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Helga Jónsdóttir - Professor

Helga Jónsdóttir

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Heilbrigðisvísindasvið

Helga Jónsdóttir

Professor

Professor, Academic Chair Nursing Care for Chr

Location
Eirberg / EIR-303
Phone
525 - 4990
Email
helgaj [at] hi.is

Unit
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery

Professional Experience

2003 - , Academic Chair Nuring Care for Chronically Ill Adults, Landspitali The National University Hospital
1995 - 2004, Preoject manager part time position research and development, Landspítali - University hospital
2003 - 2003, Professor in nursing, Faculty of Nursing, University of Iceland
1996 - 1996, Associate Professor in Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, University of Iceland from January
1990 - 1990, Assistant Professor in Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, University of Iceland
1986 - 1989, Teaching Assistant, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota in Research and Adult Nursing
1988 - 1988, Evaluation of patient teaching material, Landspítali - University hospital
1983 - 1984, Instructor Department of Nursing, University of Iceland lectures and clinical teaching in Medical and surgical nursing. Adjunct position
1982 - 1984, Nurse intensive care unit, Landspítali - University hospital
1981 - 1982, Nurse cardiac intensive care unit, National Hospital Oslo
1981 - 1981, Nurse medical unit, Regional Hospital Akureyri Iceland staff nurse medical unit

Published works

2019

Designing motivating interactive balance and walking training for stroke survivorsACM International Conference Proceeding Series

2018

Hemispatial neglect following right hemisphere stroke: clinical course and sensitivity of diagnostic tasksTopics in Stroke Rehabilitation
Patients and families realising their future with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—A qualitative studyJournal of Clinical Nursing
Psychological recovery after intensive care: Outcomes of a long-term quasi-experimental study of structured nurse-led follow-upIntensive and Critical Care Nursing
Integrating nurse-facilitated advance care planning for patients newly diagnosed with advanced lung cancerInternational Journal of Palliative Nursing
A systematic review of characteristics of couple-based intervention studies addressing sexuality following cancerJournal of Advanced Nursing
Reluctance of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in its early stages and their families to participate in a partnership-based self-management trial: A search for explanationChronic Respiratory Disease
Structured nurse-led follow-up for patients after discharge from the intensive care unit: Prospective quasi-experimental studyJournal of Advanced Nursing

2017

Tangible interaction for stroke survivors: Design recommendationsTEI 2017 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
Designing interactive systems for balance rehabilitation after strokeTEI 2017 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
Implementation and feasibility of the stroke nursing guideline in the care of patients with stroke: A mixed methods studyBMC Nursing

2016

Spatial neglect in stroke patients after discharge from rehabilitation to own home: a mixed method studyDisability and Rehabilitation
Integrative review of nurse-led follow-up after discharge from the ICUJournal of Clinical Nursing
Patients' Perception of Chronic-Pain-Related Patient–Provider Communication in Relation to Sociodemographic and Pain-Related Variables: A Cross-Sectional Nationwide StudyPain Management Nursing

2015

Predictors for chronic pain-related health care utilization: A cross-sectional nationwide study in IcelandHealth Expectations
"Getting the left right" : The experience of hemispatial neglect after strokeQualitative Health Research
Ward-based interventions for patients with hemispatial neglect in stroke rehabilitation: A systematic literature reviewInternational Journal of Nursing Studies
Effectiveness of a partnership-based self-management programme for patients with mild and moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A pragmatic randomized controlled trialJournal of Advanced Nursing

2014

The relationship between chronic pain pattern, interference with life and health-related quality of life in a nationwide community samplePain Management Nursing
Living at home with eating difficulties following stroke: A phenomenological study of younger people's experiencesJournal of Clinical Nursing
Advancing phenomenological research: Applications of "body schema," "body image," and "affordances" in neglectQualitative Health Research
A self-regulation protocol for people with COPD improves symptoms and reduces unscheduled physician visitsEvidence-Based Nursing
Smoking addiction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Integrating neurobiology and phenomenology through a review of the literatureChronic Respiratory Disease
The experience of sudden cardiac arrest: Becoming reawakened to lifeEuropean Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

2013

Validation of the patients' perceived involvement in care scale among patients with chronic painScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
Recognizing new perspectives in eating difficulties following stroke: A concept analysisDisability and Rehabilitation
Self-management programmes for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A call for a reconceptualisationJournal of Clinical Nursing

2011

New book announcement: Family nursing in action (2011), university of iceland pressJournal of Family Nursing
Nursing documentation prior to emergency admissions to the intensive care unit.Nursing in critical care
Health in partnership: Family nursing practice for people with breathing difficultiesQualitative Health Research

2010

Partnership-based nursing practice for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their families: Influences on health-related quality of life and hospital admissionsJournal of Clinical Nursing
Healing crisis in reflexology: Becoming worse before becoming betterComplementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

2009

Self-care and empowerment in diabetes care: Use of instruments in clinical practice - a review,Sjálfsumönnun og sjálfsefling fólks meö sykursýki Tillaga aö nálgun meö leiöbeinandi matskvöröum - yfirlitsgreinLaeknabladid
Instruments to tailor care of people with type 2 diabetesJournal of Advanced Nursing

2008

Empowerment in diabetes care: Towards measuring empowermentScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
A practice discipline that's here and nowAdvances in Nursing Science
Nursing care in the chronic phase of COPD: A call for innovative disciplinary researchJournal of Clinical Nursing

2007

Erratum: The experience of women with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease of repeatedly relapsing to smoking (Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences (2007) 21 (297-304))Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
Does the experimental design capture the effects of complementary therapy? A study using reflexology for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgeryJournal of Clinical Nursing
Outcomes of educational interventions in type 2 diabetes: WEKA data-mining analysisPatient Education and Counseling
The experience of women with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease of repeatedly relapsing to smokingScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
Research-as-if-Practice: A study of family nursing partnership with couples experiencing severe breathing difficultiesJournal of Family Nursing

2006

Technological dependency - The experience of using home ventilators and long-term oxygen therapy: Patients' and families' perspectiveScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

2004

Multicomponent individualized smoking cessation intervention for patients with lung diseaseJournal of Advanced Nursing
The relational core of nursing practice as partnershipJournal of Advanced Nursing

2003

Partnership in practice.Research and theory for nursing practice

2002

The importance of nurse caring behaviors as perceived by patients receiving care at an emergency departmentHeart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

2001

Nursing Theories and Their Relation to Knowledge Development in IcelandNursing Science Quarterly
Group reminiscence among people with end-stage chronic lung diseasesJournal of Advanced Nursing
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences: EditorialScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
Does physical exercise in addition to a multicomponent smoking cessation program increase abstinence rate and suppress weight gain? An intervention studyScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
International PerspectivesNursing Science Quarterly

1999

Outcomes of implementing primary nursing in the care of people with chronic lung diseases: The nurses' experienceJournal of Nursing Management

1998

The course ahead in Caring SciencesScandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
The experience of people awaiting coronary artery bypass graft surgery: The Icelandic experienceJournal of Advanced Nursing
Life patterns of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Isolation and being closed inNursing Science Quarterly

Keywords for Specialisation:

empowerment interventions

Nursing care for the chronically ill

Experience of chronic illnesses

Nursing care of lung patients

Nursing interventions - support intervention

smoking cessation interventions

educational interventions

Qualitative research - interpretive phenomenology

participatory research