Research Group for Child and Family Centred Care
Our vision is to promote, create, translate, and implement innovative research of high quality which can make a difference for children and young people with various conditions.
Stress research
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The aim with this research is to increase knowledge about children鈥檚 stress. A special focus is on development of the stress system in preterm infants and interventions to mitigate stress and stress related consequences.
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M枚relius E, Ivars K, Gustafsson PA, Theodorsson E, Nelson N. . Acta Paediatrica. 2017;106(12):2060-1.
Ivars K, Nelson N, Theodorsson A, Theodorsson E, Str枚m J, M枚relius E. . Plos One. 2017;12(8):e0182685. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182685
M枚relius E, 脰rtenstrand A, Theodorsson E, Frostell A. Continuous skin-to-skin contact after preterm birth and the effects on salivary cortisol, parental stress, depression, and breastfeeding. Early Human Development 2015;91:63-70.
The EACI Study
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The overall aim with this project is to improve parent-infant interaction during admission to the neonatal intensive care unit, thus increase possibilities for stress resilience and a secure attachment.
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Sahlen-Helmer C, Birberg Thornberg U, Abrahamsson T, Morelius E. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2023;32:2892-2902.
Sahlén Helmer C, Birberg Thornberg U, Mörelius E. An early collaborative intervention focusing on parent-infant interaction in the neonatal period. A descriptive study of the developmental framework. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(12):6656. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18126656.
Bonding in Neonatal care
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This study focus on social-emotional parent-infant bonding and how bonding develops during the neonatal intensive care trajectory.
Sleep when the child is sick
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Parental sleep when their child is sick is an individualised experience influenced by several factors. In this project we aim to study, prevent, and improve parents sleep when their child is sick.
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Smith S, Tallon M, Smith J, Angelhoff C, Mörelius E. . Journal of Sleep Research 2022;31(5):e13575
Edéll-Gustafsson U, Angelhoff, C, Johnsson, E, Karlsson, J, Mörelius, E. . Journal of Clinical Nursing 2015;24:717-727
Mörelius E, Hemmingsson H. . Child: Health, Care and Development, 2014;40(3):412-8. doi: 10.1111/cch.12079
Children with functional constipation
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The objective of this project is to increase the knowledge about children with functional constipation and further use the new knowledge to improve care and quality of life.
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Flankegård G, Mörelius E, Rytterström P. . Journal of Pediatric Nursing 2022;67:e165-171
Flankegård G, Mörelius E, Duchen K, Rytterström P. Questioning their parental identity: Lived experiences of parents who give pharmacological treatment to children with functional constipation at home. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2020;76:3519-3527
Houghton D, Arabiat D, Ireson D, Mörelius E. . Journal of Primary Care and Community Health 2022;13:1-17.
The Australian Hospital Patient Experience Question Set (AHPEQS)
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In this study the Australian Hospital Patient Experience Question Sets (AHPEQS) for children and parents are translated into Swedish, scientifically tested and implemented in two children’s hospitals to evaluate experiences of hospital care.
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Nelson HJ, Pienaar C, McKenzie C, Williams AM, Swaminathan G, M缨relius E. . Collegian 2023;30(2):213-221.
Needs of children's questionnaire
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The aim with this project is to translate, test and implement the Needs of Children’s questionnaire (NCQ) to discuss, evaluate and improve individualised hospital care with and for admitted children aged 5-18 years.
