Zarina Nahar Kabir

Zarina Nahar Kabir

Senior Forskare | Docent
E-postadress: zarina.kabir@ki.se
Telefon: +46852483697
Besöksadress: ANA 23, 14183 Huddinge
Postadress: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 Omvårdnad Kabir, 171 77 Stockholm

Om mig

  • Docent, folkhälsovetenskap Docent
    Adjunkt Professor (2014-2016), School of Public Health (Brac University), Bangladesh
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Forskningsbeskrivning

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Artiklar

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Forskningsbidrag

  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 March 2023 - 28 February 2026
    Research problem and specific questions: The number of people with dementia (PWD) is estimated to be 250,000 in Sweden and 14 million in India by year 2050. In Sweden, PWD increasingly live in their own homes which is a norm in India. Family caregiving leads to stress, poor health and poor quality of life. In Sweden, in 2017, only 5% of the municipalities offered any kind of support to family caregivers (FC) whose native language was other than Swedish.The main research question in the Swedish part of the project is if an mHealth based intervention by community workers to improve caregiving competence of non-European immigrant FCs of PWD living at home is effective to reduce caregiver burden and depressive symptoms, and improve quality of life.Data and method: This randomized controlled study will include wait list control group. Participants from municipalities with high immigrant density in Stockholm County will randomly be assigned to the intervention group (n=44) and the wait list control group (n=44).Participants in the study will include i) FCs of PWD living at home and are recipients of the intervention and ii) Social care professionals (SCP) who will deliver the intervention.The intervention will be delivered through a mobile application (app) in 10 sessions on specific subjects to enhance caregiving competence of FCs, e.g., introduction to dementia, being a caregiver, mental strategies, mindset, activities, diet, sleep and where to find resources in the community. The intervention program will be adapted to the Swedish and Indian contexts.Outcomes will be measured quantitatively at baseline, after completion of 10-week intervention in the intervention group and after another 10-week intervention in the control group. In-depth interviews will be performed with SCPs and FCs after the intervention to understand their experiences of the ease of use and practicality of the app. Analytics information logged on backend system will be used to assess usage of different features of the app.Plan for project realization: The study will combine expertise in public health, nursing, dementia care and mHealth from Sweden and India to design the intervention and project implementation. A technical company will be hired for development and operations of the app.Relevance: The intervention in the project provides a platform for community workers in India and Sweden to support FCs in their homes through an interactive mHealth tool irrespective of geographic distance.
  • Stöd från social vård- och omsorgspersonal genom mHälsa-baserad intervention till anhöriga som vårdar personer med demenssjukdom i hemmet
    Forskningsrådet för hälsa, arbetsliv och välfärd (Forte)
    1 March 2023 - 28 February 2026
  • Yoga and hypertension
    Trygfonden
    1 January 2023 - 1 January 2025
  • Use of mHealth in caring of family caregivers of persons with dementia
    Karolinska Institutet
    1 January 2022 - 31 December 2025
  • Care of Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia (CAFCA): Mobile Application to Reduce Stress and Improve Quality of Life
    Karolinska Institutet
    1 January 2020 - 1 January 2022
  • Scholarship for doctoral studies
    Karolinska Institutet
    1 January 2020 - 1 January 2020
  • Care of Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia (CAFCA): Mobile Application to Reduce Caregiver Stress and Improve Quality of Life
    Strategic Research Area-Care Sciences, (SFO-V), Karolinska Institutet
    1 January 2019 - 1 January 2020
  • Family caregivers in caring of older persons and use of m-health
    Karolinska Institutet
    1 January 2019 - 1 January 2020
  • Engaging Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia and Nurses in the Development of Stress Alleviating Mobile Application for Caregivers
    Karolinska Institutet
    1 January 2018 - 1 January 2019
  • Stress Alleviating Mobile Application for Caregivers (SAMAC): A Feasibility Study
    Karolinska Institutet
    1 January 2018 - 1 January 2019
  • Care of Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia (CAFCA): Mobile Application to Reduce Caregiver Stress and Improve Quality of Life
    Strategic Research Area-Care Sciences, (SFO-V), Karolinska Institutet
    1 January 2018 - 1 January 2019
  • Building partnership for better health
    European Commission
    1 January 2007 - 1 January 2010
  • International Network on Public Health and Aging (INOPA)
    Svenska forskningsrådet för hälsa, arbetsliv och välfärd
    1 January 2005 - 1 January 2007
  • Poverty and health in ageing in rural Bangladesh
    Swedish International Development Corporation/Swedish Research Link
    1 January 2004 - 1 January 2006
  • Dementia in Bangladesh
    Stiftelsen för ålderssjukdomar
    1 January 2004 - 1 January 2004
  • Primary Health-care in Later Life: Improving Service in Bangladesh and Vietnam (PHILL)
    European Commission
    1 January 2002 - 1 January 2005
  • Intervention at Primary Health Care Level to Improve Quality of Life of Elderly People in a Low-income Country
    Forskarskolan i vård och omsorg, Karolinska Institutet
    1 January 2002 - 1 January 2005
  • Future of the Elderly in Bangladesh: A Study on the Influence of Traditional Norms and Changing Demographics on Social Support
    Swedish International Development Corporation
    1 January 1997 - 1 January 1999
  • Future of the Elderly in Bangladesh: A Study on the Influence of Traditional Norms and Changing Demographics on Social Support
    Swedish International Development Corporation
    1 January 1995 - 1 January 1996
  • Care of Older Caregivers: Mobile Application to Alleviate Stress and Improve Quality of Life of Older Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia
    Kamprad Stiftelsen

Anställningar

  • Senior Forskare, Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-

Examina och utbildning

  • Docent, Folkhälsovetenskap, Karolinska Institutet, 2007
  • MEDICINE DOKTORSEXAMEN, Institutionen för neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, Karolinska Institutet, 2001

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