Anna Drakenberg
Anna Drakenberg Position: Doctoral Student School/office: School of Health SciencesEmail: YW5uYS5kcmFrZW5iZXJnO29ydS5zZQ==
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About Anna Drakenberg
Anna Drakenberg, PhD and registered nurse, works in cardiothoracic intensive care at Örebro University Hospital and conducts research focusing on patient well-being and recovery in connection with elective open-heart surgery. Her research also includes the experiences and well-being of family members, as well as their perspectives on the care provided.
Following her PhD defense in 2025, Anna will continue to evaluate the long-term effects of the intervention family health conversations, including its health economic impact on a societal level. She is also involved in several other research projects, including one based at Karolinska Institutet, which examines cognitive recovery after cardiac surgery—also from both patient and family perspectives.
Anna also contributes to a research project exploring the use of ultrasound by specialist nurses in clinical practice. This project is led by clinically active researchers in cardiothoracic and intensive care at Uppsala University Hospital.
In addition to her clinical and research work, Anna teaches at the School of Health Sciences at Örebro University, primarily through supervising undergraduate and graduate theses.
In 2017, Anna founded the clinical network National Network for Thoracic Intensive Care Nurses (NTHIS), where she remains an active member. She is also engaged in the Swedish Association for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (AnIva).
Research projects
Active projects
Publications
Articles in journals
- Drakenberg, A. , Sundqvist, A. , Fridlund, B. & Ericsson, E. (2025). Family Involvement in Relation to Elective Open-Heart Surgery: A Critical Incident Technique Study From a Family Member Perspective. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 39 (1). [BibTeX]
- Drakenberg, A. , Sundqvist, A. , Fridlund, B. & Ericsson, E. (2024). On a healing journey together and apart: A Swedish critical incident technique study on family involvement from a patient perspective in relation to elective open-heart surgery. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 38 (4), 1018-1029. [BibTeX]
- Drakenberg, A. , Sluys, K. , Ericsson, E. & Sundqvist, A. (2023). The Family Involvement in Care Questionnaire: An instrument measuring family involvement in in patient care. PLOS ONE, 18 (8). [BibTeX]
- Drakenberg, A. , Arvidsson Lindvall, M. , Ericsson, E. , Ågren, S. & Sundqvist, A. (2023). The symphony of open-heart surgical care: A mixed-methods study about interprofessional attitudes towards family involvement. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 18 (1). [BibTeX]
Conference papers
- Drakenberg, A. (2024). Olika aspekter på thoraxkirurgiska dilemman: Närståendes delaktighet i hjärtkirurgisk vård. Paper presented at 25:e Svenska Kardiovaskulära vårmötet, Göteborg, 17-19 april, 2024. Svenska Hjärtförbundet. [BibTeX]
- Drakenberg, A. , Sundqvist, A. , Fridlund, B. & Ericsson, E. (2024). Separating experiences and actions to illuminate clinical consequences: An example from a critical incident technique study on family involvement. In: Qualitative methods. Paper presented at 6th Nordic Conference in Nursing Research (NCNR), Stockholm, 2-4 October, 2024. [BibTeX]
- Drakenberg, A. (2023). Familjecentrerad vård vid planerad öppen hjärtkirurgi. Paper presented at Svenska Kardiovaskulära vårmötet, Stockholm, Sverige, 26-28 april, 2023. [BibTeX]
- Drakenberg, A. (2023). Familjestöd vid öppen hjärtkirurgi: ett år av samtal och intervjuer med patienter och närstående. Paper presented at Svenska thoraxmötet, Linköping, Sverige, 9–10 november 2023. [BibTeX]
- Drakenberg, A. , Sluys, K. , Ericsson, E. & Sundqvist, A. (2023). On-line Think-aloud interviews: evaluating a new questionnaire measuring family involvement in care. In: Nordic Conference in Nursing Research, Reykjavik, 2-4 October 2023. Paper presented at Nordic Conference in Nursing Research, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2-4 October 2023. [BibTeX]
- Drakenberg, A. , Arvidsson Lindvall, M. , Ericsson, E. , Ågren, S. & Sundqvist, A. (2023). Side-by-side joint display integration: an example from a mixed-methods study on interprofessional attitudes to family involvement in care. Paper presented at Nordic Conference in Nursing Research, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2–4 October 2023. [BibTeX]
Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries
- Drakenberg, A. (2025). Supportive care for families in open-heart surgery: professional attitudes, family-important situations, and a conversation model evaluation. (Doctoral dissertation). (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro University. [BibTeX]
Manuscripts
- Drakenberg, A. , Smith, D. , Sundqvist, A. , Leo-Swenne, C. & Ericsson, E. Family Health Conversations to improve family well-being, functioning and involvement in care after open-heart surgery : A multicentre, randomized, parallel-group superiority trial. [BibTeX]