Matilda Holmbom
PhD student
I am a full-time PhD student focusing on informal caregivers of people with heart disease. My research explores how caregiving impacts family life and the health of caregivers, as well as their preparedness to care and need for support.
Publications
2026
Adolescents' Need for Support When Living With a Parent Having Heart Disease: A Nordic Qualitative Study
Journal of Family Nursing
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10748407261444289
2025
Unravelling typology of family life when a parent has heart disease: A qualitative study of families with adolescents
International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, Vol. 8, Article 100324
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2025.100324
2024
Young Spouses' Experiences of Having a Partner With Heart Disease and Adolescents Living at Home
Health Expectations, Vol. 27, Article e14129
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.14129
Research
- Heart & Mind: I am part of a Scandinavian collaboration between research groups in Norway, Denmark and Sweden, studying how parental heart disease affects different family members and the family as a unit.
- Support for informal caregivers: I am part of a research group that has designed an internet-based support program for informal caregivers of people with heart failure. The aim is to evaluate whether use of the support program improves caregivers' preparedness to care, health, perceived control, ability to support self-care and knowledge of heart failure.