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
- Hospital routines promote parent–infant closeness and cause separation in the birthing unit in the first 2 hours after birth: A pilot study (2017)
- Birth
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2017)
- Haava
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - OPIOID-DEPENDENT MOTHERS IN MEDICAL DECISION MAKING ABOUT THEIR INFANTS’ TREATMENT: WHO IS VULNERABLE AND WHY? (2017)
- Les Ateliers de l'EthiqueAustralian Critical Care
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Parents and nurses balancing parent-infant closeness and separation: a qualitative study of NICU nurses' perceptions (2017)
- Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal NursingTutkiva HoitotyöActa Paediatrica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2017)
- Acta Paediatrica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2017)
- Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal NursingKipuviestiHoitotiede
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - PEARL - Pain In Early Life -luentopäivä – vanhemmat ovat lapsen parasta kipulääkettä (2017)
- Kipuviesti
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - (2017)
- Nursing in Critical Care
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2017) Keskosen hoito ja kehitys Sari Ahlqvist-Björkroth , Anna Axelin, Liisa Lehtonen
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Video education for critical care nurses to assess pain with a behavioural pain assessment tool: A descriptive comparative study (2017)
- Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Aktivoivat videopelit motorisen suoriutumisen tukena? – satunnaistettu kontrolloitu tutkimus syöpää sairastavilla lapsilla (2016) Hamari L, Järvelä L, Lähteenmäki P, Arola M, Heinonen OJ, Axelin A, Lilius J, Vahlberg T, Salanterä SOther publication
- Breastfeeding preterm infants – a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of an internet-based peer-support groupCaptivating Issues in Critical Care - Scientific Critical Care Nursing Symposium (2016)
- Journal of Advanced Nursing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2016)
- Tehohoito
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Determinants of tobacco-related health literacy: A qualitative study with early adolescents (2016)
- International Journal of Nursing Studies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2016)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Lapsen kehitystaso ja kivusta kertominen2016
(Other publication) - Medical champions can make a difference in initiating culture change (2016)
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - NIAPAS-kipumittari tehohoidossa oleville vastasyntyneille: mittarin kehittäminen ja luotettavuuden arviointi (2016)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Parent and nurse perceptions on the quality of family-centred care in 11 European NICUs (2016)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2016)
- BMC Pediatrics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)