Maria Jirwe
Maria Jirwe
Foto: Sören Andersson
Title: Professor, RN
Department: Department of Health Sciences
Phone: +46(0)8 - 587 516 40
E-mail: maria.jirwe@rkh.se
ORCID: 0000-0003-4570-4047
Disseration year: 2008
Thesis: Cultural Competence in Nursing
ResearchGate: www.researchgate.net/profile/Maria_Jirwe
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/maria-jirwe-a460212/
Twitter: twitter.com/mariajirwe
About me
I became a nurse in 1987 and an intensive care nurse in 1990. I have worked in intensive care since I graduated as a nurse, mainly in neonatal and paediatric intensive care. I started working as a lecturer at Karolinska Institutet in 2000 and graduated with a doctorate in medicine in 2008. Eight years later, in 2016, I was appointed associate professor in nursing. Today I work as a professor at the Swedish Red Cross University, where I am the Chairperson of the Committee for Education and Research.
Research profile
My research covers several areas such as higher education and research in cultural competence. I collaborate with nurses, doctors, psychologists, and educators in various research projects. Research projects in higher education include assessment instruments for assessing students objectively and on an equal basis, which is important from a student perspective. Another research project concerns how ambulance personnel can work safely and effectively when there is a disaster event by training with the help of virtual reality and artificial intelligence.
In the area of cultural competence, I have studied cultural competence among nurses as well as studied parents’ experiences of cultural competence among nurses in paediatric care. I am currently collaborating in two research projects in the field of cultural competence. The first project concerns cultural competence among nurses in paediatric care, while the second concerns the development of a culturally adapted teaching model about self-care, for migrants diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Finally, I study parents' experiences short and long term, when having a child who needed to be treated with hypothermia treatment after birth.
Brief facts
- Author of the book chapter ”Kulturell mångfald” (Cultural diversity) in the book ”Omvårdnadens grunder – perspektiv och förhållningssätt” (The basics of nursing – perspectives and approaches) (in Swedish).
- Member of the Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) for Nurse Researcher
- Member of the Pedagogical academy at Karolinska Institutet
- Chairperson of the Committee for Education and Research at the Swedish Red Cross University
- Member of the Management Council at the Swedish Red Cross University
- Author of about 50 scientific articles
Publications
Polberger, S, Jirwe, M, & Svenningsen, N.W. (1998). Silastic central venous catheters for blood sampling and infusions in newborn infants. Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine, (3), 340-345.
Jirwe, M., Gerrish, K., Emami, A. (2006). The theoretical framework of cultural competence. The Journal of Multicultural Nursing and Health, 12, (3). 6-16.
Momeni, P., Jirwe, M., & Emami, A. (2008). Enabling nursing students to become cultural competent- A documentary analysis of curriculum in all Swedish nursing programs. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 22, (4). 499-506. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19068045
Jirwe, M. Gerrish, K., Keeney, S., & Emami, A. (2009). Identifying the core components of cultural competence: findings from a Delphi study. Journal of Clinical nursing, 18, (18). 2622-2634. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19538568
Jirwe, M., Gerrish, K., & Emami, A. (2010). Student nurses experiences of communication in cross-cultural care encounters. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 24, (3). 436-444.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20233352
Olt, H., Jirwe, M., Gustavsson, P., & Emami, A. (2010). Psychometric Evaluation of the Swedish Adaptation of the Inventory for Assessing the Process of Cultural Competence among Healthcare Professionals- Revised (IAPCC-R). Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 21, (1). 55-64.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19822886
Jirwe, M., & Rudman, A. (2012). Why choose a career in nursing? Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68 (7). 1615-1623. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22435896
Kokkonen Nassef, S., Blennow, M., & Jirwe, M. (2013). Experiences of parents whose newborn infants undergo hypothermia treatment following perinatal asphyxia. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing. 42(1). 38-47. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23167672
Brandberg, C., Blomqvist, H., & Jirwe, M. (2013). How great importance does age has on treatment of the elderly within ICU - A retrospective study of patients aged ≥ 65 year. Acta Anaestesiological Scandinavica, 57(6). 698-703. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23373851
Austin, P., Henderson, S., Power, I., Jirwe, M., & Ålander T. (2013). An international Delphi study to assess the need for multiaxial criteria in diagnosis and management of functional gastrointestinal disorders. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 75(2). 128-134.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23915768
Rådestad, M., Jirwe, M., Castrén, M., Svensson, L., Gryth, D., & Rüter, A. (2013) Essential key process indicators to be included in a national uniform protocol for documentation of major incidents: A Delphi study. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 21(1). 68. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24025366
Olt, H., Jirwe, M., Saboonchi, F., Gerrish, K., & Emami, A. (2014). Communication and equality in elderly care settings: perceptions of native Swedish, first- and second generation immigrant healthcare providers. Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 11(2). 99-111.
Tavallalli, A., Nahar Kabir, Z., & Jirwe, M. (2014). Ethnic Swedish parents’ experiences of minority ethnic nurses’ cultural competence in Swedish pediatric care. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 28(2). 255-263. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23647440?otool=karolib&tool=karolinska
Conte, H., Hjelmqvist, H.,Scheja, M. , & Jirwe, M. (2015). Exploring teams of learners becoming “we” in the Intensive Care Unit – a focused ethnographic study. BMC Medical Education, 15(131). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26277784
Conte, H., Jirwe, M., Scheja, M. & Hjelmqvist, H. (2016). Get it together: Issues that facilitate collaboration in teams of learners in intensive care? Medical Teacher, 38(5). 491-507. (JIF 2015: 2.335). http://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy.kib.ki.se/pubmed/26329103
Jirwe, M., Emami, A., & Gerrish, K. (2015). Learning to nurse in a multi-cultural society. Journal of Nursing & Care, 4:287. doi: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000287 http://www.omicsgroup.org/journals/learning-to-nurse-in-a-multicultural-society--the-experiences-of-nursing-students-in-sweden-2167-1168-1000287.pdf
Tavallalli, A., Jirwe, M., & Nahar Kabir, Z. (2017). Cross-cultural care encounters in Swedish pediatric care - Minority ethnic parents’ experiences. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 31(1). 54-62.doi: 10.1111/scs.12314. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26800093/
Hörberg, A., Jirwe, M., Karlén, S., Vincent, V., & Lindström, V. (2017) We need support! A Delphi study about desirable support during the first year in the Emergency Medical Service. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 25:89 DOI: 10.1186/s13049-017-0434-5 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-017-0434-5/fulltext.html
Georg, C., Karlgren, K., N., Jirwe, M., Ulfvarson, J., & Welin Henriksson, E. (2018). A Rubric to Assess Students' Clinical Reasoning when Encountering Virtual Patients. Journal of Nursing Education, 57(5), 408-415. DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20180618-05
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29958310/
Ulfvarson, J., Oxelmark, L., & Jirwe, M. (2018). Assessment in clinical education: A comparison between a generic instrument and a course-specific criterion-based instrument. Nordic Journal of Nursing Research, 38(4), 220-226. https://doi.org/10.1177/2057158518768404
Hörberg, A., Karlén, S., Jirwe, M., Scheja, M., & Lindström, V. (2018). Treat me nice! –A survey study about important support during the first year in the Emergency Medical Services. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicin, 6;26(1)92. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-018-0561-7
Georg, C., Welin, E., Jirwe, M., Karlgren, K. & Ulfvarson, J. (2018) Psychometric Properties of the Virtual Patient Version of the Lasatar Clinical Judgment Rubric. Nurse Education in Practice, 38, 14-20 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31174134/
Murphy, J., Rådestad, M., Kurland, L., Jirwe, M., Djalali, A., & Rüter, A. (2019). Emergency department registered nurses’ competencies in disaster medicine. A Delphi study. International Emergency Nursing,43, 84-91. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30528661/
Östh, J., Divan, V.K., Jirwe, M., Diwan, V., Choudhary, A., Mahadik, V.K., Pascoe, M., & Hallgren, M. (2019). Effects of yoga on well-being and healthy ageing: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (FitForAge). BMJ Open, 2(9), 5-9 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31147363/
Choudhary, A., Pathak, A., Manickam, P., Purohit, M., Rajasekhar, D.T., Dhoble, P., Sharma, A., Suliya, J., Apsingekar, D., Patil, V., Jaiswal, A., Gawarikar, S., Östh, J., Jirwe., M., Diwan, V.K., Hallgren, M., Mahadik, V.K., & Diwan, V. (2019). Effect of Yoga versus Light Exercise to Improve Well-Being and Promote Healthy Aging among Older Adults in Central India: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Geriatrics, 4(4).64. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31744171/
Epstein, M., Söderström, M., Jirwe, M., Tucker, P., & Dahlgren, A. (2020). Sleep and fatigue in newly graduated nurses - experiences and strategies for handling shiftwork. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29(1-2). 184-194. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31609523/
de Lima, S., Kugelberg, M., & Jirwe, M. (2020). Congenital cataract in newborns, a qualitative study on parents’ experiences of the surgery and subsequent care Acta Ophthalmologica, 98 (6). 585-591. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32190986/
Kokkonen Nassef, S., Blennow Bohlin, M., & Jirwe, M. (2020). Parental viewpoints of therapeutic hypothermia in a neonatal intensive care unit implemented with family-centered care. Journal of Clinical Nursing. (Early view). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32761952/
Wallhed Finn, S., Hammarberg, A., Andreasson, S., & Jirwe, M. (2020). Treating alcohol use disorders in primary care – a qualitative evaluation of a new innovation: the 15-method. (Accepted for publication in Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care).
Gaur, P., Choudhary, A., Chandra Sahoo, K., Jirwe, M., Hallgren, M., Diwan, V., Mahadik, V K., & Diwan, V. (2020). Experience of elderly people on effect of yoga and light-exercise on sedentary-behaviour: a longitudinal qualitative study in Madhya Pradesh, India. (Accepted for publication in Geriatrics).
de Lima, S., Kugelberg, M., & Jirwe, M. (2021). Parents’ experiences of adjustment and need for support when having a child with congenital cataract Journal of Paediatric Nursing, 60, 109-115. https://10.1016/j.pedn.2021.04.024
Pettersson, S., Holstein, J., Jirwe, M., Jaarsma, T., & Klompstra, L. (2021). Cultural Competence in Primary Care Professionals specialized in Diabetes – a descriptive study. Health and Social Care in the community (early view). https://10.1111/hsc.13442
Hyland, K., Hammarberg, A. Andreasson, S. & Jirwe, M. (2021). Treatment of alcohol use disorders in Primary care: perceptions among General Practitioners. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care (early view) https://doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2021.1922834
Murphy, J., Hörberg, A., Rådestad, M., Kurland, L., Rüter, A., & Jirwe, M. (2022). Registered nurses’ experience as disaster preparedness coordinators of hospital incident command groups during a major incident. A qualitative study, 9. 329-338. https://doi-org.proxy.kib.ki.se/10.1002/nop2.1066
Schell, C.O., Khalid, K., Wharton‐Smith, A., Narotso Oliwa,J., Sawe, H.R., Roy, N., Sanga, A., Marshall, J.C., Rylance, J., Hanson, C., Kazidule Kayambankadzanja, R., Jirwe, M., & Baker, T. (2021). Essential Emergency and Critical Care – a consensus among global clinical experts. BMJ Global Health, 6:e006585. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006585 https://gh-bmj-com.proxy.kib.ki.se/content/6/9/e006585
Pettersson, S., Holstein, J., Jirwe, M., Jaarsma, T., & Klompstra, L. (2022). Cultural Competence in Primary Care Professionals specialized in Diabetes – a descriptive study. Health and Social Care in the community, 30(3): e717-e726.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hsc.13442
Gunillasdotter, V., Andréasson, S., Jirwe, M., Ekblom, Ö., & Hallgren, M. (2022). Effects of exercise in non-treatment seeking adults with alcohol use disorder: a three-armed randomized controlled trial (FitForChange). Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 232, 109266.
https://doi-org.proxy.kib.ki.se/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109266
Birke Englid, M., Jirwe, M., & Conte, H., & (2023). Perioperative comfort and discomfort: transitioning from epidural to oral pain treatment after pancreas surgery: a qualitative study. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, in press.
https://doi-org.proxy.kib.ki.se/10.1016/j.jopan.2022.06.007
Gunillasdotter, V., Andréasson, S., Hallgren, M., & Jirwe, M. (2022) Exercise as treatment for alcohol use disorder: a qualitative study. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2022;1–11
https://doi-org.proxy.kib.ki.se/10.1111/dar.13527
Dabota Yvonne Buowari, Christian Owoo, Lalit Gupta, Carl Otto Schell, Tim Baker, The EECC Network Group (of which I am part of). (2022). Essential Emergency and Critical Care: a priority for health systems globally. Journal of Critical Care Clinics. 2022 Oct;38(4):639-656.
https://doi-org.proxy.kib.ki.se/10.1016/j.ccc.2022.06.008
Gottvall, M., Brunell, C*., Eldebo, A*., Johansson Metso, F*., Jirwe, M., & Carlsson, T. (2023). Post-migration psychosocial experiences and challenges among LGBTQ+ forced migrants: a meta-synthesis of qualitative reports. Journal of Advanced nursing, 79(1):358-371.
https://doi-org.proxy.kib.ki.se/10.1111/jan.15480
Kokkonen Nassef, S., Blennow Bohlin, M., & Jirwe, M. (2023) Experiences of parents whose school aged children were treated with therapeutic hypothermia as newborns: A focus group study, Nursing Open, 10(11), 7411-7421. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1994
Jirwe, M., Andreasson, S., & Wallhed Finn S. (2022). Alcohol dependence, treatment seeking and treatment preferences among elderly. Journal of Addiction Nursing, (in press).
Gottvall, M., Brunell, C., Eldebo, A., Kissiti, R., Mattsson, E., Jirwe, M., & Carlsson, T. (2023) Nursing education about forced migrants with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions: an exploratory focus group study. Nurse Education Today. (in press).
https://doi-org.proxy.kib.ki.se/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105880
Pettersson, S., Klompstra, L., Jirwe, M., & Jaarsma, T. (2023). Developing a culturally appropriate tool to support self-care in migrants with type 2 diabetes - a Co-design study. Accepted for publication in Patient Preference and Adherence. 17, 2557–2567.
https://doi-org.proxy.kib.ki.se/10.2147/ppa.s426908
Östh, J., Danielsson, A-K., Lundin, A., Wennberg, P, Andréasson, S., & Jirwe, M. (2023). Keeping track of my drinking - A qualitative study of patient perceptions of using smartphone applications as treatment complement for alcohol dependence. Substance Use and Misuse,
https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2023.2269578
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