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Åsa Hörnsten

In 2004, I defended my Ph.D. thesis and became an associate professor in 2012 and a professor in 201. As a district nurse, I have worked in home care, health centers and a family center.

 

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I am an educated district nurse but now work as a Professor of Nursing at the Department of Nursing, where nurses, specialist nurses, midwives and radiology nurses are trained. I am the subject manager for Nursing and work to ensure that the subject and the associated theory formation are made visible and developed within education and research at the department. Person-centered nursing and self-care in chronic disease and diabetes, in particular, are my areas of expertise.

The current ongoing research projects, DIGEST, Chi2, and eDIT, which I am mainly involved in, concern what it is like to live with and manage self-care in diabetes and how support for these people can be improved and become more person-centered or family-centered. I am also involved in the project, PRIMVIZA, which aims to support self-care in primary care among people who have been shown via ultrasound images to have unhealthy atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid arteries.

I especially wish that the skills of the district nurses are utilized, and that primary care is developed country with their help, as well as that research results are implemented in primary care. I am also appointed by the National Board of Health and Welfare as a scientific advisor for the area of ​​primary care. I have also had several commissions from UKÄ to review the quality of district nursing education, in particular, in the country.

My clinical career began as a registered nurse in various hospital departments, then as a specialist nurse in anesthesia and last as a district nurse in primary care. As a district nurse, I have worked in both home health care and reception at several health centers and family centers. In 2004, I defended my dissertation at Umeå University with a thesis on diabetes care, where the experiences of patients and nurses were contrasted. I became an associate professor in 2012 and a professor in 2015.

Nursing Open, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 11, (5)
Backman Lönn, Beatrice; Hörnsten, Åsa; Styrke, Johan; et al.
Journal of Clinical Nursing
Hajdarevic, Senada; Norberg, Astrid; Lundman, Berit; et al.
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Oxford University Press 2024, Vol. 23, (6) : 618-626
Holmlund, Lena; Hörnsten, Carl; Hörnsten, Åsa; et al.
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Wolters Kluwer 2024, Vol. 39, (1) : 49-57
Holmlund, Lena; Hörnsten, Carl; Valham, Fredrik; et al.
Nursing Open, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 10, (3) : 1821-1829
Holmlund, Lena; Hellström Ängerud, Karin; Hörnsten, Åsa; et al.
Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Taylor & Francis Group 2023, Vol. 44, (5) : 396-405
Löyttynen, Jenny; Hällgren Graneheim, Ulla; Hörnsten, Åsa
Journal of Advanced Nursing, Vol. 79, (12) : 4621-4634
Olsson, Sara; Otten, Julia; Blusi, Madeleine; et al.
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, Taylor & Francis 2023, Vol. 41, (3) : 326-342
Rapo, Emil; Johansson, Erika; Jonsson, Frida; et al.
Journal of Medical Internet Research, JMIR publications 2023, Vol. 25
Sjöström, Anna E.; Hajdarevic, Senada; Hörnsten, Åsa; et al.
Nursing Open, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 10, (10) : 7092-7101
Susanne, Johansson; Hörnsten, Åsa
Child Care Health and Development
Valan, Lotha; Isaksson, Ulf; Hörnsten, Åsa
Nursing Open, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 9, (5) : 2434-2443
Backman Lönn, Beatrice; Hajdarevic, Senada; Olofsson, Niclas; et al.
Journal of Advanced Nursing, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 78, (11) : 3817-3829
Backman Lönn, Beatrice; Hörnsten, Åsa; Styrke, Johan; et al.
Nursing Open, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 9, (6) : 2657-2664
Olsson, Karin; Hörnsten, Åsa; Hellström Ängerud, Karin
International Journal of Integrated Care, Ubiquity Press 2021, Vol. 21, (2)
Johansson, Erika; Jonsson, Frida; Rapo, Emil; et al.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI 2021, Vol. 18, (24)
Sjöström, Anna E.; Hajdarevic, Senada; Hörnsten, Åsa; et al.
JMIR Nursing, JMIR Publications 2020, Vol. 3, (1)
Öberg, Ulrika; Orre, Carl Johan; Hörnsten, Åsa; et al.
Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons 2019, Vol. 28, (7–8) : 1223-1232
Hultstrand Ahlin, Cecilia; Hörnsten, Åsa; Coe, Anna-Britt; et al.
Sage Open Nursing, Sage Publications 2019, Vol. 5
Nordlander, Marlene; Isaksson, Ulf; Hörnsten, Åsa
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Sage Publications 2019, Vol. 18, (7) : 593-600
Olsson, Karin; Näslund, Ulf; Nilsson, Johan; et al.
JMIR Diabetes, Vol. 4, (3) : 1-10
Schimmer, Robyn; Orre, Carljohan; Öberg, Ulrika; et al.
JMIR Nursing, JMIR Publications 2019, Vol. 2, (1)
Sjöström, Anna E.; Hörnsten, Åsa; Hajdarevic, Senada; et al.
Nursing Open, John Wiley & Sons 2019, Vol. 6 : 504-513
Öberg, Ulrika; Hörnsten, Åsa; Isaksson, Ulf
JMIR Research Protocols, JMIR Publications 2019, Vol. 8, (4)
Öberg, Ulrika; Isaksson, Ulf; Jutterström, Lena; et al.
Nursing Open, Wiley-Blackwell 2018, Vol. 5, (2) : 149-157
Olsson, Karin; Näslund, Ulf; Nilsson, Johan; et al.
JMIR Diabetes, JMIR Publications 2018, Vol. 3, (1)
Öberg, Ulrika; Isaksson, Ulf; Jutterström, Lena; et al.
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, Vol. 32, (2) : 961-970
Öberg, Ulrika; Orre, Carl-Johan; Isaksson, Ulf; et al.
Journal of Advanced Nursing, Vol. 73, (3) : 643-652
Andertun, Sara; Hörnsten, Åsa; Hajdarevic, Senada
Nursing Open, John Wiley & Sons 2017, Vol. 4, (3) : 134-142
Oftedal, Bjorg; Kolltveit, Beate-Christin Hope; Zoffmann, Vibeke; et al.
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Vol. 16, (3) : 213-221
Olsson, Karin; Nilsson, Johan; Hörnsten, Åsa; et al.
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, JMIR Publications 2017, Vol. 3, (4)
Wennberg, Anna-Lena; Jonsson, Sanna; Zadik Janke, Josefine; et al.
Patient Education and Counseling, Vol. 99, (11) : 1821-1829
Jutterström, Lena; Hörnsten, Åsa; Sandström, Herbert; et al.
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2016, Vol. 31, (6) : 523-528
Olsson, Karin; Näslund, Ulf; Nilsson, Johan; et al.
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Vol. 31, (3) : 255-261
Olsson, Karin; Näslund, Ulf; Nilsson, Johan; et al.
Patient Education and Counseling, Elsevier 2016, Vol. 99, (3) : 400-407
Zoffmann, Vibeke; Hörnsten, Åsa; Storbaekken, Solveig; et al.
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Wolters Kluwer 2015, Vol. 30, (5) : E1-E8
Hellström Ängerud, Karin; Brulin, Christine; Eliasson, Mats; et al.
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, Vol. 29, (3) : 521-527
Isaksson, Ulf; Hajdarevic, Senada; Abramsson, MaiGreth; et al.
International Emergency Nursing, Vol. 23, (2) : 100-104
Jacobsson, Ann; Backteman-Erlanson, Susann; Brulin, Christine; et al.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, BioMed Central 2015, Vol. 15, (1)
Wennberg, Anna-Lena; Hörnsten, Åsa; Hamberg, Katarina
Patient Education and Counseling, Elsevier 2014, Vol. 94, (2) : 187-192
Boström, Eva; Isaksson, Ulf; Lundman, Bent; et al.
Patient Education and Counseling, Elsevier 2014, Vol. 94, (2) : 187-192
Boström, Eva; Isaksson, Ulf; Lundman, Berit; et al.
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, Vol. 28, (4) : 675-682
Boström, Eva; Isaksson, Ulf; Lundman, Berit; et al.
Dermatology Research and Practice, Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 : 294287-
Hajdarevic, Senada; Hörnsten, Åsa; Sundbom, Elisabet; et al.
European Journal of Oncology Nursing, Vol. 18, (4) : 355-361
Hajdarevic, Senada; Rasmussen, Birgit; Hörnsten, Asa
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, John Wiley & Sons 2014, Vol. 28, (2) : 235-244
Hörnsten, Åsa; Lindahl, Karin; Persson, Kristina; et al.
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, John Wiley & Sons 2014, Vol. 28, (2) : 405-412
Isaksson, Ulf; Hajdarevic, Senada; Jutterström, Lena; et al.
Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare, Vol. 5, (3) : 107-112
Wennberg, Anna Lena; Hamberg, Katarina; Hörnsten, Åsa
Primary care diabetes, Elsevier 2013, Vol. 7, (3) : 207-212
Boström, Eva; Hörnsten, Asa; Lundman, Berit; et al.
Diabetic Medicine, Vol. 30, (6) : 717-723
Garmo, A.; Hörnsten, Åsa; Leksell, J.

I have developed and am, together with Senada Hajdarevic, leading a research training course on the subject of nursing with the aim of integrating theory, research, and practice. The course is compulsory for PhD students in the department and has been given since 2019. Otherwise, I mainly teach at the advanced level, within the framework of the district nursing program, and in courses related to diabetes nursing. My teaching has mainly been focused on self-care and self-care support for chronic lifestyle-related illness. The goal of my activity is to increase knowledge and opportunities for district nurses and diabetes nurses in primary care to make it easier for people with diabetes and other chronic diseases to manage the demands of the disease. A prerequisite for this is to work in a person-centered manner in healthcare and to increase the contact surfaces between healthcare staff and patients and relatives. Digitization and increased inclusion of AI as an aid for self-care support can be a facilitating factor but must be introduced in a way that both patients and caregivers experience it as a support, not a burden, which is an important message to convey and something to try to overcome.