Lena Wettergren
Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring | Docent
E-mail: lena.wettergren@ki.se
Telephone: +46852483650
Visiting address: Widerströmska huset, hiss 1, plan 8 Tomtebodavägen 18A, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: K6 Kvinnors och barns hälsa, K6 Administration Forskning KBH, 171 77 Stockholm
Part of:
- Department of Women's and Children's Health
- KBH Administration
About me
- I am an Associate Professor in Nursing and a Senior lecturer working at the
Division for Reproductive Health, Department of Women's and Children's
Health. I primarily focus on research and education on advanced and doctoral
level. I have a 6-year research appointment financed by The Swedish
Childhood Cancer Foundation. I am a registered nurse and have my clinical
background in psychosocial oncology.
*Education*
Registered Nurse, 1980
Basic Education in Psychotherapy, Stockholm County Council, 1995
PhD, Karolinska Institutet, 2002
*Commission of trust*
Director of the Doctoral School in Health Care Sciences, Karolinska
Institutet, 2016--
Member of the Dissertation Committee, Karolinska Institutet, 2011-2013 and
2015-2018
Research
- My research focuses on psychosocial aspects of cancer care and
fertility/infertility. Ongoing projects:
Fertility-related communication in cancer care [1]
Fex-Can - Fertility and sexuality following cancer [2]
Health-related quality of life and needs of care and support among cancer
patients in East Africa [3]
Sexuality and thoughts about fertility in childhood cancer survivors [4]
Translation and adaption of the PRO-CTCAE – a measure of symptoms in
clinical trials [5]
[1] http://ki.se/en/nvs/fertility-related-communication-in-cancer-care
[2] https://ki.se/en/kbh/fex-can-fertility-and-sexuality-following-cancer
[3] http://ki.se/en/nvs/health-related-quality-of-life-and-needs-of-care-and-support-among-cancer-patients-in-east
[4] http://ki.se/en/nvs/sexuality-and-thoughts-about-fertility-in-childhood-cancer-survivors
[5] http://ki.se/en/nvs/translation-and-adaption-of-the-pro-ctcae-a-measure-of-symptoms-in-clinical-trials
Teaching
- I teach and supervise in master programmes and research education. I am
course coordinator for the doctoral course “Quality of life as an outcome
measure in care sciences”, (3.0 ECTS) held every other year at Karolinska
Institutet.
Articles
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2025;20(4):e0322368Skog R; Olsson EMG; Gorman JR; Bober SL; Lampic C; Wettergren L
- Article: CANCER MEDICINE. 2025;14(5):e70715Sjodin L; Marklund S; Lampic C; Wettergren L
- Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2024;17(1):2325728Naamala A; Eriksson LE; Orem J; Nalwadda GK; Kabir ZN; Wettergren L
- Article: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. 2024;32(11):742Wide A; Ahlgren J; Smedby KE; Hellman K; Henriksson R; Stahl O; Lampic C; Wettergren L
- Article: BMC NURSING. 2024;23(1):767Ferede AJ; Gezie LD; Geda B; Salih MH; Erlandsson K; Wettergren L
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2024;154(12):2121-2131Haavisto A; Lampic C; Wettergren L; Laehteenmaeki PM; Jahnukainen K
- Article: INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH. 2024;36:100739Fagerkvist K; Jahnukainen K; Ljungman L; Lampic C; Wettergren L
- Article: NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES. 2024;26(1):e13096Ferede AJ; Gezie LD; Geda B; Erlandsson K; Wettergren L
- Article: DIGITAL HEALTH. 2024;10:20552076241310037Bergstrom C; Skog R; Eriksson LE; Lampic C; Wettergren L
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2023;62(12):1599-1606Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Ahlgren J; Smedby KE; Gorman JR; Hellman K; Henriksson R; Stahl O; Wettergren L; Lampic C
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2023;153(3):644-653Haavisto A; Wettergren L; Lampic C; Lahteenmaki PM; Jahnukainen K
- Article: CANCER MEDICINE. 2023;12(16):17273-17283Skog R; Lampic C; Olsson E; Wettergren L
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING SCIENCES. 2023;10(3):391-397Ferede AJ; Wettergren L; Erlandsson K; Gezie LD; Lindgren H; Geda B
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(5):e0284422Gebrie MH; Asfaw HM; Bilchut WH; Lindgren H; Wettergren L
- Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2023;21(1):36Gebrie MH; Asfaw HM; Bilchut WH; Lindgren H; Wettergren L
- Article: CANCER MEDICINE. 2023;12(8):9893-9901Bergstrom C; Lampic C; Roy R; Hedman C; Ahlgren J; Stahl O; Smedby KE; Hellman K; Henriksson R; Eriksson LE; Wettergren L
- Article: SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2023;11(1):qfac006Hoven E; Flynn K; Weinfurt K; Eriksson L; Wettergren L
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2022;61(10):1165-1172Wettergren L; Eriksson LE; Bergstrom C; Hedman C; Ahlgren J; Smedby KE; Hellman K; Henriksson R; Lampic C
- Article: INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH. 2022;29:100559Gottvall M; Fagerkvist K; Lampic C; Wettergren L
- Article: NURSING REPORTS. 2022;12(2):387-396Ferede AJ; Erlandsson K; Gezie LD; Geda B; Wettergren L
- Article: JMIR CANCER. 2022;8(1):e33239Micaux C; Wiklander M; Eriksson LE; Wettergren L; Lampic C
- Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2022;20(1):24Gebrie MH; Asfaw HM; Bilchut WH; Lindgren H; Wettergren L
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2022;17(1):e0262744Salih MH; Wettergren L; Lindgren H; Erlandsson K; Mekonen H; Derseh L
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2021;154:147-156Hoven E; Fagerkvist K; Jahnukainen K; Ljungman L; Lahteenmaki PM; Axelsson O; Lampic C; Wettergren L
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2021;60(8):976-983Wide A; Wettergren L; Ahlgren J; Smedby KE; Hellman K; Henriksson R; Rodriguez-Wallberg K; Stahl O; Lampic C
- Article: JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING. 2021;77(5):2472-2480Reinius M; Andersson GZ; Svedhem V; Wettergren L; Wiklander M; Eriksson LE
- Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2021;19(1):131Naamala A; Eriksson LE; Orem J; Nalwadda GK; Kabir ZN; Wettergren L
- Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2021;14(1):1905304Erlandsson K; Lindgren H; Wettergren L; Mekuriaw A; Berta M; Melkamu M; Seyoum T; Hailemeskel S; Jember A; Hassen M; Gebrie M; Geda B; Gelaye K; Mekonnen SH; Mekonnen Abebe S; Christensson K
- Article: SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2020;8(4):631-642Ljungman L; Lampic C; Wettergren L
- Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2020;18(1):273Anandavadivelan P; Wiklander M; Eriksson LE; Wettergren L; Lampic C
- Article: BMC CANCER. 2020;20(1):722Wettergren L; Ljungman L; Obol CM; Eriksson LE; Lampic C
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(7):e0236180Obol CM; Lampic C; Wettergren L; Ljungman L; Eriksson LE
- Article: MEDICINE. 2020;99(28):e19919Ljungman L; Anandavadivelan P; Jahnukainen K; Lampic C; Wettergren L
- Article: JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION. 2020;35(3):538-544Winterling J; Lampi C; Wettergren L
- Article: RESEARCH INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT. 2020;6:33Hovén E; Eriksson L; Månsson D'Souza Å; Sörensen J; Hill D; Viklund C; Wettergren L; Lampic C
- Article: JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2019;16(7):1049-1059Ljungman L; Eriksson LE; Flynn KE; Gorman JR; Stahl O; Weinfurt K; Wiklander M; Lampic C; Wettergren L
- Article: BMC CANCER. 2019;19(1):344Lampic C; Ljungman L; Obol CM; Eriksson LE; Wettergren L
- Article: PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. 2018;27(12):2770-2777Ljungman L; Ahlgren J; Petersson L-M; Flynn KE; Weinfurt K; Gorman JR; Wettergren L; Lampic C
- Article: AIDS AND BEHAVIOR. 2018;22(12):3795-3806Reinius M; Wiklander M; Wettergren L; Svedhem V; Eriksson LE
- Article: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2018;27(6):1647-1659Reinius M; Rao D; Manhart LE; Wiklander M; Svedhem V; Pryor J; Mayer R; Gaddist B; Kumar S; Mohanraj R; Jeyaseelan L; Wettergren L; Eriksson LE
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE. 2018;27(2):e12808Winterling J; Johansson E; Wettergren L; Ljungman P; Alexanderson K
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE. 2018;27(2):e12798Armuand G; Wettergren L; Nilsson J; Rodriguez-Wallberg K; Lampic C
- Article: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. 2017;25(12):3675-3682Wiklander M; Strandquist J; Obol CM; Eriksson LE; Winterling J; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Fugl-Meyer KS; Ahlgren J; Ljungman P; Lampic C; Wettergren L
- Article: PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. 2017;26(10):1632-1639Wettergren L; Kent EE; Mitchell SA; Zebrack B; Lynch CF; Rubenstein MB; Keegan THM; Wu X-C; Parsons HM; Smith AW
- Article: PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. 2017;26(10):1684-1690Armuand GM; Nilsson J; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Malmros J; Arvidson J; Lampic C; Wettergren L
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2017;56(8):1103-1110Obol CM; Armuand GM; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Ahlgren J; Ljungman P; Wettergren L; Lampic C
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2017;64(7):e26397af Sandeberg M; Johansson E; Wettergren L; Bjork O; Hertting O; Nilsson A
- Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2017;15(1):115Reinius M; Wettergren L; Wiklander M; Svedhem V; Ekstrom AM; Eriksson LE
- Article: AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES. 2016;16(3):744-749Wampaalu PB; Eriksson LE; Naamala A; Nabirye RC; Wettergren L
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2016;105(8):959-966Oborn H; Wettergren L; Herthelius M; Forinder U
- Article: PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. 2016;25(6):699-706Eriksson LE; Fritzell K; Rixon L; Bjork J; Wettergren L
- Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2016;5(2):e86Wettergren L; Eriksson LE; Nilsson J; Jervaeus A; Lampic C
- Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2016;5(2):e60Winterling J; Wiklander M; Obol CM; Lampic C; Eriksson LE; Pelters B; Wettergren L
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING. 2016;20:165-172Jervaeus A; Nilsson J; Eriksson LE; Lampic C; Widmark C; Wettergren L
- Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY NURSING. 2015;32(4):201-208Winterling J; Jervaeus A; Af Sandeberg M; Johansson E; Wettergren L
- Article: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2015;24(6):1455-1463Holmefur M; Sundberg K; Wettergren L; Langius-Eklof A
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2015;54(2):243-252Armuand GM; Wettergren L; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Lampic C
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(12):e114867Lindberg MH; Wettergren L; Wiklander M; Svedhem-Johansson V; Eriksson LE
- Article: HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2014;29(12):2704-2711Nilsson J; Jervaeus A; Lampic C; Eriksson LE; Widmark C; Armuand GM; Malmros J; Heyman MM; Wettergren L
- Article: BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. 2014;14:115Wettergren L; Lindberg MH; Kettis A; Glimelius B; Ring L
- Article: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. 2014;22(10):2805-2812Armuand GM; Wettergren L; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Lampic C
- Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY NURSING. 2014;31(5):245-251Jervaeus A; af Sandeberg M; Johansson E; Wettergren L
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2014;53(4):486-492Jervaeus A; Lampic C; Johansson E; Malmros J; Wettergren L
- Article: SWEDISH DENTAL JOURNAL. SUPPLEMENT. 2014;38(2):77-85Seferli J; Michelin M; Klinge B; Wettergren L
- Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2013;11:195Wiklander M; Rydstrom L-L; Ygge B-M; Naver L; Wettergren L; Eriksson LE
- Article: CANCER NURSING. 2013;36(5):400-407Doukkali EB; Winterling J; Eriksson LE; Lampic C; Hagstrom AS; Wettergren L
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2013;60(8):1382-1387Sundberg KK; Wettergren L; Frisk P; Arvidson J
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2013;60(8):1307-1312af Sandeberg M; Wettergren L; Bjork O; Arvidson J; Johansson E
- Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2013;11:96Jervaeus A; Kottorp A; Wettergren L
- Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2012;10:133Masika GM; Wettergren L; Kohi TW; von Essen L
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2012;47(10):1226-1233Fritzell K; Eriksson LE; Bjork J; Sprangers M; Wettergren L
- Article: CANCER NURSING. 2012;35(4):E43-E49Sundberg KK; Lampic C; Arvidson J; Wettergren L
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2012;30(17):2147-2153Armuand GM; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Wettergren L; Ahlgren J; Enblad G; Hoglund M; Lampic C
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2011;25(4):696-705Momeni P; Wettergren L; Tessma M; Maddah S; Emami A
- Article: DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM. 2011;54(7):863-869Fritzell K; Eriksson LE; Bjork J; Hultcrantz R; Wettergren L
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING. 2011;20(11-12):1568-1577Wettergren L; Mattsson E; von Essen L
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2011;50(5):648-652Wettergren L; Lindblad AK; Glimelius B; Ring L
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2011;47(3):397-403Sundberg KK; Lampic C; Arvidson J; Helstrom L; Wettergren L
- Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2010;8:109af Sandeberg M; Johansson EM; Hagell P; Wettergren L
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2010;55(2):337-343Sundberg KK; Doukkali E; Lampic C; Eriksson LE; Arvidson J; Wettergren L
- Article: CANCER NURSING. 2010;33(2):E17-E23Fritzell K; Persson C; Bjork J; Hultcrantz R; Wettergren L
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING. 2009;13(3):164-170Sundberg KK; Lampic C; Bjork O; Arvidson J; Wettergren L
- Article: PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. 2008;17(4):338-346Wettergren L; Sprangers M; Bjorkholm M; Langius-Eklof A
- Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2006;4:91Jörngården A; Wettergen L; von Essen L
- Article: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2005;14(10):2329-2333Wettergren L; Björkholm M; Langius-Eklöf A
- Article: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2004;13(8):1369-1379Wettergren L; Björkholm M; Axdorph U; Langius-Eklöf A
- Article: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2003;12(5):545-554Wettergren L; Björkholm M; Axdorph U; Bowling A; Langius-Eklöf A
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 1999;38(4):475-480Wettergren L; Langius A; Björkholm M; Björvell H
- Article: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. 1997;20(6):497-502Wettergren L; Langius A; Bjorkholm M; Bjorvell H
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All other publications
- Letter: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2022;61(7):809-813Hedman C; Ahlgren J; Smedby KE; Hellman K; Henriksson R; Stahl O; Wettergren L; Lampic C
- Review: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2019;98(5):598-603Lampic C; Wettergren L
- Corrigendum: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2016;5(2):e92Wettergren L; Eriksson LE; Nilsson J; Jervaeus A; Lampic C
- Review: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2009;18(6):737-746Wettergren L; Kettis-Lindblad A; Sprangers M; Ring L
- Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY NURSING. 2008;25(5):265-274af Sandeberg M; Johansson E; Bjork O; Wettergren L
- Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER, SUPPLEMENT. 2007;5(4):428Wettergren L; Sundberg K; Bjork O; Lampic C
- Doctoral thesis: 2002Wettergren L
Employments
- Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2011
- Doctor Of Philosophy, Dept of Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, 2002