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School of Health, Business and Natural Sciences

Elísabet Hjörleifsdóttir

Professor Emerita
elisabet@unak.is

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Research portal - Elísabet Hjörleifsdóttir 

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Research

2024
Stress, burnout and coping among nurses working on acute medical wards and in the community: A quantitative study
2022
Family caregivers’ experiences of end‐of‐life care in the acute hospital setting. A qualitative study
2021
Experiences of cancer rehabilitation among patients in rural areas in northern Iceland: physical and psychosocial well-being, coping, quality of life, and satisfaction with care. A qualitative study
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