I defended my doctoral thesis in March 2022, at Lund University in the subject medical science with a focus on gerontology. My doctoral thesis aimed to develop knowledge about possible health-promoting aspects of preventive home visits to older persons, from an individual and a societal perspective. The thesis work was based on the development and research project preventive home visits for seniors (Pre-H), which is part of the Research platform for collaboration for health at Kristianstad University.

During my doctoral studies, I was involved in the committee for postgraduate education at Kristianstad University and a member of the coordination group for the research platform for collaboration for health. I was also affiliated with the SWEAH Swedish National Graduate School for Competitive Science on Aging and Health and the research group Active and Healthy Aging at Lund University. Previously, I also worked as a nurse in municipal health care, I also have a master's degree in public health science from Lund University.

I am now active with research within the Nordic Health Promotion Research Network and a member of SAIN (SWEAH Alumni Interdisciplinary Network). Furthermore, I continue with research with a focus on health-promoting interventions for older persons. I am primarily interested in how health can be promoted in older persons at both an individual and a societal level. I am also a member of the Swedish Gerontological Society. In terms of teaching, I am mainly involved in the specialist nursing program focusing on care of older persons, where I work as a coordinator. The specialist nursing program focusing on care of older persons is implemented in collaboration between the University of Gothenburg, Jönköping University, Kristianstad University, University West and Linnaeus University.

Thesis

Nivestam, A. (2022). Health-promoting aspects of preventive home visits for older persons: An individual and a societal perspective. Lund University, Faculty of Medicine.

https://lucris.lub.lu.se/ws/portalfiles/portal/113685275/Avhandling_Anna_Nivestam_web.pdf