Anna
Axelin
Associate Professor, Department of Nursing Science
Associate Professor
Areas of expertise
Family Centered Neonatal Care
Maternity Care, Pain Management
Sleep
Development of IT tools for data collection and IT-based health interventions
Experimental Research
Implementation research
Biography
My academic career has included conducting quantitative and qualitative research in multidisciplinary research groups. In the Academic year 2011-2012, I joined the faculty of Department of Family Health Care Nursing in University of California San Francisco for my post-doctoral research. In 2018, I was appointed to Associated researcher in international Maternal
and Child Health (IMCH), University of Uppsala, Sweden. In collaboration with my collogues in Uppsala university, I have gain expertise on implementation science and global health. In addition to the academic career, I have ten-year working experience as a NICU nurse.
Teaching
Research methodology; Nursing theory; Evidence based practice; Transferable skills
Research
I am leading the
Connected Health - UTU research program which aims through the use of information technology and digital solutions to support effective and personalized health care. My special interest is to promote health and welfare of parents and infants in the early stages of life. In addition, I serve as the Director for Separation and Closeness Experiences in Neonatal Environment (SCENE) research group which aims to improve parents' and infants' experiences and outcomes of neonatal care.
Publications
Parent-infant closeness after preterm birth and depressive symptoms: A longitudinal study (2022)
Frontiers in Psychology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Protokolla satunnaistetun kontrolloidun tutkimuksen suunnittelussa – esimerkkinä pellillinen mobiilisovellusinterventio lasten päiväkirurgisella hoitopolulla (2022)
Hoitotiede
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Accuracy Assessment of Oura Ring Nocturnal Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability in Comparison With Electrocardiography in Time and Frequency Domains: Comprehensive Analysis (2022)
Journal of Medical Internet Research
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Sensitivity and specificity of proposed Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire cut-off scores for good quality sleep during an ICU stay (2022)
Journal of Clinical Nursing
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Understanding factors associated with emotional closeness in parents with a preterm infant in the neonatal intensive care unit (2022)
Early Human Development
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Yksilöllisyys asiakkaana, potilaana, perheenä (2022)
(Kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa (B2))Symptoms of depression in parents after discharge from NICU associated with family-centred care (2022)
Journal of Advanced Nursing
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Mental health services in the school environment—Future visions using a phenomenographic approach (2022)
Journal of Clinical Nursing
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Trends in Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability During Pregnancy and the 3-Month Postpartum Period: Continuous Monitoring in a Free-living Context (2022)
JMIR mHealth and uHealth
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Mental health literacy among primary healthcare workers in South Africa and Zambia (2022)
Brain and Behavior
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