Lisbeth Fagerström

Lisbeth Fagerström is a Professor at the University of Southeast Norway, affiliated with the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences and the Department of Nursing and Health Sciences. With over 213 publications spanning more than 15 years, she has established herself as a leading researcher in nursing science with particular expertise in geriatric care, preventive home visits, and clinical competence assessment methodologies.

Professor Fagerström's research program demonstrates remarkable thematic continuity and development. Her foundational work on preventive home visits (2009) examined whether these services truly adopt an individual health resource perspective, revealing that while most studies implemented PHVs based on individual perspectives, many lacked proper health resource orientation. This early work evolved into detailed investigations of elderly perspectives on home care services, identifying key benefit categories including safety, everyday management, quality of life, and personal identity maintenance.

Analysis of her publication trajectory (2009-2024) reveals a strategic expansion from national to Nordic-wide research initiatives, particularly evident in her recent work on the Professional Nurse Self-Assessment Scale II, which has been translated and culturally adapted across Nordic countries. Her research consistently bridges theoretical frameworks with practical healthcare applications, addressing critical issues like pandemic response in elderly care facilities while maintaining focus on person-centered approaches.

Professor Fagerström has secured funding for multiple significant projects including:

• 'An investigation how the elderly person's physical and mental wellbeing can be supported by a humanoid robot' (completed)
• 'Providing person-centred healthcare - by new models of advanced nursing practice' (completed)
• 'Nordic Nurse Competency Study' (active)
• 'How do preventive home visits affect older people's health and possibility for a good life in their own home?' (completed)

Her collaborative approach is evident through extensive partnerships across Nordic institutions, with recent publications featuring co-authors from multiple universities. Professor Fagerström has supervised numerous students in nursing research, particularly in clinical competence development and geriatric care interventions, contributing significantly to the next generation of nursing scholars and practitioners.