Susanna Ågren

Senior associate professor

Presentation

The aim of my research is to understand the family situation related to heart disease and critical care. What support do they need and how they will manage their situation? I continue to study the family as a unit, with each member as a part of the family.

I have focused to meet the family individually, as a group, but also interactive. By evaluating this in randomized studies, focus groups and individual interviews in different research groups; burden, strain, relationship, health-related quality of life, hope, self-care, empowerment.

Selected publications

Susanna Ågren, Sören Berg, Rolf Svedjeholm, Anna Strömberg (2015)

Psychoeducational support to post cardiac surgery heart failure patients and their partners: A randomised pilot study

Intensive & Critical Care Nursing , Vol.31 , s.10-18 Continue to DOI

Susanna Ågren, Anna Strömberg, Tiny Jaarsma, Marie Louise A. Luttik (2015)

Caregiving tasks and caregiver burden; effects of an psycho-educational intervention in partners of patients with post-operative heart failure

Heart & Lung , Vol.44 , s.270-275 Continue to DOI

Publications

2023

2021

Research

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Organisation

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.

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

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