Annika Grynne

Doctoral Student
Research School of Health and Welfare , School of Health and Welfare
Lecturer
Department of Nursing , School of Health and Welfare

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annika.grynne@ju.se
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Ga617
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+4636-101846
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Publikationer

I research patient participation, health literacy, and the use of digital tools to help patients feel prepared, confident, and actively involved in their care. My focus is on cancer treatment and how information can be tailored to meet individual needs and strengthen patients’ self-efficacy before treatment.

I am a Lecturer in Nursing at Jönköping University and a member of the research environment Studies on Integrated Health and Welfare (SIHW). In autumn 2025, I defended my PhD thesis, Caring in a Digital Age: A Co-designed Digital Tool to Support Health Literacy and Reduce Distress During Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer.

The study is among the first in Sweden to combine digital support, health information, and person-centred care using a mixed-methods design. Findings indicate that co-designed digital tools can reduce stress and enhance patients’ sense of control and understanding, particularly when developed in collaboration with patients and healthcare professionals.

I am passionate about improving patient experiences and advancing person-centred, integrated care, where digital solutions are meaningful and value-creating.

Fun fact: I have clinical experience as a Registered Nurse and Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the UK, as well as teaching and supervising at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Sweden.

Artikel

Grynne, A., Fristedt, S., Wiklund, D., Smith, F., Browall, M. (2025). Factors associated with distress over time in women with breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy: insights from a pilot study assessing a digital information tool Supportive Care in Cancer, 33(9). More information
Grynne, A., Wångdahl, J., Fristedt, S., Smith, F., Browall, M. (2023). Women's experience of the health information process involving a digital information tool before commencing radiation therapy for breast cancer: a deductive interview study BMC Health Services Research, 23(1). More information
Grynne, A., Browall, M. (2022). Women with breast cancer stories about divergent approaches of obtaining information of health, diagnosis, and treatment: A deductive approach based on dimensions of health literacy Annals of Oncology, 33(7), S1354. More information
Grynne, A., Browall, M., Fristedt, S., Ahlberg, K., Smith, F. (2021). Integrating perspectives of patients, healthcare professionals, system developers and academics in the co-design of a digital information tool PLOS ONE, 16(7 July). More information
Fristedt, S., Grynne, A., Melin-Johansson, C., Henoch, I., Hagelin, C., Browall, M. (2021). Registered nurses and undergraduate nursing students' attitudes to performing end-of-life care Nurse Education Today, 98. More information
Fristedt, S., Smith, F., Grynne, A., Browall, M. (2021). Digi-Do: a digital information tool to support patients with breast cancer before, during, and after start of radiotherapy treatment: an RCT study protocol BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 21. More information
Browall, M., Fristedt, S., Smith, F., Abelsson, A., Grynne, A. (2020). Digi-Do: A digital information tool to support patients with breast cancer before, during, and after start of radiotherapy treatment Annals of Oncology, 31(Supplement 4), S1126. More information

Doktorsavhandling

Grynne, A. (2025). Caring in a digital age: Supporting women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer with a digital information tool addressing health literacy, distress, and self-efficacy (Doctoral thesis, Jönköping: Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare). More information