معرفی
Dr Janyne Afseth is a Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Care at Edinburgh Napier University, specialising in cancer and neurological disease research with a strong emphasis on nursing education and holistic patient needs assessment.
Research Interests
- Cancer nursing and supportive care
- Holistic needs assessment in brain-cancer patients
- Electronic medical records for clinical-trial recruitment
- Competency frameworks for specialist nurses
- Non-medical prescribing education
Her work integrates systematic reviewing, qualitative exploration, and professional guideline development to enhance nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Funding & Projects
- UK Oncology Nursing Society (£48,348) – exploring nurses’ perceptions of cytotoxic-drug exposure (2022–2024)
- Edinburgh & Lothians Health Foundation (£9,428) – development of a Patient Concern Inventory for brain-cancer outpatients (2013–2015)
Doctoral Supervision
Dr Afseth has successfully directed a PhD project titled Assessing and addressing unmet needs in people affected by brain tumours, completed in 2022 under the mentorship of Prof Lis Neubeck.
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