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Jenny Drott

Associate Professor, Docent

I am a researcher, lecturer and supervise at different levels in nursing at Linköping University.

Presentation

My research is mainly about cancer nursing with focus on persons with cancer, supportive care needs and symptoms in cancer care.
My research aims to strengthen person-centred care, patient-reported measures, patient experiences in surgical cancer care and professional development. I am course coordinator in the specialist nursing program in surgical care.

About me

CV

  • Associate Professor in Nursing 2022
  • Doctor of Medicine 2018
  • Master of Science in Nursing 2003
  • Registered Nurse 1999

Teaching

  • Course coordinator for the Specialist Nursing Programme in surgical care
  • Supervision at different levels, advanced and doctoral level

Nätverk

Styrkeområdet Cancer - Forskningsnätverk - Linköpings universitet

Publications

2026

Jenny Drott, Anna Forsberg, Karolina Härle (2026) Strategies for Achieving Precision in Surgical Nursing Care-A Discursive Paper of a Project to Strengthen Person-Centred Care, Teamwork and Professional Development Journal of Advanced Nursing (Article, review/survey) https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jan.70524
Karolina Härle, Carina Wennerholm, Jenny Drott (2026) Evaluating the Implementation of Strategies to Improve Evidence-Based Surgical Care: A Focus Group Study Journal of Advanced Nursing, Vol. 82, p. 688-700 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jan.16988

2025

Anna Ekström, Victoria Fomichov Casaballe, Bergthor Björnsson, Carina Wennerholm, Per Sandström, Jenny Drott (2025) Health-related quality of life in patients undergoing hepato-pancreato biliary cancer surgery: A prospective follow-up study Surgery Open Science, Vol. 27, p. 45-51 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2025.06.008

2024

Eva Vikhe Patil, Anna Forsberg, Carina Wennerholm, Jenny Drott (2024) "It Is What It Is" - The Lived Experience of Women With Breast Cancer Undergoing Axillary Lymph Node Dissection JOURNAL OF PATIENT-CENTERED RESEARCH AND REVIEWS, Vol. 11, p. 222-230 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.17294/2330-0698.2072
Eva Vikhe Patil, Anna Forsberg, Carina Wennerholm, Jenny Drott (2024) "It Is What It Is" - The Lived Experience of Women With Breast Cancer Undergoing Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, Vol. 11, p. 222-230 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.17294/2330-0698.2072

Research

My research is mainly about cancer nursing with focus on persons with cancer, supportive care needs and symptoms in cancer care.
My research aims to strengthen person-centred care, patient-reported measures, patient experiences in surgical cancer care and professional development.
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Cancer

Cancer is a research network for scientists and health care professionals at Linköping University and at the County Council of Östergötland (Region Östergötland). The research is related to cancer diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment.

Coworkers

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Anne Söderlund Schaller

Associate Professor

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Karolina Härle
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Carina Wennerholm

Associate Professor

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Anna-Karin Ax

Affiliated Researcher

Organisation

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Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)

The research areas at HMV include experimental basic research to clinical, social and public health research. We conduct high-quality education in the sought-after care professions.

Division of Nursing Sciences and Reproductive Health (ORH)

We carry out education and research in nursing. We run the nursing program in Linköping and Norrköping, as well as the Midwife program and 7 programs on an advanced level for specialist nurses.
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences conducts research and education within medicine, healthcare and public health.