Ulrica Lovén Wickman
Senior lecturer
Department of Health and Caring Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
My research groups
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Centre of Interprofessional Collaboration within Emergency care (CICE) CICE is a Swedish knowledge centre at Linnaeus University, Campus Växjö, operating through an operative group, steering group and…
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Pain Research Group The Pain Research Group is working towards a better understanding of how different types of pain influence our everyday thinking and functioning.
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The ReAction group – Resilient healthcare and patient activation Our research aims to improve the ability of healthcare systems to provide high quality, safe and equitable care throughout the…
My ongoing research projects
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Project: Health literacy among patients with inflammatory bowel disease Low health literacy is today described as a threat to the health of patients living with inflammatory bowel disease. Health…
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Project: Opportunistic screening of atrial fibrillation among participants at a health clinic The overall aim of this project is to conduct opportunistic screening for atrial fibrillation among…
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Project: Outdoor experiences among patients with neurological disorders Current neurological therapies predominantly focus on pharmacological treatments, including those for managing mental health…
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
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Anders-rumsey, J., Kasmikha, L., Chiang, M., Hodish, G., Sheehan, J., et al. (2025). Inflammatory Bowel Disease Self-Care Behaviors in Context of Psychosocial Factors. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 70. 3289-3296.
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Persson, V., Lovén wickman, U. (2025). Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Self-Care in Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes : An Integrative Literature Review. Healthcare. 13 (8).
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Lovén wickman, U. (2025). Factors Affecting Long-Term Outcomes for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease : A Cross-Sectional Design. Nursing Reports. 15 (7).
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Lovén wickman, U., Schmidt, M. (2023). Experiences of primary care among young adults with mental illness – A systematic literature review. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 37 (3). 628-641.
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Olsson nydén, A., Sahlin johannesson, E., Andersson, S., Lovén wickman, U. (2023). An empirical study of patients' perceptions of encounters with healthcare professionals after undergoing cancer surgery in the gastrointestinal tract - A phenomenographic study. Archives of Health Science. 7 (1).
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Östangård olofsson, C., Lovén wickman, U. (2023). District nurses' experiences of giving initial healthcare assessment to young adults applying for mental illness in primary care – a qualitative interview study. Primary Health Care Research and Development. 24.
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Lovén wickman, U., Yngman-uhlin, P., Hjortswang, H., Hollman frisman, G. (2020). Questionnaire-based evaluation of a self-care in inflammatory bowel disease. SelfCare. 11 (2). 36-47.
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Lovén wickman, U., Hollman frisman, G., Hjortswang, H., Yngman uhlin, P. (2020). Self-care, disease activity and health-related quality of life among patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Archives of Clinical and Biomedical Research. 4 (6). 674-690.
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Lovén wickman, U., Yngman-uhlin, P., Hjortswang, H., Wenemark, M., Stjernman, H., et al. (2019). Development of a self-care questionnaire for clinical assessment of self-care in patients with inflammatory bowel disease : A psychometric evaluation.. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 89. 1-7.
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Lovén wickman, U., Yngman-uhlin, P., Hjortswang, H., Riegel, B., Stjernman, H., et al. (2016). Self-care among patients with inflammatory bowel disease : an interview study. Gastroenterology Nursing. 39 (2). 121-128.
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Article, review/survey (Refereed)
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Velander karlsson, A., Petersson, T., Lovén wickman, U. (2026). Factors Influencing Adherence to Self-Care in Patients with 2 Type 2 Diabetes : A Systematic Literature Review. Healthcare. MDPI. 14 (7).
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Lovén wickman, U., Ågren, S. (2025). Health Literacy : A Pathway to Better Health for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease - An Integrative Literature Review. International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Research. Gavin Publishers. 8 (1).
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Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
- Lovén wickman, U. (2019). Self-care: the way to find balance in life : development and evaluation of a self-care questionnaire for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Doctoral Thesis. Linköping, Linköping University Electronic Press. 79.
Chapter in book (Refereed)
- Lovén wickman, U., Coetzee, C. (2024). Mental Illness among Young Adults in Primary Care and Community Context. Nursing Studies - A Path to Success. London, IntechOpen.
Conference paper (Refereed)
- Lovén wickman, U., Coetzee, C. (2024). Mental Illness among Young Adults in Primary Care and Community Context. Presented at the 2024 SANORD conference: "Social and Epistemic Justice: Imagining Sustainable Futures through Agency", Cape Town, South Africa, December 3-6, 2024.
- Olsson nydén, A., Sahlin johannesson, E., Lovén wickman, U. (2023). Patienters uppfattning om vårdpersonalens bemötande efter genomgången cancerkirurgi i mag-tarmkanalen - En fenomenografisk studie. Svenska Gastrodagarna, Örebro 10-12 maj 2023 : Abstrakts. 48-48.
- Johansson, E., Lovén wickman, U. (2022). Medication adherence in relation to Health-related Quality of Life in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease – A cross-sectional study. . i618-i618.
- Lovén wickman, U., Hollman frisman, G., Hjortswang, H., Yngman uhlin, P. (2019). Selfcare, disease activity and health-related quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease. Presented at Gastrodagarna i Jönköping, poster presentation 19-05-08.
- Lovén wickman, U., Yngman-uhlin, P., Hjortswang, H., Wenemark, M., Stjernman, H., et al. (2018). Development of a self-care questionnaire for clinical assessment in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Presented at the 13th Congress of ECCO, Vienna, Austria, February 14-17, 2018.
- Lovén wickman, U., Yngman-uhlin, P., Hjortswang, H., Wenemark, M., Stjernman, H., et al. (2016). Development of a self-care questionnaire for clinical assessment among patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Presented at the International conference on Nursing, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 5-7, 2016.
- Lovén wickman, U., Riegel, B., Yngman uhlin, P., Hjortswang, H., Hollman frisman, G. (2016). Self-care of inflammatory bowel disease may be associated with better well-being. Presented at the 11th Congress of ECCO, Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 16-19, 2016.
- Lovén wickman, U., Riegel, B., Yngman uhlin, P., Hjortswang, H., Hollman frisman, G. (2016). Self-care of inflammatory bowel disease may be associated with better well-being : a web-based pilot study. Presented at the Nordic conference in Nursing Research, Stockholm, Sweden, June 15-17, 2016.
- Lovén wickman, U., Yngman-uhlin, P., Hjortswang, H., Riegel, B., Stjernman, H., et al. (2014). Self-care among patients with inflammatory bowel disease - an interview study. Presented at the 9th Congress of ECCO: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Copenhagen, Denmark, February 20-22, 2014.
Conference paper (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Lindgren, C., Lovén wickman, U. (2025). Från teori till praktik : Träning evidensbaserade metoder - VFU på Hälsomottagning. Presented at VFU-konferensen 2025: "Verksamhetsförlagd utbildning, handledning och perspektiv på ledarskap", Digital, November 11, 2025.
- Lovén wickman, U. (2024). Avatarsimulering vid inlärning av motiverande samtal. Presented at Sjuksköterskedagarna 2024: "Perspektiv på etik och hållbar omvårdnad", Stockholm, Sweden, November 26-27, 2024.
- Lovén wickman, U. (2022). Why does self-management matter?. Presented at the 17th Congress of ECCO, "Better together: Empowering patients to self-manage their IBD", Takeda sponsored satellite symposium, Virtual, February 16-19, 2022.