Annica Backman

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Associate professor, combined with clinical employment at Department of Nursing

Biologihuset, Hus C, plan 3, 4 och 5. Hus D2, plan 3. Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

Response to letter to the editor regarding “Methodological issues in the translation of Aged Care Clinical Leadership Qualities Framework into Swedish” by Frank Scott T. Rojas (2025)

Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons 2026, Vol. 35, (6) : 2858-2859

Backman, Annica C.

Framing person-centred leadership in residential care: a cross-cultural adaptation of the aged-care clinical leadership qualities framework

Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons 2026, Vol. 35, (5) : 2181-2194

Backman, Annica C.; Sundström, Malin; Jeon, Yun-Hee; et al.

Discourses of person-centred care in the context of Swedish residential care facilities: paradoxes in leaders’ narratives

Heliyon, Elsevier 2026, Vol. 12, (12)

Jönsson, Marie; Dahl, Christoffer; Eilard, Angerd; et al.

Infection prevention and control in nursing homes under pandemic-level pressure: qualitative insights from Swedish care workers

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, BioMed Central (BMC) 2026, Vol. 15, (1)

Pettersson, Johanna; Almgren, Matilda; Östman, Terese; et al.

Psychotropic drug use among older Swedish nursing home residents with cognitive impairment and behavioral and psychological symptoms: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey

BMC Geriatrics, BioMed Central (BMC) 2026, Vol. 26, (1)

Sönnerstam, Eva; Andersson, Tomas; Backman, Annica C.; et al.

Health and quality of life in nursing homes: a repeated cross-sectional study on the impact of leadership and person-centred care

Nursing Open, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 12, (7)

Bäckman, Håkan; Lindkvist, Marie; Niklasson, Johan; et al.

A complex intervention to strengthen person-centered care and leadership in residential care facilities (the PERLE study): protocol for a development and implementation study

JMIR Research Protocols, JMIR Publications 2025, Vol. 14

Edberg, Anna-Karin; Backman, Annica C.

Person-centred leadership in residential care for older people from the perspective of registered nurses: a qualitative study

International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 9

Jönsson, Marie; Edberg, Anna-Karin; Sundström, Malin; et al.

Person-centred leadership in residential care for older people as described by first-line managers

BMC Nursing, BioMed Central (BMC) 2025, Vol. 24, (1)

Jönsson, Marie; Edberg, Anna-Karin; Wallin, Anneli Orrung; et al.

Assistant nurses' experiences of ethical challenges while working in residential care facilities during the pandemic: an interview study

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 39, (2)

Karlsson, Anna-Carin; Sundström, Malin; Backman, Annica C.; et al.

Nursing home managers' descriptions of multi-level barriers to leading person-centred care: a content analysis

International Journal of Older People Nursing, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 19, (1)

Backman, Annica C.; Ahnlund, Petra; Lövheim, Hugo; et al.

Moving between doing and being - Meanings of person-centredness as narrated by nursing home managers: A phenomenological hermeneutical study

Nursing Open, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 11, (1)

Backman, Annica C.; Sjögren, Karin; Lövheim, Hugo; et al.

Ethical challenges in residential care facilities during COVID-19: leaders' perspective

Nursing Ethics, Sage Publications 2024, Vol. 31, (8) : 1661-1673

Karlsson, Anna-Carin; Edberg, Anna-Karin; Sundström, Malin; et al.

Pharmacological treatment of pain in Swedish nursing homes: prevalence and associations with cognitive impairment and depressive mood

Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Walter de Gruyter 2024, Vol. 24, (1)

Rankin, Linda; Lindkvist, Marie; Backman, Annica C.; et al.

Use of heart failure medications in older individuals and associations with cognitive impairment

BMC Geriatrics, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 23, (1)

Abramsson, Linnea; Backman, Annica C.; Lövheim, Hugo; et al.

Exploring the impact of nursing home managers' leadership on staff job satisfaction, health and intention to leave in nursing homes

Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 32, (19-20) : 7227-7237

Backman, Annica C.; Lindkvist, Marie; Lövheim, Hugo; et al.

Longitudinal changes in nursing home leadership, direct care staff job strain and social support in Swedish nursing homes: findings from the U-AGE SWENIS study

International Journal of Older People Nursing, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 18, (1)

Backman, Annica C.; Lindkvist, Marie; Lövheim, Hugo; et al.

Psychometric evaluation of the Indonesian version of the person-centered care assessment tool

International Journal of Older People Nursing, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 18, (6)

Weni, Woro Mustika; Shimizu, Megumi; Ando-Ohmura, Chiaki; et al.

The significance of nursing home managers' leadership: longitudinal changes, characteristics and qualifications for perceived leadership, person-centredness and climate

Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 31, (9-10) : 1377-1388

Backman, Annica C.; Lövheim, Hugo; Lindkvist, Marie; et al.

Who’s in the House? Staffing in Long-Term Care Homes Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic

Gerontology and geriatric medicine, Sage Publications 2022, Vol. 8

Vellani, Shirin; Zuniga, Franziska; Spilsbury, Karen; et al.

The influence of nursing home managers’ leadership on person-centred care and stress of conscience: A cross-sectional study

BMC Nursing, BioMed Central 2021, Vol. 20, (1)

Backman, Annica C.; Sjögren, Karin; Lövheim, Hugo; et al.

Characteristics of nursing home units with high versus low levels of person-centred care in relation to leadership, staff- resident- and facility factors: findings from SWENIS, a cross-sectional study in Sweden

BMC Geriatrics, BioMed Central 2021, Vol. 21, (1)

Backman, Annica; Sandman, Per-Olof; Sköldunger, Anders

Strengthening International Research in Long-Term Care: Recommended Common Data Elements to Support Clinical Staff Training

Gerontology and geriatric medicine, Sage Publications 2021, Vol. 7

Chu, Charlene H.; McGilton, Katherine S.; Spilsbury, Karen; et al.

Embodying person-centred being and doing: leading towards person-centred care in nursing homes as narrated by managers

Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 29, (1-2) : 172-183

Backman, Annica C.; Ahnlund, Petra; Sjögren, Karin; et al.

Exploring a Common Data Element for International Research in Long-Term Care Homes: A Measure for Evaluating Nursing Supervisor Effectiveness

Gerontology and geriatric medicine, Sage Publications 2020, Vol. 6

McGilton, Katherine S.; Backman, Annica C.; Boscart, Veronqiue; et al.

Uncovering the Devaluation of Nursing Home Staff During COVID-19: Are We Fuelling the Next Health Care Crisis?

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 21, (7) : 962-965

McGilton, Katherine S.; Escrig-Pinol, Astrid; Gordon, Adam; et al.

Exploring person-centred care in relation to resource utilization, resident quality of life and staff job strain: findings from the SWENIS study

BMC Geriatrics, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 20, (1)

Sköldunger, Anders; Sandman, Per-Olof; Backman, Annica C.

Understanding Contextual Differences in Residential LTC Provision for Cross-National Research: Identifying Internationally Relevant CDEs

Gerontology and geriatric medicine, Sage Publications 2019, Vol. 5 : 1-8

Siegel, Elena O.; Backman, Annica; Cai, Yi; et al.

Resource use and its association to cognitive impairment, ADL functions, and behavior in residents of Swedish nursing homes: Results from the U-Age program (SWENIS study)

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, John Wiley & Sons 2019, Vol. 34, (1) : 130-136

Sköldunger, Anders; Wimo, Anders; Sjögren, Karin; et al.

Leadership: person-centred care and the work situation of staff in Swedish nursing homes

Umeå University medical dissertations, 1957

Backman, Annica

Job strain in nursing homes: exploring the impact of leadership

Journal of Clinical Nursing, Vol. 27, (7-8) : 1552-1560

Backman, Annica; Sjögren, Karin; Lövheim, Hugo; et al.

Characteristics of highly rated leadership in nursing homes using item response theory

Journal of Advanced Nursing, John Wiley & Sons 2017, Vol. 73, (12) : 2903-2913

Backman, Annica; Sjögren, Karin; Lindkvist, Marie; et al.

The relative impact of symptoms, resident characteristics and features of nursing homes on residents’ participation in social occupations: cross-sectional findings from U-Age Swenis

Journal of Occupational Science, Taylor & Francis 2017, Vol. 24, (3) : 327-337

Lood, Qarin; Björk, Sabine; Sköldunger, Anders; et al.

Characteristics of highly rated leadership in Swedish nursing homes

The Gerontologist, Oxford University Press 2016, Vol. 56 : 283-283

Backman, Annica; Lövheim, Hugo; Sjögren, Karin; et al.

Towards person-centredness in aged-care: exploring the impact of leadership

Journal of Nursing Management, Vol. 24, (6) : 766-774

Backman, Annica; Sjögren, Karin; Lindkvist, Marie; et al.

The Umeå Ageing and health research programme (U-age): exploring person-centred care and health promoting living conditions for an ageing population

Nordic journal of nursing research, Sage Publications 2016, Vol. 36, (3) : 168-174

Edvardsson, David; Backman, Annica; Bergland, Ådel; et al.

Cognitive impairment and resource use in Swedish nursing homes: results from the Svenis study

The Gerontologist, Oxford University Press 2016, Vol. 56 : 389-389

Sköldunger, Anders B.; Wimo, A.; Sandman, Per-Olov; et al.

Leadership behavior in relation to person-centeredness and person-centered climate - a cross-sectional study in residential aged care in Sweden

The Gerontologist, Vol. 55 : 806-807

Backman, Annica C.; Lövheim, Hugo; Sjögren, Karin; et al.

Leading towards person-centred care – Nursing home managers' experiences of leading person-centred care in highly person-centred Swedish nursing homes

Backman, Annica; Ahnlund, Petra; Sjögren, Karin; et al.

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