I´m a Phd-student in health sciences at the Linnaeus University in Kalmar. I conduct my research studies half-time, the rest of the time I work as a palliative consultant in the palliative counseling team at the unit for palliative medicine, Geriatrical Clinic at Kalmar County Hospital. In my clinical work, I work towards other caregivers regarding palliative care and specialised palliative care. I also work with education and have lectures about palliative care for both caregivers, nurses and students. I am a specialist nurse in palliative care and my master was about palliative care and patient reported outcome measures. I have previously worked in home health care and advanced health care in homes, but also have experience in preshospital care.
Research
Hypertension is one of the biggest non-communicative diseases globally and is the biggest factor to cardiovascular diseases such as ischemic heart disease and stroke. Incorrectly treated/undetected hypertension is associated with impaired health-related quality of life and an increased risk of serious sequelae. Hypertension affects 33% of the global population aged between 30-79 years. Despite this, only one in for women and one in five men achieves treatment goals. In addition to personal suffering, this in turn can contribute to increased care burden and care costs. Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are measurement tools that consists of standardized questions where various health measures such as fysical, psycological, social function and experience of disease are estimated directly by the patient themselves and promote more person-centered and more efficient care.
There are limited knowledge about the use of PROM in hypertension i Sweden and whether this type of measure could be applied to improve health-related quality of life, self-care and adherence to treatment. Knowledge of which PROMs are considered significant and have good scientific and clinical validity is therefore needed. In step with the demographic development and that patients are allowed to take more and more responsibility for their health, this knowledge can create a basis for evaluating new working methods and possibilities that meet the current and future needs of care for hypertension in an increasingly elderly population