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Care Science
Care science research is multidisciplinary and covers all aspects of human life. In addition, it has a focus on the organisation and practice of nursing. At Malmö University, care sciences research is conducted across six areas, all with the aim of contributing to equality in care and health.
About the research subject
Part of this multidisciplinary subject is nursing, this has a focus on health, healthcare, promotion and prevention for different groups of people in society. Care science extends from the very start of an individual’s life to old age and covers both death and dying. It includes:
- knowledge of life with disabilities
- long-term illness
- physical and mental health
It also includes the organisation of nursing work, the conditions of nursing education, and evidence-based practice. Care science is therefore comprehensive with a clear focus on person-centring where the perspectives of persons/patients and participation in different care and care contexts are emphasised. The research is conducted across six research areas.
Focus areas
Health of children and families
The research group focusses on the promotion of health and the prevention of ill health for:
- pregnant people
- children, adolescents and their families
Past studies have, for example, looked at obesity in preschool children, nutrition among healthy preschool children, children's self-reported recovery after surgery, and young adults with inflammatory bowel disease from different perspectives, such as procedures for examinations.
Researchers are also involved in investigating whether extended home visits for families with children, where several professionals work together, are beneficial to health.
They also work with:
- sexual health of adolescents
- young adults with inflammatory bowel disease
- sex education in schools
- young people's health-related quality of life and their experiences of violence in a global perspective
Another important area is children's pain during hospitalisation and the profession's attitudes towards children's pain — there is ongoing international date collection regarding this.
Contact person
Associate professor Ann-Cathrine Bramhagen
Pedagogy and profession
Pedagogy and Profession (CLEP) focusses on educational and didactic issues within higher education for health care professionals. This means that the prerequisites, processes and results of the nursing education, as well as the organisation of the nursing work, knowledge needs and use of knowledge in health care, and its courses are central.
The research questions are aimed at investigating, evaluating and critically examining educational content, models and theories with a special focus on students and forms of collaboration for learning, both within the profession and inter-professionally.
Researchers also study how professional knowledge and skills are shaped, transformed and developed in relation to education, professional life and changing demands of the surrounding community.
In summary, the research area aims to explore different strategies for learning and thus contribute to evidence-based didactic knowledge.
Contact person
Professor Elisabeth Carlson
Health of the elderly
Aging is a natural process where older people can suffer from complex health conditions that affect daily life. Segregation in our multicultural society is palpable and the population aged 65 and older is increasing, which requires newer forms of health care that need to be evaluated. The goal of the research is to achieve good health and care on equal terms for the elderly regardless of where they reside by initiating evidence-based safe care of high-quality with the aim of avoiding medical injuries and hospitalization.
Research in the field of the health of the elderly is carried out in collaboration with the surrounding society and aims to support equal and safe health care at the end of life, as well as contribute to sustainable change of significance for the elderly and their relatives.
Contact person
Associated Professor/Director of studies Mariette Bengtsson
Mental health
Issues relating to mental health disorders are a growing problem in Sweden. Our research aims to contribute to equal evidence-based and safe care for patients. The research area encompasses psychiatry, social psychiatry, and psychosomatics; it also includes social work and criminology.
We carry out research on:
- suicide prevention
- violence from a life cycle perspective
- nursing care for addiction
- psychosomatics
- assessment instruments for safe health and care
We use time geography in different contexts to describe the individual's life history. Time Geography, GeoLifeGraph, is an innovative method for promoting health and preventing mental health disorders.
Contact person
Senior lecturer Charlotta Sunnqvist
Physical health
Research in the field of physical health is carried out in collaboration with the surrounding community. The research aims to support equal health and care, as well as contribute to sustainable changes of importance for people who are affected or at risk of suffering from physical ill health and their relatives. The research focusses on:
- Improvement knowledge and implementation that contributes to evidence-based practice regarding risk assessment and prevention of physical ill health, for example, PROSENIOR, implementation of work process according to Senior Alert.
- Prevention that includes measures to prevent deterioration in physical ill-health as well as research on the ability to obtain, understand and use health information.
- Screening focussing on perceived psychosocial consequences in connection with screening for potentially life-threatening diseases.
- Health promotion support that includes experiences of living with physical ill-health from the perspective of the person and relatives, as well as research on support that can contribute to recovery and physical health.
Contact person
Senior lecturer Malin Axelsson
Equal Health Promotion (ProHEQ)
ProHEQ (Promotion Health Equity/Equality) problematizes how equal health is related to various factors such as gender, power structures/empowerment, and health promotion. Since several of these factors interact with each other, the research team is working to create an applicable (conceptual and ethical) model for equal health.
The model should create an understanding of how equivalent conditions can relate to changes in health and quality of life. The research is always done in collaboration with various collaborative partners, citizens and patients.
The goal of the research is to develop interventions that produce effects in society, in health care professions, and in the health care system.
Contact person
Senior lecturer Margareta Rämgård
Researchers, publications and projects within the subject
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MAStaff
Magdalena Annersten Gershater - Senior lecturer
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Staff
Malin Axelsson - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
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Staff
Anna Axén - Doctoral student
anna.axen@mau.se -
CBStaff
Christel Bahtsevani - Vice Dean/Senior lecturer
christel.bahtsevani@mau.se -
MBStaff
Mariette Bengtsson - Associate Professor/Director of studies/Senior lecturer
mariette.bengtsson@mau.se -
Staff
Ann-Cathrine Bramhagen - Associate Professor
ann-cathrine.bramhagen@mau.se -
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Elisabeth Carlson - Associate Professor/Professor
elisabeth.carlson@mau.se -
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Sara Duerlund - Lecturer
sara.duerlund@mau.se -
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Magnus Englander - Associate Professor/Associate Professor
magnus.englander@mau.se -
MFStaff
Merita Fetahu Neziraj - Lecturer
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Staff
Johan Fhager - Doctoral student
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Helena Gard - Doctoral student
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Michael Ulrich Hansen - Doctoral student/Lecturer
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Staff
Peter Hellman - Senior lecturer
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MHStaff
Marie Holst - Senior lecturer
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AHStaff
Ami Hommel - Professor
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EIStaff
Ewa Idvall - Professor emeritus
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GIStaff
Gabriella Isma - Senior lecturer
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Jenny Jakobsson - Associate senior lecturer
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Anders Kottorp - Dean/Professor, directly appointed
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Christine Kumlien - Vice Dean/Professor
christine.kumlien@mau.se -
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Andreas Liebenhagen - Senior lecturer
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Cecilia Lindsjö - Doctoral student
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Birgitta Ljungbeck - Doctoral student
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Cecilia Ljunggren - Lecturer
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Elisabeth Mangrio - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
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Elina Mikaelsson Midlöv - Doctoral student
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Emma Mårdhed - Lecturer
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KPStaff
Karin Persson - Director of studies/Senior lecturer
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Staff
Rathi Ramji - Associate senior lecturer
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Annica Rosvall - Doctoral student/Lecturer
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Staff
Margareta Rämgård - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
margareta.ramgard@mau.se -
Staff
Maria Samuelsson - Lecturer
maria.samuelsson@mau.se -
Staff
Lotta Sjögran - Doctoral student/Lecturer
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KSStaff
Katarina Sjögren Forss - Associate Professor/Associate senior lecturer
katarina.sjogren.forss@mau.se -
Staff
Karin Sjöström - Senior lecturer
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MSStaff
Marie Stenberg - Doctoral student/Lecturer
marie.stenberg@mau.se -
Staff
Therese Sterner - Senior lecturer
therese.sterner@mau.se -
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Charlotta Sunnqvist - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
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Elin Taube - Associate senior lecturer
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Staff
Per-Anders Tengland - Professor
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KTStaff
Kyriakos Theodoridis - Senior lecturer
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Staff
Vedrana Vejzovic - Associate senior lecturer
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AWStaff
Anne-Marie Wangel - Senior lecturer
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Staff
Anne Wennick - Senior lecturer
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Staff
Frida Westerdahl - Doctoral student/Lecturer
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Slobodan Zdravkovic - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
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Karin Örmon - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
karin.ormon@mau.se
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2022 | Conference paper
Sexuell hälsa är ett brännande ämne inom diabetesvården: en intervjustudie
Janina Yin, Anne-Marie Wangel
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2022 | Conference paper
Prevalence of urinary tract symptoms, bother, and depression among middle-aged women with long-lasting type 1 diabetes
Karin Stenzelius, Anne-Marie Wangel
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2022 | Article in journal
Health literacy in patients with intermittent claudication in relation to clinical characteristics, demographics, self-efficacy and quality of life: A cross-sectional study
Rebecka Striberger, Malin Axelsson, Christine Kumlien, Moncef Zarrouk
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2022 | Article in journal
Certified registered nurse anesthetists´ attitude towards and utilization of evidence-based practice, and factors influencing such practice: A cross-sectional study
Johanna Sjöberg, Karin Enskär, Anne-Marie Wangel
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2022 | Chapter in book
Segregation within welfare societies: Communication Barriers to Migrants`Healthcare in Scandinavia
Elisabeth Mangrio, Michael Strange
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2022 | Article in journal
Cancer specialist nurses' experiences of supporting family members of persons diagnosed with colorectal cancer: A qualitative study
Maria Samuelsson, Jenny Jakobsson, Anne Wennick, Marie-Louise Lydrup, Mariette Bengtsson
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2022 | Article in journal
Experiences of the clinical learning environment in peer learning: A mixed method study from bachelor students’ and main preceptors’ perspectives
Anna Eklund Josse, Elisabeth Carlson, Christina Sundin-Andersson, Cecilia Olsson
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2022 | Chapter in book
Äldreomsorgens arbetsgivarskap
Susanna Lundberg
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2022 | Article in journal
The Need for Parental Support for Migrant Parents in Transition Into Sweden: A Perspective
Elisabeth Mangrio, Karin Enskär, Rathi Ramji, Katarina Sjögren Forss, Per-Anders Tengland, Kyriakos Theodoridis, Slobodan Zdravkovic, Margareta Rämgård
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2022 | Article in journal
Intervening factors in health care professionals’ attitudes and behaviours towards comprehensive abortion care in the workplace: a comparative case study of Tanzania and Ethiopia
Dennis Munetsi, William Ugarte
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Research project
Person-centred care@Work – how does it affect work environment and work-related health among healthcare professionals?
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Research project
Nordic Fabulation Network
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Research project
Support to relatives in general palliative home care
elina.midlov-mikaelsson@mau.se -
Research project
Prevalence and associated social factors of loneliness among older adults
anna.axen@mau.se -
Research project
Being young and living with inflammatory bowel disease - an international perspective
ann-cathrine.bramhagen@mau.se -
Research project
Equity perspectives in school-based mental health promotion
helena.gard@mau.se -
Research project
Secondary prevention and application-based life style support for patients with intermittent claudication – PRESIC
christine.kumlien@mau.se -
Research project
Can you see the future?
asa.alftberg@mau.se -
Research project
Citizens building local resilience by health promotion during the COVID-19 pandemic
margareta.ramgard@mau.se -
Research project
Patients experience before and after cardiac surgery
vedrana.vejzovic@mau.se -
Research project
Student participation in research teams – Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) in Biomedical, Criminology and Care Science research
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Research project
Promoting health in children from socially vulnerable areas, by participatory engagement in multi-activity centers
margareta.ramgard@mau.se -
Research project
Evaluation of a prehospital emergency psychiatric unit
charlotta.sunnqvist@mau.se -
Research project
Biobarriers – Health, disorders and healing
johan.engblom@mau.se -
Research project
Sexual health in adolescents and young adults with inflammatory bowel disease: patients and professionals perspective
vedrana.vejzovic@mau.se -
Research project
Support to family members of persons diagnosed with colorectal cancer
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Research project
PROSENIOR- Risk assessments and prevention care interventions regarding fall, pressure ulcers, malnutrition and poor oral health among...
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Research project | DOKTORANDPROJEKT
Equal health- Health promotion in collaboration
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Research project
PHED - Precision Health and Everyday Democracy
michael.strange@mau.se -
Research project
Grow safely - a research project within the Child Health Care in Skåne
elisabeth.mangrio@mau.se -
Research project
Threat and violence against healthcare professionals: The Hope study
jenny.jakobsson@mau.se -
Research project
Time geography life charts - a method in psychiatric care
charlotta.sunnqvist@mau.se -
Research project
Psychosocial aspects of Alopecia Areata
karin.sjostrom@mau.se -
Research project
Factors influencing Ambulance Nurses’ Adherence to Guidelines in Patients with Acute Chest Pain
michael.ulrich.hansen@mau.se -
Research project
Evidence based teaching practice for undergraduate nursing students to facilitate critical thinking: a study undertaken within the MRC...
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Research project
Male victims of violence and their mental ill health during the life course.
lotta.sjogran@mau.se -
Research project
PROSENIOR: Prevention of falls, pressure ulcers, malnutrition and poor oral health in older persons in Skåne
christine.kumlien@mau.se -
Research project
Clinical outcome and patient perspectives on opiate maintenance treatment for opiate dependence
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Research project
Patients’ experiences before, during and after a colonoscopy procedure. Embrace the patient perspective.
annica.rosvall@mau.se
Research environments
PhD studies
Malmö University offers PhD studies in Care science.