Lotta Nylén

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About me

My research focuses on working life and health. The research is mainly based
on epidemiological methods.
I am employed at the Academic Primary Healthcare Center [1] (APC) and FOU nu
[2], Stockholm Region. At KI I am affiliated to the Department of Global
Public Health [3] (GPH) and the research group Equity and Health Policy.
Bachelor in Biomedical Laboratory Science, 1981
Master in Medical Science with a major in Public Health, Karolinska
Institutet, 1999
PhD in Public Health Sciences, social medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2006
[1] https://www.akademisktprimarvardscentrum.se/
[2] https://www.founu.se/
[3] https://ki.se/en/phs/department-of-public-health-sciences

Articles

Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE. 2024;42(1):170-177
Observational study of selective screening for prediabetes and diabetes in a real-world setting: an interprofessional collaboration method between public dental services and primary health care in Sweden
Harcke K; Lindunger A; Kollinius E; Gebreslassie M; Morawski AU; Nylen C; Peterson M; Yucel-Lindberg T; Ostenson C-G; Skott P; Stattin NS
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;18(21):11218
Precarious Employment and Psychosocial Hazards: A Cross-Sectional Study in Stockholm County
Kvart S; Jonsson J; Bodin T; Hakansta C; Kreshpaj B; Orellana C; ostergren P-O; Nylen L; Matilla-Santander N
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2020;10(11):e037726
Childbirth, morbidity, sickness absence and disability pension: a population-based longitudinal cohort study in Sweden
Wang M; Laszlo KD; Svedberg P; Nylen L; Alexanderson K
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;19(1):319
Inequalities in employment rates among older men and women in Canada, Denmark, Sweden and the UK
McAllister A; Bentley L; Bronnum-Hansen H; Jensen NK; Nylen L; Andersen I; Liao Q; Bodin T; Mustard C; Burstrom B
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2018;8(4):e019805
Involving the public in epidemiological public health research: a qualitative study of public and stakeholder involvement in evaluation of a population-wide natural policy experiment
de Cuevas RA; Nylen L; Burstrom B; Whitehead M
Article: HEALTH POLICY. 2017;121(1):42-49
The recommodification of healthcare? A case study of user charges and inequalities in access to healthcare in Sweden 1980-2005
Farrants K; Bambra C; Nylen L; Kasim A; Burstrom B; Hunter D
Article: SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2016;51(2):259-267
Employment and income among first-time cases diagnosed with non-affective psychosis in Stockholm, Sweden: a follow-up study 2004/2005-2010
Falk J; Burstrom B; Dalman C; Jorgensen L; Bruce D; Nylen L
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES. 2016;46(2):300-324
Recommodification, Unemployment, and Health Inequalities: Trends in England and Sweden 1991-2011
Farrants K; Bambra C; Nylen L; Kasim A; Burstrom B; Hunter D
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES. 2015;45(1):3-24
ALL IN IT TOGETHER? THE EFFECTS OF RECESSION ON POPULATION HEALTH AND HEALTH INEQUALITIES IN ENGLAND AND SWEDEN, 1991-2010
Copeland A; Bambra C; Nylen L; Kasim A; Riva M; Curtis S; Burstrom B
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES. 2015;45(4):679-705
Do "flexicurity' Policies Work for People With Low Education and Health Problems? A Comparison of Labour Market Policies and Employment Rates in Denmark, The Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom 1990-2010
McAllister A; Nylen L; Backhans M; Boye K; Thielen K; Whitehead M; Burstrom B
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES. 2014;44(1):155-168
SOCIAL DIFFERENTIALS IN NON-EMPLOYMENT FOLLOWING HOSPITAL ADMISSION FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS IN SWEDEN, 2001-2006
Falk J; Burstrom B; Nylen L
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;13:925
Trends in poverty risks among people with and without limiting-longstanding illness by employment status in Sweden, Denmark, and the United Kingdom during the current economic recession - a comparative study
Falk J; Bruce D; Burstrom B; Thielen K; Whitehead M; Nylen L
Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE. 2012;75(12):2431-2436
Delayed and differential effects of the economic crisis in Sweden in the 1990s on health-related exclusion from the labour market: A health equity assessment
Burstrom B; Nylen L; Barr B; Clayton S; Holland P; Whitehead M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES. 2011;41(3):415-430
HOW DO MACRO-LEVEL CONTEXTS AND POLICIES AFFECT THE EMPLOYMENT CHANCES OF CHRONICALLY ILL AND DISABLED PEOPLE? PART II: THE IMPACT OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES
Holland P; Nylen L; Thielen K; van der Wel KA; Chen W-H; Barr B; Burstroem B; Diderichsen F; Andersen PK; Dahl E; Uppal S; Clayton S; Whitehead M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES. 2011;41(3):395-413
HOW DO MACRO-LEVEL CONTEXTS AND POLICIES AFFECT THE EMPLOYMENT CHANCES OF CHRONICALLY ILL AND DISABLED PEOPLE? PART I: THE IMPACT OF RECESSION AND DEINDUSTRIALIZATION
Holland P; Burstroem B; Whitehead M; Diderichsen F; Dahl E; Barr B; Nylen L; Chen W-H; Thielen K; van der Wel KA; Clayton S; Uppal S
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2007;14(4):229-236
Interference between work and outside-work demands relative to health:: Unwinding possibilities among full-time and part-time employees
Nylen L; Melin B; Laflamme L
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2004;94(12):2155-2161
Unemployment and early cause-specific mortality:: A study based on the Swedish twin registry
Voss M; Nylén L; Floderus B; Diderichsen F; Terry PD
Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2001;58(7):453-460
Effects on the nervous system in different groups of workers exposed to aluminium
Iregren A; Sjögren B; Gustafsson K; Hagman M; Nylén L; Frech W; Andersson M; Ljunggren KG; Wennberg A
Article: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2001;58(1):52-57
Mortality among women and men relative to unemployment, part time work, overtime work, and extra work:: a study based on data from the Swedish twin registry
Nylén L; Voss M; Floderus B
Article: INTEGRATIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE. 1996;31(2):96-111
Electrocortical responses to ecologically relevant visual stimuli among professional drivers with and without cardiovascular disease
Emdad R; Belkic K; Theorell T; Wennberg A; Hagman M; Johansson L; Savic C; Cizinsky S

All other publications

Review: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2012;22(3):434-439
Effectiveness of return-to-work interventions for disabled people: a systematic review of government initiatives focused on changing the behaviour of employers
Clayton S; Barr B; Nylen L; Burstrom B; Thielen K; Diderichsen F; Dahl E; Whitehead M
Review: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2011;33(6):453-466
How equitable is vocational rehabilitation in Sweden? A review of evidence on the implementation of a national policy framework
Burstrom B; Nylen L; Clayton S; Whitehead M
Review: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2010;64(12):1106-1114
To what extent have relaxed eligibility requirements and increased generosity of disability benefits acted as disincentives for employment? A systematic review of evidence from countries with well-developed welfare systems
Barr B; Clayton S; Whitehead M; Thielen K; Burstrom B; Nylen L; Dahl E

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2025

Degrees and Education

Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2006
Master Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 1999

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