Academic interests
My research areas mainly concerns healthcare quality development in municipal and specialist healthcare services focusing on the patient's perspective, and further, health personnel's work situation and their job satisfaction. People with chronic disorders are the target group. My research interests can be divided into four main areas: Healthcare quality from the patients' perspective, Person-centered care and healthcare quality, including basic human needs, Questionnaire development, and Healthcare quality in a changing healthservice organizations including the introduction of health technology.
Courses taught
Bachelor in nursing: Emne HSSPL30216 Sykepleiens fagutviklende funksjon med bachelor oppgave: https://www.hiof.no/studier/emner/hv/2019/var/hsspl30216.html
Master's degree in advanced nursing in chronic disease : Emne HSMSP40417 Avansert vurderingskompetanse i sykepleie: https://www.hiof.no/studier/emner/hv/2019/var/hsmsp40417.html
Background
Education
Registered Nurse from Østfold Nursing College in 1987. A master's degree in Nursing Science and Didactics from the Norwegian Institute of Nursing Science, University of Oslo, 1996. In 2012, I received my PhD in Nursing at the Faculty of Social and Life Sciences, Karlstad University, Sweden. Title of the thesis: Patient's perception of actual care and patient satisfaction with quality of care in hospitals. I have completed education for supervisors at the doctorate / research level at Karlstad University (2012) and Program for outstanding research dissemination, a one-year development program for employees with research qualifications at the Østfold University College (2016).
Work experience
Since 1992 I have been employed at Østfold University College, Faculty of Health and Welfare (University Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor) and (Head of Bachelor in Nursing, Head of External Financed studies, including the educations in Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Surgical nursing, and Vice Rector).
In the years 1987 to 1992 I was employed as a registered nurse at Østfold Hospital Trust, Medical Department and Surgical Intensive Department.
Awards
The best poster awarded by the Swedish Nursing Association during Sjuksköterskedagarna 2016: Personcenrerad vårds betydelse för patienternas upplevelse av vårdkvalitén - en interventionsstudie. Grøndahl, VA; Helgesen, AK; Fagerli, LB, Johansson,H.; Mathisen AG.
Appointments
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Positions held
2013 – d.d. Member of the board: Drivhuset Østfold (previously Ny Vekst AS)
2017 – d.d. Member of: Programgruppe for utarbeidelse av faglige nasjonale retningslinjer sykepleierutdanningen (RETHOS). Appointed by the Ministry of Education and Research.
2021 - d.d. Coordinator for the DigiHealth research group associated with the research priority area The Digital Society at Østfold University College.
Partners
Local partners: Fredrikstad municipality, Halden municipality, Sarpsborg municipality, USHT Østfold, Østfold Hospital Trust Kalnes. Partners nationally: Innlandet Univeristy College, Nord University og Oslo Metropolitan University. International partners: Karlstad Univeristy in Sweden, ICPCM (The International College of Person-Centered Medicine), NuPhaC (Nurse and Pharmaceutical Care), and College of Nursing at University of Central Florida.