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Annica Kihlgren

Befattning: Professor Organisation: Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper

E-post: annica.kihlgren@oru.se

Telefon: 019 301496

Rum: P2340

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Omvårdnadsvetenskap

Om Annica Kihlgren

Annica Kihlgren är legitimerad sjuksköterska och disputerade 2005 vid Karolinska Institutet med avhandlingen ”Older Patients in Transition- from Home Care towards Emergency Care”. Annica arbetar idag som professor i omvårdnadsvetenskap vid Institutionen för Hälsovetenskaper.

Forskningsinriktning/aktuella projekt

Fokus i pågående forskning ligger på äldres hälsa och livsvillkor utifrån den äldre personens egen subjektiva upplevelse och den vård som ges till äldre, med koppling till personcentrerad vård. Studierna belyser också vårdpersonals samt ledares syn på sin arbetssituation och organisatoriska aspekter inom äldreomsorgen. Stor vikt läggs vid att utveckla instrument, sprida och implementera ny kunskap inom äldreomsorgen där Annica har ett nära samarbete med de olika aktörerna.

Maghälsans betydelse under åldrandet studeras genom tvärvetenskaplig forskning i samarbete med forskarskolan NUPARC, ”The Örebro Nutrition and Physical Activity Research Centre for Optimal Health and Functionality through Life” och forskningsmiljön Nutrition Gut Brain Interaction.

Fokus i nationella projekt innefattar äldre personer i vårdkedjan samt äldre personers vårdbehov och internationellt genomförs studier om betydelsen av sinnesro under åldrandet där samarbete sker med forskare i Norge och Spanien.

Metodologiskt har Annica kunskap inom framförallt kvalitativ forskning och aktionsforskning samt att planera, leda och genomföra större projekt.

Undervisning

Annica undervisar och handleder studenter på grund och avancerad nivå samt handleder doktorander under forskarutbildning.

Övriga uppdrag

Annica anlitats ofta som granskare av nordiska forskningsansökningar, utbildningsprogram samt varit opponent och ledamot i betygsnämnder vid flera nationella och nordiska disputationer.

Advisory Board medlem inom projektet: Aiming for quality in nursing home care: rethinking clinical supervision and assessment of student nurses in clinical studies (QualinClinStud), Universitet i Stavanger, Universitet i Agdir och Universitet i Söröst, Norge.

Pågående projekt

Avslutade projekt

Forskargrupper

Publikationer

Artiklar i tidskrifter

Leibring, I. , Kihlgren, A. & Anderzen-Carlsson, A. (2024). Fear, coping and support: from the perspective of children aged 10-17-year old having acute lymphoblastic leukemia. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 19 (1).
James, I. , Kihlgren, A. , Pejner, M. N. & Tavemark, S. (2024). First-line managers struggling to lead home care based on the individual's needs and goals: conflict between ethical principles. Leadership in Health Services, 37 (5), 84-98.
Kihlgren, A. , Lammgård, T. , Pejner, M. N. , Svensson, F. , Adolfsson, A. & Lindner, H. (2024). Psychometric evaluation of the Decision Support System (DSS) for municipal nurses encountering health deterioration among older adults. BMC Geriatrics, 24 (1).
Tavemark, S. , Kihlgren, A. , Norell Pejner, M. & James, I. (2023). Individual goal-setting in municipal homecare: A participatory appreciative action and reflection study. Journal of Public Health Research, 12 (2).
James, I. , Pejner, M. N. & Kihlgren, A. (2023). Nurse assistants' experiences and knowledge of how they create a meaningful daily life for older persons receiving municipal home healthcare. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences.
Lindner, H. Y. , Kihlgren, A. & Norell Pejner, M. (2023). Person-centred care in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross sectional study based on nursing staff and first-line managers' self-reported outcomes. BMC Nursing, 22 (1).
Kihlgren, A. , James, I. & Pejner, M. N. (2023). We have to turn a transatlantic liner-Leaders' perspectives on creating a meaningful life for older persons receiving municipal care. Nursing Open, 10 (10), 6836-6844.
Frøiland, C. T. , Husebø, A. M. L. , Akerjordet, K. , Kihlgren, A. & Laugaland, K. (2022). Exploring mentorship practices in clinical education in nursing homes: A qualitative mixed-methods study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 31 (7-8), 895-908.
Fart, F. , Tingö, L. , Engelheart, S. , Lindqvist, C. M. , Brummer, R. J. , Kihlgren, A. & Schoultz, I. (2022). Gut Health and Its Association with Wellbeing and Nutrient Intake in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Gastroenterology Insights, 13 (4), 349-364.
Kihlgren, A. , Pejner, M. N. & James, I. (2021). Core values and local guarantees of dignity in the care of older persons: Application, obstacles and further actions. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 35 (2), 616-625.
James, I. , Pejner, M. N. & Kihlgren, A. (2019). Creating conditions for a sense of security during the evenings and nights among older persons receiving home health care in ordinary housing: a participatory appreciative action and reflection study. BMC Geriatrics, 19 (1).
Pejner, M. N. & Kihlgren, A. (2019). Reporting adverse events-Swedish Registered Nurses experience in a municipal home care context. Nursing Open, 6 (2), 426-433.
Rasoal, D. , Kihlgren, A. & Skovdahl, K. (2018). Balancing different expectations in ethically difficult situations while providing community home health care services: a focused ethnographic approach. BMC Geriatrics, 18 (1).
Frost, E. , Kihlgren, A. & Jaensson, M. (2018). Experience of physician and nurse specialists in Sweden undertaking long distance aeromedical transportation of critically ill patients: A qualitative study. International Emergency Nursing, 43, 79-83.
Norell Pejner, M. & Kihlgren, A. (2018). Reporting adverse events—Swedish Registered Nurses experience in a municipal home care context. Nursing Open, 6 (2), 426-433.
Göransson, C. , Eriksson, I. , Ziegert, K. , Wengström, Y. , Langius-Eklöf, A. , Brovall, M. , Kihlgren, A. & Blomberg, K. (2018). Testing an app for reporting health concerns: Experiences from older people and home care nurses. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 13 (2).
Algilani, S. , Langius-Eklöf, A. , Kihlgren, A. & Blomberg, K. (2017). An interactive ICT-platform for early assessment and management of patient-reported concerns among older adults living in ordinary housing: development and feasibility. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26 (11-12), 1575-1583.
Rasoal, D. , Kihlgren, A. & Svantesson, M. (2017). ‘It’s like sailing’: experiences of the role as facilitator during moral case deliberation. Clinical Ethics, 12 (3), 1-8.
Göransson, C. , Wengström, Y. , Ziegert, K. , Langius-Eklöf, A. , Eriksson, I. , Kihlgren, A. & Blomberg, K. (2017). Perspectives of health and self-care among older persons: to be implemented in an interactive interactive information and communication technology-platform. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26 (23-24), 4745-4755.
Kihlgren, A. , Svensson, F. , Lövbrand, C. , Gifford, M. & Adolfsson, A. (2016). A Decision support system (DSS) for municipal nurses encountering health deterioration among older people. BMC Nursing, 15.
Algilani, S. , Östlund-Lagerström, L. , Schoultz, I. , Brummer, R. J. & Kihlgren, A. (2016). Increasing the qualitative understanding of optimal functionality in older adults: a focus group based study. BMC Geriatrics, 16 (1).
Östlund-Lagerström, L. , Kihlgren, A. , Repsilber, D. , Björkstén, B. , Brummer, R. J. & Schoultz, I. (2016). Probiotic administration among free-living older adults: a double blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Nutrition Journal, 15.
Rasoal, D. , Kihlgren, A. , James, I. & Svantesson, M. (2016). What healthcare teams find ethically difficult: Captured in 70 moral case deliberations. Nursing Ethics, 23 (8), 825-837.
Kihlgren, A. (2015). A meaningful life for older persons receiving municipal care: unit leaders’ perspectives. Open Journal of Nursing, 5 (11), 1233-1241.
Kihlgren, A. , Blomberg, K. & James, I. (2015). A reciprocal relationship - an opportunity and a solution for a meaningful daily life in home care: the older person’s perspective. Clinical Nursing Studies, 3 (1), 71-81.
Pejner, M. N. , Ziegert, K. & Kihlgren, A. (2015). Older patients' in Sweden and their experience of the emotional support received from the registered nurse: a grounded theory study. Aging & Mental Health, 19 (1), 79-85.
Östlund-Lagerström, L. , Blomberg, K. , Algilani, S. , Schoultz, M. , Kihlgren, A. , Brummer, R. J. & Schoultz, I. (2015). Senior orienteering athletes as a model of healthy aging: a mixed-method approach. BMC Geriatrics, 15.
James, I. , Blomberg, K. , Liljekvist, E. & Kihlgren, A. (2015). Working together for a meaningful daily life for older persons: A participatory and appreciative action and reflection project—The lessons we learned. Action Research, 13 (4), 336-353.
James, I. , Blomberg, K. & Kihlgren, A. (2014). A meaningful daily life in nursing homes - a place of shelter and a space of freedom: a participatory appreciative action reflection study. BMC Nursing, 13 (19).
Liedström, E. , Kihlgren, A. , Skovdahl, K. & Windahl, J. [. (2014). Being a Next of Kin: experiences of Burden and Quality of Life. Open Journal of Nursing, 4 (4), 275-286.
James, I. , Fredriksson, C. , Wahlström, C. , Kihlgren, A. & Blomberg, K. (2014). Making Each Other’s Daily Life: Nurse Assistants’ Experiences and Knowledge on Developing a Meaningful Daily Life in Nursing Homes. Open Nursing Journal, 8, 34-42.
Kihlgren, A. , Wimo, A. & Mamhidir, A. (2014). Older patients referred by community nurses to emergency departments - a descriptive cross-sectional follow-up study in a Swedish context. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 28 (1), 97-103.
James, I. , Ardeman- Merten, R. & Kihlgren, A. (2014). Ontological Security in Nursing Homes for Older Persons: Person-Centred Care is the Power of Balance. Open Nursing Journal, 8, 79-87.
Kihlgren, A. , Sunnvison, H. , Ziegert, K. & Mamhidir, A. G. (2014). Referrals to Emergency departments- The processes and Factors That Influence Decision-Making among Community Nurses. Open Journal of Nursing, 4 (5), 366-374.
Windahl, J. , Kihlgren, A. , Liedström, E. & James, I. (2014). To maintain older family members lifestyle and self-identity for a meaningful daily life in nursing homes and home care: The relatives’ perspective. Clinical Nursing Studies, 2 (4), 129-142.
Liedström, E. , Skovdahl, K. , Isaksson, A. , Windahl, J. [. & Kihlgren, A. (2014). Understanding the next of kin’s experience of their life situation in informal care giving of older persons. Clinical Nursing Studies, 2 (1), 53-63.
Norell [Pejner], M. , Ziegert, K. & Kihlgren, A. (2013). Care priorities: registered Nurses' clinical daily work in municipal elderly care settings. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 27 (2), 388-95.
Graaf [Olsson-Graaf], T. , Kihlgren, A. , Ehnfors, M. & Blomberg, K. (2013). Communication patterns in coordinated care planning conferences with older patients. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 3 (10), 35-49.
Lindh, M. , Kihlgren, A. & Perseius, K. (2013). Factors influencing compliance to hygiene routines in community care: the viewpoint of medically responsible nurses in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 27 (2), 224-230.
Blomberg, K. , James, I. & Kihlgren, A. (2013). Meanings over time of working as a nurse in elderly care. The open nursing journal, 7, 107-113.
Blomberg, K. , Ohlsson, U. , James, I. & Kihlgren, A. (2013). Views on leadership and competence among formal leaders in care of older adults: differences over time. Journal of General Practice, 1 (4).
Norell, M. , Ziegert, K. & Kihlgren, A. (2012). Dealing with daily emotions: supportive activities for the elderly in a municipal care setting. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 7.
Anderzén-Carlsson, A. , Sörlie, V. & Kihlgren, A. (2012). Dealing with fear: from the perspective of adolescent girls with cancer. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 16 (3), 286-292.
Mamhidir, A. G. , Wimo, A. & Kihlgren, A. (2012). Fewer referrals to Swedish emergency departments among nursing home patients with dementia, comprehensive cognitive decline and multicomorbidity. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 16 (10), 891-7.
Norell Pejner, M. , Ziegert, K. & Kihlgren, A. (2012). Trying to cope with everyday life: emotional support in municipal elderly care setting. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 7, 1-7.
Haggstrom, E. , Mamhidir, A. & Kihlgren, A. (2010). Caregivers' strong commitment to their relationship with older people. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 16 (2), 99-105.
Flackman, B. , Hansebo, G. & Kihlgren, A. (2009). Struggling to adapt: caring for older persons while under threat of organizational change and termination notice. Nursing Inquiry, 16 (1), 82-91.
Anderzén-Carlsson, A. , Kihlgren, A. & Sörlie, V. (2008). Embodied suffering: experiences of fear in adolescent girls with cancer. Journal of Child Health Care, 12 (2), 129-143.
Flackman, B. , Fagerberg, I. , Haggstrom, E. , Kihlgren, A. & Kihlgren, M. (2007). Despite shattered expectations a willingness to care for elders remains with education and clinical supervision. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 21 (3), 379-389.
Häggstrom, E. & Kihlgren, A. (2007). Experiences of caregivers, and relatives in public nursing homes. Nursing Ethics, 14 (5), 691-701.
Häggström, E. , Kihlgren, A. , Kihlgren, M. & Sörlie, V. (2007). Relatives' struggle for an improved and more just care for older people in community care. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16 (9), 1749-57.
Mamhidir, A. , Ljunggren, G. , Kihlgren, M. , Kihlgren, A. & Wimo, A. (2006). Underweight, weight loss and related risk factors among older adults in sheltered housing: a Swedish follow-up study. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 10 (4), 255-262.
Kihlgren, A. L. , Nilsson, M. & Sørlie, V. (2005). Caring for older patients at an emergency department: emergency nurses' reasoning.. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 14 (5), 601-8.
Sørlie, V. , Kihlgren, A. & Kihlgren, M. (2005). Meeting ethical challenges in acute nursing care as narrated by registered nurses. Nursing Ethics, 12 (2), 133-42.
Häggström, E. , Skovdahl, K. , Fläckman, B. , Kihlgren, A. L. & Kihlgren, M. (2005). Work satisfaction and dissatisfaction: caregivers' experiences after a two-year intervention in a newly opened nursing home. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 14 (1), 9-19.
Skovdahl, K. , Kihlgren, A. L. & Kihlgren, M. (2004). Dementia and aggressiveness: stimulated recall interviews with caregivers after video-recorded interactions. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 13 (4), 515-525.
Sørlie, V. , Kihlgren, A. L. & Kihlgren, M. (2004). Meeting ethical challenges in acute care work as narrated by enrolled nurses.. Nursing Ethics, 11 (2), 179-88.
Kihlgren, A. L. , Nilsson, M. , Skovdahl, K. , Palmblad, B. & Wimo, A. (2004). Older patients awaiting emergency department treatment. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 18 (2), 169-176.
Forslund, K. , Kihlgren, A. & Kihlgren, M. (2004). Operators' experiences of emergency calls. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 10 (5), 290-7.
Häggström, E. , Skovdahl, K. , Fläckman, B. , Kihlgren, A. L. & Kihlgren, M. (2004). To feel betrayed and to feel that you are betraying the older residents: caregivers' experiences at a newly opened nursing home. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 13 (6), 687-696.
Skovdahl, K. , Kihlgren, A. L. & Kihlgren, M. (2003). Dementia and aggressiveness: video recorded morning care from different care units. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 12 (6), 888-898.
Skovdahl, K. , Kihlgren, A. L. & Kihlgren, M. (2003). Different attitudes when handling aggressive behaviour in dementia: narratives from two caregiver groups.. Aging & Mental Health, 7 (4), 277-286.
Kihlgren, A. L. , Fagerberg, I. , Skovdahl, K. & Kihlgren, M. (2003). Referrals from home care to emergency hospital care: basis for decisions.. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 12 (1), 28-36.

Artiklar, forskningsöversikter

Algilani, S. , Tingö, L. , Kihlgren, A. & Schröder, A. (2021). Mental health as a prerequisite for functioning as optimally as possible in old age: A phenomenological approach. Nursing Open, 8 (5), 2025-2034.
Rasoal, D. , Skovdahl, K. , Gifford, M. & Kihlgren, A. (2017). Clinical Ethics Support for Healthcare Personnel: An Integrative Literature Review. HEC Forum, 29 (4), 313-346.
Algilani, S. , James, I. & Kihlgren, A. (2016). Experiencing Participation in Health Care: “Through the Eyes of Older Adults”. Open Journal of Nursing, 6 (1), 62-77.
Fläckman, B. , Skovdahl, K. , Fagerberg, I. , Kihlgen, M. & Kihlgren, A. (2015). Consequences of working in eldercare during organizational changes and cut backs while education and clinical supervision was provided: a mixed methods study. Open Journal of Nursing, 5 (9), 813-827.
Algilani, S. , Östlund-Lagerström, L. , Kihlgren, A. , Blomberg, K. , Brummer, R. J. & Schoultz, I. (2014). Exploring the concept of optimal functionality in old age. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 7, 69-79.
Kihlgren, A. & Forslund, K. (2006). Managements' perception of community nurses' decision making processes when refering older patients to an emergency department. Journal of Nursing Management, 14 (6), 428-436.
Skovdahl, K. , Larsson Kihlgren, A. & Kihlgren, M. (2004). Dementia and aggressivenes: stimulated recall interveiws with care-givers after video-recorded interactions. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 13 (4), 515-525.

Böcker

Venizelos, N. , Sirsjö, A. , Grenegård, M. , Karlsson, M. , Andersson, S. , Hjelmqvist, H. , Ericsson, E. , Kihlgren, A. & et al. Venizelos, N. (ed.) , Sirsjö, A. (ed.) , Grenegård, M. (ed.) , Karlsson, M. (ed.) , Andersson, S. (ed.) , Hjelmqvist, H. (ed.) , Ericsson, E. (ed.) , Kihlgren, A. (ed.) & Söderquist, B. (ed.) (2016). Örebro University’s Nobel Day Festivities: Book of abstracts, 2016. Örebro: Örebro universitet.
Venizelos, N. , Sirsjö, A. , Ljungqvist, O. , Kihlgren, A. , Grenegård, M. , Möller, C. , Danermark, B. , Eriksson, C. & et al. Venizelos, N. (ed.) , Sirsjö, A. (ed.) , Ljungqvist, O. (ed.) , Kihlgren, A. (ed.) , Grenegård, M. (ed.) , Möller, C. (ed.) , Danermark, B. (ed.) , Eriksson, C. (ed.) , Ericsson, C. (ed.) & Kadi, F. (ed.) (2014). Örebro University’s Nobel Day Festivities: Book of abstracts 2014. Örebro: Örebro universitet.
James, I. , Blomberg, K. , Sjöman, L. & Kihlgren, A. (2013). En meningsfull vardag för äldre personer i äldreomsorgen?: Litteraturöversikt. Kumla: Inger James.

Konferensbidrag

Göransson, C. , Ziegert, K. , Wengström, Y. , Kihlgren, A. & Blomberg, K. (2015). Feasibility and acceptability of an interactive ICT-platform in older adults for participatory care. Konferensbidrag vid ACENDIO 2015 - 10th biennial conference of the association for common European Nursing Diagnoses, Interventions and Outcomes: eHealth and Nursing –Knowledge for patient care, Bern, Switzerland, 16-18 April, 2015. (ss. 328-330). Association for Common European Nursing Diagnoses (ACIENDO).
Göransson, C. , Ziegert, K. , Wengström, Y. , Kihlgren, A. & Blomberg, K. (2015). The elderly persons´ experiences of reporting health status in an ICT-platform. Konferensbidrag vid International Philosophy Of Nursing Society (IPONS) Conference 2015, Technology, Health Care and Person-centeredness: Beyond Utopia and Dystopia. Thinking the Future, Stockholm, August 24-26 August, 2015.
Algilani, S. , Langius-Eklöf, A. , Kihlgren, A. & Blomberg, K. (2014). Can assessment of health on a ICT-platform improve optimal functionality and lead to participatory care among older adults?. I: eTELEMED 2014, The Sixth International Conference on eHealth, Telemedicine and Social Medicine. Konferensbidrag vid eTELEMED 2014, The Sixth International Conference on eHealth, Telemedicine and Social Medicine, Barcelona, March 23-27, 2014. (ss. 201-204). Wilmington DE: International Academy, Research and Industry Association (IARIA).
James, I. , Blomberg, K. , Liljekvist, E. & Kihlgren, A. (2013). A Meaningful Day For Older Persons In Municipal Care: Guidelines For The Care. Konferensbidrag vid 11th International Family Nursing Conference, 19-22 June 2013, Minnesota, USA.
Algilani, S. , Blomberg, K. , Kihlgren, A. & Langius-Eklöf, A. (2013). Individualised care with modern technology: Usability and Feasibility of an E-health platform including a Health measure, Self-Care advices and Alarms. Konferensbidrag vid AAL forum (Ambient Assisted Living). Impacting individuals, society and economic growth. 24-26 september 2013, Norrköping.

Manuskript

Algilani, S. , Langius-Ekelöf, A. , Kihlgren, A. & Blomberg, K. An interactive ICT-platform for early assessment and management of patient-reported concerns among older adults living in Ordinary Housing : Development and Feasibility.
Rasoal, D. , Kihlgren, A. & Skovdahl, K. Balancing different expectations in ethically difficult situations while providing community home health care services : A focused ethnographic approach.
Rasoal, D. , Skovdahl, K. , Gifford, M. & Kihlgren, A. Clinical ethics support for healthcare personnel : An integrative literature review.
Fart, F. , Tingö, L. , Engelheart, S. , Lindqvist, C. M. , Brummer, R. J. , Kihlgren, A. & Schoultz, I. Gut Health and its Associations to Well-being and Nutrient intake in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
Pejner, M. N. , Ziegert, K. & Kihlgren, A. "It's amazing that I can take coverage!" : emotional support to a group of older patients in municipal home care setting.
Rasoal, D. , Svantesson, M. & Kihlgren, A. ‘It’s like sailing’- experiences of the role as facilitator during moral case deliberation.
Algilani, S. , Östlund-Lagerström, L. , Kihlgren, A. , Schoultz, I. & Schröder, A. Mental health as a prerequisite for functioning as optimally as possible in old age : a phenomenological approach.
Östlund-Lagerström, L. , Kihlgren, A. , Repsilber, D. , Björkstén, B. , Brummer, R. J. & Schoultz, I. Probiotic administration among free-living older adults : a double blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial.