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Þórdís Katrín Þorsteinsdóttir - Professor
–
Heilbrigðisvísindasvið
Þórdís Katrín Þorsteinsdóttir
Íslenska
Professor
Teaching Coordinator Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
Location
Eirberg / EIR-307
Email
thordist [at] hi.is
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Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
Curriculum Vitae
Þórdís Katrín Þorsteinsdóttir - Curriculum Vitae
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3585-006X
Research portal – Þórdís Katrín Þorsteinsdóttir
Courses 2023 - 2024
HJÚ271F - Advanced emergency nursing - assessment and care
HJÚ831G - Emergency nursing
HJÚ268G - elective course in clinical nursing
HJÚ140F - Skills for theoretical work
HJÚ726G - Violence and mental health-promotion
Education
2015
,
Dipl.Ed.
,
University of Iceland
,
Teaching in Higher Education
2011
,
Ph.D.
,
University of Gothenburg
,
Doctor of Philosophy, Medical Sciences
2006
,
M.Sc.
,
University of Iceland
,
Nursing
1997
,
B.Sc
,
University of Iceland
,
Nursing
1991
,
Stúdentspróf
,
College of Hamrahlið
,
Matriculation examinatio
Professional Experience
2021 -
,
Professor,
University of Iceland
2018 -
,
Head of Research Institute in Emergency Care,
Landspítali - University hospital, University of Iceland
2012 -
2018,
Research coordinator, Institute of Research in Acute Care,
Landspítali - University hospital, University of Iceland
2013 -
2018,
Assistant Professor in Nursing,
University of Iceland
2011 -
2014,
Researcher at the Division of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Regional Cancer Centre West,
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
2009 -
2011,
Doctoral student, Division of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Institution of Clinical Sciences,
Sahlgrenska Academy
2007 -
2007,
Research nurse/trainee, Regional Cancer Centre, Division of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology,
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
2004 -
2005,
Registered Nurse,
Södra Älvsborgs Sjukhus
1998 -
2003,
Registered Nurse,
Landspitali University Hospital
1999 -
2003,
Part-time teacher,
Reykjavík Municipality Educational Institute
1997 -
1998,
Registered Nurse,
Landspitali University Hospital
Published works
2022
Risk of hernia formation after radical prostatectomy: a comparison between open and robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy within the prospectively controlled LAPPRO trial
Hernia
Women’s intimate partner violence versus community violence: Comparing injuries as presented in Iceland’s largest emergency department
International Emergency Nursing
2021
Women and intimate partner violence: Prevalence of hospital visits and nature of injuries in the Icelandic population
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Vesicourethral Anastomotic Stenosis After Open or Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Retropubic Prostatectomy—Results from the Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Robot Open Trial
European Urology Focus
Patients in need of comprehensive geriatric assessment: The utility of the InterRAI emergency department screener
International Emergency Nursing
2020
Suicide rates in Iceland before and after the 2008 Global Recession: a nationwide population-based study
European Journal of Public Health
Do negative intrusive thoughts at diagnosis predict impaired quality of life, depressed mood and waking up with anxiety 3, 12 and 24 months after radical prostatectomy? – a longitudinal study
Scandinavian Journal of Urology
Associations between intraoperative factors and surgeons’ self-assessed operative satisfaction
Surgical Endoscopy
A European Research Agenda for Geriatric Emergency Medicine: a modified Delphi study.
European geriatric medicine
2019
90-Day readmission after radical prostatectomy-a prospective comparison between robot-assisted and open surgery
Scand J Urol
Hip fractures among older people in Iceland between 2008 and 2012
International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing
Fréttir frá kennslunefnd Heilbrigðisvísindasviðs
Tímarit kennslumiðstöðvar Háskóla Íslands
2018
The association between different traumatic life events and suicidality
European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Accidental injuries among older adults: An incidence study.
International emergency nursing
Quality of Life After Open Radical Prostatectomy Compared with Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy.
European urology focus
Social constraints and psychological well‐being after prostate cancer: A follow‐up at 12 and 24 months after surgery
Psycho-Oncology
2017
Habits and self-assessed quality of life, negative intrusive thoughts and depressed mood in patients with prostate cancer: a longitudinal study.
Scandinavian journal of urology
How badly did it hit? Self-assessed emotional shock upon prostate cancer diagnosis and psychological well-being: a follow-up at 3, 12, and 24 months after surgery
Acta Oncologica
Variations in elderly peoples’ visits to the emergency departments in Iceland: A five-year population study
International Emergency Nursing
Thinking about one’s own death after prostate-cancer diagnosis
Supportive Care in Cancer
"Urinary Incontinence and Erectile Dysfunction After Robotic Versus Open Radical Prostatectomy: A Prospective, Controlled, Nonrandomised Trial'' (vol 68, pg 216, 2015)
European Urology
Care-related predictors for negative intrusive thoughts after prostate cancer diagnosis—data from the prospective LAPPRO trial
Psycho-Oncology
2016
Psychological Well-being and Private and Professional Psychosocial Support After Prostate Cancer Surgery: A Follow-up at 3, 12, and 24 Months After Surgery.
European urology focus
Oncological and functional outcomes 1 year after radical prostatectomy for very-low-risk prostate cancer: results from the prospective LAPPRO trial
Bju International
Physical activity before radical prostatectomy reduces sick leave after surgery - results froma prospective, non-randomized controlled clinical trial (LAPPRO).
BMC urology
PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND PRIVATE AND PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT AFTER PROSTATE CANCER SURGERY: A FOLLOW-UP AT 3, 12, AND 24 MONTHS AFTER SURGERY
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Suicide attempts and self-harm during a dramatic national economic transition: a population-based study in Iceland
Eur J Public Health
Preparedness for side effects and bother in symptomatic men after radical prostatectomy in a prospective, non-randomized trial, LAPPRO
Acta Oncol
2015
Urinary Incontinence and Erectile Dysfunction After Robotic Versus Open Radical Prostatectomy: A Prospective, Controlled, Nonrandomised Trial
European Urology
Short-term Results after Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Compared to Open Radical Prostatectomy
European Urology
Degree of Preservation of the Neurovascular Bundles During Radical Prostatectomy and Urinary Continence 1 Year after Surgery
European Urology
Thromboembolic Complications in 3,544 Patients Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy with or without Lymph Node Dissection
Journal of Urology
2014
Emergency department visits and revisits by elderly people 2008-2012 in Iceland
International Emergency Nursing
2013
Worry about one's own children, psychological well-being, and interest in psychosocial intervention
Psycho-Oncology
Intrusive thoughts and quality of life among men with prostate cancer before and three months after surgery
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Patient and tumour-related factors for prediction of urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy
Scandinavian Journal of Urology
2012
WORRYING ABOUT THE CHILDREN AFTER BREAST CANCER: THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AGE OF THE YOUNGEST CHILD AND MOM'S NEED TO TALK
Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology
THINKING ABOUT ONE'S OWN DEATH WHEN DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER
Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology
INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS AFTER PROSTATE CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND SURGERY
Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology
Factors for prediction of the return of urinary continence after radical prostatectomy
European Urology Supplements
2011
LAPPRO: A prospective multicentre comparative study of robot-assisted laparoscopic and retropubic radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology
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