I am a PhD student in Health Science at the Department of Health and Caring Sciences. Overall, my dissertation work is about Information and Communication Technology-based support for informal carers of older persons.
As a PhD student I am affiliated to SWEAH, National Graduate School on Ageing and Health. As a background, I am a sociologist and social worker and have previously worked as a needs assessor in the municipality and with research and development work concerning the social services. In recent years I have been working at the Swedish Family Care Competence Centre, SFCCC.
Research
Demographic changes with a growing aging population combined with fiscal constraints and changes in public care puts more responsibility on informal carers. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is seen both internationally and nationally as a potential way of meeting the challenges and provide support to carers.
My thesis work is based on two major projects; the EU-funded INNOVAGE (Social Innovation Promoting Active and Healthy Ageing) project and the ICT4SelfCare research program funded by the Swedish National Science Council and the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working life and Welfare. INNOVAGE has now ended, but was led by the Italian Aging Centre (INRCA) in Italy and in collaboration with the NGO, Eurocarers and Swedish Family Care Competence Centre.
The INNOVAGE project consisted of researching, developing and testing a web platform for informal caregivers across 27 EU Member States (27 countries because Croatia was not formally a member of EU at the commencement of the project). ICT4SelfCare is led by Anna Strömberg, professor at Linköping University in collaboration with, among others, Linnaeus University and Elizabeth Hanson, Professor, and Lennart Magnusson, Associate Professor.
The program consists of 7 different projects, of which the project I am involved in is about research and development of a support program for carers of people with Heart Failure.
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
- Andréasson, F., Aidemark, J., Magnusson, L., Strömberg, A., Hanson, E. (2019). Lifeworld in co-designing with informal carers. Journal of Enabling Technologies. 13. 29-39.
- Andréasson, F., Andreasson, J., Hanson, E. (2018). Developing a carer identity and negotiating everyday life through social networking sites : An explorative study on identity constructions in an online Swedish carer community. Ageing & Society. 38. 2304-2324.
- Barbabella, F., Poli, A., Hanson, E., Andréasson, F., Salzmann, B., et al. (2018). Usage and Usability of a Web-based Program for Family Caregivers of Older People in Three European Countries : A Mixed-Methods Evaluation. Computers, Informatics, Nursing. 36. 232-241.
- Barbabella, F., Poli, A., Andréasson, F., Salzmann, B., Papa, R., et al. (2016). A web-based psychosocial intervention for family caregivers of older people : results from a mixed-methods study in three European countries. JMIR Research Protocols. 5. 1-16.
- Efthymiou, A., Vlachogiann, A., Nika, A., Barbabella, F., Poli, A., et al. (2015). Web services for Greek informal carers. Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 18. 51-53.
- Andréasson, F., Hanson, E., Lancioni, C., Papa, R., Barbabella, F., et al. (2015). The INNOVAGE-Eurocarers platform and current ICT-based services for informal carers of older people in Sweden. Irish Ageing Studies Review. 6. 88-88.
- Barbabella, F., Lancioni, C., Andréasson, F., Papa, R., Poli, A., et al. (2015). How web-based services can support family carers of older people : New ways to promote social inclusion and quality of life. Irish Ageing Studies Review. 6. 87-87.
Conference paper (Refereed)
- Andréasson, F., Hanson, E., Poli, A., Barbabella, F., Lancioni, C., et al. (2016). The use of on-line social network and services by family carers with high digital skills : The case of the Swedish sample. .
- Andréasson, F., Hanson, E., Lancioni, C., Papa, R., Barbabella, F., et al. (2015). The INNOVAGE-Eurocarers platform and current ICT-based services for informal carers of older people in Sweden. .
- Andréasson, F., Hanson, E., Lancioni, C., Papa, R., Barbabella, F., et al. (2015). Online support for carers : using a social forum and social network as a means of developing the role of informal caregiving. Presented at the 6th International Carers Conference - Care and caring: future proofing the new demographics, Gothenburg, Sweden, September 3-6, 2015.
- Barbabella, F., Efthymiou, A., Poli, A., Lancioni, C., Andréasson, F., et al. (2015). A multilingual web platform supporting informal carers in 27 EU member states. Broader, bigger, better: AAL solutions for Europe. Proceedings of the 6th AAL Forum 2014. 169-172.
- Andréasson, F., Broling, L. (2015). Enhanced participation, safety and security for older people and their carers with health supportive e-services. Presented at the 6th International Carers Conference - Care and caring: future proofing the new demographics, Gothenburg, Sweden, September 3-6, 2015.
Article, review/survey (Refereed)
- Papa, R., Efthymiou, A., Lamura, G., Piccinini, F., Onorati, G., et al. (2020). Review and Selection of Online Resources for Carers of Frail Adults or Older People in Five European Countries : Mixed-Methods Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. JMIR Publications, Inc. 8.
Article in journal (Other academic)
- Andréasson, F., Andreasson, J., Hanson, E. (2017). Developing a carer identity and negotiating everyday life through social networking sites. Innovation in Aging. 1. 465-466.
Conference paper (Other academic)
- Barbabella, F., Poli, A., Andréasson, F., Salzmann, B., Lancioni, C., et al. (2016). The effectiveness of a web-based psycho-social intervention for family carers of older people : a multicentre pilot study. .
Report (Other academic)
- Lindqvist, G., Magnusson, L., Andréasson, F., Broling, L., Hanson, E. (2015). Slutrapport SAFE, Steg 1. Utmaningsdriven innovation: Hälso- och sjukvård : Ökad delaktighet och inflytande, trygghet och säkerhet för äldre och deras anhöriga med hälsostödjande e-tjänster. VINNOVA. 14.
- Krispinsson, M., Andréasson, F. (2010). Kommunernas framtida hjälpmedelsförsörjning i Kalmar län. Kalmar, Fokus Kalmar län. 53.
- Andréasson, F., Gough, R. (2009). Anställda och brukare utforskar och utvärderar : 50 landstings- och kommunverksamheter för psykiskt funktionshindrade. Kalmar, Fokus Kalmar län.
Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
- Andréasson, F. (2021). Doing informal care : Identity, couplehood, social health and information and communication technologies in older people’s everyday lives. Doctoral Thesis. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press. 111.
Conference paper (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Andréasson, F., Hanson, E. (2016). Online support for carers. .
- Andréasson, F., Hanson, E., Lamura, G., Barbabella, F., Lancioni, C., et al. (2015). Anhörigstöd via internet : InformCare. .
- Andréasson, F., Hanson, E. (2015). Dissemination event Sweden. .