Ulrik Lidwall

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About me

1991 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration,
Economics and Statistics, Stockholm University, Stockholm
2002 Bachelor of Science in Sociology, Stockholm
University, Stockholm
2010 Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Science,
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm. Thesis: "Long-term Sickness Absence.
Aspects of Society, Work, and Family"

Articles

Article: BMJ OPEN. 2025;15(4):e090966
Predictive value of burnout complaints and depressive symptoms for medically certified sickness absence among physicians in Sweden: a 1 year follow-up observational study
Brulin E; Wilczek A; Ekberg K; Lidwall U; De Beer LT; Hadzibajramovic E; Landstad BJ; Nyberg A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;:14034948241279949
Rejected sickness cash benefit claims after 180 days of sick leave in the Swedish rehabilitation chain: A nationwide register-based study
Lidwall U
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2024;50(7):519-526
Impact of work-life interference on burnout and job discontent: A one-year follow-up study of physicians in Sweden
Gynning BE; Christiansen F; Lidwall U; Brulin E
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;52(1):80-88
Sickness absence and disability pension three years before and seven years after first childbirth: A Swedish population-based cohort study
Laszlo KD; Svedberg P; Lindfors P; Lidwall U; Alexanderson K
Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2023;339:104-110
Healthcare in distress: A survey of mental health problems and the role of gender among nurses and physicians in Sweden
Brulin E; Lidwall U; Seing I; Nyberg A; Landstad B; Sjostrom M; Baathe F; Nilsen P
Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2023;14:1216229
Money talks: performance-based reimbursement systems impact on perceived work, health and patient care for physicians in Sweden
Brulin E; Ekberg K; Landstad BJ; Lidwall U; Sjostrom M; Wilczek A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2022;17(9):e0274603
Sickness absence in relation to first childbirth in nulliparous women, employed in the education and care branches in the public or private sectors: A Swedish longitudinal cohort study
Laszlo KD; Svedberg P; Lindfors P; Lidwall U; Alexanderson K
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32(3):398-401
Is work-life interference a risk factor for sickness absence? A longitudinal study of the Swedish working population
Hagqvist E; Lidwall U; Leineweber C
Article: CHRONIC STRESS. 2022;6:24705470221083866
The Swedish HealthPhys Study: Study Description and Prevalence of Clinical Burnout and Major Depression among Physicians.
Hagqvist E; Ekberg K; Lidwall U; Nyberg A; Landstad BJ; Wilczek A; Bååthe F; Sjöström M
Article: INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2021;94(7):1659-1670
Gender composition in occupations and branches and medically certified sick leave: a prospective population study
Lidwall U
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;20(1):686
Sickness absence and disability pension in relation to first childbirth and in nulliparous women according to occupational groups: a cohort study of 492,504 women in Sweden
Bjorkenstam C; Laszlo KD; Orellana C; Lidwall U; Lindfors P; Voss M; Svedberg P; Alexanderson K
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;48(2):144-154
A follow-up of the introduction of a maximum entitlement period for receiving sickness benefits in Sweden: A nationwide register-based study
Vaez M; Leijon O; Wikman A; Nord T; Lidwall U; Wiberg M; Alexanderson K; Gonas L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;48(2):164-171
Gender equality and sick leave among first-time parents in Sweden
Lidwall U; Voss M
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2019;9(9):e031593
Sickness absence and disability pension before and after first childbirth and in nulliparous women: longitudinal analyses of three cohorts in Sweden
Bjorkenstam C; Orellana C; Laszlo KD; Svedberg P; Voss M; Lidwall U; Lindfors P; Alexanderson K
Article: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION. 2018;59(2):259-272
Mental disorder sick leave in Sweden: A population study
Lidwall U; Bill S; Palmer E; Bohlin CO
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2016;29(6):973-989
EFFORT-REWARD IMBALANCE, OVERCOMMITMENT AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS WITH ALL-CAUSE AND MENTAL DISORDER LONG-TERM SICK LEAVE - A CASE-CONTROL STUDY OF THE SWEDISH WORKING POPULATION
Lidwall U
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;25(suppl_3):ckv170.072
Effort-reward imbalance, overcommitment and long-term sick leave for mental disorder
Lidwall U
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;25(suppl_3):ckv167.051
Sick leave among first-time parents in Sweden - the role of domestic and work equality
Voss M; Lidwall U
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2015;37(5):396-410
Sick leave diagnoses and return to work: a Swedish register study
Lidwall U
Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2014;15:176
Sick leave patterns in common musculoskeletal disorders - a study of doctor prescribed sick leave
Hubertsson J; Englund M; Hallgarde U; Lidwall U; Lofvendahl S; Petersson IF
Article: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION. 2013;46(1):59-66
Does unbalanced gender composition in the workplace influence the association between psychosocial working conditions and sickness absence?
Jonsson R; Lidwall U; Holmgren K
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2013;35(2):118-124
Termination of sickness benefits or transition to disability pension after changes in sickness insurance: a Swedish register study
Lidwall U
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE. 2011;20(2):167-179
Trends in long-term sickness absence in Sweden 1992-2008: the role of economic conditions, legislation, demography, work environment and alcohol consumption
Lidwall U; Marklund S
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2009;22(2):157-168
LONG-TERM SICKNESS ABSENCE: CHANGES IN RISK FACTORS AND THE POPULATION AT RISK
Lidwall U; Bergendorff S; Voss M; Marklund S
Article: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION. 2006;27(2):153-163
What is healthy work for women and men? - A case-control study of gender- and sector-specific effects of psycho-social working conditions on long-term sickness absence.
Lidwall U; Marklund S
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Conference publication: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2021;78(Suppl 1):a42
O-26 Work-life interference and subsequent long-term sickness absence. A longitudinal study of the Swedish working population.
Hagqvist E; Lidwall U; Leineweber C
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;30:V897
Sickness absence in relation to first childbirth by occupational group: a Swedish cohort study
Laszlo K; Bjorkenstam C; Orellana C; Lidwall U; Lindfors P; Voss M; Svedberg P; Alexanderson K
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;29:ckz186.158
Sickness absence and disability pension in relation to first childbirth: three cohorts in Sweden
Bjorkenstam C; Orellana C; Laszlo K; Svedberg P; Voss M; Lidwall U; Lindfors P; Alexanderson K
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2012;22:73
Does unbalanced gender composition at the work place influence the association between psychosocial working conditions and sickness absence?
Jonsson R; Lidwall U; Holmgren K
Published conference paper: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2010;20(6):676-681
Work-family interference and long-term sickness absence: a longitudinal cohort study
Lidwall U; Marklund S; Voss M
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2010;20:284-285
Long-term sick leave in Sweden 1992-2008 and the role of economic conditions, legislation, demography, work environment and alcohol consumption
Lidwall U; Marklund S
Doctoral thesis: 2010
Long-term sickness absence : aspects of society, work, and family
Lidwall U
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2007;17:238
Long-term sickness absence in Sweden: changes in risk factors and the population at risk
Lidwall U; Bergendorff S; Marklund S

Grants

Towards a Sustainable Healthcare: A longitudinal study linking healthcare professionals’ working conditions, health, and patient safety
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025
Physician and person- prevalence of common mental disorders among Swedish, it’s antecedents and consequences.
Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2028

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Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2010

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