Christina Sandlund

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Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL HYPERTENSION. 2025;27(3):e70041
Nurse-Managed Hypertension Care in Primary Health Care Centers in Region Stockholm and Its Association With Blood Pressure Control and Key Indicators for Contractual Follow-Up
Ivarsson C; Waendell P; Bergqvist M; Norrman A; Eriksson J; Hasselstrom J; Lindblom S; Sandlund C; Carlsson AC
Article: PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2025;:pzaf018
Health Care Professionals' Views of Barriers and Facilitators for Implementing a Fall Risk Screening Tool in Clinical and Public Health Settings.
Frisendahl N; Karlsson P; Sandlund C; Ek S; Franzén E; Boström A-M; Welmer A-K
Article: BMC PRIMARY CARE. 2025;26(1):20
Differences between private and public primary health care centers and differences between men and women in antihypertensive care and cardiovascular prevention in all patients with hypertension treated in primary care in Stockholm County, Sweden
Wandell P; Norrman A; Eriksson J; Ivarsson C; Gudjonsdottir H; Hagstromer M; Lundh L; Hasselstrom J; Brynedal B; Sandlund C; Carlsson AC
Article: PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 2025;26:e6
Evaluation of an updated educational intervention on nutritional care to prevent undernutrition among older adults in primary health care
Berggren E; Sandlund C; Samuelsson L; Lundh L
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL HYPERTENSION. 2025;27(1):e14940
Assessing Associations of Nurse-Managed Hypertension Care on Pharmacotherapy, Lifestyle Counseling, and Prevalence of Comorbid Cardiometabolic Diseases in All Patients With Hypertension That Are Treated in Primary Care in Stockholm, Sweden
Ivarsson C; Bergqvist M; Wandell P; Lindblom S; Norrman A; Eriksson J; Hasselstrom J; Sandlund C; Carlsson AC
Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2024;:e14390
Self-care behaviours in patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS): development and psychometric testing of the RLS-Self-care Behaviour questionnaire
Odzakovic E; Sandlund C; Hellstrom A; Ulander M; Blom K; Jernelov S; Kaldo V; Bjork M; Knutsson S; Lind J; Pakpour A; Brostrom A
Journal article: BMJ OPEN. 2024;14(10):e086676
Paradoxical intention as a treatment for insomnia disorder: study protocol for a mixed-methods pilot trial.
Salim O; Jansson-Fröjmark M; Sandlund C; Norell A
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2024;14(10):e086676
Paradoxical intention as a treatment for insomnia disorder: study protocol for a mixed-methods pilot trial
Salim O; Jansson-Frojmark M; Sandlund C; Norell A
Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2024;33(4):e14071
Validation of two brief instruments (the SURE and CollaboRATE) to measure shared decision-making in patients with restless legs syndrome
Sandlund C
Article: SLEEP AND BREATHING. 2024;28(4):1781-1791
The ethos brief index-validation of a brief questionnaire to evaluate wellness based on a holistic perspective in patients with restless legs syndrome
Knutsson S; Bjork M; Odzakovic E; Hellstrom A; Sandlund C; Ulander M; Lind J; Fridlund B; Pakpour A; Brostrom A
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL HYPERTENSION. 2024;26(7):816-824
Lifestyle counseling in patients with hypertension in primary health care and its association with antihypertensive pharmacotherapy
Lindblom S; Ivarsson C; Waendell P; Bergqvist M; Norrman A; Eriksson J; Lund L; Hagstroemer M; Hasselstroem J; Sandlund C; Carlsson AC
Article: EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE. 2024;15(3):699-708
Exploring home rehabilitation therapists' experiences of supporting older persons to physical exercise after acute hospitalization: a qualitative interview study
Sandlund C; Sandberg L; Lindblom S; Frisendahl N; Bostroem A-M; Welmer A-K
Article: JOURNAL OF PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES. 2024;8(1):19
How patients with insomnia interpret and respond to the consensus sleep diary: a cognitive interview study
Bini C; Hjelm C; Hellstrom A; Arestedt K; Brostrom A; Sandlund C
Article: PLOS ONE. 2024;19(10):e0311259
The psychometric properties of the Pearlin Mastery Scale in persons living with restless legs syndrome
Hellstrom A; Pakpour A; Odzakovic E; Bjork M; Ulander M; Knutsson S; Sandlund C; Brostrom A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2024;19(6):e0304570
Feasibility of the "Preventing functional decline in acutely hospitalized older patients (PREV_FUNC)" study-A three-armed randomized controlled pilot trial
Sandberg L; Bostrom A-M; Hagstromer M; Lindgren C; Kivipelto M; Sandlund C; Welmer A-K
Article: SLEEP SCIENCE. 2023;16(04):e417-e424
Characteristics of Patients with Subjective Sleep Problems after Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia: Secondary Analyses of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Sandlund C; Westman J; Norell-Clarke A
Article: BJGP OPEN. 2023;7(4):BJGPO.2023.0037
GPs' experiences of phosphatidylethanol in treatment of hypertension: a qualitative study
Thurfjell A; Sandlund C; Adami J; Hasselstrom J; Hagstromer M; Lundh L
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2023;13(8):e070885
Study protocol for the 'preventing functional decline in acutely hospitalised older patients (PREV_FUNC)' study: effects of two multicomponent exercise programmes on physical function - a three-armed randomised controlled trial
Welmer A-K; Sandberg L; Sandlund C; Bjorck C; Hagstromer M; Hamilton J; Helgstrand G; Lindgren C; Nordstrand L; Sandstedt P; Kivipelto M; Bostrom A-M
Article: BMC PRIMARY CARE. 2023;24(1):104
Dancing with the patient: a qualitative study of general practitioners' experiences of managing patients with multimorbidity and common mental health problems
Kappelin C; Sandlund C; Westman J; Wachtler C
Article: PARKINSONS DISEASE. 2022;2022:9980177-9
Like a Wave in Its Variable Shape, Breadth, and Depth: A Qualitative Interview Study of Experiences of Daytime Sleepiness in People with Parkinson's Disease
Hoeglund A; Hagell P; oestlund U; Fredrikson S; Sandlund C
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES. 2018;85:126-135
Impact of group treatment for insomnia on daytime symptomatology: Analyses from a randomized controlled trial in primary care
Sandlund C; Hetta J; Nilsson GH; Ekstedt M; Westman J
Article: BMC FAMILY PRACTICE. 2018;19(1):111
Patients' experiences of motivation, change, and challenges in group treatment for insomnia in primary care: a focus group study
Sandlund C; Kane K; Ekstedt M; Westman J
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES. 2017;72:30-41
Improving insomnia in primary care patients: A randomized controlled trial of nurse-led group treatment
Sandlund C; Hetta J; Nilsson GH; Ekstedt M; Westman J
Article: SLEEP MEDICINE. 2016;22:65-74
Factors associated with self-reported need for treatment of sleeping difficulties: a survey of the general Swedish population
Sandlund C; Westman J; Hetta J
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Review: ANNALS OF MEDICINE. 2024;56(1):2353377
The existing state of knowledge about sleep health in community-dwelling older persons - a scoping review
Oeberg S; Sandlund C; Westerlind B; Finkel D; Johansson L
Meeting abstract: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2024;33(1):34
Patients' experiences of group delivered sleep restriction therapy in primary health care: A qualitative process evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trail
Bini C; Bäckström J; Årestedt K; Jansson-Fröjmark M; Sandlund C
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2024;33
How do nurses in home care facilitate sleep health among community-dwelling older adults? A qualitative analysis
Oberg S; Svahn S; Sparr C; Iredahl F; Westerlind B; Sandlund C
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2024;33
The Ethos Brief Index - a short questionnaire to evaluate wellness in patients with restless legs syndrome
Brostrom A; Knutsson S; Bjork M; Odzakovic E; Hellstrom A; Sandlund C; Ulander M; Lind J; Fridlund B
Book: 2023
Sömn vid hälsa och ohälsa
Editor(s): Garmy P; Gellerstedt L; Hellström A; Norell A; Sandlund C
Other: EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING. 2023;26(2):57
Limiting recreational screen media use increases physical activity among children but not their parents.
Garmy P; Norell-Clarke A; Sandlund C
Review: SLEEP MEDICINE CLINICS. 2023;18(1):9-19
Paradoxic Intention as an Adjunct Treatment to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
Jansson-Frojmark M; Sandlund C; Norell-Clarke A
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2022;31
Do primary health care patients with insomnia interpret and respond to the consensus sleep diary as intended? A cognitive interview study
Bini C; Hjelm C; Hellstrom A; Arestedt K; Brostrom A; Sandlund C
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2020;29:143
Is it more about mood than about sleep? An investigation into moderators and mediators of treatment response to cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia
Sandlund C; Norell-Clarke A
Doctoral thesis: 2018
Insomnia : treatment needs, effectiveness, and experiences
Sandlund C
Conference publication: SLEEP MEDICINE. 2017;40:E291-E292
GROUP TREATMENT FOR INSOMNIA AND IMPACT ON DAYTIME SYMPTOMATOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH INSOMNIA: ANALYSES FROM A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL IN PRIMARY CARE
Sandlund C; Hetta J; Nilsson G; Ekstedt M; Westman J
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2016;25:125
The effects of a nurse-led group treatment program for insomnia in primary care: a randomized controlled trial
Sandlund C; Hetta J; Ekstedt M; Nilsson G; Westman J

Grants

Sleep restricon group therapy for insomnia in primary health care: a randomized controlled trial and process evaluation
Region Stockholm NSV project grant
1 January 2025 - 31 December 2025
Promoting teen sleep – short- and long-term effects on mental well-being
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 November 2022 - 30 September 2025
Preventing functional decline in acutely hospitalized older adults – effect and process evaluation of a transitional care intervention (PREV FUNC study)
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 November 2021 - 31 October 2025

Employments

Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2030

Degrees and Education

Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2018
Graduate Diploma, Karolinska Institutet, 2007

Supervision

Ann-Sofi Ellertsson, Att främja tonårssömn med en skolbaserad intervention, 2024
Christina Bini, Assessment and treatment of insomnia in primary health care, 2021

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