Elin Hjorth

The Department of Health Care Sciences

Title: Lecturer, PhD

Phone: +46-76 636 51 01

Mail: elin.hjorth@mchs.se

Address: Marie Cederschiöld högskola, Box 11189, 100 61 Stockholm
Visiting address: Folkungagatan 127

Field of work

Elin Hjorth holds a PhD in Palliative care within the field The Individual in the Welfare Society. She is program director of the Specialist nursing programme in palliative care.

Elin’s research focuses on how people can receive better support and care in different life situations, with particular emphasis on existential issues and well-being. Among other things, she explores how healthcare professionals and students can develop their ability to manage difficult conversations with patients, the role of voluntary organizations in promoting health and community, and how people experiencing homelessness perceive their basic needs related to food and meals. By highlighting these perspectives, her research contributes to a deeper understanding of how care and support can be developed to strengthen health and community in different contexts.

Elin teaches in nursing science and palliative care at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and is the program director of the Specialist nursing programme in palliative care. She has experience in supervision at bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels, as well as in course leadership and curriculum development.

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Publications

Elin Hjorth, Sandra Doveson, Anna Klarare, Viktoria Wallin (2026). Experiences of Food and Mealtimes Among People Living in Homelessness
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Elin Hjorth (2020). Experiences of care and everyday life in a time of change for families in which a child has spinal muscular atrophy
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Elin Hjorth, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Thomas Sejersen, Jørgen Jeppesen, Ulla Werlauff, Jes Rahbek, Malin Lövgren (2019). Bereaved Parents More Satisfied With the Care Given to Their Child With Severe Spinal Muscular Atrophy Than Nonbereaved
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Elin Hjorth, Ulrika Kreicbergs, Thomas Sejersen, Malin Lövgren (2018). Parents' advice to healthcare professionals working with children who have spinal muscular atrophy

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Last updated:
16 September 2025