Jag är leg. sjuksköterska och docent inom omvårdnad. Jag arbetar som universitetslektor i omvårdnad på Högskolan dalarna. Min forskning har sitt fokus på den äldre människan och framför allt personer med demens, deras anhöriga och deras vårdare. Jag disputerade 2011 med en avhandling som handlade om Vårdarsång- när vårdaren sjunger för eller tillsammans med personer med demens under omvårdnad. Detta är en alternativ behandlingsmetod/omvårdnadsåtgärd för att minska problematiska beteenden hos personer med demens, öka kommunikation med deras vårdare och underlätta omvårdnadssituationen. Resultaten har lett till vidare forskning inom området tillsammans med nationella och internationella forskare. Jag bedriver också forskning med fokus på kommunikation mellan makar där ena parten har demens. Här har jag tillsammans med forskare på Florida Atlantic University i USA utvecklat ett observationsinstrument för forskare. Jag arbetar också med forskning kring äldre och välbefinnande, samt personcentrerad vård och kommunikation inom äldreomsorg.
- Empathy levels among nursing students : a comparative cross-sectional study, Nursing Open, 2019, Vol. 6, No. 3, 983-989. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- Being 'alone' striving for belonging and adaption in a new reality : The experiences of spouse carers of persons with dementia, Dementia, 2019. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- A balance of social inclusion and risks : Staff perceptions of information and communication technology in the daily life of young adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability in a social care context, Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019, Vol. 16, No. 3, 171-179. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- Outcomes of education in using music and caregivers singing as a tool to person centered care when working with persons with dementia, 2018. Konferensbidrag : refereegranskat. .
- That Mr. Alzheimer ... you never know what he's up to, but what about me? : A discourse analysis of how Swedish spouse cargivers can make their subject positions understandable and meaningful, International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 2018, Vol. 13, No. 1. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- That Mr. Alzheimer... you never know what he's up to. But what about me?, 2018. Konferensbidrag : refereegranskat. .
- Extended support to increase quality of life in spouse caregivers of older persons with dementia. A pilot study, 2018. Konferensbidrag : refereegranskat. .
- Information and communication technology use in daily life among young adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability, Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2018. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- Previous work experience and age do not affect final semester nursing student self-efficacy in communication skills, 2018. Konferensbidrag : refereegranskat. .
- Previous work experience and age do not affect final semester nursing student self-efficacy in communication skills, Nurse Education Today, 2018, Vol. 68, 182-187. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- Preliminary study of a communication intervention for family caregivers and spouses with dementia, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2018, Vol. 33, No. 2, E343-E349. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- The care of and communication with older people from the perspective of student nurses. A mixed method study, Nurse Education Today, 2017, Vol. 52, 1-6. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- The moderating and covarying effects of social support and pain intensity on depressive symptomology among racially and ethnically diverse older adults, Pain Management, 2017, Vol. 7, No. 1, 19-32. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- ICT and intellectual disabillity : A survey of organizational support at the municipal level in Sweden, JARID, 2017, Vol. 30, No. 4, 705-713. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- Preliminary psychometric properties of the verbal and nonverbal interaction scale : An observational measure for communication in persons with dementia, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2017, Vol. 38, No. 5, 381-390. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- Communication Outcomes of a Program to Sustain Relationships in Couples Affected by Dementia, 2017. Konferensbidrag : refereegranskat. .
- Ethical aspects of caregivers' experience with persons with dementia at mealtimes, Nursing Ethics, 2016, Vol. 23, No. 6, 624-635. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- Development of the Verbal and Nonverbal Interaction Scale for Persons with Dementia, 2016. Konferensbidrag. .
- The moderating and covarying effects of social support and pain intensity on depressive symptomology among racially and ethnically diverse older adults, 2016. Konferensbidrag. .
- How does the healthcare system affect medication self-management among older adults with multimorbidity?, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 2016, Vol. 30, No. 1, 91-98. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- Development of the Verbal and Nonverbal Interaction Scale for Persons with Dementia, 2016. Konferensbidrag. .
- Unlicensed personnel administering medications to older persons living at home : a challenge for social and care services, International Journal of Older People Nursing, 2015, Vol. 10, No. 3, 201-210. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- Older people's experience of utilisation and administration of medicines in a health- and social care context, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 2015, Vol. 29, No. 4, 760-768. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- ICT and intellectual disability : A survey of the organizational support on municipality level in Sweden, 2015. Konferensbidrag. .
- How Does the Health-care System Affect Medication Self-management among Older Adults with Multimorbidity?, 2015. Konferensbidrag. .
- 'Paddling upstream' : Fathers' involvement during pregnancy as described by expectant fathers and mothers, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2015, Vol. 24, No. 7-8, 1059-1068. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- The impact of caregivers’ singing on expressions of resistance and communication during morning care situations in persons with dementia, The Gerontologist, 2014, Vol. 54, 41-42. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- Can humming caregivers´ facilitate feeding during mealtime situations with persons with dementia? A qualitative study, Non-pharmacological Therapies in Dementia, 2013, Vol. 3, No. 1, 11-22. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- Humming as a potential tool for facilitating feeding situations between persons with dementia, and their caregiver. A single case study, Music and Medicine, 2012, Vol. 4, No. 4, 231-236. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- Humming as a mean of communicating during meal time situations : A Single Case study involving a women with severe dementia and her caregiver, Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 2012, Vol. 2, No. 3, 93-102. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- Evaluation of communication behavior in persons with dementia during caregivers’ singing, Nursing Reports, 2011, Vol. 1, No. 4, 15-20. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- The Impact of Singing in Caring for a Person With Dementia : Single Case Analysis of Video Recorded Sessions, Music and Medicine, 2011, Vol. 3, No. 2, 95-101. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- Communicating through caregiver singing during morning care situations in dementia care, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 2011, Vol. 25, No. 1, 160-168. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- Finding the key to communion – Caregivers’ experience of ‘music therapeutic caregiving’ in dementia care : A qualitative analysis, Dementia, 2011, Vol. 10, No. 1, 98-111. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- The impact of caregivers' singing on expressions of emotion and resistance during morning care situations in persons with dementia : an intervention in dementia care, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2011, Vol. 20, No. 7-8, 969-978. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- Singing while caring for persons with dementia, Arts and Health, 2011, Vol. 3, No. 1, 39-50. Artikel : refereegranskat. .
- Caregivers' Singing Facilitates Mutual Encounter : Implementation and Evaluation of Music Therapeutic Caregiving in Complex Dementia care Situations, Reproprint AB, 2011. Doktorsavhandling. .
- Involving people with dementia in Swedish research, The Gerontologist, 2011, Vol. 51, 254-254. Artikel. .
- Reactions of Persons with Dementia to Caregivers Singing in Morning Care Situations, Open Nursing Journal, 2010, No. 4, 35-41. Artikel : refereegranskat. .