Ulf Isaksson

Ulf Isaksson is an Associate professor in nursing at Umeå University and a senior lecturer at the Department of Nursing, Umeå University. He is affiliated to ARCUM (Arctic Center, Umeå University)

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Personal

Born 1959, raised in Umeå, Västerbotten.
Associate Professor 2014
Qualified Teacher 2018

Academic qualifications and employment

• 2008 - cont. | Senior Lecturer - Department of Nursing, Umeå University
• 2011 - 2013 | Postdoctoral fellow in Strategic Research Area Healthcare Research (SFO-V) - Department of Nursing, Umeå University and Karolinska Institutet
• 2008 | Research Assistant - Department of Nursing, Umeå University
• 2003 - 2008 | Doctoral student - Department of Nursing, Umeå University
• 2001 - 2003 | Project Assistant - Department of Nursing, Umeå University
• 1996 - 2010 | Mental Health Nurse - Geriatric Center, Norrland University Hospital, Umeå (off duty 2001-2010)
• 1977 - 1996 | Mental Health Nurse - Psychogeriatric clinic, Umedalens Hospital, Umeå
• 1976 | Substitute Healthcare Assistant - Umedalens Hospital, Umeå

Trust Assignment (Selection)

• 2017- cont. | Member of the Hiring Board (2nd Vice Chairman), Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University
• 2019- cont. | Preparation group for distribution of Infrastructure funds, Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University
• 2014-cont. | Member of the Assessment Committee, Department of Nursing, Umeå University, since 2020 chairman
• 2014-2015 | Assignment from the faculty management to review docenture guidelines within the Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University
• 2005 - 2008 | Member of the Hiring Board, Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University (Student Representative)
• 2004 - 2008 | Member of the Board of Institution, Department of Nursing, Umeå University (Student Representative)
• 2006 - 2007 | Member of the Board of the Medical Doctoral Association, Umeå University
• 2006 - 2007 | Member of the Cooperation Group for Education (SAGU), Umeå University (Student Representative)
• 2005 - 2007 | Substitute, Research Education Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University (Student Representative)
   

List of Publications

Link to Google Scholar profile 

Area of research:

eHealth literacy significance for people with T2D self-care ability and self-care support - examine attitudes caregivers generally have to Internet-informed patients and understand how this impacts on their professional role and examine how patients critically review the health information they collect over the Internet and how it affects their self-care.

Use of interactive e-health support in the care of people with type 2 diabetes - The overall aim of the project is to problematize and analyze the use of computer-based self-care support among patients with type 2 diabetes and their carers. Another aim is to study the effects of computer-based self-care support on the day-to-day work, professional role of the caregiver and for patients' disease management.

Elderly cared for institution in Västerbotten - A cross-sectional longitudinal study aimed at identifying elderly people living / cared for at special housing and hospitals in Västerbotten County.

Web training for staff working with people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behavior - to investigate the effects of a web-based training program to increase staff's ability to communicate and interact with people with intellectual disabilities and to meet challenging behaviors

Psychometry - Preparation and psychometric tests of questionnaires and assessment/screening scales.