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View article: Trends in intentional and unintentional poisonings among older adults - A national register-based study in Sweden
Trends in intentional and unintentional poisonings among older adults - A national register-based study in Sweden Open
Background Among older people intentional poisoning outnumber unintentional ones. While there are indications that time trends differ by poisoning intent, studies are scarce. We assessed how the annual prevalence of intentional and uninten…
View article: Prevention of suicidal behavior in older people: A systematic review of reviews
Prevention of suicidal behavior in older people: A systematic review of reviews Open
Older people have the highest rates of suicide, yet the evidence base on effective suicide preventions in late-life is limited. This systematic review of reviews aims to synthesize data from existing reviews on the prevention and/or reduct…
View article: Utilization of psychiatric services prior to suicide- a retrospective comparison of users with and without previous suicide attempts
Utilization of psychiatric services prior to suicide- a retrospective comparison of users with and without previous suicide attempts Open
The results underline the importance of improved suicide risk assessment as well as thorough diagnostic assessment and when indicated, psychiatric treatment as suicide preventive interventions regardless of PSA. Furthermore, the larger pro…
View article: Exploring associations between subjective well-being and personality over a time span of 15–18 months: a cohort study of adolescents in Sweden
Exploring associations between subjective well-being and personality over a time span of 15–18 months: a cohort study of adolescents in Sweden Open
Introduction Subjective well-being (SWB) is a contributing factor for building resilience and a resource for positive outcomes, e.g. study achievement and work performance. Earlier studies have examined associations between and prospective…
View article: School stress and health complaints: Testing the Adolescent Stress Questionnaire in Spain and Sweden
School stress and health complaints: Testing the Adolescent Stress Questionnaire in Spain and Sweden Open
Background According to the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, over a third of adolescents feel pressured by schoolwork in European countries, with increases associated to age and in girls. School pressure has been link…
View article: Exposure to Violence Among Syrian Refugee Women Preflight and During Flight: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Sweden
Exposure to Violence Among Syrian Refugee Women Preflight and During Flight: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Sweden Open
Violence against women (VAW) is a hidden aspect of humanitarian emergencies, especially during conflicts, and prevalence estimates remain scarce. An adequate response to VAW in humanitarian contexts requires information regarding the exten…
View article: Health-related quality of life in refugee minors from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan resettled in Sweden: a nation-wide, cross-sectional study
Health-related quality of life in refugee minors from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan resettled in Sweden: a nation-wide, cross-sectional study Open
Purpose To examine health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in refugee minors resettled in Sweden and compare results to a European reference population, while exploring associations between sociodemographic factors and HRQoL dimensions. Met…
View article: Additional file 1 of Exploring associations between subjective well-being and personality over a time span of 15–18 months: a cohort study of adolescents in Sweden
Additional file 1 of Exploring associations between subjective well-being and personality over a time span of 15–18 months: a cohort study of adolescents in Sweden Open
Additional file 1. Full correlation matrix, correlation composite scores, and item information.
View article: Intimate partner violence, associations with perceived need for help and health care utilization: a population-based sample of women in Sweden
Intimate partner violence, associations with perceived need for help and health care utilization: a population-based sample of women in Sweden Open
Aim: To assess the association between physical intimate partner violence (physical IPV) in the past 5 years, perceived need for help and primary health care utilization due to mental health problems in a general population-based sample of…
View article: Early work-environmental indicators of bullying in an academic setting: a longitudinal study of staff in a medical university
Early work-environmental indicators of bullying in an academic setting: a longitudinal study of staff in a medical university Open
The purpose of this study was to use a longitudinal approach to investigate the association between work-related psychosocial factors and workplace bullying in an academic setting. A questionnaire was sent out three times to about 4500 aca…
View article: Asylum-seekers' psychosocial situation: A diathesis for post-migratory stress and mental health disorders?
Asylum-seekers' psychosocial situation: A diathesis for post-migratory stress and mental health disorders? Open
Compared to previous research within populations of refugees who have received formal refugee status or resident permits, the prevalences of mental health disorders reported in the present study were substantially larger and the associatio…
View article: Sociodemographic, labour market marginalisation and medical characteristics as risk factors for reinfarction and mortality within 1 year after a first acute myocardial infarction: a register-based cohort study of a working age population in Sweden
Sociodemographic, labour market marginalisation and medical characteristics as risk factors for reinfarction and mortality within 1 year after a first acute myocardial infarction: a register-based cohort study of a working age population in Sweden Open
Objectives Research covering a wide range of risk factors related to the prognosis during the first year after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is insufficient. This study aimed to investigate whether sociodemographic, labour market ma…
View article: Work disability before and after incident myocardial infarction and subsequent common mental disorder
Work disability before and after incident myocardial infarction and subsequent common mental disorder Open
Background This study investigated the extent to which work-disability patterns including sickness absence and disability pension (SA/DP) before and after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were associated with subsequent common mental diso…
View article: Identifying subgroups of refugees from Syria resettled in Sweden based on multiple trauma exposures: A latent class analysis of trauma history and mental health outcomes
Identifying subgroups of refugees from Syria resettled in Sweden based on multiple trauma exposures: A latent class analysis of trauma history and mental health outcomes Open
There are distinct patterns within refugee populations concerning exposure to multiple trauma. Violence is a primary marker for higher likelihood of multiple trauma exposures and severity of mental health. Gender predisposes individuals to…
View article: Risk factors for subsequent work disability in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Risk factors for subsequent work disability in patients with acute myocardial infarction Open
Older women, those with lower education and non-European immigrants had a higher risk of work disability after AMI, particularly permanent work disability. STEMI, CABG, diabetes mellitus, stroke, musculoskeletal disorders and CMDs provide …
View article: Prevalence of torture and other warrelated traumatic events in forced migrants: A systematic review
Prevalence of torture and other warrelated traumatic events in forced migrants: A systematic review Open
Reported prevalence rates of torture and war-related PTEs vary between groups of forced migrants. Trauma history was often studied as a background variable in relation to mental health. The heterogeneity of data, as well as the methodologi…
View article: Development and Preliminary Validation of Refugee Trauma History Checklist (RTHC)—A Brief Checklist for Survey Studies
Development and Preliminary Validation of Refugee Trauma History Checklist (RTHC)—A Brief Checklist for Survey Studies Open
A high proportion of refugees have been subjected to potentially traumatic experiences (PTEs), including torture. PTEs, and torture in particular, are powerful predictors of mental ill health. This paper reports the development and prelimi…
View article: Regional differences in coronary revascularization procedures and outcomes: a nationwide 11-year observational study
Regional differences in coronary revascularization procedures and outcomes: a nationwide 11-year observational study Open
Aims The study investigated whether regional differences in choice of coronary revascularization affected outcomes in Sweden. Methods and results We conducted a prospective nationwide study of outcome in patients undergoing coronary artery…
View article: Prevalence of intimate partner violence and its association with symptoms of depression; a cross-sectional study based on a female population sample in Sweden
Prevalence of intimate partner violence and its association with symptoms of depression; a cross-sectional study based on a female population sample in Sweden Open
A strength with this study is the analysis of controlling behavior and its association with self-reported symptoms of depression in a female population based sample. Exposure to controlling behavior, physical and sexual violence by an inti…
View article: Ongoing university studies and the risk of suicide: a register-based nationwide cohort study of 5 million young and middle-aged individuals in Sweden, 1993–2011
Ongoing university studies and the risk of suicide: a register-based nationwide cohort study of 5 million young and middle-aged individuals in Sweden, 1993–2011 Open
Objectives To investigate the risk of suicide, unnatural death and all-cause death in university students compared with non-students, taking previous educational attainment into account. Design Open cohort study of all residents aged 18–39…
View article: Refugee trauma measurement: a review of existing checklists
Refugee trauma measurement: a review of existing checklists Open
Trauma history checklists are often used as a tool to control for background variables when studying refugees' mental health and have mostly been developed in clinical or semi-clinical settings. There is a need for acceptable, reliable and…