Faculty of Nursing

Árún Kristín Sigurðardóttir

Professor
460 8464

Location

  • A319
  • Sólborg

Specialisation

Nursing chronic illness Diabetes Patient education Health literacy Rural-urban health Self-management/self-care
Research portal - Árún Kristín Sigurðardóttir 

General information

Courses 2025 - 2026

LSL0110200
Living with chronic illness
LSL0105200
Living with chronic illness
HJF0114230
Medical-Surgical Nursing I
FRV0102250
Academic practices
SJS0106250
Diabetes diseases and specialized treatment
HHS0105250
Health and health services: Position, aims and trends
FRV0102250
Academic practices
SJS0106250
Diabetes diseases and specialized treatment

Research

2025
“Outcomes of treatment for people with type 2 diabetes within two nurse-led clinics in primary care in Iceland”. Journal article
2025
Applying the Guided Self‐Determination Counselling Method in Primary Healthcare Among People at Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Study. Journal article
2024
Prediabetes and cardiovascular risk factors: the effectiveness of a guided self-determination counselling approach in primary health care, a randomized controlled trial. Journal article
2024
When great responsibility comes with limited options: experiences and needs of older community-dwelling adults regarding accessing, understanding, appraising and using health-related information. Journal article
2023
Can Waist-to-Height Ratio and Health Literacy Be Used in Primary Care for Prioritizing Further Assessment of People at T2DM Risk? Journal article
2023
Using HbA1c measurements and the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score to identify undiagnosed individuals and those at risk of diabetes in primary care. Journal article
2022
Basic mobility, accidental falls, and lifetime physical activity among rural and urban community-dwelling older adults: a population-based study in Northern Iceland. Journal article
2022
Making Europe health literate: including older adults in sparsely populated Arctic areas. Journal article
2021
Psychotropic Use among Older Adults Living at Home: Use of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Drug Classification System and Beers Criteria®. Journal article
2021
Components for Providing Person-Centred Palliative Healthcare: An Umbrella Review. Journal article
2021
Young adults with type 1 diabetes and their experiences with diabetes follow‐up and participation in the DiaPROM pilot trial: A qualitative study. Journal article
2021
Use of psychiatric medication in three Arctic nursing homes: association with dementia and psychiatric symptoms. Journal article
2020
Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire, HLS-EU-Q16: the Icelandic version. Journal article
2019
Health and survival in Icelandic nursing homes 2003 - 2014, before and after the setting of stricter criteria for nursing home admission in December 2007,Heilsa og lifun íbúa fyrir og eftir setningu strangari skilyrda fyrir flutningi á hjúkrunarheimili 2007. Journal article
2019
Integrative review: Patient safety among older people with diabetes in home care services. Journal article
2019
Prevalence of poor sleep quality and sleep disturbances in Icelanders with multiple sclerosis,Algengi svefntruflana hjá fólki með MS. Journal article
2019
Self-rated health and socio-economic status among older adults in Northern Iceland. Journal article
2019
The psychosocial self-efficacy in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Journal article
2018
Endurskilgreining á lífi og sjálfi. Reynsla fólks af því að fá hjartaáfall í kringum fimmtugt. Journal article
2018
Diabetes is a challenge: A ten year follow up of people with diabetes,Sykursýki er áskorun: Tíu ára eftirfylgd einstaklinga með sykursýki. Journal article
2018
Health status and functional profile at admission to nursing homes a population based study over the years 2003-2014: Comparison between people with and without diabetes. Journal article
2017
Maður er bara táningur 18 ára” Upplifun ungmenna með langvinn líkamleg heilsuvandamál af flutningi frá baranþjónustu til fullorðinsþjónustu Landspítala. Journal article
2017
Notkun FINDRISK matstækisins til að meta áhættu á sykursýki tegund 2: Megindleg rannsókn. Journal article
2017
Perceived consequences, changeability and personal control of coronary heart disease are associated with health-related quality of life. Journal article
2017
Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients’ Education on Financial Issues and Its Connection to Reported Out-of-Pocket Costs—A European Study. Journal article
2016
Challenges in maintaining satisfactory documentation routines and evidence-based diabetes management in nursing homes. Journal article
2016
Characteristics of nursing studies in diabetes research published over three decades in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland: A narrative review of the literature. Journal article
2016
Empowering knowledge and its connection to health-related quality of life: A cross-cultural study. A concise and informative title: Empowering knowledge and its connection to health-related quality of life. Journal article
2016
Knowledge and skills needed for patient education for individuals with coronary heart disease: The perspective of health professionals. Journal article
2016
Patterns of clinical mentorship in undergraduate nurse education: A comparative case analysis of eleven EU and non-EU countries. Journal article
2016
Spouse-related factors associated with quality of recovery of patients after hip or knee replacement – a Nordic perspective. Journal article
2016
The quality of recovery on discharge from hospital, a comparison between patients undergoing hip and knee replacement - a European study. Journal article
2016
What is a good educator? A qualitative study on the perspective of individuals with coronary heart disease. Journal article
2015
Heilsueflandi heimsóknir til 80 ára einstaklinga. Journal article
2015
Clinical practice models in nursing education: Implication for students' mobility. Journal article
2015
Fulfilment of knowledge expectations among family members of patients undergoing arthroplasty: A European perspective. Journal article
2015
How to become an expert educator: A qualitative study on the view of health professionals with experience in patient education Approaches to teaching and learning. Journal article
2015
Prevalence of diabetes as well as general health status of Icelandic nursing home residents 2003-2012,Algengi sykursýki og heilsufar íbúa á íslenskum hjúkrunarheimilum 2003-2012. Journal article
2015
Taking part in Nordic collaboration; nursing students' experiences and perceptions from a learning perspective: A qualitative study. Journal article
2014
Erum við tilbúin þegar á reynir? Viðbrögð í kjölfar hamfara og stórslysa. Journal article
2014
Hvernig er fræðsluþörfum aðstandenda gerviliðasjúklinga Á Íslandi mætt? Journal article
2014
Bologna process, more or less: Nursing education in the European Economic Area: A discussion paper. Journal article
2014
Fulfilment of knowledge expectations and emotional state among people undergoing hip replacement: A multi-national survey. Journal article
2014
Knowledge expectations of surgical orthopaedic patients: A European survey. Journal article
2014
The fulfilment of knowledge expectations during the perioperative period of patients undergoing knee arthroplasty - a Nordic perspective. Journal article
2013
Fylgni við reglur um grundvallarsmitgát og umbætur á sjúkrahúsinu á Akureyri árin 2006 og 2008. Journal article
2013
Væntingar til fræðslu og heilsutengd lífsgæði sjúklinga sem fara í gerviliðaaðgerð. Journal article
2013
Diabetes nursing research: 6th Nordic conference: Highlights from the 6th Nordic Diabetes Nursing Research PhD and Post-doc Annual Conference, 23-24 April 2013, Bergen, Norway. Journal article
2013
Diabetes research reported by nurses in Nordic countries. Journal article
2013
Is craniosacral therapy effective for migraine? Tested with HIT-6 Questionnaire. Journal article
2013
Socioeconomic status and differences in medication use among older people according to ATC categories and urban–rural residency. Journal article
2012
Tengsl þekkingar, sjálfseflingar streitu og tegundar sykursýki og áhrifaþættir við langtímasykurgildið. Journal article
2011
Áhrif svæðameðferðar á þunglyndi og kvíða: Slembuð, framskyggn meðferðarrannsókn. Journal article
2011
Medication use among community-dwelling older Icelanders. Population-based study in urban and rural areas,Lyfjanotkun eldri íslendinga sem búa heima: Lýogrunduo rannsókn í dreifbýli og péttbýli. Journal article
2009
Sjálfsumönnun og sjálfsefling fólks með sykursýki: tillaga að nálgun með leiðbeinandi matskvörðun-yfirlitsgrein. Journal article
2009
Sjálfumönnun í sykursýki og áhrifaþættir. Journal article
2009
A review of nurse educator career pathways: a European perspective. Journal article
2009
Instruments to tailor care of people with type 2 diabetes. Journal article
2008
Empowerment in diabetes care: Towards measuring empowerment. Journal article
2008
Reliability and validity of the Icelandic version of the problem area in diabetes (PAID) scale. Journal article
2007
Outcomes of educational interventions in type 2 diabetes: WEKA data-mining analysis. Journal article
2005
Self-care in diabetes: model of factors affecting self-care. Journal article
2004
Ígrundun: Hver eru áhrif ígrundunar á störf hjúkrunarfræðinga? Journal article
2000
Upplifun hjúkrunarfræðinga af hjúkrun sykursjúkra við upphaf insúlínmeðferðar. Journal article
2000
Upplifun hjúkrunarfræðinga af hjúkrun sykursjúkra. Journal article
1999
Könnun á viðhorfum kvenna, sem skyldu fara í keisaraskurð, til fræðsluefnis. Journal article
1999
Nurse specialists' perceptions of their role and function in relation to starting an adult diabetic on insulin. Journal article
1996
"Halló, halló ég er hérna". Journal article
1996
Satisfaction among ambulatory surgery patients in two hospitals in Iceland. Journal article
1985
[Education's side at the university remains a lever for the profession]. Journal article