Anna Axén
Doctoral Student/University Lecturer
Department of Health
Room H528C, Karlskrona
Research domain: Applied Health Technology
My research area concerns loneliness in older adults with a focus on social relationships and health.
The PhD project consists of four studies;
- Loneliness in Relation to Social Factors and Self-Reported Health Among Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
- The significance of social connections and health in relation to loneliness experienced by older adults living at home: A Qualitative Study
- Interpersonal interactions in a community-based intervention targeting loneliness among older adults: An Ethnographic Study
- Experiences of participating in a community-based intervention targeting loneliness: An Ethnographic Study
Latest publications
- Alper Idrisoglu, Johan Flyborg, Sarah Nauman Ghazi, Elina Mikaelsson Midlöv, Helén Dellkvist, Anna Axén, Ana Luiza Dallora Moraes, "Prediction of Mini-Mental State Examination Scores for Cognitive Impairment and Machine Learning Analysis of Oral Health and Demographic Data Among Individuals Older Than 60 Years", JMIR Medical Informatics, EISSN 2291-9694, Vol. 13, JMIR Publications, 2025
- Anna Axén, Line Christiansen, Elin Taube, Christine Kumlien, Christel Borg, "The Significance of Social Connections and Health in Relation to Loneliness Experienced by Older Adults Living at Home", Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, ISSN 0283-9318, EISSN 1471-6712, Vol. 39, No. 2, Wiley-Blackwell, 2025
- Anna Axén, Elin Taube, Johan Sanmartin Berglund, Lisa Skär, "Loneliness in Relation to Social Factors and Self-Reported Health Among Older Adults", Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, ISSN 2150-1319, EISSN 2150-1327, Vol. 14, Sage Publications, 2023
- Jenny Svensson, Anna Axén, Ewa K. Andersson, Markus Hjelm, "Nursing students' experiences of what influences achievement of learning outcomes in a problem-based learning context", Nursing Open, EISSN 2054-1058, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 1863-1869, Blackwell Publishing, 2021
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