
Research presentation
Maria Engström
Professor Nursing
Research subject: Caring Science
Email: maria.engstrom@hig.se
Telephone: +46 26 64 82 15
Mobile: +46 73 461 43 18
Professor, PhD Nursing and RN, Registered Nurse.
CURRENT RESEARCH
"Healthy ageing", "Nursing and care of the elderly"
- Together with Professor Xu Lijuan Lishui university two projects with regard to elderly (see below) and one about nursing students see section Staff working life
- Project of National Natural Science Found of China: Prediction of Developmental Trajectory of Elderly Frailty Dwelling in Community and the Confirmatory Study on Health Management with the Key Intervention of Multicomponent Exercise
- Project from Government of Lishui City: Effects of a governmental nursing home training program among managers and front-line staff.
- Older persons quality of life, health and ADL-dependency after discharge from the hospital
- Working life for older people
Finished research project
- The national fundamental values in elderly care – older persons' and the staff members' perspective
- Pain prevalence and pain management in elderly care – an intervention study
- Electronic tracking system in dementia care — in cooperation with university, companies and the public sector
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention
- The garden — an integrated part of elderly care
Staff working life, learning and leadership in the healthcare sector
- Internationally educated nurses' way into the profession (PhD Student D Högsted)
- Working life within the Swedish Healthcare Direct
- Nurse Professional Competence
- Learning as a driving force for healthy work environments – students and staff perspective
- First line managers' working life, health, and quality of care
- Working life in Swedish healthcare – internationally educated nurses' and physicians' perspective
- Lean, health and working conditions in primary care (PhD student M Kaltenbrunner)
- Together with Professor Xu Lijuan Lishui university two projects with regard to elderly and one about Nursing students' self-reported Nurse Professional Competence at the time of graduation and one year later
Finished research project
- Patient safety and communication (anaesthesia, intensive care)
- The interplay between structural conditions, management/leadership, work situation, health of the personnel and the quality of care – in elderly care
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