Jean Stevenson-Ågren

Jean Stevenson-Ågren is a Senior Lecturer at Linnaeus University where she has been teaching since 2002. She represents the Faculty of Arts and Humanities on the Faculty Interest Board for eHealth (FIRE). Her academic journey began with extensive clinical practice as a Registered Nurse in Aberdeen, Registered Midwife in Glasgow, Intensive Care Nurse in Glasgow and Toronto, and Nurse teacher in Aberdeen, with professional experience across Scotland, Canada, and Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Stevenson-Ågren earned her PhD in Health Informatics from the University of Sheffield. Her educational background uniquely combines extensive clinical nursing experience with advanced academic training in health informatics, creating a bridge between frontline healthcare practice and digital healthcare solutions. This dual perspective informs her teaching in English, Health Informatics, and eHealth at Linnaeus University.

Her research focuses on critical intersections of healthcare delivery and technology, particularly in patient safety, electronic health records, and vital signs monitoring. A significant portion of her recent work addresses communication challenges in maternity care, specifically developing technological solutions to assist non-Swedish speaking women during prenatal care. Her work demonstrates a consistent commitment to improving healthcare quality through thoughtful integration of technology that addresses real clinical needs while considering human factors in healthcare delivery. She has developed a communication application specifically designed to facilitate interaction between Swedish midwives and Arabic-speaking women during antenatal care.

Analysis of her publication record reveals a strong trajectory of research focused initially on documentation practices in electronic health records, particularly regarding vital signs monitoring and patient safety. More recently, her work has shifted toward developing practical solutions for communication barriers in maternity care, resulting in the creation of bilingual/multilingual applications to support midwives working with immigrant populations. Her approach consistently emphasizes user-centered design and evidence-based development, ensuring that technological solutions are both clinically relevant and practically implementable in real healthcare settings.

Dr. Stevenson-Ågren actively represents her faculty in eHealth initiatives through her role on the Faculty Interest Board for eHealth (FIRE). While specific grant information isn't detailed in the available materials, her extensive publication record spanning over a decade suggests successful research funding to support her work in health informatics and patient safety. Her doctoral thesis, 'Documentation of Vital Signs in Electronic Health Records: A Patient Safety Issue,' represents a significant contribution to the field.

Her research has led to practical applications, most notably communication tools for maternity care that address language barriers between midwives and non-Swedish speaking patients. This work appears to involve collaboration with the 'innovative Cardiac Arrest REsearch group (iCARE)' mentioned in her profile, suggesting interdisciplinary teamwork that combines clinical expertise with technological innovation to address critical healthcare challenges. Her work has been presented at major conferences including Vitalis (the largest eHealth event in Scandinavia) and the European Society of Cardiology Congress.