Barbro Arvidsson

Work area / area of expertise
Health and Healthcare

Expertise
Professor of Clinical Health Care, the University of Gjövik, Norway
Professor of Nursing Care, Halmstad University, Sweden
Registered nurse, Ph.D.

Teaching
Supervision and examinations at basic and advanced level
Research supervision; Course for postgraduate supervisors
Teaching of Master studies in Clinical Health Care
Supervision of colleagues at the level of lecturer as well as applicants for the post of lecturer and those with first-level qualifications
Supervision of doctoral candidates.

Research
Higher level pedagogical supervision with focus on professional nursing and research supervision.
Patient centred studies in the area of psychiatric and rheumatology care.
A thesis in 2000 on the subject of professional nursing supervision and its effects.

Research environment:

Center for Social Analysis

CVHI - Centre of Research on Welfare, Health and Sport

Miscellaneous:
Ongoing research projects:
Patient centred studies in the area of rheumatology care, in cooperation with the Academic and Clinical Unit for Musculoskeletal Nursing in Leeds, United Kingdom and Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
The development of psychiatric nursing care with focus on health promotion processes, in cooperation with Mental Health Nursing Research in Sweden (MeHNuRse).

Training to become a researcher – doctoral candidates’ experiences of the learning process in research education adapted to the profession.
Supervision models for practical studies.
Simulation as an educational method.

Links:

Mehnurse

Publications

På svenska

Publications:

Registered publications in DiVA

Article in journal
Arvidsson, Barbro, Bergseth, Bogsti, Wenche, Solvik, Elisabeth, Struksnes, Solveig, Engelien, Ragna, Nordhagen, Sönsteby, Siv (2013). Styrket veiledning i sykepleierutdanningens praksisperioder.. Vård i Norden, 33 (1), pp. 56 - 60. View detailed record in DiVA
Struksnes, Solveig, Engelien, Ragna I., Bogsti, Wenche B., Moen, Öyfrid L., Nordhagen, Siv S., Solvik, Elisabeth, Arvidsson, Barbro (2012). Nurses’ conceptions of how an alternative supervision model influences their competence in assessment of nursing students in clinical practice. Nurse Education in Practice, 12 (2), pp. 83 - 88. View detailed record in DiVA
Samarashinge, Kerstin, Arvidsson, Barbro, Abrahamsson, Anita, Fridlund, Bengt (2012). The promotion of family wellness for refugee families in cultural transition- A phenomenographic study. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 2 (4), pp. 92 - 104. View detailed record in DiVA
Arvidsson, Susann, Bergman, Stefan, Arvidsson, Barbro, Fridlund, Bengt, Tingström, Pia (2012). Psychometric Properties of the Swedish Rheumatic Disease Empowerment Scale, SWE-RES-23. Musculoskeletal Care, 10 (2), pp. 101 - 109. View detailed record in DiVA
Arvidsson, Susann, Bergman, Stefan, Arvidsson, Barbro, Fridlund, Bengt, Tingström, Pia (2012). Effects of a self-care promoting problem-based learning programme in people with rheumatic diseases : a randomized controlled study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, pp. 15 s. - . View detailed record in DiVA
Hubertsson, Jenny, Petersson, Ingmar, Arvidsson, Barbro, Thorstensson, Carina (2011). Sickness absence in musculoskeletal disorders : patients' experiences of interactions with the Social Insurance Agency and health care. A qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 11 (107). View detailed record in DiVA
Franke, Anita, Arvidsson, Barbro (2011). Research supervisors’ different ways of experiencing supervision of doctoral students. Studies in Higher Education, 36 (1), pp. 7 - 19. View detailed record in DiVA
Bergsten, Ulrika, Bergman, Stefan, Fridlund, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro (2011). “Delivering knowledge and advice” : Healthcare providers’ experiences of their interaction with patients’ management of rheumatoid arthritis. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 6 (4). View detailed record in DiVA
Bergsten, Ulrika, Bergman, Stefan, Fridlund, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro (2011). "Striving for a good life" - the management of reumatoid arthritis as experienced by patients. Open Nursing Journal, 5, pp. 95 - 101. View detailed record in DiVA
Bergsten, Ulrika, Bergman, Stefan, Fridlund, Bengt, Alfredsson, Lars, Berglund, Anita, Arvidsson, Barbro, Petersson, Ingemar (2011). Patterns of background factors related to early RA patients conceptions of the cause of their disease. Clinical Rheumatology, 30 (3), pp. 347 - 352. View detailed record in DiVA
Arvidsson, Susann, Bergman, Stefan, Arvidsson, Barbro, Fridlund, Bengt, Bengtsson Tops, Anita (2011). Experiences of health-promoting self-care in people living with rheumatic diseases. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67 (6), pp. 1264 - 1272. View detailed record in DiVA
Arvidsson, Susann, Arvidsson, Barbro, Fridlund, Bengt, Bergman, Stefan (2011). Factors promoting health-related quality of life in people with rheumatic diseases : a 12 month longitudinal study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 12 (102). View detailed record in DiVA
Nordhagen, Siv, Larsen Moen, Oeyfrid, Bergseth Bogsti, Wenche, Engelien, Ragna, Solvik, Elisabeth, Struksnes, Solveig, Arvidsson, Barbro (2010). Gruppeveiledning for studentenes daglige veiledere i praksis : Hvordan erfarer laerere at dette viker inn på deres funksjon i klinisk undervisning?. Norsk tidsskrift for sykepleieforskning, 12 (2), pp. 15 - 25. View detailed record in DiVA
Larsson, Ingrid, Bergman, Stefan, Fridlund, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro (2010). Patients' independence of a nurse for the administration of subcutaneous anti-TNF therapy : a phenomenographic study. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 5 (2), pp. 5146-1 - 5146-10. View detailed record in DiVA
Larsson, Ingrid, Arvidsson, Susann, Bergman, Stefan, Arvidsson, Barbro (2010). Patients´conceptions of drug information given by a rheumatology nurse : a phenomenographic study. Musculoskeletal Care, 8 (1), pp. 36 - 45. View detailed record in DiVA
Wikström, Ingegerd, Arvidsson, Barbro, Nilsson, Käth, Roos, Ewa, Jacobsson, Lennart (2009). Reliability, validity and responsiveness of a new leisure index : The Patient-Specific Leisure Scale (PSLS). Musculoskeletal Care, 7 (3), pp. 178 - 193. View detailed record in DiVA
Larsson, Ingrid, Bergman, Stefan, Fridlund, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro (2009). Patients' dependence on a nurse for the administration of their intravenous anti-TNF therapy : A phenomenographic study. Musculoskeletal Care, 7 (2), pp. 93 - 105. View detailed record in DiVA
Bremander, Ann, Bergman, Stefan, Arvidsson, Barbro (2009). Perception of multimodal cognitive treatment for people with chronic widespread pain : changing one's life plan. Disability and Rehabilitation, 31 (24), pp. 1996 - 2004. View detailed record in DiVA
Bergsten, Ulrika, Bergman, Stefan, Fridlund, Bengt, Alfredsson, Lars, Berglund, Anita, Petersson, Ingemar F., Arvidsson, Barbro (2009). Patients’ conceptions of the cause of their Rheumatoid Arthritis : A qualitative study. Musculoskeletal Care, 7 (4), pp. 243 - 255. View detailed record in DiVA
Thorstensson, Carina, Mathiasson, Jenny, Arvidsson, Barbro, Heide, Anders, Petersson, Ingemar (2008). Cooperation between gatekeepers in sickness insurance - the perspective of social insurance officers : A qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 8 (231), pp. 1 - 7. View detailed record in DiVA [ Download fulltext ]
Svedberg, Petra, Arvidsson, Barbro, Svensson, Bengt, Hansson, Lars (2008). Psychometric characteristics of a self-report questionnaire (HPIQ) focusing on health promotion interventions in mental health services. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 17 (3), pp. 171 - 179. View detailed record in DiVA
Lidell, Evy, Hildingh, Cathrine, Arvidsson, Barbro (2008). Awareness in research supervision : a single subject study. Vård i Norden, 28 (2), pp. 23 - 26. View detailed record in DiVA
Jormfeldt, Henrika, Svensson, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro, Hansson, Lars (2008). Dimensions and reliability of a questionnaire for the evaluation of subjective experiences of health among patients in mental health services. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 29 (1), pp. 51 - 62. View detailed record in DiVA
Jormfeldt, Henrika, Arvidsson, Barbro, Svensson, Bengt, Hansson, Lars (2008). Construct validity of a health questionnaire intended to measure the subjective experience of health among patients in mental health services. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 15 (3), pp. 238 - 245. View detailed record in DiVA
Arvidsson, Susann, Arvidsson, Barbro, Fridlund, Bengt, Bergman, Stefan (2008). Health predicting factors in a general population over an eight-year period in subjects with and without chronic musculoskeletal pain. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 6 (98), pp. 1 - 9. View detailed record in DiVA [ Download fulltext ]
Arvidsson, Barbro, Skärsäter, Ingela, Öijervall, Jörgen, Fridlund, Bengt (2008). Process-oriented group supervision implemented during nursing education : nurses’ conceptions 1 year after their nursing degree. Journal of Nursing Management, 16 (7), pp. 868 - 875. View detailed record in DiVA
Arvidsson, Barbro, Skärsäter, Ingela, Fridlund, Bengt, Svensson, Marie-Louise, Baigi, Amir (2008). Effects of process-oriented group supervision as reported by nursing students : a pilot study. Vård i Norden, 28 (1), pp. 26 - 29. View detailed record in DiVA
Arvidsson, Barbro, Skärsäter, Ingela, Baigi, Amir, Fridlund, Bengt (2008). The development of a questionnaire for evaluating process-oriented group supervision during nursing education. Nurse Education in Practice, 8 (2), pp. 88 - 93. View detailed record in DiVA
Arvidsson, Barbro, Baigi, Amir, Skärsäter, Ingela (2008). Changes in the effects of process-oriented group supervision as reported by female and male nursing students : a prospective longitudinal study. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 22 (3), pp. 437 - 444. View detailed record in DiVA
Wikström, I., Arvidsson, Barbro, Nilsson, K., Roos, E., Jacobsson, L. T. H. (2007). Validity and reliability of anew leisure index - The PSLS. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 66 (Suppl. 2), pp. 661 - 661. View detailed record in DiVA
Svedberg, Petra, Svensson, Bengt Göran, Arvidsson, Barbro, Hansson, Lars (2007). The construct validity of a self-report questionnaire focusing on health promotion interventions in mental health services. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 14 (6), pp. 566 - 572. View detailed record in DiVA
Koslander, Tiburtius, Arvidsson, Barbro (2007). Patients’ conceptions of how the spiritual dimension is addressed in mental health care : a qualitative study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 57 (6), pp. 597 - 604. View detailed record in DiVA
Jormfeldt, Henrika, Svedberg, Petra, Fridlund, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro (2007). Perceptions of the concept of health among nurses working in mental health services : a phenomenographic study. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 16 (1), pp. 50 - 56. View detailed record in DiVA
Thorstensson, Carina A., Roos, Ewa M., Petersson, Ingemar F., Arvidsson, Barbro (2006). How do middle-aged patients conceive exercise as a form of treatment for knee osteoarthritis?. Disability and Rehabilitation, 28 (1), pp. 51 - 59. View detailed record in DiVA
Samarasinghe, Kerstin, Fridlund, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro (2006). Primary Health Care Nurses’ conceptions of involuntarily migrated families’ health. International Nursing Review, 53 (4), pp. 301 - 307. View detailed record in DiVA
Arvidsson, Susann, Arvidsson, Barbro, Fridlund, Bengt, Bergman, Stefan (2006). Chronic musculoskeletal pain and sleep disturbances as predictors for lower vitality measured by the short form 36 (SF-36) - A eight-year follow up study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 65 (Supplement 2), pp. 656 - 656. View detailed record in DiVA
Arvidsson, Barbro, Petersson, Ann, Nilsson, Inger, Andersson, Britt I., Petersson, Ingemar F., Fridlund, Bengt (2006). A nurse-led rheumatology clinic’s impact on empowering patients with rheumatoid arthritis : A qualitative study. Nursing and Health Sciences, 8 (3), pp. 133 - 139. View detailed record in DiVA
Arvidsson, Barbro, Hedelin, Birgitta, Johansson, Inger (2006). Degree project in nursing programme-peer review for quality assurance. Vård i Norden, 26 (1), pp. 54 - 57. View detailed record in DiVA
Arvidsson, Barbro, Hedelin, Birgitta, Johansson, Inger (2006). Uppsatsarbete på kandidatnivå inom omvårdnad : peer-review som kvalitetssäkring. Vård i Norden, 26 (1), pp. 56 - 59. View detailed record in DiVA
Wikström, Ingegerd, Jacobsson, Lennart, Arvidsson, Barbro (2005). How people with rheumatoid arthritis perceive leisure activities : A qualitative study. Musculoskeletal Care, 3 (2), pp. 74 - 84. View detailed record in DiVA
Ohlson, Elisabeth, Arvidsson, Barbro (2005). Sjuksköterskornas uppfattning av hur processorienterad omvårdnadshandledning kan befrämja deras psykiska hälsa. Vård i Norden, 26 (2), pp. 32 - 35. View detailed record in DiVA
Koslander, Tiburtius, Arvidsson, Barbro (2005). How the spiritual dimension is addressed in psychiatric patient-nurse relationships. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 51 (6), pp. 558 - 566. View detailed record in DiVA
Bergsten, Ulrika, Petersson, Ingemar F., Arvidsson, Barbro (2005). Perception of tactile massage as a complement to other forms of pain relief in rheumatic disease. Musculoskeletal Care, 3 (3), pp. 157 - 167. View detailed record in DiVA
Arvidsson, Barbro, Fridlund, Bengt (2005). Factors influencing nurse supervisor competence : a critical incident analysis study. Journal of Nursing Management, 13 (3), pp. 231 - 237. View detailed record in DiVA
Arvidsson, Barbro, Arvidsson, Susann, Hellström, Elisabeth, Persson, Ulrika, Petersson, Ingemar F. (2005). Patients' perceptions of drug dispensing in a rheumatological in-patient unit. Musculoskeletal Care, 3 (4), pp. 213 - 223. View detailed record in DiVA
Svedberg, Petra, Jormfeldt, Henrika, Fridlund, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro (2004). Perceptions of the concept of health among patients in mental health nursing. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 25 (7), pp. 723 - 736. View detailed record in DiVA
Svedberg, Petra, Jormfeldt, Henrika, Arvidsson, Barbro (2003). Patients' conceptions of how health processes are promoted in mental health nursing : A qualitative study. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 10 (4), pp. 448 - 456. View detailed record in DiVA
Jormfeldt, Henrika, Svedberg, Petra, Arvidsson, Barbro (2003). Nurses' conceptions of how health processes are promoted in mental health nursing. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 10 (5), pp. 608 - 615. View detailed record in DiVA
Samarasinghe, Kerstin, Arvidsson, Barbro (2002). `It is a different war to fight here in Sweden'- the impact of involuntary migration on the health of refugee families in transition. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 16 (3), pp. 292 - 301. View detailed record in DiVA
Larsson, Ingrid, Bergman, Stefan, Fridlund, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro . Patients´experience of a nurse-led rheumatology clinic in Sweden undergoing biological therapy-a qualitative study. Nursing and Health Sciences. (Accepted) View detailed record in DiVA
Arvidsson, Barbro, Franke, Anita . Nurses´various ways of conceiving their learning process as doctoral students : A phenomenograhic study. Nurse Education in Practice. (In press) View detailed record in DiVA
Book
Franke, Anita, Arvidsson, Barbro, Gustafsson, Bertil (2007). Högskolepedagogisk handledning : Erfarenheter av pedagogisk förnyelse vid Högskolan i Halmstad. Högskolan i Halmstad, Halmstad. 56 p. (Forskning i Halmstad ; 12). View detailed record in DiVA [ Download fulltext ]
Chapter in book
Arvidsson, Barbro (2006). Yrkesmässig handledning i omvårdnad. Psykiatrisk omvårdnad : att stödja hälsofrämjande processer. Studentlitteratur, Lund. P. 139 - 154. View detailed record in DiVA
Collection (editor)
Arvidsson, Barbro., Skärsäter, Ingela. (2006) (eds.). Psykiatrisk omvårdnad : att stödja hälsofrämjande processer. Studentlitteratur, Lund. 187 p. (Vårdlitteratur ; 67). View detailed record in DiVA
Conference paper
Larsson, Ingrid, Fridlund, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro, Bergman, Stefan (2012). Treatment outcomes from a nurse-led rheumatology clinic in monitoring of anti-TNF therapy– a randomised controlled trial. Supplement : Abstracts of the American College of Rheumatology & Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals, Annual Scientific Meeting, November 9–4, 2012 Washington, D.C.. P. 667- 667. View detailed record in DiVA
Larsson, Ingrid, Fridlund, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro, Bergman, Stefan (2012). Nurse-led rheumatology clinic versus rheumatologist clinic in monitoring of biological therapy– a randomised controlled study. . View detailed record in DiVA [ Download fulltext ]
Larsson, Ingrid, Fridlund, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro, Bergman, Stefan (2012). Sjuksköterskemottagning för patienter med en reumatisk sjukdom behandlade med biologiska läkemedel – ett randomiserat, kontrollerat försök jämförande sjuksköterskemottagning med läkarmottagning. . View detailed record in DiVA
Larsson, Ingrid, Fridlund, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro, Bergman, Stefan (2012). Biological therapy could be monitored by a rheumatology nurse-led clinic without any differences in outcome – a randomised controlled study. . View detailed record in DiVA
Larsson, Ingrid, Bergman, Stefan, Fridlund, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro (2011). Patients’ experiences of nurse-led follow-up in biological therapy – a qualitative study. . View detailed record in DiVA
Larsson, Ingrid, Bergman, Stefan, Fridlund, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro (2011). Patients’ experiences of rheumatology nurse-led clinic in biological therapy – a qualitative study. . View detailed record in DiVA
Larsson, Ingrid, Bergman, Stefan, Fridlund, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro (2010). Patients’ independence of a nurse for the administration of their subcutaneous anti-TNF therapy : A phenomenographic study. . View detailed record in DiVA
Larsson, Ingrid, Bergman, Stefan, Fridlund, Bengt, Arvidsson, Barbro (2010). Patients with rheumatic diseases and their conceptions of regular self-administered subcutaneous anti-TNF injections. . View detailed record in DiVA
Larsson, Ingrid, Arvidsson, Susann, Bergman, Stefan, Arvidsson, Barbro (2009). Patients’ conceptions of drug information given by the rheumatology nurse. EULAR 2009 : Copenhagen, 10-13 June 2009 ; abstracts. P. 781- 781. View detailed record in DiVA
Larsson, Ingrid, Arvidsson, Susann, Bergman, Stefan, Arvidsson, Barbro (2009). Patients’ conceptions of drug information given by a rheumatology nurse - A phenomenographic study. . View detailed record in DiVA
Larsson, Ingrid, Arvidsson, Barbro (2008). Patients’ dependence on a nurse for the administration of their intravenous anti-TNF therapy: A phenomenographic study. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being 2008, vol 3, No2S: 36-40. P. 36- 40. View detailed record in DiVA
Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary
Arvidsson, Barbro (2000). Group supervision in nursing care : a longitudinal study of psychiatric nurses' experiences and conceptions. Diss. (summary). Malmö School of Education, Dept. of Educational and Psychological Research, 2000. View detailed record in DiVA