Maria Romare Strandh
Affiliated Researcher at Department of Women's and Children's Health; Medical psychology and care science
- E-mail:
- maria.romare.strandh@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- MTC-huset, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 14B, 1 tr
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset
751 85 UPPSALA
Short presentation
Hi! I'm a researcher at the Department for Women's and Children's Health and my research focuses on parenting and mental health when a parent has been diagnosed with cancer.
Keywords
- research
- womher
- mentalhealth
- interdisciplinary
- centre
- psykiskohälsa
Research
I defended my thesis "Navigating parenting and cancer: Understanding parenting concerns, challenges, and supporting psychological well-being in parents with cancer" in June 2025. During my PhD I was also a part of the WOMHER research school.
Read more about the CONNECTED-project that I am part of here: https://www.connectedprojektet.com/

Publications
Recent publications
Part of European Journal of Cancer Care, 2025
- DOI for Mothering While Living With Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Study on Challenges, Needs and Interactions With Health Care
- Download full text (pdf) of Mothering While Living With Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Study on Challenges, Needs and Interactions With Health Care
2025
Part of Cancer Nursing, 2025
- DOI for The Complexity of Being a Parent in the Hospital and a Patient at Home: A Qualitative Study on Parenting Concerns and Challenges Among Parents With Cancer
- Download full text (pdf) of The Complexity of Being a Parent in the Hospital and a Patient at Home: A Qualitative Study on Parenting Concerns and Challenges Among Parents With Cancer
Part of European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2025
- DOI for Balancing intimacy, family life and cancer: A qualitative study on the impact of parental cancer on the couple relationship in couples with dependent children
- Download full text (pdf) of Balancing intimacy, family life and cancer: A qualitative study on the impact of parental cancer on the couple relationship in couples with dependent children
Part of Acta Oncologica, p. 592-599, 2024
- DOI for Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Parenting Concerns Questionnaire in parents with cancer
- Download full text (pdf) of Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Parenting Concerns Questionnaire in parents with cancer
All publications
Articles in journal
Part of European Journal of Cancer Care, 2025
- DOI for Mothering While Living With Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Study on Challenges, Needs and Interactions With Health Care
- Download full text (pdf) of Mothering While Living With Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Study on Challenges, Needs and Interactions With Health Care
Part of Cancer Nursing, 2025
- DOI for The Complexity of Being a Parent in the Hospital and a Patient at Home: A Qualitative Study on Parenting Concerns and Challenges Among Parents With Cancer
- Download full text (pdf) of The Complexity of Being a Parent in the Hospital and a Patient at Home: A Qualitative Study on Parenting Concerns and Challenges Among Parents With Cancer
Part of European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2025
- DOI for Balancing intimacy, family life and cancer: A qualitative study on the impact of parental cancer on the couple relationship in couples with dependent children
- Download full text (pdf) of Balancing intimacy, family life and cancer: A qualitative study on the impact of parental cancer on the couple relationship in couples with dependent children
Part of Acta Oncologica, p. 592-599, 2024
- DOI for Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Parenting Concerns Questionnaire in parents with cancer
- Download full text (pdf) of Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Parenting Concerns Questionnaire in parents with cancer
Part of Acta Oncologica, 2024
Articles, review/survey
Part of Critical reviews in oncology/hematology, 2023
- DOI for Psychosocial interventions targeting parenting distress among parents with cancer: A systematic review and narrative synthesis of available interventions
- Download full text (pdf) of Psychosocial interventions targeting parenting distress among parents with cancer: A systematic review and narrative synthesis of available interventions
Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
- DOI for Implementing School-Based Mental Health Services: A Scoping Review of the Literature Summarizing the Factors That Affect Implementation
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Comprehensive doctoral thesis
2025