2020 PhD, University of Copenhagen

Dissertation: Parastomal bulging- patients’ symptoms, health-related quality of life and course of surgical treatment. University of Copenhagen. May 2020

2012 Master of Health Science, University of Copenhagen

1997 Adult teacher, Blaagaard Seminarium

1989 Graduated as Nurse, Aalborg Nursing School

2019 Cancer symptom science and symptom management research

2018 Register-based epidemiology research

2018 Questionnaires in clinical and public health research

2017 Analysis of correlated and repeated measurement

2017 Introduction to scale validation

2017 Use of SAS statistical software

2016 Datahåndtering i sundhedssektoren

2013 Epidemiologi og biostatistik

My main research area is patients’ perspectives on outcomes after colorectal surgery. To improve outcomes it is important that professionals investigate and understand the patients’ perspectives on their situation after treatment. My research focus on patients’ experiences of symptoms, late complications and health-related quality of life following treatment. Key area for my research is parastomal bulging that is a frequent late complication in relation to a stoma.

Invited speaker at e.g., Copenhagen Hernia & Colorectal Day-Symposium 2019, Coloplast Ostomy Days 2018, Dansac Nurse Study Day 2017

In total 18 oral presentations in Denmark, Germany and New Zealand at conferences for nurses and surgeons.

Presentation for patients at Annual meeting in Danish Ostomy Association 2018.

• Andersen RM., Danielsen, A.K., Vinter, A., Krogsgaard M., Gögenur, I., Thomsen T. Patients’ experiences of abdominal exercises after stoma surgery: a qualitative study. Disability and rehabilitation. September 2020.
• Kristensen H, Krogsgaard, M; Christensen, P; Thomsen T. Validation of the Colostomy Impact score in patients ostomized for a benign condition. Colorectal Disease. August 2020.
• Krogsgaard M, Gögenur, I., Helgstrand F., Andersen RM., Danielsen, A.K., Vinter, A., Wirenfeldt, T., Hillingsoe J., Christensen, B.; Thomsen, T. Surgical repair of parastomal bulging – a retrospective register-based study on prospectively collected data. Accepted for publication. Colorectal Disease, May 2020.
• Krogsgaard M, Watt, T., Danielsen, A.K., Wirenfeldt, T., Vinter, A., Gögenur, I., Thomsen T. Impact of a Parastomal Bulge on Quality of Life – A Cross-sectional Study of Patients From the Danish Stoma Database. Ann Surg. 2019.
• Krogsgaard M, Thomsen T., Vinter A., Gögenur, I., Kaldan, G., Danielsen, A.K. Living with a parastomal bulge – patients’ experiences of symptoms. J Clin Nurs 2017 Aug 9.
• Krogsgaard M, Pilsgaard, B., Borglit, T. B., Bentzen, J., Balleby, L., Krarup, P. M. Symptom load and individual symptoms before and after repair of parastomal hernia: A Prospective single Centre Study. Colorectal Dis 2017 Feb;19(2):200-207.
• Soelver, L, Krogsgaard M. From reactive to proactive basic palliative hospital care. Evaluation of one-nurse telephone follow-up and bedside consultation to advanced gastrointestinal cancer patients and informal caregivers: a quasi-experimental study. European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare. 2016, Vol 4 (no 2). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v4i2
• Krogsgaard M, Dreyer P, Egerod I, Jarden M. Post-discharge symptoms following fast-track colonic cancer surgery: A phenomenological hermeneutic study. 2014;3:276-1801-3-276. eCollection 2014.

Other publications

• Living with a parastomal bulge – the patients’ perspective. Coloplast Newsletter, fall 2018.
• Buledannelse ved tyktarm- og tyndtarmsstomi. Danish Ostomy Association Magazine, COPA 6/2018.
• Bliv klogere på brok. Stomi Information, Coloplast 1/2018

2 masters

2020

Colorectal Disease, Ugeskrift for læger

2019

Public Health, Colorectal Disease, BMJ Open Gastroenterology, BMC Cancer, Nursing Open

European Hernia Society

Dansk Selskab for Sygeplejeforskning

Faglig sammenslutning for sygeplejersker beskæftiget med pleje af patienter med stomi (FS22)