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
- Predictors of Breastfeeding Initiation and Frequency for Preterm Infants in the NICU (2016)
- Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The Experiences of Professionals Regarding Involvement of Parents in Neonatal Pain Management (2016)
- Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The use of active video games in promoting physical activity among children with cancer (2016) Hamari L, Järvelä L, Lähteenmäki PM, Arola M, Heinonen OJ, Axelin A, Lilius J, Vahlberg T, Salanterä S
(Other publication) - Voiko vastasyntyneen kipua arvioida vain käyttäytymisen perusteella? (2016)
- Kipuviesti
(Other publication) - Aiming to be a breastfeeding mother in a neonatal intensive care unit and at home – a thematic analysis of peer-support group discussion in social media (2015)
- Maternal and Child Nutrition
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Erilaiset kirjallisuuskatsaukset (2015) Kirjallisuuskatsaus hoitotieteessä Riitta Suhonen, Anna Axelin, Minna Stolt
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Jaettu tutkimusilo inspiroi ja muuttaa maailmaa (2015) Axelin A
(Other publication) - Kirjallisuuskatsaus hoitotieteessä (2015) Stolt M, Axelin A,Suhonen R
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses’ Perceptions of Parental Participation in Infant Pain Management – a comparative focus group study. (2015)
- Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Nuoren puheenvuoro ja ensitietopäivän järjestäminen keskusteluttivat – kolmas "Sairaan kipee"- seminaari Helsingissä 3.10.2014 (2015)
- Kipuviesti
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Vanhemmuus ja krooninen kipu (2015)
- Kipuviesti
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Active video games to promote physical activity in children with cancer: a randomized clinical trial with follow-up (2014)
- BMC Pediatrics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Aktivoivien videopelien mahdollisuudet syöpää sairastavien lasten fyysisen aktiivisuuden tukena - tutkimusprotokolla (2014) Konferenssiartikkelit Kauhanen L, Järvelä L, Lähteenmäki P, Arola M, Heinonen Olli J, Axelin A, Lilius J, Vahlberg T, Salanterä S
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Development and preliminary validation of the Neonatal Infant Acute Pain Assessment Scale (NIAPAS) (2014)
- International Journal of Nursing Studies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Hoitotieteen kipututkijanuran alkumetrit (2014)
- Kipuviesti
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Immateriaalioikeuksista tutkijan näkökulmasta (2014)
- Hoitotiede
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Internet-based peer support for parents: A systematic integrative review (2014)
- International Journal of Nursing Studies
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Katsaus XIII Kansalliseen hoitotieteelliseen konferenssiin – Pääkirjoitus (2014)
- Hoitotiede
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Kouluttautuminen lisää tieteellisen tiedon käyttöä – Pääkirjoitus (2014)
- Hoitotiede
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Lasten tehohoito Suomessa vuonna 2012 (2014)
- Tehohoito
(D1 Article in a professional journal)