Mats Thorslund

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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2013;10(3):237-245
Sampling and non-response bias on health-outcomes in surveys of the oldest old
Kelfve S; Thorslund M; Lennartsson C
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2013;110(32-33):1403-1405
[Interview study on the living conditions of the very old. Elderly acquire more health problems, but they manage everyday life better].
Fors S; Lennartsson C; Agahi N; Parker MG; Thorslund M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE. 2013;22(2):130-140
Coexisting disadvantages across the adult age span: A comparison of older and younger age groups in the Swedish welfare state
Heap J; Lennartsson C; Thorslund M
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2013;10(4):271-277
The rise and fall of women's advantage: a comparison of national trends in life expectancy at age 65 years
Thorslund M; Wastesson JW; Agahi N; Lagergren M; Parker MG
Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2012;41(2):218-224
Drug use in centenarians compared with nonagenarians and octogenarians in Sweden: a nationwide register-based study
Wastesson JW; Parker MG; Fastbom J; Thorslund M; Johnell K
Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE. 2011;73(9):1285-1289
Consumers of eldercare in Sweden: The semblance of choice
Meinow B; Parker MG; Thorslund M
Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2011;23(2):91-98
Gender differences in associations between ADL and other health indicators in 1992 and 2002
Schon P; Parker MG; Kareholt I; Thorslund M
Article: SOCIAL POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION. 2010;44(4):495-511
One Uniform Welfare State or a Multitude of Welfare Municipalities? The Evolution of Local Variation in Swedish Elder Care
Trydegard G-B; Thorslund M
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2010;7(2):81-90
Complex health problems and mortality among the oldest old in Sweden: decreased risk for men between 1992 and 2002
Meinow B; Parker MG; Thorslund M
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2009;6(3):201-211
Population ageing in Sweden: the effect of change in educational composition on the future number of older people suffering severe ill-health
Batljan I; Lagergren M; Thorslund M
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2009;6(3):191-200
The effect of change in educational composition on population ageing
Batljan I; Thorslund M
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2009;57(1):62-69
The Influence of Educational Level on Polypharmacy and Inappropriate Drug Use: A Register-Based Study of More Than 600,000 Older People
Haider SI; Johnell K; Weitoft GR; Thorslund M; Fastbom J
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2008;64(12):1215-1222
Patient educational level and use of newly marketed drugs: a register-based study of over 600,000 older people
Haider SI; Johnell K; Weitoft GR; Thorslund M; Fastbom J
Article: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. 2008;46(6):558-564
Trends in smoking in Sweden from 1968 to 2002: Age, period, and cohort patterns
Ahacic K; Kennison R; Thorslund M
Article: COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2008;36(2):118-127
Changes in dental status and dental care utilization in the Swedish population over three decades: age, period, or cohort effects?
Ahacic K; Thorslund M
Article: CLINICAL THERAPEUTICS. 2008;30(2):419-427
Analysis of the association between polypharmacy and socioeconomic position among elderly aged 77 years in Sweden
Haider SI; Johnell K; Thorslund M; Fastbom J
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS. 2007;45(12):643-653
Trends in polypharmacy and potential drug-drug interactions across educational groups in elderly patients in Sweden for the period 1992-2002
Haider SI; Johnell K; Thorslund M; Fastbom J
Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2007;45(2):137-150
Does day care also provide care for the caregiver?
Mavall L; Thorslund M
Article: JOURNAL OF AGING AND HEALTH. 2007;19(3):397-415
Complexity of primary lifetime occupation and cognition in advanced old age
Andel R; Kareholt I; Parker MG; Thorslund M; Gatz M
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2007;4(2):83-91
Aging in disguise: age, period and cohort effects in mobility and edentulousness over three decades
Ahacic K; Parker MG; Thorslund M
Article: THE GERONTOLOGIST. 2007;47(2):150-158
Health trends in the elderly population: Getting better and getting worse
Parker MG; Thorslund M
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2006;34:185-198
Old people's health
Larsson K; Thorslund M
Article: PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING. 2005;59(2):186-191
Can elderly people take their medicine?
Beckman AGK; Parker MG; Thorslund M
Article: PHARMACY WORLD AND SCIENCE. 2005;27(5):393-398
The difficulty of opening medicine containers in old age: A population-based study
Beckman A; Bernsten C; Parker MG; Thorslund M; Fastbom J
Article: THE JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY. SERIES A, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2005;60(10):1351-1355
Health changes among Swedish oldest old: Prevalence rates from 1992 and 2002 show increasing health problems
Parker MG; Ahacic K; Thorslund M
Article: JOURNAL OF AGING AND HEALTH. 2004;16(5):641-668
Dementia and depressive symptoms as predictors of home help utilization among the oldest old: Population-based study in an urban area of Sweden
Larsson K; Thorslund M; Forsell Y
Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY - SERIES B PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. 2004;59(3):S181-S189
The effect of the duration of follow-up in mortality analysis:: The temporal pattern of different predictors
Meinow B; Kåreholt I; Parker MG; Thorslund M
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2004;101(17):1494-1499
[Health status of the oldest old has changed for the worse. Big differences between the sexes--health of the women is worse than health of the men as illuminated by new data].
Thorslund M; Lennartsson C; Parker MG; Lundberg O
Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2004;16(2):158-168
A longitudinal study integrating population, care and social services data.: The Swedish National study on Aging and Care (SNAC)
Lagergren M; Fratiglioni L; Hallberg IR; Berglund J; Elmståhl S; Hagberg B; Holst G; Rennemark M; Sjölund BM; Thorslund M; Wiberg I; Winblad B; Wimo A
Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE. 2003;57(12):2411-2422
Mobility limitations 1974-1991: period changes explaining improvement in the population
Ahacic K; Parker MG; Thorslund M
Article: RESEARCH ON AGING. 2002;24(3):308-336
Does gender matter? Differences in patterns of informal support and formal services in a Swedish urban elderly population
Larsson K; Thorslund M
Article: THE JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY. SERIES A, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2002;57(4):M236-M240
Sleep problems in a very old population: Drug use and clinical correlates
Giron MST; Forsell Y; Bernsten C; Thorslund M; Winblad B; Fastbom J
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY. 2001;16(9):900-906
Psychotropic drug use in elderly people with and without dementia
Giron MST; Forsell Y; Bernsten C; Thorslund M; Winblad B; Fastbom J
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE. 2001;10(3):174-184
Inequality in the welfare state?: Local variation in care of the elderly -: the case of Sweden
Trydegård GB; Thorslund M
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2001;98(21):2596-2602
[Holistic perspective is needed in care of multiimpaired elderly. A proposal for structural change of the organization of care in the county of Stockholm].
Gurner U; Thorslund M
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2001;49(3):277-283
The appropriateness of drug use in an older nondemented and demented population
Giron MST; Wang HX; Bernsten C; Thorslund M; Winblad B; Fastbom J
Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS. 2000;26(5):312-318
Priorities in care and services for elderly people: a path without guidelines?
Bergmark A; Parker MG; Thorslund M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE. 2000;9(4):238-249
Beyond benevolence -: solidarity and welfare state transition in Sweden
Bergmark Å; Thorslund M; Lindberg E
Article: AGING. 2000;12(3):190-198
Mobility limitations in the Swedish population from 1968 to 1992: age, gender and social class differences.
Ahacic K; Parker MG; Thorslund M
Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 1999;29(1):29-43
Musculoskeletal pain and analgesic therapy in a very old population
Grimby C; Fastbom J; Forsell Y; Thorslund M; Claesson CB; Winblad B
Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 1999;28(3):227-237
'Misplacement' of elderly people in the caring organisation:: reasons and alternatives
Wimo A; Rönnbäck E; Larsson B; Eriksson T; Eriksson IB; Thorslund M
Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 1999;28(3):205-216
Nursing load in different care alternatives in Sweden during 18 years
Wimo A; Rönnbäck E; Nyberg A; Granholm O; Thorslund M
Article: CLINICAL DRUG INVESTIGATION. 1999;17(5):389-398
Drug use patterns in a very elderly population - A seven-year review
Giron MST; Claesson C; Thorslund M; Oke T; Winblad B; Fastbom J
Article: AGE AND AGEING. 1998;27(5):585-593
Mortality in elderly men and women in a Swedish municipality.
Gustafsson TM; Isacson DG; Thorslund M
Article: SWEDISH DENTAL JOURNAL. SUPPLEMENT. 1998;22(5-6):211-222
Changes in Swedish dental health 1968-91.
Ahacic K; Barenthin I; Thorslund M
Article: AGE AND AGEING. 1997;26(5):383-391
Drug use by demented and non-demented elderly people
Wills P; Claesson CB; Fratiglioni L; Fastbom J; Thorslund M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE. 1997;6(3):197-206
Difficult decisions on care and services for elderly people: The dilemma of setting priorities in the welfare state
Thorslund M; Bergmark A; Parker MG
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE. 1997;6(3):150-152
Aging and social welfare in transition
Thorslund M; Parker MG
Article: CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN. 1997;13(2):144-149
A longitudinal study of pain: reported pain from middle age to old age.
Brattberg G; Parker MG; Thorslund M
Article: CLINICAL DRUG INVESTIGATION. 1997;13(2):105-117
Self-reported symptoms in the elderly - Prevalence and association with drug use
Cornelius C; Fastbom J; Claesson CB; Wills P; Thorslund M; Viitanen M; Winblad B
Article: AGING. 1996;8(5):354-359
Brief cognitive screening in a field survey of the oldest old.
Parker MG; Gatz M; Thorslund M
Article: PAIN. 1996;67(1):29-34
The prevalence of pain among the oldest old in Sweden.
Brattberg G; Parker MG; Thorslund M
Article: CLINICAL DRUG INVESTIGATION. 1996;12(3):156-169
Drug usage and self-reported health among a cross-sectional population aged over 75 years
afWisborg GB; Claesson CB; Lundberg O; Thorslund M
Article: JOURNAL OF AGING AND HEALTH. 1996;8(3):444-460
Predictors of physical function among the oldest old: a comparison of three outcome variables in a 24-year follow-up.
Parker MG; Thorslund M; Lundberg O; Kareholt I
Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY. 1996;15(2):238-254
Factors associated with psychotropic drug use among the elderly living at home
Gustafsson TM; Isacson DGL; Thorslund M; Sorbom D
Article: SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH. 1996;37(2):165-187
Fieldwork and measurement considerations in surveys of the oldest old
Lundberg O; Thorslund M
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 1996;44(1):54-60
Use of cardiovascular drugs in an older Swedish population
Wills P; Fastbom J; Claesson CB; Cornelius C; Thorslund M; Winblad B
Article: AGEING & SOCIETY. 1995;15:199-217
STRATEGIES FOR AN AGING POPULATION - EXPANDING THE PRIORITIES DISCUSSION
THORSLUND M; PARKER MG
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Published conference paper: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2008;5(4):349-357
Care utilisation in the last years of life in relation to age and time to death: results from a Swedish urban population of the oldest old
Larsson K; Kareholt I; Thorslund M
Published conference paper: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2008;5(4):299-309
Functional ability in the elderly Swedish population from 1980 to 2005
Parker MG; Schon P; Lagergren M; Thorslund M
Published conference paper: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2007;19(3):187-193
Relationships between symptoms, physical capacity and activity limitations in 1992 and 2002
Ahacic K; Kareholt I; Thorslund M; Parker MG
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2005;102(43):3119-3124
[How do the elderly feel actually? Contradictory research results indicate both improved and impaired health].
Thorslund M; Parker MG
Editorial comment: SOCIOLOGISK FORSKNING. 2005;(3):27-34
Elderly care and gaps between reality and political goals
Thorslund M
Letter: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2002;50(3):590-591
Are the unsafe combinations always inappropriate? In Reply
Giron MST; Wang HX; Winbald B; Fastbom J; Bernstein C; Thorslund M
Editorial comment: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE. 2000;9(4):224-227
Guest editorial -: Solidarity and welfare transition
Thorslund M; Bergmark Å
Published conference paper: ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 1999;896:383-385
Socioeconomic status and health among elderly people in Sweden.
Parker MG; Ahacic K; Thorslund M; Lundberg O
Other: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 1995;43(10):1135-1140
THE USE OF MEDICINES WITH ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECTS IN OLDER-PEOPLE - A POPULATION STUDY IN AN URBAN AREA OF SWEDEN
FASTBOM J; CLAESSON CB; CORNELIUS C; THORSLUND M; WINBLAD B

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Professor Emeritus/Emerita, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2025

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Docent, Stockholms universitet, 1982

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