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Þórdís Katrín Þorsteinsdóttir - Professor

Þórdís Katrín Þorsteinsdóttir

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School of Health Sciences

Þórdís Katrín Þorsteinsdóttir

Professor

Teaching Coordinator Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery

Location
Eirberg / EIR-307
Email
thordist [at] hi.is

Unit
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

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

2024

Möguleg framtíðarsýn og rammi náms í hjúkrunar- og ljósmóðurfræðum [Potential future vision and framework for Nursing and Midwifery Education]Menntakvika 2024: Ráðstefna í menntavísindum
Recommendations for blood sampling in emergency departments from the European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM), European Society for Emergency Nursing (EuSEN), and European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) Working Group for the Preanalytical Phase. Executive summaryClinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Prevalence of Frailty in European Emergency Departments (FEED)European Geriatric Medicine
Möguleg framtíðarsýn og rammi náms í hjúkrunar- og ljósmóðurfræðum
Intimate Partner Violence Against WomenJournal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

2022

Correction: Risk of hernia formation after radical prostatectomy: a comparison between open and robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy within the prospectively controlled LAPPRO trialHernia
Women's intimate partner violence versus community violenceInternational Emergency Nursing

2021

Women and intimate partner violenceScandinavian Journal of Public Health
Vesicourethral Anastomotic Stenosis After Open or Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Retropubic Prostatectomy—Results from the Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Robot Open TrialEuropean Urology Focus
Patients in need of comprehensive geriatric assessmentInternational Emergency Nursing

2020

Risk of hernia formation after radical prostatectomyHernia
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 studyScandinavian Journal of Urology
Suicide rates in Iceland before and after the 2008 Global RecessionEuropean Journal of Public Health

2019

Fréttir frá kennslunefnd HeilbrigðisvísindasviðsTímarit Kennslumiðstöðvar Háskóla Íslands
Hip fractures among older people in Iceland between 2008 and 2012International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing
90-Day readmission after radical prostatectomy—a prospective comparison between robot-assisted and open surgeryScandinavian Journal of Urology
Quality of Life After Open Radical Prostatectomy Compared with Robot-assisted Radical ProstatectomyEuropean Urology Focus
Associations between intraoperative factors and surgeons’ self-assessed operative satisfactionSurgical Endoscopy

2018

La asociación de diferentes eventos traumáticos vitales y suicidalidadEuropean Journal of Psychotraumatology
Social constraints and psychological well-being after prostate cancerPsycho-Oncology
Accidental injuries among older adultsInternational Emergency Nursing
The association between different traumatic life events and suicidalityEuropean Journal of Psychotraumatology
Variations in elderly peoples’ visits to the emergency departments in IcelandInternational Emergency Nursing
Thinking about one’s own death after prostate-cancer diagnosisSupportive Care in Cancer
Hæfniviðmið í bráðahjúkrun á Landspítala — skilgreining og innleiðingTímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga

2017

Habits and self-assessed quality of life, negative intrusive thoughts and depressed mood in patients with prostate cancerScandinavian Journal of Urology
Corrigendum reEuropean Urology
How badly did it hit? Self-assessed emotional shock upon prostate cancer diagnosis and psychological well-beingActa Oncologica
Care-related predictors for negative intrusive thoughts after prostate cancer diagnosis—data from the prospective LAPPRO trialPsycho-Oncology
Suicide attempts and self-harm during a dramatic national economic transitionEuropean Journal of Public Health

2016

Psychological Well-being and Private and Professional Psychosocial Support After Prostate Cancer SurgeryEuropean Urology Focus
Oncological and functional outcomes 1 year after radical prostatectomy for very-low-risk prostate cancerBJU International
Physical activity before radical prostatectomy reduces sick leave after surgery - Results from a prospective, non-randomized controlled clinical trial (LAPPRO)BMC Urology
Preparedness for side effects and bother in symptomatic men after radical prostatectomy in a prospective, non-randomized trial, LAPPROActa Oncologica

2015

Urinary Incontinence and Erectile Dysfunction after Robotic Versus Open Radical ProstatectomyEuropean Urology
Degree of preservation of the neurovascular bundles during radical prostatectomy and urinary continence 1 year after surgeryEuropean Urology
Short-term results after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy compared to open radical prostatectomyEuropean Urology
Thromboembolic Complications in 3,544 Patients Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy with or without Lymph Node DissectionJournal of Urology

2013

Patient and tumour-related factors for prediction of urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomyScandinavian Journal of Urology
Worry about one's own children, psychological well-being, and interest in psychosocial interventionPsycho-Oncology
Intrusive thoughts and quality of life among men with prostate cancer before and three months after surgeryHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes

2011

LAPPROScandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

2009

Kvíði og þunglyndi skurðsjúklinga á LandspitalaTímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga

2007

Quality of life after colorectal cancer surgery – literature review

Keywords for Specialisation:

Clinical epidemiology

Quality of life after cancer surgery

Critically and acutely ill patients