Anna Axelin
Professor
anmaax@utu.fi +358 40 502 9905 Kiinamyllynkatu 10 Turku Office: B602 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2743-3589 |
Areas of expertise
Family Centered Perinatal Care; Maternity Care, Labor and Delivery, Neonatal Care; Health Technology; Experimental Research; Implementation research
Family Centered Perinatal Care; Maternity Care, Labor and Delivery, Neonatal Care; Health Technology; Experimental Research; Implementation research
Research community or research topic
Family centered perinatal care
Family centered perinatal care
Biography
My academic career has included conducting quantitative and qualitative research in multidisciplinary research groups. In the Academic year 2011-2012, I joined the faculty of Department of Family Health Care Nursing in University of California San Francisco for my post-doctoral research. In 2018, I was appointed to Associated researcher in international Maternal and Child Health (IMCH), University of Uppsala, Sweden. In collaboration with my collogues in Uppsala university, I have gain expertise on implementation science and global health. In addition to the academic career, I have ten-year working experience as a NICU nurse.
Research
I am leading the Intelligent Health research program which aims through the use of information technology and digital solutions to support effective and personalized health care. My special interest is to promote health and welfare of parents and infants in the early stages of life. In addition, I serve as the Director for Separation and Closeness Experiences in Neonatal Environment (SCENE) research group which aims to improve parents' and infants' experiences and outcomes of neonatal care.
Teaching
Research methodology; Nursing theory; Evidence based practice; Transferable skills
Research methodology; Nursing theory; Evidence based practice; Transferable skills
Publications
- Dynamics on the field: a focused study on the culture and context of pediatric pain management at four Ghanaian hospitals (2020)
- BMC Pediatrics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Evaluating the content validity of two versions of an instrument used in measuring pediatric pain knowledge and attitudes in the Ghanaian context (2020)
- PLoS ONE
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Evidence-informed policymaking: Modelling nurses' career pathway from registered nurse to advanced practice nurse (2020)
- International Journal of Nursing Practice
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Exploring the educational needs of nurses on children's pain management: A descriptive qualitative study (2020)
- Nursing Open
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Mikä tekee yliopistosta huippuyliopiston? (2020) Terveysalan koulutustutkimus – Näkökulmia osaamiseen ja sen arviointiin Paakkanen Eva, Imeri-Fazliu Emine, Axelin Anna, Virtanen Heli, Salminen Leena
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Motor Performance in Children Diagnosed with Cancer: A Longitudinal Observational Study (2020)
- Children
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Sairaanhoitajat tarvitsevat koulutusta lasten deliriumista Suomen lasten teho-osastoilla (2020)
- Tehohoito
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Sleep tracking of a commercially available smart ring and smartwatch against medical-grade actigraphy in everyday settings: instrument validation study (2020)
- JMIR mHealth and uHealth
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The Development of Data Collection Tools to Measure Parent-Infant Closeness and Family-Centered Care in NICUs (2020)
- Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The golden hour in Finnish birthing units - An ethnographic study (2020)
- Midwifery
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Principal investigator
- Monikulttuurisuus koetuksella02.02.2026 - 31.05.2029
- Department of Nursing Science
- HAIF NURSING SCIENCE01.01.2025 - 25.01.2030
- Department of Nursing Science
- HOITJOHTAMINEN01.01.2024 - 31.12.2028
- Department of Nursing Science
- NewLife_hoitotiede01.01.2023 - 30.06.2026
- Department of Nursing Science
- SLIM Axelin01.09.2018 - 31.12.2022
- Department of Nursing Science
- PREVENT Hoitotiede01.01.2018 - 31.12.2019
- Department of Nursing Science



