On Thursday, 4 June 2026, Anna Axén successfully defended her doctoral thesis entitled Loneliness in Later Life: From the Perspective of Older Adults at Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society. The public defence took place at Allmänna sjukhuset (the General Hospital), HS Aula, Malmö, and marked the completion of her doctoral degree in Care […]
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Authors: Helén Dellkvist, Line Christiansen, Ana Luiza Dallora and Peter Anderberg Abstract: Objective: This study, part of a broader project on digital life stories in dementia care, aimed to describe interactions and communication between healthcare professionals and people living with dementia in daycare settings when using digital life stories as a complement to or replacement […]
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Authors: Alper Idrisoglu, Anders Behrens Abstract: Parkinson’s disease (PD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are prevalent conditions with substantial impact on quality of life and health care systems. Both disorders affect voice production through different physiological mechanisms, yet neither condition has a widely adopted objective biomarker for routine clinical use. Voice analysis has emerged […]
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Authors: Anna Axen, RN, PhD student, Elin Taube, RN, PhD, Christine Kumlien, RN, PhD, Christel Borg, RN, PhD, Line Christiansen, APRN, PhD Abstract: Healthy aging implies physical and psychological well-being, maintaining social relationships and engaging in meaningful activities. Thus, socially inclusive initiatives that address loneliness are needed. The aim of this ethnographic study was to […]
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Congratulations to Dr. Elina Mikaelsson Midlöv on her doctoral thesis: “Standing next to but not being part of: Support for relatives in general palliative care at home.” The thesis explores how relatives are supported by healthcare professionals before and after a patient’s death when general palliative care is provided at home. Based on four studies […]
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Elina Mikaelsson Midlöv, Therese Sterner, Susann Porter, Terese Lindberg, and Katarina Sjögren Forss Abstract Background Relatives play a crucial role when palliative care is provided at home. More advanced care at home places higher demands on relatives, taking great responsibility, facing challenges, and often lacking adequate knowledge and skills to provide care. Therefore, relatives need […]
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Participation in the HCI International 2025: Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population As digital engagement becomes an integral part of everyday life, understanding how technology use relates to sleep health is increasingly important—especially for older adults. At HCI International 2025 (HCII 2025) in Gothenburg (22–27 June 2025), Sarah Nauman Ghazi presented the conference […]
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Sarah Nauman Ghazi; Anders Behrens; Joakim Niklasson; Johan Sanmartin Berglund; Peter Anderberg Abstract Background:Evening technology use (ETU) has been associated with sleep disturbances, often attributed to blue light exposure and cognitive arousal. However, most of the existing evidence focuses on younger populations and relies primarily on subjective measures. As older adults increasingly engage with both passive and active technology […]
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The Health & Technology Research Lab is pleased to welcome Sandra Falkskär as a new PhD student and member of the research team in Applied Health Technology. Sandra’s doctoral research focuses on the use of virtual reality (VR) in clinical simulation within undergraduate nursing education, situated within the broader field of applied health technology. The […]
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THIHA:s årliga konferens vid Institutionen för hälsa genomfördes nyligen och samlade forskare samt medarbetare inom verksamheten, inklusive representanter från Health and Technology Research Lab. Konferensen utgjorde en central mötesplats för presentation, diskussion och reflektion kring aktuell forskning och utveckling inom området tillämpad hälsoteknik. Under konferensen var det forskarna som stod för presentationerna, och totalt genomfördes […]
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