Anna
Axelin
Professor, Department of Nursing Science
Professor
Family centered perinatal care
Areas of expertise
Family Centered Perinatal Care
Maternity Care, Labor and Delivery, Neonatal Care
Health Technology
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 Intelligent Health 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 use of active video games in promoting physical activity among children with cancer (2016)
Nordic Society of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology (NOPHO) Annual meeting
(O2 Muu julkaisu )
The Experiences of Professionals Regarding Involvement of Parents in Neonatal Pain Management (2016)
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Medical champions can make a difference in initiating culture change (2016)
Acta Paediatrica
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1))
Physical activity and motor performance during early stages of treatment in children with cancer: The possible role of active video games (2016)
ESLCCC 16 - European Symposium on Late Complications after Childhood Cancer
(O2 Muu julkaisu )
Predictors of Breastfeeding Initiation and Frequency for Preterm Infants in the NICU (2016)
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Parent and nurse perceptions on the quality of family-centred care in 11 European NICUs (2016)
Australian Critical Care
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Parents and nurses balancing parent-infant closeness and separation: a qualitative study of NICU nurses' perceptions (2016)
BMC Pediatrics
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Pitkittyneestä kivusta kärsivät lapset, nuoret ja heidän perheensä tarvitsevat tietoa ja verkostoitumista − Ensimmäisen ensitietopäivän järjestäminen yliopistosairaaloissa (2016)
Kipuviesti
(Artikkeli ammattilehdessä tai kirjoitus ammatillisessa blogissa (D1))
Determinants of tobacco-related health literacy: A qualitative study with early adolescents (2016)
International Journal of Nursing Studies
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Voiko vastasyntyneen kipua arvioida vain käyttäytymisen perusteella? (2016)
Kipuviesti
(O2 Muu julkaisu )