Anna-Karin Welmer
About me
I am associate professor and senior lecturer in physiotherapy at Karolinska Institutet and physiotherapist at the Karolinska University Hospital. I obtained my PhD in physiotherapy at KI. Thereafter, I did my postdoctoral training first at the Sahlgrenska Academy in Gothenburg and then at the Aging Research Center, KI. Currently, I am chair of the Course and programme committee for doctoral education at Karolinska Institutet.
Research
My research concern health in older adults, with special focus on physical function, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and injurious falls. My research combines clinical studies (interventions, qualitative studies, and implementation research) with large population-based studies. The goals are to increase knowledge regarding: 1) Determinants and consequences of disability, physical inactivity, and injurious falls in older adults, The effect of physical exercise interventions on functioning and health in old age, and Implementation of evidence-based methods in clinical practice.
In 2015, I was awarded the Karolina Prize (Karolinska University Hospital research prize) for excellent clinical research. As main applicant, I have received funding from various foundations, including the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), the Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare (Forte), Region Stockholm (Center for Innovative Medicine and ALF Medicine), The Strategic Research Area Health Care Science, KI, KI funds, the Research School in Health Care Science, The Mälardalen Area Doctoral School in Healthcare Science (MoF-V), and Konung Gustaf Vs och Drottning Victorias Frimurarestiftelse.
I participate in several national and international collaborative projects. For instance, I was WP-leader for the EU projects MPI_age (2014-2017) and SHARED (2019-2022), and I am currently member of the expert group of the World Falls Guidelines (2019-present). I have been main supervisor for two doctoral students, and co-supervisor for six doctoral students who defended their theses. Currently, I am main supervisor for two doctoral students and research group leader at the Division of Physiotherapy, NVS, KI. I have published more than 110 peer-reviewed scientific articles and have an H index of 31.
Teaching
I have been course coordinator, examiner, and teacher for several courses in at the undergraduate, advanced, and doctoral level (mainly interprofessional courses). I am currently responsible for the courses at the advanced level, “Dementia, from cell to society”, and “Master course in dementia care for physiotherapists and occupational therapists”. Concerning pedagogical training, I have more than 15 weeks of pedagogical education. Recently, I was one five pedagogical ambassadors for research education at KI, which further deepened my knowledge on pedagogical development. I have supervised several degree projects in physiotherapy and related areas.
Articles
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2024;25(8):105072
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Article: EUROPACE. 2024;26(7):euae173
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Article: EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE. 2024;15(3):699-708
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Journal article: NORDIC JOURNAL OF WORKING LIFE STUDIES. 2024
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Article: THE LANCET. HEALTHY LONGEVITY. 2024;5(5):e356-e369
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2024;19(6):e0304570
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Article: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION. 2023;76(4):1481-1492
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Journal article: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS. 2023;35(S1):15
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Journal article: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS. 2023;35(S1):102-103
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Journal article: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS. 2023;35(S1):16-17
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2023;24(12):1984-1989.e2
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Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(11):5114-5128
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Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2023;109:104963
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Article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2023;7(5):igad040
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Article: ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY. 2023;93(4):844-855
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Article: JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2023;46(2):103-109
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2023;78(2):326-332
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Journal article: JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2023;71(2):1-9
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Article: GERONTOLOGY. 2023;69(11):1330-1346
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(23):15490
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2022;77(10):2093-2101
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Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2022;34(10):2483-2491
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Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2022;51(9):afac205
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Article: JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES. 2022;40(17):1940-1949
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Article: GERIATRIC NURSING. 2022;47:100-106
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Article: AGING-US. 2022;14(15):5984-6005
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Article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2022;6(5):igac041
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Journal article: AGE AND AGEING. 2022;51(5):afac104
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Article: EUROPEAN REVIEW OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 2022;19(1):9
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Article: JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE. 2022;13(1):254-263
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Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2022;13:1052009
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Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2022;34(1):235-247
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Article: BMC NEUROLOGY. 2021;21(1):496
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Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2021;5(Supplement_1):543-544
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Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2021;50(6):2183-2191
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Article: NUTRITION. 2021;90:111429
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2021;76(10):1789-1795
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Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2021;50(5):1666-1674
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 2021;18(1):120
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2021;76(9):1699-1706
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Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2021;33(8):2183-2190
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Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;21(1):1359
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Article: DIABETES CARE. 2021;44(3):690-698
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Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2021;33(2):457-462
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2020;21(12):1900-1905.e1
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Article: EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY. 2020;140:111038
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2020;21(9):1288-1294.e4
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2020;75(8):1579-1585
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Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2020;16(7):1003-1012
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Article: JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH. 2020;29(7):927-936
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Article: EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY. 2020;135:110941
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Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2020;32(6):1007-1016
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Article: REJUVENATION RESEARCH. 2020;23(3):237-244
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 2020;17(1):68
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Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2020;32(5):861-868
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Journal article: NEUROLOGY. 2020;94(15_supplement)
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Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2020;3(2):e1921636
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Article: EUROPEAN REVIEW OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 2020;17(1):8
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Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2020;16(1):153-161
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2020;75(1):131-138
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 2019;16(1):125
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Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2019;8(11):E1901-1901
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Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2019;48(6):789-796
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2019;132(10):1207-1215.e6
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2019;20(9):1163-1168.e3
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2019;67(9):1851-1858
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Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2019;286(3):326-340
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Article: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS. 2019;31(7):929-936
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Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2019;15(7S_Part_28):p1462-p1463
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2019;20(2):208-212.e3
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2019;67(2):246-253
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Article: CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2019;11:483-493
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Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2018;2(suppl_1):709
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Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2018;2(suppl_1):712-713
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Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2018;47(5):698-704
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Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2018;14(7S_Part_8):p430-p431
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Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2018;14(7S_Part_15):p816
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Article: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2018;67:23-30
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Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2018;283(5):489-499
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Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2018;15(3):e1002503
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2018;19(2):162-168
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2018;73(2):233-239
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Article: GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRIC MEDICINE. 2018;4:2333721418786565-233372141878656
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2017;65(11):2418-2424
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2017;186(9):1049-1056
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2017;72(10):1417-1423
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Article: BMJ OPEN. 2017;7(8):e016996
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Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2017;29(4):793-800
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2017;72(8):1123-1129
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Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2017;13(7S_Part_11):p565
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Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2017;1(suppl_1):974-975
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Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2017;1(suppl_1):146
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Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2017;1(suppl_1):520
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2017;72(5):669-675
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2017;65(2):306-312
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2016;118(11):1624-1630
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Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2016;45(6):812-819
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2016;220:508-513
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Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGIC PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2016;40(3):176-183
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Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2016;64(7):1416-1424
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Article: GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL. 2015;15(12):1242-1248
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Article: EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE. 2015;6(2):184-188
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(6):e0130946
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(3):e0119582
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(3):e0120077
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2014;69(12):1503-1510
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Journal article: EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE. 2014;5:s115
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Journal article: EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE. 2014;5:s112
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2014;21(4):597-604
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Article: PSYCHOLOGY AND AGING. 2014;29(2):440-449
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;23(5):799-804
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Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;13:641
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(7):e70471
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(5):e65815
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Journal article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2012;24(5):480-489
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Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2012;24(5):480-489
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2012;19(10):1325-1330
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Article: JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 2012;20(3):317-331
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Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2012;34(11):959-964
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Journal article: PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN GERIATRICS. 2011;29(2):77-89
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2010;17(5):720-725
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Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2008;40(8):603-608
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Article: PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2007;87(12):1633-1641
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION. 2006;85(2):112-119
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Article: CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES. 2006;21(4):247-253
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Article: STROKE. 2004;35(1):134-139
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All other publications
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Conference publication: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S22)
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Review: BRAIN SCIENCES. 2022;12(9):1214
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Review: AGE AND AGEING. 2022;51(9):afac191
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Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2022
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Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2022
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Conference publication: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2021;5:184
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Conference publication: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2021;5:71-72
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Conference publication: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2021;5:545
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Meeting abstract: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2021;75:A55
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Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020
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Conference publication: NEUROLOGY. 2020;94(15)
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Conference publication: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2020;63:S346-S347
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Review: NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS. 2019;107:96-103
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Review: EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY. 2019;124:110625
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Review: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2019;20(5):569-582.e7
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Meeting abstract: DIABETES. 2018;67
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Book chapter: A DEMOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE ON GENDER, FAMILY AND HEALTH IN EUROPE. 2018;p. 283-303
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Conference publication: GERONTOLOGIST. 2016;56:23
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Corrigendum: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(6):e0130024
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Conference publication: GERONTOLOGIST. 2015;55:350
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Review: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION. 2012;91(9):814-820
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Conference publication: GERONTOLOGIST. 2012;52:590
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Conference publication: GERONTOLOGIST. 2012;52:106
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Conference publication: JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 2012;20:S281
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Grants
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Swedish Research Council1 January 2022 - 31 December 2024
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Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 November 2021 - 31 October 2025
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Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021
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Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 October 2017 - 30 September 2020
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Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2017 - 31 December 2022
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Swedish Research Council1 January 2016 - 31 December 2017
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Swedish Research Council1 January 2015 - 31 December 2018
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Swedish Research Council1 January 2013 - 31 December 2016
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Preventing functional decline in acutely hospitalized older patients – effect of a simple exercise program versus individualized multicomponent training (PREV FUNC study)Konung Gustaf Vs och Drottning Victorias Frimurarestiftelse
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The Mälardalen Area Doctoral School in Healthcare Science (MoF-V)
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The Strategic Research Area Health Care Science, Karolinska Insitutet
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Preventing functional decline in acutely hospitalized older patients – effect of a simple exercise program versus individualized multicomponent training (PREV FUNC study)ALF Medicine
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Injurious falls in older adults: identifying people at different levels of risk—from epidemiology to implementation researchDoctoral School in Health Care Sciences (FiV), Karolinska Insitutet
Employments
- Senior Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2017-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2014
- Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2007
- Master Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 2002
- Bachelor Of Science In Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, 2002