Ongoing applied research projects

Applied Research Project Period  Principal Investigator
Development of a methodology for assessing visual system adaptation in extended reality  2025-2029                                 Dagni Räppo (Centre of Medical Technology Education) 
Coping skills of older adults in the fields of optometry, pharmacy, oral hygiene and denture care, and nutrition – a study in Estonian nursing homes  2025-2030 Lilian Ruuben (Centre of Medical Technology Education) 
Learning experiences and perceived benefits of young people who completed healthcare elective courses offered by Tallinn Health University of Applied Sciences in the context of lifelong learning  2025-2028 Siret Piirsalu (Centre for Lifelong Learning) 
Students’ perceptions of the use of artificial intelligence and its impact on academic writing at Tallinn Health University of Applied Sciences  2025-2029 Kateriina Rannula (Centre for Lifelong Learning) 
Ethical challenges in writing master’s theses: viewpoints of health sciences master’s students  2025-2028 Jekaterina Šteinmiller (Department of Nursing) 
Attitudes and work organisation of family physicians and rehabilitation specialists in assessing fitness to drive  2024-2025 Hanna Maria Põldma (Centre for Health Education) 
Development of nursing students’ professional identity in the context of a health-conscious lifestyle  2024-2029 Marelle Grünthal-Drell (Department of Nursing) 
Promoting the well-being of healthcare educators in Estonia – follow-up study, 2024-2025 2024-2025 Kadri Kööp (Department of Nursing) 
Development of a framework for nursing curriculum design to support students’ patient safety competencies (attitudes, knowledge, and skills)  2024-2026 Jaana Sepp (Department of Nursing) 
Development of 3N teaching  2024-2025 Kristi Rannus (Department of Nursing) 
Professional quality of life and coping mechanisms of Estonian nurses providing palliative care in hospital settings  2024-2028 Marianne Annion (Department of Nursing) 
Opportunities for using the historical heritage of nursing in the context of health humanities  2023-2026 Merle Talvik (Department of Nursing) 
Differentiating various aspects of safety culture management – a strategic management approach to patient and staff safety in healthcare organisations  2023-2027 Ljudmilla Linnik (Department of Nursing) 
Learning and teaching in a technology-rich learning environment in the nursing curriculum  2023-2028 Siiri Maasen (Department of Nursing) 
Education, division of roles, and mutual expectations of doulas and midwives throughout the life course  2022-2026 Kaire Sildver (Centre for Health Education) 
Development of professional empathy among midwifery students at Tallinn Health University of Applied Sciences – a quasi-experimental study based on the Jefferson Scale of Empathy, and a sub-study on factors influencing empathy among Estonian midwives using the Midwifery Empathy Scale (MES)  2022-2026 Marika Merits (Centre for Health Education) 
Cognitive impairment, depressive symptoms, changes in brain raphe nuclei, and their associations with complications and psychosocial problems in patients with type 2 diabetes  2022-2026 Maarja Randväli (Department of Nursing) 
Family nurses’ experiences in counselling patients during menopause transition  2022-2026 Marelle Grünthal-Drell (Department of Nursing) 
Nurses’ experiences of completing the “Nurses Back to Healthcare” training programme and returning to professional practice  2021-2025                       Kadri Kööp (Department of Nursing)
Nursing students’ assessment of the learning environment and supervision during clinical practice  2021-2029  Lily Parm (Department of Nursing)
Development of nursing in Estonian society from physical, psychological, social, and religious perspectives  2020-2027 Ulvi Kõrgemaa (Department of Nursing) 
Reorganisation of healthcare services in midwifery care – national, educational, societal, and community perspectives  2019-2025 Marika Merits (Centre for Health Education) 
Maternity care and occupational therapy support for women with physical disabilities during pregnancy and the postpartum period  2019-2026 Marika Merits (Centre for Health Education) 
Attitudes towards violence against women at Tallinn Health University of Applied Sciences  2019-2025 Marika Merits (Centre for Health Education)