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2 KARTLÄGGNING OCH UTVÄRDERING AV SVENSK VÅRDFORSKNING – HUVUDRAPPORT OCH UNDERLAG FÖR VETENSKAPSRÅDETS REKOMMENDATIONER<br />

and the collaborations are local, regional and national and that these need to<br />

be extended internationally. The lack of large externally peer reviewed funded<br />

projects from the EU is a weakness. In addition, the overall publication<br />

portfolio could be more ambitiously targeted in the future, thus extending<br />

the international impact of this body of research.<br />

Overall rating: C/D (Internationally recognised/Nationally)<br />

GOTHENBURG UNIVERSITY<br />

The research at Gothenburg University is undertaken across several Care<br />

Science Departments. However, most of the activities are concentrated<br />

in the Sahlgrenska Academy, and mainly in the Institutes of Health and<br />

Care Sciences, Neuroscience and Physiology, and Medicine. These institutes<br />

include nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy,<br />

rehabilitation, primary health care, occupational health, public health and<br />

epidemiology.<br />

Main Research Areas<br />

Four mature research areas are identified. These are symptoms and related<br />

intervention, which involves addressing areas such as pain, fatigue, fear and<br />

anxiety in patients with heart failure, cancer, musculoskeletal diseases and<br />

gastro-intestinal disorders. The interest in symptom research was developed<br />

in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University. Promotion of a healthy life<br />

includes studies in a range of areas across the primary, secondary and tertiary<br />

health promotion fields. Contexts and circumstances cover a broad spectrum<br />

from caring models to the environmental impact on patients’ experiences of<br />

health. The aim of the Research methodology area is to develop methods that<br />

are based on the subject/person and not the object/disease and that can be<br />

used on a group level. Various quantitative and qualitative methodologies<br />

have been used and refined and several instruments have been developed<br />

and psychometrically tested.<br />

Quality of Research<br />

Symptoms and related intervention,<br />

This research area represents a bold and innovative programme that addresses<br />

symptom problems of universal significance. For instance, research<br />

has shown that person-centred care can save money with reduced hospital<br />

stay and enabling people to return to work. Work in maternal health, dental<br />

anxiety, non-pharmacological treatment of migraine headache in children,<br />

and a focus on fatigue are all significant. Furthermore, it is pointed out that<br />

VETENSKAPSRÅDETS KARTLÄGGNING, UTVÄRDERING OCH REKOMMENDATIONER ANGÅENDE SVENSK VÅRDFORSKNING 35

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