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Amanda Hellström is a Senior Lecturer at Linnaeus University's Department of Health and Caring Sciences, affiliated with the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. She holds a PhD from Lund University (2013) on insomnia in the elderly and non-pharmacological interventions. Since 2014, she has taught in nursing programs and served as Program Coordinator for the Nursing Program since 2020. Her research focuses on sleep health, eHealth innovations, and patient activation in healthcare transitions.
- Education: PhD in Caring Science (Lund University, 2013)
- Key Roles: Program Coordinator, Doctoral Supervisor, Research Group Member
Research interests include sleep interactions with health conditions, psychometric instrument validation, and digital health solutions. She leads projects in the ReAction group (patient-centered care) and collaborates with Jönköping University on cancer-related sleep disorders. Notable areas include sexual health post-cancer, telemonitoring safety, and cardiac arrest survivor care.
Her publications emphasize eHealth tools for prostate cancer self-management, sleep diary interpretation, and discharge letter impacts on hospital readmissions. She also investigates resilience in healthcare systems and the Skeleton Avatar Technique for mobility assessment in elderly populations.
- Research Groups: HOMe (Health Outcome Measurements), ReAction, iCARE
- Ongoing Projects: KalmCaRe Sexual Health, eHealth support for self-management
Labs/Teams: Collaborates across multidisciplinary teams in Linnaeus University's DISA center for eHealth innovation.
