, Associations Between Physical Activity Measured With Accelerometer And 8-Year Incidence Of Cardiovascular Events In Well-Functioning Older Adults: Age-based Differences Abstract Area: Cardiovascular Medicine, 2026