Andreassen disputerer for ph.d.-graden i helsevitenskap og vil offentlig forsvare avhandlingen:
Oral health-related quality of life, long-term side effects, and adjustments to a new reality among head and neck cancer survivors.
- Experiences with eating and enjoying food and barriers to long-term follow-up and rehabilitation 3-5 years after treatment
The doctoral thesisAuditoriet er åpent for publikum, men disputasen vil likevel bli strømmet
Opptak av disputasen vil være tilgjengelig i et døgn
The auditorium is open to the public, but the defense will also be streamed
A recording of the defense will be available for 24 hours
Prøveforelesning over oppgitt emne holdes kl. 09:15, samme sted
"How should healthcare services and dental care collaborate to address long-term complications in head and neck cancer survivors? Current evidence and international perspectives".
Prøveforelesningen vil også bli strømmet/the trial lecture will also be streamed
Populærvitenskapelig sammendrag av avhandlingen:
This thesis explores eating, speech and long term follow up after head and neck cancer, using surveys and interviews. Three of four survivors report eating problems and about six in ten have speech difficulties—often caused by dry mouth, reduced jaw mobility or swallowing disorders. These problems undermine enjoyment of food, social life and self image. Many find follow up fragmented and must coordinate care themselves, with gaps in dental, nutritional and speech/swallowing services. Rural patients face long travel, staff turnover, extra costs, difficult digital tools and rigid reimbursement rules. The findings call for better coordinated, more accessible services.
Hovedveileder
Professor Elin Synnøve Hadler-Olsen, Institutt for medisinsk biologi, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universitet
Biveileder
Professor Ulla Birgitta Jönsson, Gøteborg universitet
Postdoktor Monika Dybdahl Jakobsen, Institutt for helse og omsorgsfag
Bedømmelseskomité
Docent Annica Almståhl, Gøteborg universitetet – 1. opponent
Førsteamanuensis Inger Johanne Bergerød, Universitetet i Stavanger - 2. opponent
Professor Trond Lamark, Institutt for medisinsk biologi, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universitet – leder av komité
Disputasleder
Professor Eva Sjøttem, Institutt for medisinsk biologi, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universitet
When: 29.10.26 kl 09.15–14.15
Where:
Store Auditoium, MH-øst
Location / Campus: Digitalt, Tromsø
Target group: Employees, Students, Guests, Invited
Contact: Andrea Jennerwein
Phone: +4777645872
E-mail: andrea.jennerwein@uit.no