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
The Effect of Educational Strategies Targeted for Nurses on Pain Assessment and Management in Children: An Integrative Review (2019)
Pain Management Nursing
(Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A2))
Lähellä vauvaa – Vanhempien voimavara vastasyntyneen tehohoidon aikana (2019)
Kätilölehti
(Artikkeli ammattilehdessä tai kirjoitus ammatillisessa blogissa (D1))
The effect of an active video game intervention on physical activity, motor performance, and fatigue in children with cancer: a randomized controlled trial (2019)
BMC Research Notes
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Vastasyntyneen kivun hoidon tulee olla vanhemman ja lapsen välinen vuorovaikutustilanne (2019)
Kipuviesti
(Artikkeli ammattilehdessä tai kirjoitus ammatillisessa blogissa (D1))
Finnish adolescents’ self-efficacy in peer interactions: a critical incident study (2019)
Health Promotion International
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Scaling Up Safer Birth Bundle Through Quality Improvement in Nepal (SUSTAIN)a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial in public hospitals (2019)
Implementation Science
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
A Typology of Breastfeeding Mothers of Preterm Infants: A Qualitative Analysis (2019)
Advances in Neonatal Care
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
An educational intervention for NICU staff decreased maternal postpartum depression (2019)
Pediatric Research
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Parents’ presence and participation in medical rounds in 11 European neonatal units (2019)
Early Human Development
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Coverage, associated factors, and impact of companionship during labour: A large-scale observational study in six hospitals in Nepal. (2019)
Birth
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))