Health promotion and healthy lifestyle research
Our research group are responsible for or involved in several health promotion and lifestyle research projects.
Hazardous alcohol use in hypertensive patients in routine primary care - prevalence and methods for detection (2021-2024)
In a series of studies we aim to explore barriers and facilitators experienced by general practitioners and patients in relation to two recommended methods. In addition, we also will describe how common hazardous alcohol use is in a primary care population in different groups with hypertension. The project also seeks to create conclusive evidence on the issue whether the PEth method for alcohol detection is superior to the AUDIT questionnaire in a primary care setting.
Funded by: Forte.
Principal investigator
Maria Hagströmer
Professor/fysioterapeutProject members
Johanna Adami, professor, Sophiahemmet University
Jan Hasselström, PhD
Lena Lund, PhD
Åsa Thurfjell, PhD student
Early STOPP
Early Stockholm Obesity Prevention Project (Early STOPP) targets families with preschool children 1-6 years of age. The number one focus is to evaluate whether or not coaching and supporting the parents in establishing healthy habits and routines around food, physical activity and sleep can reduce the emergence of overweight and obesity among preschool children. Early STOPP targets children at increased risk of becoming overweight or obese, which are children with overweight/obese parents. A variety of aspects of children's and parents' behavior and lifestyles that might impact the development of overweight are studied
Principal investigator
Claude Marcus, professor, Clintec
Project members from our group
Maria Hagströmer, professor
Make My Day (2021-2024)
The objective of the Make My Day project is to implement and evaluate a team-based and inter-professional, prevention program (Make MyDay), supported by a mobile phone application for people at risk for stroke in Primary Health Car, using a mixed methods approach.
Funded by: Forte
Principal investigator
Ann-Helen Patomella, docent, NVS, Division of Occupational Therapy
Project members from our group
Maria Hagströmer, professor
Sophia step study - support for physical activity in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes
The Sophia Step Study aims to evaluate the effects of step counters and a digital platform as tools for self-management of physical activity in people with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
Funded by: King Gustaf V and Queen Drottning Victoria’s Order of Freemasons Research Foundation, The Sibling Svenssons’s Foundation for Medical Research, The Swedish diabetes Foundation, Skandia, Sophiahemmet foundation and Vårdalsstiftelsen.
Principal investigator
Unn-Britt Johansson, professor, Sophiahemmet University
Project members from our group
Maria Hagströmer, professor
Jenny Rossen, PhD, Sophiahemmet University
Kristina Larsson, PhD student
Longlife Active- an individually tailored digital service to promote healthy and sustainable behaviors supported by AI
This project aims to collaboratively develop a web-based service for personalized support for behavior change based on artificial intelligence, health coaching and social support, and to evaluate the implementation, behavior change outcomes and well-being.
Principal investigator
Unn-Britt Johansson, professor, Sophiahemmet University
Project members from our group
Maria Hagströmer, professor
Jenny Rossen, PhD, Sophiahemmet University
Kristina Larsson, PhD student