Neda Agahi

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About me

I work as a researcher in the social gerontology group at the Aging Research
Center (ARC). I have a background in Public Health Science, a PhD in
Epidemiologic Aging Research from Karolinska Institutet, and since 2017 I am
associate professor (docent) in Public Health Science at Karolinska
Institutet.
M.Sc. in Public Health, Karolinska Institutet
PhD in Epidemiologic Aging Research, Karolinska Institutet
Docent (associate professor) in Public Health, Karolinska Institutet

Research

My research concerns aging from a life course perspective, with a focus on
lifestyle and socioeconomic factors. Ongoing research is mainly about cohort
differences in aging, examining differences and similarities between cohorts
in how lifestyle factors and living conditions change with increasing age.
I have an ongoing project about how alcohol consumption and drinking
habits in the older population are affected by various life events, and I am
also involved in various projects concerning retirement and health.

Teaching

Responsible for Society and Healthy, 4.5 credits, in the Psychology program.

Articles

Article: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2024;28(10):1401-1409
Does losing family members in midlife matter for late-life mental and cognitive health? A longitudinal study of older Swedes spanning 30 years
Cecchini V; Agahi N
Journal article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;:14034948241261720
20-Year trends in the social participation of the oldest old
Augustsson E; Fors S; Rehnberg J; Lennartsson C; Agahi N
Article: WORK AGING AND RETIREMENT. 2024
Are trajectories of self-rated health and physical working capacity during the retirement transition predicted by work-related factors and social class?
Eyjolfsdottir HS; Peristera P; Agahi N; Fritzell J; Westerlund H; Lennartsson C
Journal article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;12:1444990
National trends in loneliness and social isolation in older adults: an examination of subgroup trends over three decades in Sweden
Dahlberg L; von Saenger I; Naseer M; Lennartsson C; Agahi N
Article: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2023;27(9):1796-1802
Is the mental health of older adults receiving care from their children related to their children's dual burden of caregiving and work stress? A linked lives perspective
Ekezie PE; Eriksson U; Shaw BA; Agahi N; Nilsen C
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;51(6):835-842
Increasing inequalities in disability-free life expectancy among older adults in Sweden 2002-2014
Sundberg L; Agahi N; Wastesson JW; Fritzell J; Fors S
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;51(5):764-768
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Swedish adults aged 77 years and older: Age differences in lifestyle changes
Augustsson E; Von Saenger I; Agahi N; Kareholt I; Ericsson M
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2022;19(4):1417-1428
Physical functioning as a predictor of retirement: Has its importance changed over a thirty-year period in Sweden?
Eyjolfsdottir HS; Agahi N; Fritzell J; Lennartsson C
Article: SSM-POPULATION HEALTH. 2022;18:101091
Part-time work and health in late careers: Evidence from a longitudinal and cross-national study
Baumann I; Cabib I; Eyjolfsdottir HS; Agahi N
Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2022;76(4):360-366
Heavy alcohol consumption before and after negative life events in late mid-life: longitudinal latent trajectory analyses
Agahi N; Morin L; Virtanen M; Pentti J; Fritzell J; Vahtera J; Stenholm S
Article: AGEING & SOCIETY. 2022;42(2):306-330
Do cognitively stimulating activities affect the association between retirement timing and cognitive functioning in old age?
Baumann I; Eyjolfsdottir HS; Fritzell J; Lennartsson C; Darin-Mattsson A; Kareholt I; Andel R; Dratva J; Agahi N
Article: WORK AGING AND RETIREMENT. 2022;8(1):74-81
Alcohol Consumption Over the Retirement Transition in Sweden: Different Trajectories Based on Education
Agahi N; Kelfve S; Hassing LB; Lindwall M
Journal article: JOURNAL OF POPULATION AGEING. 2021;14(2):163
How to Measure Retirement Age? A Comparison of Survey and Register Data (vol 51, pg 421, 2019)
Eyjolfsdottir HS; Baumann I; Agahi N; Lennartsson C
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;49(2):168-175
Association between psychosocial working conditions in mid-life and leisure activity in old age
Nilsen C; Andel R; Agahi N; Fritzell J; Kareholt I
Article: JOURNAL OF POPULATION AGEING. 2021;14(2):143-161
How to Measure Retirement Age? A Comparison of Survey and Register Data
Eyjolfsdottir HS; Baumann I; Agahi N; Lennartsson C
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: NORDIC STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS. 2020;37(5):459-469
Country report: Trends in older people's drinking habits, Sweden 2004-2017
Raninen J; Agahi N
Article: NORDIC STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS. 2020;37(5):434-443
Comparing older people's drinking habits in four Nordic countries: Summary of the thematic issue
Tigerstedt C; Agahi N; Bye E; Ekholm O; Harkonen J; Jensen HR; Lau CJ; Makela P; Moan IS; Parikka S; Raninen J; Vilkko A; Bloomfield K
Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2019;226:77-86
Prolongation of working life and its effect on mortality and health in older adults: Propensity score matching
Eyjolfsdottir HS; Baumann I; Agahi N; Fritzell J; Lennartsson C
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
Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2018;2(suppl_1):5
Advanced Topics for End-of-Life Care
Morin L; Wastesson J; Agahi N; Johnell K
Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2018;2(suppl_1):388
TRAJECTORIES OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN RELATION TO RETIREMENT TRANSITION IN SWEDEN
Agahi N; Kelfve S; Hassing L; Johansson B; Lindwall M
Article: RESEARCH ON AGING. 2018;40(9):815-838
Who Lives Alone During Old Age? Trends in the Social and Functional Disadvantages of Sweden's Solitary Living Older Adults
Shaw BA; Fors S; Fritzell J; Lennartsoon C; Agahi N
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;63(6):673-681
Why is the gender gap in life expectancy decreasing? The impact of age- and cause-specific mortality in Sweden 1997-2014
Sundberg L; Agahi N; Fritzell J; Fors S
Journal article: REVUE D EPIDEMIOLOGIE ET DE SANTE PUBLIQUE. 2018;66:s344
Prolongation of working life and physical functioning in old age in Sweden
Eyjólfsdóttir H; Baumann I; Agahi N; Fritzell J; Lennartsson C
Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. 2018;73(4):675-683
Smoking and Physical Inactivity as Predictors of Mobility Impairment During Late Life: Exploring Differential Vulnerability Across Education Level in Sweden
Agahi N; Fors S; Fritzell J; Shaw BA
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: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2018;72(1):1-6
Does the association between leisure activities and survival in old age differ by living arrangement?
Nilsen C; Agahi N; Shaw BA
Article: JOURNAL OF AGING AND HEALTH. 2017;29(5):893-911
Work Stressors in Late Midlife and Physical Functioning in Old Age
Nilsen C; Agahi N; Kareholt I
Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2017;1(suppl_1):488
WHO LIVES ALONE? TRENDS OVER TIME IN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SWEDEN’S SOLITARY LIVING OLDER ADULTS
Shaw BA; Agahi N; Fors S; Lennartsson C; Fritzell J
Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2017;1(suppl_1):762
AGING IN PLACE: CAN LEISURE PARTICIPATION ENHANCE SURVIVAL?
Nilsen C; Agahi N; Shaw BA
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2016;26(6):1069-1074
Trends in health expectancies among the oldest old in Sweden, 1992-2011
Sundberg L; Agahi N; Fritzell J; Fors S
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2016;44(5):480-489
Stable or improved health status in the population 65 years and older in Stockholm, Sweden - an 8-year follow-up of self-reported health items
Modig K; Virtanen S; Ahlbom A; Agahi N
Article: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 2016;159:240-245
Alcohol consumption in very old age and its association with survival: A matter of health and physical function
Agahi N; Kelfve S; Lennartsson C; Kareholt I
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;43(4):348-355
Do postal health surveys capture morbidity and mortality in respondents aged 65 years and older? A register-based validation study
Kelfve S; Lennartsson C; Agahi N; Modig K
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2015;112:C9CL
[Ethical review of research in the grey area. The Ethical Review Act should be widened and case management more efficient].
Lafolie P; Agahi N
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2014;11(3):195-204
Smoking and physical inactivity patterns during midlife as predictors of all-cause mortality and disability: a 39-year prospective study
Shaw BA; Agahi N
Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2014;68(8):734-740
Social and economic conditions in childhood and the progression of functional health problems from midlife into old age
Agahi N; Shaw BA; Fors S
Article: NORDIC STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS. 2014;31(3):245-260
Increased alcohol use over the past 20 years among the oldest old in Sweden
Kelfve S; Agahi N; Mattsson AD; Lennartsson C
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2014;43(3):731-738
Data Resource Profile: The Swedish Panel Study of Living Conditions of the Oldest Old (SWEOLD)
Lennartsson C; Agahi N; Hols-Salen L; Kelfve S; Kareholt I; Lundberg O; Parker MG; Thorslund M
Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2014;101:52-60
Socioeconomic inequalities in health after age 50: Are health risk behaviors to blame?
Shaw BA; McGeever K; Vasquez E; Agahi N; Fors S
Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2013;42(6):790-793
Trajectories of social activities from middle age to old age and late-life disability: a 36-year follow-up
Agahi N; Lennartsson C; Kareholt I; Shaw BA
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: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. 2013;57(2):107-112
Smoking trajectories from midlife to old age and the development of non-life-threatening health problems: A 34-year prospective cohort study
Agahi N; Shaw BA
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;41(2):134-141
Paying the price? The impact of smoking and obesity on health inequalities in later life
Fors S; Agahi N; Shaw BA
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: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2012;12:803
A prospective cohort study of health behavior profiles after age 50 and mortality risk
Shaw BA; Agahi N
Article: JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS. 2011;72(6):917-925
Are changes in financial strain associated with changes in alcohol use and smoking among older adults?
Shaw BA; Agahi N; Krause N
Journal article: ACTIVITIES, ADAPTATION AND AGING. 2011;35(3):210-222
Late-Life and Earlier Participation in Leisure Activities: Their Importance for Survival Among Older Persons
Agahi N; Silverstein M; Parker MG
Article: JOURNAL OF AGING AND HEALTH. 2008;20(7):855-871
Leisure activities and mortality does gender matter?
Agahi N; Parker MG
Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. 2006;61(6):S340-S346
Continuity of leisure participation from middle age to old age
Agahi N; Ahacic K; Parker MG
Article: AGEING & SOCIETY. 2005;25:925-941
Are today's older people more active than their predecessors? Participation in leisure-time activities in Sweden in 1992 and 2002
Agahi N; Parker NG
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All other publications

Editorial comment: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2022;19(2):155-159
Social inequalities in ageing in the Nordic countries
Fritzell J; Agahi N; Jylha M; Rostgaard T
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2020
Spousal bereavement, mortality and risk of negative health outcomes among older adults: a population-based study
Morin L; Wastesson JW; Fors S; Agahi N; Johnell K
Corrigendum: JOURNAL OF AGING AND HEALTH. 2018;30(2):321
Erratum.
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;27:ckx187.161
Active Aging: the influence of active jobs in midlife
Nilsen C; Andel R; Agahi N; Fritzell J; Kareholt I
Book chapter: AGING IN EUROPEAN SOCIETIES: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON AGING. 2013;p. 237-253
Cohort Change in Living Conditions and Lifestyle Among Middle-Aged Swedes: The Effects on Mortality and Late-Life Disability
Parker MG; Agahi N
Thesis / dissertation: 2008
Leisure in late life : patterns of participation and relationship with health
Agahi, Neda

Grants

Differential vulnerability and exposure and their impact on health inequalities - guest researcher Roger Keller Celeste
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 December 2023 - 30 November 2024
Research programme on Ageing, Loneliness, and Mental health: understanding the connections and enabling change (REALM)
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 July 2023 - 30 June 2029
Development and feasibility of a digital intervention for common mental health problems among older adults
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 March 2023 - 28 February 2026
SIA (Social Inequalities in Ageing) network
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 January 2022 - 31 December 2024
Psychosocial recilience in ageing populations: Why do some dip and recover and others not?
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 January 2022 - 31 December 2024
Aging in flux: how changing behaviors and lifestyles in the new cohorts are reshaping old age
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 January 2021 - 31 December 2023
The Swedish Panel Study of Living Conditions of the Oldest Old – SWEOLD Covid-19
Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning
1 December 2020 - 30 November 2021
Until death do us part? Impact of spousal bereavement on health and mortality among older adults
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
Long-term health effects of extending working life: Effects of raising lower and upper pension eligibility ages on health and health inequalities in late-life.
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 July 2019 - 30 June 2022
Can a Healthy Physical and Social Environment Compress the Period of Disability in Older Adults?
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 October 2017 - 30 September 2020
Aging through life: Identifying new pathways for living longer and healthier
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 January 2017 - 31 December 2022
Inequality dynamics over the life course: family and policy influences
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 January 2017 - 31 December 2022
Who lives alone during old age? Investigating the diverse conditions and prospects for healthy ageing of older adults in single-person households. Visiting researcher, Ass. Professor Benjamin Shaw
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 December 2015 - 30 May 2016
Resebidrag: Gerontological Society of America, 64th Annual Scientific Meeting: Lifestyle to Lifespan. Boston, USA, 18-22 nove...
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 November 2011 - 31 December 2011
Postdoc contribution: Do health behaviors still play a role in survival to old age? A study on how health behaviors, ...
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 January 2011 - 31 December 2012

Employments

Principal Researcher, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-

Degrees and Education

Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2017
Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2008
Master Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 2002

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