Azita Emami | Karolinska Institutet

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Azita Emami is a Professor of Nursing.

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Article: GERIATRIC NURSING. 2022;46:137-143
In-home online music-based intervention for stress, coping, and depression among family caregivers of persons with dementia: A pilot study
Kim H; Engstrom G; Theorell T; Hallinder H; Emami A
Article: BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH FOR NURSING. 2022;24(3):308-315
The Feasibility and Acceptability of In-Home Saliva Collection for Stress in Persons With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers
Emami A; Hallinder H; Theorell T; Kim H; Engstrom G
Article: SCIENCE PROGRESS. 2021;104(2):368504211019856
The use of saliva steroids (cortisol and DHEA-s) as biomarkers of changing stress levels in people with dementia and their caregivers: A pilot study.
Theorell T; Engström G; Hallinder H; Lennartsson A-K; Kowalski J; Emami A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH & WELL-BEING. 2017;12(1):1275107
The relationship between geographical and social space and approaches to care among rural and urban caregivers caring for a family member with Dementia: a qualitative study.
Ehrlich K; Emami A; Heikkilä K
Article: JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2016;22(1):86-92
Linking medical faculty stress/burnout to willingness to implement medical school curriculum change: a preliminary investigation
Arvandi Z; Emami A; Zarghi N; Alavinia SM; Shirazi M; Parikh SV
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OLDER PEOPLE NURSING. 2015;10(1):27-37
Family caregivers' assessments of caring for a relative with dementia: a comparison of urban and rural areas
Ehrlich K; Bostrom A-M; Mazaheri M; Heikkila K; Emami A
Article: NURSING INQUIRY. 2014;21(3):227-237
Intersectional perspectives on family involvement in nursing home care: rethinking relatives' position as a betweenship
Holmgren J; Emami A; Eriksson LE; Eriksson H
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING (JCN). 2014;23(3-4):571-585
Coronary heart disease patients transitioning to a normal life: perspectives and stages identified through a grounded theory approach
Ghezeljeh TN; Nikravesh MY; Emami A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2013;27(3):677-685
Being perceived as a 'visitor' in the nursing staff's working arena - the involvement of relatives in daily caring activities in nursing homes in an urban community in Sweden
Holmgren J; Emami A; Eriksson LE; Eriksson H
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2013;13:145
Constructing a questionnaire for assessment of awareness and acceptance of diversity in healthcare institutions
Emami A; Safipour J
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2011;25(4):696-705
Factors of importance for self-reported mental health and depressive symptoms among ages 60-75 in urban Iran and Sweden
Momeni P; Wettergren L; Tessma M; Maddah S; Emami A
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING (JCN). 2011;20(7-8):969-978
The impact of caregivers' singing on expressions of emotion and resistance during morning care situations in persons with dementia: an intervention in dementia care
Hammar LM; Emami A; Gotell E; Engstrom G
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2011;25(1):160-168
Communicating through caregiver singing during morning care situations in dementia care
Hammar LM; Emami A; Engstrom G; Gotell E
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2011;25(1):92-99
Care providers' perceptions of the importance of oral care and its performance within everyday caregiving for nursing home residents with dementia
Sonde L; Emami A; Kiljunen H; Nordenram G
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2010;51(6):517-524
Measuring social alienation in adolescence: Translation and validation of the Jessor and Jessor Social Alienation Scale
Safipour J; Tessma MK; Higginbottom G; Emami A
Article: OPEN NURSING JOURNAL. 2010;4:35-41
Reactions of persons with dementia to caregivers singing in morning care situations.
Hammar LM; Emami A; Engström G; Götell E
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2010;24(3):436-444
Student nurses' experiences of communication in cross-cultural care encounters
Jirwe M; Gerrish K; Emami A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES. 2010;47(8):965-974
Gender specific variations in the description, intensity and location of Angina Pectoris: A cross-sectional study
Ghezeljeh TN; Momtahen M; Tessma MK; Nikravesh MY; Ekman I; Emami A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2010;24(2):372-379
Developing a questionnaire for conducting cross-national studies - 'Self-reported health and needs among elderly Iranians and Swedes'
Emami A; Momeni P; Afzali M; Hossein A; Maddah SS
Article: HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND SYSTEMS. 2010;8:9
"We noticed that suddenly the country has become full of MRI". Policy makers' views on diffusion and use of health technologies in Iran
Palesh M; Tishelman C; Fredrikson S; Jamshidi H; Tomson G; Emami A
Article: JOURNAL OF TRANSCULTURAL NURSING. 2010;21(1):55-64
Psychometric Evaluation of the Swedish Adaptation of the Inventory for Assessing the Process of Cultural Competence Among Healthcare Professionals-Revised (IAPCC-R)
Olt H; Jirwe M; Gustavsson P; Emami A
Article: INTERNATIONAL NURSING REVIEW. 2009;56(4):498-503
Night shift work experiences among Iranian nurses: a qualitative study
Nasrabadi AN; Seif H; Latifi M; Rasoolzadeh N; Emami A
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING (JCN). 2009;18(18):2622-2634
Identifying the core components of cultural competence: findings from a Delphi study
Jirwe M; Gerrish K; Keeney S; Emami A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2009;23(1):2-10
Falls in somatic and dementia wards at Community Care Units
Fonad E; Emami A; Wahlin T-BR; Winblad B; Sandmark H
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING (JCN). 2009;18(5):694-699
The Iranian version of Angina Pectoris characteristics questionnaire: reliability assessment
Najafi-Ghezeljeh T; Kassaye Tessama M; Yadavar-Nikravesh M; Ekman I; Emami A
Article: NURSE RESEARCHER. 2009;17(1):15-23
Grounded theory: methodology and philosophical perspective.
Ghezeljeh TN; Emami A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2008;22(4):499-506
Enabling nursing students to become culturally competent - a documentary analysis of curricula in all Swedish nursing programs
Momeni P; Jirwe M; Emami A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING PRACTICE. 2008;14(6):470-476
Adaptation and validation of the Iranian version of Angina Pectoris characteristics questionnaire
Najafi-Ghezeljeh T; Ekman I; Nikravesh MY; Emami A
Article: WOMEN AND HEALTH. 2008;47(3):23-37
Perceptions of cervical cancer threat, benefits, and barriers of Papanicolaou smear screening programs for women in Iran
Allahverdipour H; Emami A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OLDER PEOPLE NURSING. 2008;3(1):46-54
Shielding or caging? Healthcare staffs' views on fall risk and protection in Stockholm.
Fonad E; Burnard P; Emami A
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING (JCN). 2008;17(1):126-134
Falls and fall risk among nursing home residents
Fonad E; Wahlin T-BR; Winblad B; Emami A; Sandmark H
Article: INTERNATIONAL NURSING REVIEW. 2007;54(2):137-143
Two approaches to nursing: a study of Iranian nurses
Emami A; Nasrabadi AN
Article: JOURNAL OF ADDICTIONS NURSING. 2007;18(2):65-73
Assessing protective factors against drug abuse among high school students: Self-control and the extended parallel process model
Allahverdipour H; MacIntyre R; Hidarnia A; Shafii F; Kzamnegad A; Ghaleiha A; Emami A
Article: NURSING OUTLOOK. 2006;54(6):320-327
Perceptions of nursing practice in Iran
Nasrabadi AN; Emami A
Article: SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY. 2006;34(4):413-423
The status of self-control and its relation to drug abuse-related behaviors among Iranian male high school students
Allahverdipour H; Hidarnia A; Kazamnegad A; Sharii F; Fallah PA; Emami A
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING (JCN). 2005;14(10):1223-1231
Older patients' experience of dressing changes on venous leg ulcers: more than just a docile patient
Ebbeskog B; Emami A
Article: JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH. 2005;7(3):153-164
Making sense of illness: late-in-life migration as point of departure for elderly Iranian immigrants' explanatory models of illness.
Emami A; Torres S
Article: JOURNAL OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING. 2004;20(6):396-402
Professional nursing in Iran: An overview of its historical and sociocultural framework
Nasrabadi AN; Lipson JG; Emami A
Article: WOMEN AND HEALTH. 2004;39(4):75-96
Reflections on cancer in the context of women's health: Focus group discussions with Iranian immigrant women in Sweden
Emami A; Tishelman C
Article: JOURNAL OF TRANSCULTURAL NURSING. 2001;12(1):15-24
A sociocultural health model for late-in-life immigrants.
Emami A; Benner P; Ekman SL
Article: WESTERN JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH. 2000;22(7):812-825
Health as continuity and balance in life
Emami A; Benner PE; Lipson JG; Ekman SL
Article: WESTERN JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH. 2000;22(2):169-188
An ethnographic study of a day care center for Iranian immigrant seniors
Emami A; Torres S; Lipson JG; Ekman SL
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All other publications

Editorial comment: JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING. 2006;54(3):272-273
Commentary on !Taleghani F. et al. (2006), Coping with breast cancer in newly diagnosed Iranian women. Journal of Advanced Nursing54(3), 265-273
Emami A
Thesis / dissertation: 2000
'We are deaf, though we hear; we are dumb, though we talk; we are blind, though we see' : understanding Iranian late-in-life immigrants' perceptions and experiences of health, illness and culturally appropriate care
Emami, Azita

Employments

Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2010-

Degrees and Education

Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2006
Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2000

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