Amanda Hellström

I am a registered nurse with a specialist education in surgical nursing. I defended my dissertation in 2013 at Lund University with a thesis on insomnia in the elderly, and our opportunities to promote better sleep in a non-pharmacological way, through good nursing care. Since 2014, I have worked at Linnaeus University as a senior lecturer.

Teaching

Since 2014, I have been involved in teaching in the Nursing program, in caring science and scientific theory courses. Furthermore, I am responsible for an independent course in System safety at the advanced level.
I am also a co-supervisor for two doctoral students in caring science.

Research

After the dissertation, I have continued with studies that concern how sleep interacts with various health conditions. I have also been interested in psychometry and validation of instruments used in research and clinical practice, to estimate health measures. We work specifically with the latter in the research group HOMe.
The research group ReAction conducts research aimed at improving the conditions for health care to carry out good and safe care in an equal manner through the patient's care chain, and to strengthen individuals' ability to actively promote their own health with increased accuracy. Within this group, I work with projects linked to various eHealth support and digital care services. A special focus area is also sexual health and well-being after cancer treatment.
In the research group iCare, I participate in studies that investigate what happens to sleep after a cardiac arrest.
I also work in projects led by Jönköping University, which focus on sleep problems in connection with cancer and Restless legs syndrome (RLS). Here, too, the goal is to develop effective strategies and treatments, based on good care and patient participation, to relieve symptoms.

Commissions

Member of the Faculty Board, FHL
Program manager for the Nursing program

My research groups

My ongoing research projects

My completed research projects

Project: eHealth support to enhance self-management in men with prostate cancer This project address the difficulties prostate cancer patients experiences to be actively engaged in their self-care…

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Macedo, A.F., Hellström, A., Massof, R., Tuvesson, H., Rask, M., et al. (2022). Predictors of problems reported on the EQ-5D-3L dimensions among people with impaired vision in northern Portugal. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 20 (1).
Status: Published
Hellström, A., Bremer, A., Gunnarsson, L., Hjelm, C. (2022). Sleep in cardiac arrest survivors. Nursing in Critical Care.
Status: Epub ahead of print
Petersson, Å., Hellström, A., Assarsson, J., Schildmeijer, K. (2022). Following a standardised pathway : Healthcare professionals' perspectives on person-centred care within ERAS for patients with colorectal cancer. Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Status: Epub ahead of print
Wennerberg, C., Schildmeijer, K., Hellström, A., Ekstedt, M. (2021). Patient Experiences of Self-Care Management after Radical Prostatectomy. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 50.
Status: Published
Carlqvist, C., Hagerman, H., Fellesson, M., Ekstedt, M., Hellström, A. (2021). Health care professionals' experiences of how an eHealth application can function as a value-creating resource - a qualitative interview study. BMC Health Services Research. 21 (1).
Status: Published
Nilsson, L., Hellström, A., Wennerberg, C., Ekstedt, M., Schildmeijer, K. (2020). Patients' experiences of using an e-Health tool for self-management support after prostate cancer surgery : a deductive interview study explained through the FITT framework. BMJ Open. 10 (6). 1-8.
Status: Published
Backåberg, S., Hellström, A., Fagerström, C., Halling, A., Lincke, A., et al. (2020). Evaluation of the Skeleton Avatar Technique for Assessment of Mobility and Balance Among Older Adults. Frontiers of Computer Science. 2.
Status: Published
Hellström, A., Hagell, P., Broström, A., Ulander, M., Luik, A.I., et al. (2019). A classical test theory evaluation of the Sleep Condition Indicator accounting for the ordinal nature of item response data. PLOS ONE. 14 (3). 1-13.
Status: Published
Ekstedt, M., Schildmeijer, K., Wennerberg, C., Nilsson, L., Wannheden, C., et al. (2019). Enhanced patient activation in cancer care transitions : protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a tailored eectronic health intervention for men with prostate cancer. JMIR Research Protocols. 8 (3). 1-13.
Status: Published
Hellström, A., Tessma, M.K., Flink, M., Dahlgren, A., Schildmeijer, K., et al. (2019). Validation of the patient activation measure in patients at discharge from hospitals and at distance from hospital care in Sweden. BMC Public Health. 19 (1). 1-11.
Status: Published
Tuvesson, H., Hellström, A., Sjöberg, L., Sjölund, B., Nordell, E., et al. (2018). Life weariness and suicidal thoughts in late life : a national study in Sweden. Aging & Mental Health. 22 (10). 1365-1371.
Status: Published
Hjelm, C., Hellström, A., Broström, A., Bremer, A., Årestedt, K. (2018). Exploring sleep disturbances in cardiac arrest survivors : a phenomenographic interview study from registered nurses’ perspective. Resuscitation. 130 (s1). e129-e129.
Status: Published
Hvalic-Touzery, S., Skela-Savic, B., Macrae, R., Jack-Waugh, A., Tolson, D., et al. (2018). The provision of accredited higher education on dementia in six European countries : An exploratory study. Nurse Education Today. 60. 161-169.
Status: Published
Hellström, A., Nilsson, C., Nilsson, A., Fagerström, C. (2016). Leg ulcers in older people : a national study addressing variation in diagnosis, pain and sleep disturbance. BMC Geriatrics. 16.
Status: Published
Selan, S., Hellström, A., Fagerström, C. (2016). Impact of nutritional status and sleep quality on hospital utilisation in the oldest old with heart failure. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging. 20 (2). 170-177.
Status: Published
Hellström, A., Condelius, A., Willman, A., Fagerström, C. (2015). The rhythm of the unit is the pace of life : a study of everyday activities and sleep in Swedish residential care. Open Journal of Nursing. 5 (8). 697-706.
Status: Published
Westergren, A., Broman, J., Hellström, A., Fagerström, C., Willman, A., et al. (2015). Measurement properties of the Minimal Insomnia Symptom Scale (MISS) as an insomnia screening tool among adults and the elderly. Sleep Medicine. 16 (3). 379-384.
Status: Published
Hellström, A., Hellström, P., Willman, A., Fagerström, C. (2014). Association between Sleep Disturbances and Leisure Activities in the Elderly : A Comparison between Men and Women. Sleep Disorders.
Status: Published
Fagerström, C., Hellström, A. (2011). Sleep complaints and their association with comorbidity and health-related quality of life in anolder population in Sweden. Aging & Mental Health. 15 (2). 204-213.
Status: Published
Hellström, A., Fagerström, C., Willman, A. (2011). Promoting sleep by nursing interventions in health care settings : A systematic review. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 8 (3). 128-142.
Status: Published
Hellström, A., Hagell, P., Fagerström, C., Willman, A. (2010). Measurement properties of the Minimal Insomnia Symptom Scale (MISS) in an elderly population in Sweden. BMC Geriatrics. 10.
Status: Published

Conference paper (Refereed)

Strandberg, S., Ekstedt, M., Hagerman, H., Hellström, A. (2022). Patients' and healthcare professionals' experiences regarding patient safety when using telemonitoring of chronic diseases at home.. 22nd International Conference on Integrated Care, Odense, Denmark, 23-25 May 2022.
Schildmeijer, K., Wannheden, C., Nilsson, L., Frykholm, O., Hellström, A., et al. (2018). Developing an eHealth Tool to Support Patient Empowerment at Home. Building Continents of Knowledge in Oceans of Data : The Future of Co-Created eHealth. 925-929.
Hagell, P., Broman, J., Hellström, A., Fagerström, C., Willman, A., et al. (2015). Measurement properties of the Minimal Insomnia Symptom Scale (MISS) as an insomnia screening tool among adults and the elderly. The 6th International Conference on Probabilistic Models for Measurement in Education : Psychology, Social Science and Health, 12 - 14 January 2015, University of Cape Town.

Article, review/survey (Refereed)

Hanson, E., Hellström, A., Sandvide, Å., Jackson, G.A., Macrae, R., et al. (2019). The extended palliative phase of dementia : an integrative literature review. Dementia. Sage Publications. 18 (1). 108-134.
Status: Published

Article in journal (Other academic)

Hellström, A., Hagell, P., Broström, A., Ulander, M., Årestedt, K. (2017). Initial psychometric testing of the sleep condition indicator in a swedish context. Sleep Medicine. 40. E129-E130.
Status: Published

Conference paper (Other academic)

Tuvesson, H., Hellström, A., Sjöberg, L., Sjölund, B., Nordell, E., et al. (2016). Life weariness and suicidal thoughts in older adults : a multi-center study in Sweden. Presented at the 23rd Nordic Congress of Gerontology (23 NKG), Tampere, Finland, June 20-22, 2016.

Report (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))

Hellström, A., Hagerman, H., Strandberg, S., Nordheim, E., Ekstedt, M. (2021). Monitorering i hemmet : Framtidens sjukvård. Kalmar, Linnaeus University Press. 29.