Sara Riggare blogs about personal science

In a recent study published in JMIR Human Factors, researchers explored different factors that could impact the implementation and design of e-mental health interventions for caregivers of people livi...

We welcome Anne H Berman and Markus Saarijärvi who have been appointed as new members of U-CARE’s executive committee, and Mikael Elinder who has been appointed as a new member of U-CARE’s steering co...

Postdoc Markus Saarijärvi and researcher Kine Johansen have been awarded funding for their research from the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation and the Gillberg Foundation (Gillbergska Stiftelsen), respect...

Congratulations to Chelsea, who recently defended her dissertation titled 'E-mental health interventions for informal caregivers: Development with a focus on implementation.' ...

Congratulations to Erik Olsson and Joanne Woodford who have been awarded research project grants from the Swedish Research Council for their research projects! ...

Congratulations to Markus Saarijärvi, postdoc in U-CARE, and PhD student Frida Svedin, who have recently been awarded funding for their research. ...

Welcome to U-CARE, Markus Saarijärvi, who began his role as a postdoctoral researcher in the field of complex interventions at the beginning of October. ...

Congratulations to U-CARE's PhD student, Frida Svedin, who has been granted SEK 11,000 to facilitate networking and collaborative initiatives within the European University ENLIGHT. ...

Last week, U-CARE Venue, an annual conference with the theme "Improving value and reducing waste in research," took place at the University Main Building in Uppsala. The conference offered presentatio...

In August, U-CARE's PhD student Philip Leissner and Professor Erik Olsson participated in the International Congress of Behavioral Medicine (ICBM) in Vancouver, Canada. Together with colleagues, they ...

Scifest is a science festival that invites people of all ages to get a taste of the research conducted in Uppsala through various activities. At this year's festival, U-CARE's researcher Kine Johansen...

Earlier this month, U-CARE's PhD student Frida Svedin presented her work at the Cochrane Colloquium in London, United Kingdom.  ...

Earlier this month U-CARE’s PhD student Chelsea Coumoundouros presented her work at the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS) conference in Bremen, Germany. ...

In a study recently published in Nurse Education Today, researchers explore experiences of education about forced migrants who identify as LGBTQ+. They found that nursing students and lecturers are se...

In a study recently published in the Archives of Public Health, researchers investigate the association between different types of household fuels and congenital birth defects in Nepal. The study reve...

In early August, Louise von Essen and Joanne Woodford from U-CARE visited Dar es-Salaam in Tanzania to meet research partners within the GuardiansCan project. The purpose was to collaborate on the dev...

After a two-year hiatus, U-CARE welcomes participants to this year's edition of U-CARE Venue with the theme 'Improving Value and Reducing Waste in Research'. The conference, featuring prominent resear...

U-CARE’s PhD student Faraja Chiwanga will present at the AORTIC International Conference on Cancer in Africa that takes place in Dakar in November. Faraja’s presentations will center around on her PhD...

In a study recently published in Cancer Medicine, the authors explore experiences of sexual dysfunction and fertility distress among young adults treated for cancer. The researchers found that the dis...

In an article recently published in JMIR Research Protocols, the authors give an overview of the research project GuardiansCan where the researchers are developing and testing a mobile health interven...

In a recent study published in JMIR Human Factors, researchers identify facilitators and barriers of digital mental health interventions. The study focuses on healthcare decision makers and their pers...

Congratulations to Erik Olsson, researcher in U-CARE, who has been appointed as a professor in health psychology. Erik will assume the position starting from 1st July. ...

Congratulations to U-CARE's PhD student Frida Svedin, who has been appointed as a member of the Advisory Board for Research (Rådet för forskning) by the Doctoral Board. The Research Council, led by th...

In a study recently published in European Heart Journal Open, the researchers evaluate a study design to investigate the effect of beta-blocker therapy on quality of life of patients that have experie...

Yesterday, Sweden's largest excercise event, Blodomloppet, took place in Uppsala. The purpose of Blodomloppet is to raise awareness about the need for blood donation and promote a healthy lifestyle. I...

Welcome, Abla Sami, who has recently started an internship at U-CARE. During her internship, Abla will be working on qualitative data analysis and research administration, among other tasks. ...

U-CARE researchers, Joanne Woodford and Chelsea Coumoundouros contributed to a study recently published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. The study examined the interpersonal proces...

Congratulations to Luciana Terceiro, who recently was appointed as a PhD Student in eHealth within U-CARE. Luciana will in her PhD project develop the internet-based research platform called the U-CAR...

The U-CARE Platform is an internet-based research platform, developed within U-CARE. In the film, researchers Joanne Woodford and Mudassir Imran Mustafa explain how you can conduct eHealth research vi...

Fredrika Norlund, psychologist and affiliated researcher at U-CARE, is interviewed in the latest issue of Status – the national association Hjärtlung's membership magazine. In the interview, Fredrika ...

U-CARE’s PhD student Chelsea Coumoundouros will give two presentations at the European Health Psychology Society Conference (EHPS) that takes place in Bremen in September. Chelsea will give an oral pr...

U-CARE’s PhD student Frida Svedin will present at the 2023 edition of the Cochrane Colloquium in London in September. Frida will present results from the INVOLVERA study at the conference, which focus...

Associate Professor Erik Olsson is interviewed in the latest issue of Status - the membership magazine of the Swedish funding association Riksförbundet Hjärtlung. In the interview, Erik talks about hi...

In a study recently published in Internet Interventions, researchers evaluated the long-term effects of an internet-based psychological intervention for depression and anxiety in patients with cancer....

In a study recently published in BMC Psychiatry, the researchers investigate if interventions based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) are effective for perinatal depression. They found that CBT-b...

In a study recently published in the Upsala Journal of Medical Science, the researchers investigate the effects on heart rate viability (HRV) when treating patients with depressive episodes with magne...

The National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom has translated workbooks for treating common mental health difficulties into the UK’s top ten languages after English that a researcher within U...

Associate professor Erik Olsson recently presented at the seminar ’Digital Services that simplify everyday care’ at Åland University of Applied Sciences. Erik gave a seminar about the course ’Innovati...

Louise von Essen is a licensed psychologist and professor in Healthcare Sciences and leads the research programme U-CARE. In the film, Louise presents the research conducted within U-CARE and her rese...

Maria Hägglund is an associate professor in Health informatics and an associated researcher to U-CARE. In the film, Maria talks about her research on patients’ access to electronic health records and ...

Welcome to U-CARE Maria Hanser, who recently started her position as a research assistant. Maria will work on a project where the researchers investigate how children with motor difficulties experienc...

Erik Olsson is a licensed psychologist and associate professor in Clinical Psychology and a researcher in U-CARE. In the film, Erik talks about his research where he develops an internet-based cogniti...

Joanne Woodford is an assistant senior lecturer in Healthcare Sciences and a researcher in U-CARE. In the film, Joanne talks about her research, focusing on development of psychological support for in...

'In the current recession with difficult economic conditions making life more stressful, more people are at risk of suffering a myocardial infarction due to stress.' In today's edition of the news sit...

U-CARE welcomes new system developers Sajad Sharhani and Nataliia Snezhkina, and student employee Leonora Stiernborg. They will, together with the development team, work on a new version of the U-CARE...

February 14, U-CARE arranged the event ‘For the love of science’ at Reginateatern in Uppsala. During the evening, the new research videos that U-CARE has produced were screened, and the participants t...

Welcome, Luciana Terceiro, who recently started her position as a research assistant. Luciana will, together with the development team, work on a new version of the U-CARE portal. Research assi...

Together with the production company Phosworks, U-CARE has produced research videos where members from U-CARE’s research group present their studies and projects. The videos will be screened at Regina...

A study recently published in BMC Women’s Health explores the experiences related to the COVID-19 pandemic among women in homelessness in Stockholm, Sweden. The researchers found that several factors ...

A study recently published in BMC Nephrology explored what informal caregivers of people living with chronic kidney disease want in self-help interventions. ...