Faculty of Nursing

Árún Kristín Sigurðardóttir

Professor
460 8464

Location

  • A319
  • Sólborg
Research portal - Árún Kristín Sigurðardóttir 

General information

Courses

LSL0110200
Living with chronic illness
LSL0105200
Living with chronic illness
HHS0110110
Health and health services: Position, aims and trends
HJF0114230
Medical-Surgical Nursing I
HJS0110250
Nursing of people with diabetes I (Clinical and Simulation Training)
HHS0110110
Health and health services: Position, aims and trends
SJS0106250
Diabetes diseases and specialized treatment

Research

2024
Prediabetes and cardiovascular risk factors: the effectiveness of a guided self-determination counselling approach in primary health care, a randomized controlled trial
2024
When great responsibility comes with limited options: experiences and needs of older community-dwelling adults regarding accessing, understanding, appraising and using health-related information
2023
Can Waist-to-Height Ratio and Health Literacy Be Used in Primary Care for Prioritizing Further Assessment of People at T2DM Risk?
2023
Using HbA1c measurements and the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score to identify undiagnosed individuals and those at risk of diabetes in primary care
2022
Basic mobility, accidental falls, and lifetime physical activity among rural and urban community-dwelling older adults: a population-based study in Northern Iceland
2022
Making Europe health literate: including older adults in sparsely populated Arctic areas
2021
Psychotropic Use among Older Adults Living at Home: Use of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Drug Classification System and Beers Criteria®
2021
Components for Providing Person-Centred Palliative Healthcare: An Umbrella Review
2021
Young adults with type 1 diabetes and their experiences with diabetes follow‐up and participation in the DiaPROM pilot trial: A qualitative study
2021
Use of psychiatric medication in three Arctic nursing homes: association with dementia and psychiatric symptoms
2020
Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire, HLS-EU-Q16: the Icelandic version
2019
Health and survival in Icelandic nursing homes 2003 - 2014, before and after the setting of stricter criteria for nursing home admission in December 2007,Heilsa og lifun íbúa fyrir og eftir setningu strangari skilyrda fyrir flutningi á hjúkrunarheimili 2007
2019
Integrative review: Patient safety among older people with diabetes in home care services.
2019
Prevalence of poor sleep quality and sleep disturbances in Icelanders with multiple sclerosis,Algengi svefntruflana hjá fólki með MS
2019
Self-rated health and socio-economic status among older adults in Northern Iceland
2019
The psychosocial self-efficacy in adolescents with type 1 diabetes
2018
Endurskilgreining á lífi og sjálfi. Reynsla fólks af því að fá hjartaáfall í kringum fimmtugt
2018
Diabetes is a challenge: A ten year follow up of people with diabetes,Sykursýki er áskorun: Tíu ára eftirfylgd einstaklinga með sykursýki
2018
Health status and functional profile at admission to nursing homes a population based study over the years 2003-2014: Comparison between people with and without diabetes
2017
Maður er bara táningur 18 ára” Upplifun ungmenna með langvinn líkamleg heilsuvandamál af flutningi frá baranþjónustu til fullorðinsþjónustu Landspítala
2017
Notkun FINDRISK matstækisins til að meta áhættu á sykursýki tegund 2: Megindleg rannsókn
2017
Perceived consequences, changeability and personal control of coronary heart disease are associated with health-related quality of life
2017
Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients’ Education on Financial Issues and Its Connection to Reported Out-of-Pocket Costs—A European Study
2016
Challenges in maintaining satisfactory documentation routines and evidence-based diabetes management in nursing homes
2016
Characteristics of nursing studies in diabetes research published over three decades in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland: A narrative review of the literature
2016
Empowering knowledge and its connection to health-related quality of life: A cross-cultural study. A concise and informative title: Empowering knowledge and its connection to health-related quality of life.
2016
Knowledge and skills needed for patient education for individuals with coronary heart disease: The perspective of health professionals
2016
Patterns of clinical mentorship in undergraduate nurse education: A comparative case analysis of eleven EU and non-EU countries
2016
Spouse-related factors associated with quality of recovery of patients after hip or knee replacement – a Nordic perspective
2016
The quality of recovery on discharge from hospital, a comparison between patients undergoing hip and knee replacement - a European study
2016
What is a good educator? A qualitative study on the perspective of individuals with coronary heart disease
2015
Heilsueflandi heimsóknir til 80 ára einstaklinga
2015
Clinical practice models in nursing education: Implication for students' mobility
2015
Fulfilment of knowledge expectations among family members of patients undergoing arthroplasty: A European perspective
2015
How to become an expert educator: A qualitative study on the view of health professionals with experience in patient education Approaches to teaching and learning
2015
Prevalence of diabetes as well as general health status of Icelandic nursing home residents 2003-2012,Algengi sykursýki og heilsufar íbúa á íslenskum hjúkrunarheimilum 2003-2012
2015
Taking part in Nordic collaboration; nursing students' experiences and perceptions from a learning perspective: A qualitative study
2014
Erum við tilbúin þegar á reynir? Viðbrögð í kjölfar hamfara og stórslysa
2014
Hvernig er fræðsluþörfum aðstandenda gerviliðasjúklinga Á Íslandi mætt?
2014
Bologna process, more or less: Nursing education in the European Economic Area: A discussion paper
2014
Fulfilment of knowledge expectations and emotional state among people undergoing hip replacement: A multi-national survey
2014
Knowledge expectations of surgical orthopaedic patients: A European survey
2014
The fulfilment of knowledge expectations during the perioperative period of patients undergoing knee arthroplasty - a Nordic perspective
2013
Fylgni við reglur um grundvallarsmitgát og umbætur á sjúkrahúsinu á Akureyri árin 2006 og 2008
2013
Væntingar til fræðslu og heilsutengd lífsgæði sjúklinga sem fara í gerviliðaaðgerð
2013
Diabetes nursing research: 6th Nordic conference: Highlights from the 6th Nordic Diabetes Nursing Research PhD and Post-doc Annual Conference, 23-24 April 2013, Bergen, Norway
2013
Diabetes research reported by nurses in Nordic countries
2013
Is craniosacral therapy effective for migraine? Tested with HIT-6 Questionnaire
2013
Socioeconomic status and differences in medication use among older people according to ATC categories and urban–rural residency
2012
Tengsl þekkingar, sjálfseflingar streitu og tegundar sykursýki og áhrifaþættir við langtímasykurgildið
2011
Áhrif svæðameðferðar á þunglyndi og kvíða: Slembuð, framskyggn meðferðarrannsókn
2011
Medication use among community-dwelling older Icelanders. Population-based study in urban and rural areas,Lyfjanotkun eldri íslendinga sem búa heima: Lýogrunduo rannsókn í dreifbýli og péttbýli
2009
Sjálfsumönnun og sjálfsefling fólks með sykursýki: tillaga að nálgun með leiðbeinandi matskvörðun-yfirlitsgrein
2009
Sjálfumönnun í sykursýki og áhrifaþættir
2009
A review of nurse educator career pathways: a European perspective.
2009
Instruments to tailor care of people with type 2 diabetes
2008
Empowerment in diabetes care: Towards measuring empowerment
2008
Reliability and validity of the Icelandic version of the problem area in diabetes (PAID) scale
2007
Outcomes of educational interventions in type 2 diabetes: WEKA data-mining analysis
2005
Self-care in diabetes: model of factors affecting self-care
2004
Ígrundun: Hver eru áhrif ígrundunar á störf hjúkrunarfræðinga?
2000
Upplifun hjúkrunarfræðinga af hjúkrun sykursjúkra við upphaf insúlínmeðferðar
2000
Upplifun hjúkrunarfræðinga af hjúkrun sykursjúkra
1999
Könnun á viðhorfum kvenna, sem skyldu fara í keisaraskurð, til fræðsluefnis
1999
Nurse specialists' perceptions of their role and function in relation to starting an adult diabetic on insulin
1996
"Halló, halló ég er hérna"
1996
Satisfaction among ambulatory surgery patients in two hospitals in Iceland
1985
[Education's side at the university remains a lever for the profession]