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
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
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2024;154(12):2121-2131
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Article: NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES. 2024;26(1):e13096
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Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2023;62(12):1599-1606
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Article: CANCER MEDICINE. 2023;12(16):17273-17283
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2023;153(3):644-653
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING SCIENCES. 2023;10(3):391-397
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Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2023;21(1):36
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Article: CANCER MEDICINE. 2023;12(8):9893-9901
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Article: SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2023;11(1):qfac006
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(5):e0284422
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Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2022;61(10):1165-1172
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Article: INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH. 2022;29:100559
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Article: NURSING REPORTS. 2022;12(2):387-396
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Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2022;20(1):24
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2022;17(1):e0262744
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2021;154:147-156
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Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2021;60(8):976-983
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Article: JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING. 2021;77(5):2472-2480
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Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2021;19(1):131
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Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2021;14(1):1905304
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Article: SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2020;8(4):631-642
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Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2020;18(1):273
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Article: JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION. 2020;35(3):538-544
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Article: RESEARCH INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT. 2020;6:33
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Article: JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2019;16(7):1049-1059
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Article: PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. 2018;27(12):2770-2777
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Article: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2018;27(6):1647-1659
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE. 2018;27(2):e12808
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE. 2018;27(2):e12798
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Article: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. 2017;25(12):3675-3682
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Article: PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. 2017;26(10):1684-1690
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Article: PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. 2017;26(10):1632-1639
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Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2017;56(8):1103-1110
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Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2017;64(7):e26397
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Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2017;15(1):115
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Article: AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES. 2016;16(3):744-749
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Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2016;105(8):959-966
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Article: PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. 2016;25(6):699-706
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Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2016;5(2):e86
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Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2016;5(2):e60
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING. 2016;20:165-172
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Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY NURSING. 2015;32(4):201-208
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Article: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2015;24(6):1455-1463
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Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2015;54(2):243-252
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Article: HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2014;29(12):2704-2711
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Article: BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. 2014;14:115
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Article: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. 2014;22(10):2805-2812
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Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY NURSING. 2014;31(5):245-251
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Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2014;53(4):486-492
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(12):e114867
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Article: SWEDISH DENTAL JOURNAL. SUPPLEMENT. 2014;38(2):77-85
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Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2013;11:195
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Article: CANCER NURSING. 2013;36(5):400-407
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Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2013;60(8):1307-1312
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Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2013;60(8):1382-1387
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Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2013;11:96
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Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2012;10:133
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Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2012;47(10):1226-1233
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Article: CANCER NURSING. 2012;35(4):e43-e49
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Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2012;30(17):2147-2153
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Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2011;25(4):696-705
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Article: DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM. 2011;54(7):863-869
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Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING. 2011;20(11-12):1568-1577
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Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2011;50(5):648-652
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2011;47(3):397-403
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Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2010;8:109
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Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2010;55(2):337-343
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Article: CANCER NURSING. 2010;33(2):E17-E23
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING. 2009;13(3):164-170
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Article: PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. 2008;17(4):338-346
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Article: HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES. 2006;4:91
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Article: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2005;14(10):2329-2333
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Article: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2004;13(8):1369-1379
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Article: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2003;12(5):545-554
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Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 1999;38(4):475-480
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Article: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. 1997;20(6):497-502
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All other publications
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Letter: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2022;61(7):809-813
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Review: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2019;98(5):598-603
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Corrigendum: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2016;5(2):e92
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Review: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2009;18(6):737-746
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Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY NURSING. 2008;25(5):265-274
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Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER, SUPPLEMENT. 2007;5(4):428
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Thesis / dissertation: 2002
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