Lena Dahlberg

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About me

Lena Dahlberg is Associate Professor in Social Work. Since 2012, she is a
Senior Researcher at the Aging Research Center, and a member of the Social
Gerontology Group. She is also a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education,
Health and Social Studies at Dalarna University.
Previously, Lena has been based at Stockholm Gerontology Research Center
(1994-1995), Dalarna Research Institute (1995-2004, 2009-2012) and Sheffield
Hallam University in the UK (2004-2009). She was awarded a PhD in Political
Science from Stockholm University in 2004.

Research

Lena’s primary research interests include social exclusion and loneliness
in old age, and inequalities in access to formal and informal care.

Articles

Article: HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. 2024;2024:1-16
The Role of Third Place concerning Loneliness in the Context of Ageing in Place: Three Neighbourhoods in Stockholm
Jing J; Dahlberg L; Canter D; Plater-Zyberk E
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK. 2023;26(5):882-895
Evidence and evidence gaps in assessments and interventions in areas related to social work research and practice - an overview of four evidence maps
Hellberg C; Larsson S; Bertilsson G; Domeij H; Tholen SL; Karrman-Fredriksson M; Ahlstrom G; Dahlberg L; Karlsson P; Nybom J; Starke M; Ohrvall A-M; Fahlstrom G
Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2023;111:105010
The role of social connections and support in the use of emergency care among older adults
Naseer M; Dahlberg L; Ehrenberg A; Schon P; Calderon-Larranaga A
Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2023;23(1):405
Daily time management in dementia: qualitative interviews with persons with dementia and their significant others
Persson A-C; Dahlberg L; Janeslatt G; Moller M; Lofgren M
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2023;13(4):e068646
Effectiveness of interventions designed to mitigate the negative health outcomes of informal caregiving to older adults: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Kirvalidze M; Abbadi A; Dahlberg L; Sacco LB; Morin L; Calderon-Larranaga A
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2023;20(1):8
Will your child take care of you in your old age? Unequal caregiving received by older parents from adult children in Sweden
von Saenger I; Dahlberg L; Augustsson E; Fritzell J; Lennartsson C
Article: AUSTRALIAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY JOURNAL. 2023;70(1):3-17
Assessing time processing ability and daily time management in persons with dementia: Psychometric properties of three instruments
Persson A-C; Moller MC; Dahlberg L; Lofgren M; Janeslatt G
Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2022;103:104760
Long-term risk factors for old-age social exclusion in Sweden: a 30-year longitudinal study
Nilsen C; Celeste RK; Lennartsson C; McKee KJ; Dahlberg L
Article: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2022;26(9):1821-1828
The association between loneliness, social isolation and all-cause mortality in a nationally representative sample of older women and men
Lennartsson C; Rehnberg J; Dahlberg L
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2022;19(2):175-188
A social exclusion perspective on loneliness in older adults in the Nordic countries
Dahlberg L; McKee KJ; Lennartsson C; Rehnberg J
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(7):3928
Associations between Time Processing Ability, Daily Time Management, and Dementia Severity
Persson A-C; Janeslatt G; Dahlberg L; Lofgren M; Moller M
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(2):e055484
Individual and contextual predictors of emergency department visits among community-living older adults: a register-based prospective cohort study
Naseer M; McKee KJ; Ehrenberg A; Schon P; Dahlberg L
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(3):1788
Negative Impact and Positive Value of Caregiving in Spouse Carers of Persons with Dementia in Sweden
Johansson MF; McKee KJ; Dahlberg L; Summer Meranius M; Williams CL; Marmstal Hammar L
Article: JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE. 2022;15:967-977
Older Persons' Views on Important Values in Swedish Home Care Service: A Semi-Structured Interview Study
Olsen M; Udo C; Dahlberg L; Bostrom A-M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;19(1):151
The Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Older Adults' Decision-Making Related to Health, and Health and Social Care Services in Daily Life-A Scoping Review
Nordin S; Sturge J; Ayoub M; Jones A; McKee K; Dahlberg L; Meijering L; Elf M
Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2021;21(1):338
A comparison of spouse and non-spouse carers of people with dementia: a descriptive analysis of Swedish national survey data
Johansson MF; McKee KJ; Dahlberg L; Williams CL; Meranius MS; Hanson E; Magnusson L; Ekman B; Hammar LM
Article: JOURNAL OF AGING AND HEALTH. 2020;32(10):1399-1408
Trends in the Mortality Risk of Living Alone during Old Age in Sweden, 1992-2011
Shaw BA; Dahlberg L; Nilsen C; Agahi N
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2020;27(8):614-624
Lack of time and dependence on significant others: Occupational therapists′ experiences of prescribing time assistive technology for persons with dementia
Persson A-C; Boman I-L; Dahlberg L; Janeslatt G; Moller MC; Lofgren M
Article: AGEING & SOCIETY. 2020;40(10):2238-2256
Ageing in a changing place: a qualitative study of neighbourhood exclusion
Dahlberg L
Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2020;89:104032
Trends and gender associations in social exclusion in older adults in Sweden over two decades
Dahlberg L; McKee KJ; Fritzell J; Heap J; Lennartsson C
Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2020;86:103960
Factors associated with emergency department revisits among older adults in two Swedish regions: A prospective cohort study
Naseer M; Agerholm J; Fastbom J; Schon P; Ehrenberg A; Dahlberg L
Article: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 2019;196:40-45
Social integration and alcohol consumption among older people: A four-year follow-up of a Swedish national sample
Agahi N; Dahlberg L; Lennartsson C
Article: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2018;53(6):4248-4267
Planned and Unplanned Hospital Admissions and Their Relationship with Social Factors: Findings from a National, Prospective Study of People Aged 76 Years or Older
Dahlberg L; Agahi N; Schon P; Lennartsson C
Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2018;79:176-184
Social exclusion and well-being among older adults in rural and urban areas
Dahlberg L; McKee KJ
Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2018;16(1):144
Health related quality of life and emergency department visits in adults of age ≥ 66 years: a prospective cohort study
Naseer M; Dahlberg L; Fagerstrom C
Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2018;75:96-103
Lonelier than ever? Loneliness of older people over two decades
Dahlberg L; Agahi N; Lennartsson C
Article: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2018;22(2):190-196
Long-term predictors of loneliness in old age: results of a 20-year national study
Dahlberg L; Andersson L; Lennartsson C
Article: SOCIAL POLICY & ADMINISTRATION. 2018;52(1):91-110
Receipt of Formal and Informal Help with Specific Care Tasks among Older People Living in their Own Home. National Trends over Two Decades
Dahlberg L; Berndt H; Lennartsson C; Schoen P
Article: HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. 2017;25(3):1061-1069
Understanding help-seeking in older people with urinary incontinence: an interview study
Vethanayagam N; Orrell A; Dahlberg L; McKee KJ; Orme S; Parker SG; Gilhooly M
Article: JOURNAL OF AGING RESEARCH. 2016;2016:6373101-10
Living on the Edge: Social Exclusion and the Receipt of Informal Care in Older People.
Dahlberg L; McKee KJ
Article: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2015;19(5):409-417
Predictors of loneliness among older women and men in Sweden: A national longitudinal study
Dahlberg L; Andersson L; McKee KJ; Lennartsson C
Article: RESEARCH ON AGING. 2015;37(1):18-40
Five Years From Now: Correlates of Older People's Expectation of Future Quality of Life
McKee KJ; Kostela J; Dahlberg L
Article: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2014;18(4):504-514
Correlates of social and emotional loneliness in older people: evidence from an English community study
Dahlberg L; McKee KJ
Article: JOURNAL OF AGING RESEARCH. 2014;2014:860612-12
Using structured observation and content analysis to explore the presence of older people in public fora in developing countries.
Nosowska G; McKee K; Dahlberg L
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2013;3(7):e002926
Improving continence services for older people from the service-providers' perspective: a qualitative interview study
Orrell A; McKee K; Dahlberg L; Gilhooly M; Parker S
Article: HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. 2007;15(5):439-445
Age and gender of informal carers: a population-based study in the UK
Dahlberg L; Demack S; Bambra C
Article: HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. 2006;14(4):302-310
The complementarity norm: service provision by the welfare state and voluntary organisations in Sweden
Dahlberg L
Article: SOCIAL POLICY & ADMINISTRATION. 2005;39(7):740-763
Interaction between voluntary and statutory social service provision in Sweden: A matter of welfare pluralism, substitution or complementarity?
Dahlberg L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 1999;13(2):109-115
Causes of strain affecting relatives of Swedish oldest elderly -: A population-based study
Herlitz C; Dahlberg L
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Review: RESEARCH SYNTHESIS METHODS. 2023;14(5):764-767
Estimating pairwise overlap in umbrella reviews: Considerations for using the corrected covered area (CCA) index methodology
Kirvalidze M; Abbadi A; Dahlberg L; Sacco LB; Calderon-Larranaga A; Morin L
Editorial comment: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS. 2022;34(7):613-616
Lonely and sad and/or sad and lonely?
Dahlberg L
Review: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2022;26(2):225-249
A systematic review of longitudinal risk factors for loneliness in older adults
Dahlberg L; McKee KJ; Frank A; Naseer M
Review: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(11):e053117
Effectiveness of interventions to address the negative health outcomes of informal caregiving to older adults: protocol for an umbrella review
Calderon-Larranaga A; Kirvalidze M; Dahlberg L; Sacco LB; Morin L
Review: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(9):e050521
Assessment of time-related deficits in older adults: a scoping review protocol
Dsouza SA; Ramachandran M; Nishiura Y; Venkatesh BT; Dahlberg L
Editorial comment: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2021;25(7):1161-1164
Loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dahlberg L
Review: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2020;17(1):3-19
A critical review and development of a conceptual model of exclusion from social relations for older people
Burholt V; Winter B; Aartsen M; Constantinou C; Dahlberg L; Feliciano V; Gierveld JDJ; Van Regenmortel S; Waldegrave C
Published conference paper: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE. 2004;13(2):181-188
Substitution in statutory and voluntary support for relatives of older people
Dahlberg L

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