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Professor Kristofer Årestedt holds a full professorship at Linnaeus University, leading the iCARE (innovative Cardiac Arrest REsearch group) and the Health Outcome Measurements (HOMe) research groups. His work focuses on cardiovascular care, end-of-life care, and methodological advancements in clinical research. He teaches at undergraduate, advanced, and postgraduate levels in scientific methodology, statistics, and psychometrics, and supervises students across nursing and healthcare programs. His research is interdisciplinary, addressing cardiac arrest survivors' needs, palliative care, and the development of clinical outcome assessments.
- Education: PhD in Nursing from Lund University (2007), specializing in health-related quality of life in chronic heart failure.
- Research Interests: Cardiac arrest outcomes, palliative care, family caregiver preparedness, and psychometric validation of health measurement tools.
- Collaborations: Works with institutions like Linköping University, Region Kalmar, Karolinska Institutet, and international partners such as University of California, Irvine and Trinity Western University.
His publications span over 150 peer-reviewed articles, emphasizing topics like cognitive function in cardiac arrest survivors, family sense of coherence in palliative care, and validation of clinical scales. He chairs national and international committees, including the Swedish Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Registry’s PROM group and the Cancerfonden’s Quality of Life prioritization committee.
