Published 16 June 2021 New article from the research program eChildHealth: Developing eHealth in neonatal care to enhance parents’ self-management. Abstract Background Discharge from a neonatal care unit is often experienced as a vulnerable time for parents. By communicating through digital technology, it may be possible to improve the support for parents and thereby make the transition from hospi

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/developing-ehealth-neonatal-care - 2024-06-25

Published 24 June 2021 New article: In-Motion-App for remote General Movement Assessment: a multi-site observational study. Abstract Objectives: To determine whether videos taken by parents of their infants’ spontaneous movements were in accordance with required standards in the In-Motion-App, and whether the videos could be remotely scored by a trained General Movement Assessment (GMA) observer.

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/motion-app-remote-general-movement-assessment - 2024-06-25

Published 1 July 2021 New article: How are children’s best interests expressed during their hospital visit? - An observational study. Abstract Aims and objectives To describe ways in which children's best interests were observed to be expressed in paediatric settings during their hospital visit. Background The best interests of the child are embodied in national and international legal systems, al

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/how-are-childrens-best-interests-expressed-during-hospital-visit - 2024-06-25

Published 10 September 2021 New article: Effectiveness of mobile phone text message reminder interventions to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Abstract Background Poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy in adolescents living with HIV is a global challenge. One of the key strategies to improve adherence is believe

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/e-health-improve-adherence-antiretroviral-therapy-among-adolescents-living-hiv - 2024-06-25

Published 24 September 2021 New article: A child-centered health dialogue for the prevention of obesity in child health services in Sweden – A randomized controlled trial including an economic evaluation. Abstract Background Prevention of child obesity is an international public health priority and believed to be effective when started in early childhood. Caregivers often ask for an early and stru

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/child-centered-health-dialogue-prevention-obesity - 2024-06-25

Published 10 October 2021 The eChildHealth research program has been granted 13.8 million from Forte, for another three years of funding. The goal is to develop child-centered care with the support of e-health. – This means that we can continue to develop e-health for more patient groups and evaluate the use of different forms of e-health. Above all, this means that we have the time and resources

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/another-three-years-funding-echildhealth - 2024-06-25

Published 16 December 2021 Abayneh Tunje Tanga, doctoral student at Lund University, Sweden. Photo: Malin Håkansson Abayneh Tunje Tanga, based at Arba Minch University in Ethiopia, is a doctoral student in the research group Child and Family Health and the research program eChildHealth at Lund University. He is working on mobile phone text messaging to improve adherence to and retention in HIV car

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/meet-doctoral-student-abayneh-tunje-tanga - 2024-06-25

Published 11 February 2022 New article: Children's voices on their participation and best interests during a hospital stay in Australia. Abstract Purpose To explore school-aged children's experiences about their best interests and participation in care during a hospital admission. Design and methods A descriptive qualitative design involving in-depth, iterative inductive review of child responses

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/childrens-participation-and-best-interests-during-hospital-stay - 2024-06-25

Published 11 March 2022 Kajsa Lamm. Photo: Stefan Tell. New article: Parents’ experiences of living with a child with Paediatric Feeding Disorder: An interview study in Sweden Abstract Introduction Children affected by Paediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) cannot consume enough nourishment by mouth. PFD is highly prevalent and can affect the child's growth and development as well as family life. Aim T

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/children-paediatric-feeding-disorder-parents-experiences - 2024-06-25

Published 15 December 2021 Thesis: A Child-Centred Health Dialogue for the prevention of obesity: Feasibility and evaluation of a structured model for the promotion of a healthy lifestyle in preschool children and their families in the Swedish Child Health Services. Abstract Prevention of childhood obesity with its effects on children’s mental and physical health and wellbeing is an international

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/child-centred-health-dialogue-0 - 2024-06-25

Published 29 April 2022 From left. Inger Kristensson Hallström, Mia Hylén, Stefan Nilsson, Runar Vilhjalmsson, Gudrun Kristjansdottir and Pernilla Stenström during a reserach meeting at the Department of Health Sciences at Lund University. During the week, researchers in the eChildHealth research program gathered to discuss ongoing research on access to healthcare in pediatric surgery. - We are pr

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/productive-research-meeting - 2024-06-25

Published 21 September 2022 Inger Kristensson Hallström and Mariette Derwig, two of the researchers behind the study. New article: Changes in perceived parental self-efficacy after a Child-Centred Health Dialogue about preventing obesity Abstract Aim This randomised controlled trial evaluated changes in parental self-efficacy and children's weight, after a Child-Centred Health Dialogue about preve

https://www.childfamilyhealth.lu.se/article/parental-self-efficacy-after-child-centred-health-dialogue - 2024-06-25

Published 8 January 2025 October 25, 2023HAIDI participated in the CASE dayCASE (Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments) is a research centre at Lund University that works to develop knowledge on ageing and health. Helena Sandberg and Fredrika Thelandersson participated in their annual popular scientific conference to talk about the ongoing research within HAIDI.October 11, 2023HAIDI partic

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/haidi-research-activities-2022-2023 - 2025-07-31

Published 15 January 2025 September 19–20, 2024HAIDI participated in the Socio-gerontechnology Network Meeting in ViennaThe Finnish team member Hanna Varjakoski participated in the annual meeting of the Socio-gerontechnology Network, which was held in Vienna, Austria. The two-day meeting titled as "Shifting Relations: Ageing in a Datafied World" brought together various scholars from social scienc

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/haidi-research-activities-2024 - 2025-07-31

Published 31 January 2025 Lund University is creating a national and international platform for interdisciplinary research in strategic communication and defence. Three researchers at the Department of Communication lead the new research environment. The research environment Communication, Defense Willingness and Democratic Resilience is located at Campus Helsingborg with funding of SEK 3 million

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/research-initiative-explores-defence-willingness-and-democratic-resilience - 2025-07-31

Published 29 January 2025 On Friday, January 24, Isabelle Karlsson defended her thesis titled "Making foreign policy matter: A discursive analysis of the strategic communication of Sweden's feminist foreign policy", which shows the complexity of strategic communication in an international context. Positive public opinion is important for states to realise foreign policy objectives and ambitions. T

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/isabelle-karlsson-successfully-defends-her-doctoral-thesis - 2025-07-31

Published 25 February 2025 Image: Michael Jeske/Pixabay We are excited to share three new research papers from the Healthy Ageing in a Digital World project, exploring key challenges and opportunities in digital health for older individuals. Barriers to Digital Health Services for Individuals Aged 75+This study examines the challenges older adults face when using digital health services in Finland

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/new-research-papers-healthy-ageing-digital-world - 2025-07-31

Published 3 March 2025 HAIDI Research Activities February 20–21, 2025. The Finnish team member, Hanna Varjakoski, participated in the Ageing in the Digital Era: An Interdisciplinary Debate on ICTs and Social Inclusion for Older Adults conference in Milan, Italy. The two-day conference was organized by an interdisciplinary research group from the ACTIVE-IT research project investigating population

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/haidi-research-findings-presented-international-conference-milan - 2025-07-31

Published 6 March 2025 This year, Media and Communication Studies instituted an award for exceptional master's theses in the subject. The papers given the Peter Dahlgren Excellent Dissertation Award had been publicly defended and received the highest grade."We instituted this prize to celebrate the hard work our international master programme students put into their theses every year and the amazi

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/first-recipients-peter-dahlgren-excellent-dissertation-award - 2025-07-31

Published 11 March 2025 On Friday, February 28, Monica Porzionato defended her thesis "Feeling the changing climate: An affective approach to the strategic communication of floods in a tourist city". Strategic communication studies usually consider emotions as psychological effects of communication or as an influence on people's understanding of an issue. In the first case, emotions like joy or de

https://www.iko.lu.se/en/article/successful-defence-dr-monica-porzionato - 2025-07-31