Walter Osika
Senior Research Specialist | Docent
E-mail: walter.osika@ki.se
Visiting address: Tomtebodavägen 18 A, 17165 Solna
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 ARC, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- Associate professor in clinical neuroscience and physician specialized in
internal medicine, cardiology, and psychiatry.
My research interests are early risk factors for cardiovascular disease and
psychiatric disorders, mental stress and exhaustion disorders, as well as
prevention and treatment of stress related disorders.
We are also performing research on empathy, compassion and how thoughts,
feelings and behavior at both individual and group level are affected under
stress. How different types of mind sets are related to sustainability, and
whether these mind sets and in the long run behaviors can be influenced, are
the subject of several studies we conduct in collaboration with, among
others, researchers at Lund University.
How the COVID-19 pandemic impact mental health, inequality and particularly
vulnerable groups, and how we can develop evidence-based guidelines and
improve multilevel governance is the focus of the comprehensive research
project PERISCOPE, in which we participate together with a significant number
of partners from different parts of EU.
Articles
- Article: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2025;242(7):1577-1583Simonsson O; Goldberg SB; Chambers R; Osika W; Simonsson C; Hendricks PS
- Journal article: GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY. 2025;8:e15Stenfors CUD; Osika W; Mundaca L; Ruprecht S; Ramstetter L; Wamsler C
- Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH. 2025;184:457-463Simonsson O; Chaturvedi S; Hendricks PS; Stenfors CUD; Osika W; Narayanan J; Palitsky R; Goldberg SB
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2025;55:e99Simonsson O; Goldberg SB; Osika W; Stenfors CUD; Chaturvedi S; Swords CM; Narayanan J; Hendricks PS
- Article: ACTA PSYCHOLOGICA. 2025;252:104678Andersson C; Store SJ; Saldebjer H; Gunnarsson M; Bergsten KL; Osika W
- Journal article: MINDFULNESS. 2025;16(2):569Laundy K; Friberg P; Osika W; Chen Y
- Article: LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING. 2024;249:105109Stenfors CUD; Radmark L; Stengard J; Klein Y; Osika W; Hanson LLM
- Article: ONE HEALTH. 2024;18:100732Pollanen E; Yeung TY-C; Arroyo J; Park HW; Formella C; Osika W
- Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2024;81(6):579-585Simonsson O; Mosing MA; Osika W; Ullen F; Larsson H; Lu Y; Wesseldijk LW
- Journal article: ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GESUNDHEITSWISSENSCHAFTEN. 2024;:1-13Aberg L; Osika W; Kollberg G; Einhorn S
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2024;351:194-201Honk L; Stenfors CUD; Goldberg SB; Hendricks PS; Osika W; Dourron HM; Lebedev A; Petrovic P; Simonsson O
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE. 2024;54(6):1228-1234Simonsson O; Osika W; Stenfors CUD; Goldberg SB; Honk L; Hendricks PS
- Article: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 2024;54(1):366-378Korosec K; Osika W; Bojner-Horwitz E
- Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2024;38(1):110-115Simonsson O; Hendricks PS; Stenfors CU; Goldberg SB; Honk L; Osika W
- Article: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2023;66(1):e87Lok V; Sjöqvist H; Sidorchuk A; Flodin P; Osika W; Daly M; Hyland P; Andersen LH; Fallesen P; Cabrera MC; Knudsen AKS; Wetherall K; Widnall E; Groarke JM; Armour C; Dalman C; Hollander A-C; Niemi M
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):16432Lebedev AV; Acar K; Horntvedt O; Cabrera AE; Simonsson O; Osika W; Ingvar M; Petrovic P
- Journal article: SOCIALMEDICINSK TIDSKRIFT. 2023;100(3):429-432Jonsson ML; Åberg L; Osika W; Horwitz EB; Einhorn S
- Journal article: SOCIALMEDICINSK TIDSKRIFT. 2023;100(3):525-532Pöllänen E; Park HW; Honk L; Osika W
- Journal article: SOCIALMEDICINSK TIDSKRIFT. 2023;100(3):489-498Osika W; Horwitz EB; Okas M; Ericson M; Gustavson M; Benisch P; Ruiz M
- Article: CLIMATE POLICY. 2023;23(7):829-844Wamsler C; Osberg G; Panagiotou A; Smith B; Stanbridge P; Osika W; Mundaca L
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2023;14:1151626Simonsson O; Stenfors CUD; Goldberg SB; Hendricks PS; Osika W
- Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2023;23(1):237Radmark L; Osika W; Wallen MB; Nissen E; Lonnberg G; Branstrom R; Henje E; Gardner R; Fransson E; Karlsson H; Niemi M
- Article: MINDFULNESS. 2023;14(4):763-768Simonsson C; Chambers R; Hendricks PS; Goldberg SB; Osika W; Schlosser M; Ryde A; Christersson E; Simonsson O
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2023;326:105-110Simonsson O; Hendricks PS; Chambers R; Osika W; Goldberg SB
- Article: ISCIENCE. 2023;26(3):106191Ramstetter L; Rupprecht S; Mundaca L; Osika W; Stenfors CUD; Klackl J; Wamsler C
- Journal article: CHALLENGES. 2023;14(1):5Pöllänen E; Osika W; Horwitz EB; Wamsler C
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2023;13:1045325Flodin P; Wallin AS; Tarantino B; Cerchiello P; Mlada K; Kuklova M; Kondratova L; Parimbelli E; Osika W; Hollander A-C; Dalman C
- Article: BMJ OPEN QUALITY. 2023;12(1):e002009Escher C; Nagy E; Creutzfeldt J; Dahl O; Ruiz M; Ericson M; Osika W; Meurling L
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2022;17(12):e0278704Simonsson O; Goldberg SB; Osika W
- Article: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY. 2022;3(4):272-289Allahabadi H; Amann J; Balot I; Beretta A; Binkley C; Bozenhard J; Bruneault F; Brusseau J; Candemir S; Cappellini LA; Chakraborty S; Cherciu N; Cociancig C; Coffee M; Ek I; Espinosa-Leal L; Farina D; Fieux-Castagnet G; Frauenfelder T; Gallucci A; Giuliani G; Golda A; van Halem I; Hildt E; Holm S; Kararigas G; Krier SA; Kuhne U; Lizzi F; Madai VI; Markus AF; Masis S; Mathez EW; Mureddu F; Neri E; Osika W; Ozols M; Panigutti C; Parent B; Pratesi F; Moreno-Sanchez PA; Sartor G; Savardi M; Signoroni A; Sormunen H-M; Spezzatti A; Srivastava A; Stephansen AF; Theng LB; Tithi JJ; Tuominen J; Umbrello S; Vaccher F; Vetter D; Westerlund M; Wurth R; Zicari RV
- Article: BJPSYCH OPEN. 2022;8(6):e181Asper M; Osika W; Dalman C; Pöllänen E; Simonsson O; Flodin P; Sidorchuk A; Marchetti L; Awil F; Castro R; Niemi ME
- Article: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 2022;239:109586Simonsson O; Goldberg SB; Chambers R; Osika W; Long DM; Hendricks PS
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION. 2022;20(4):2180-2193Grossi G; Jeding K; Soderstrom M; Perski A; Alfoldi P; Osika W
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(13):8114Pollanen E; Osika W; Stenfors CUD; Simonsson O
- Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WORKPLACE HEALTH MANAGEMENT. 2022;15(4):493-514Mellner C; Osika W; Niemi M
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(9):5668Klein Y; Lindfors P; Osika W; Magnusson Hanson LL; Stenfors CUD
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;50(1):26-32Chen Y; Osika W; Henriksson G; Dahlstrand J; Friberg P
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2022;12:748140Andersson C; Mellner C; Lilliengren P; Einhorn S; Bergsten KL; Stenstroem E; Osika W
- Article: THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2022;12:20451253221135363Simonsson O; Hendricks PS; Chambers R; Osika W; Goldberg SB
- Article: MINDFULNESS. 2021;12(12):3073-3085Laundy K; Friberg P; Osika W; Chen Y
- Journal article: NORDIC JOURNAL OF ARTS, CULTURE AND HEALTH. 2021;3(01-02):34-47Horwitz EB; Rehnqvist K; Osika W; Thyrén D; Åberg L; Kowalski J; Theorell T
- Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOUSING MARKETS AND ANALYSIS. 2021;14(5):1129-1144Mellner C; Niemi M; Pollanen E; Osika W
- Article: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS. 2021;71:102373Wamsler C; Osberg G; Osika W; Herndersson H; Mundaca L
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):14427Simonsson O; Osika W; Carhart-Harris R; Hendricks PS
- Journal article: FRONTIERS IN HUMAN DYNAMICS. 2021;3:673104Zicari RV; Brusseau J; Blomberg SN; Christensen HC; Coffee M; Ganapini MB; Gerke S; Gilbert TK; Hickman E; Hildt E; Holm S; Kuehne U; Madai VI; Osika W; Spezzatti A; Schnebel E; Tithi JJ; Vetter D; Westerlund M; Wurth R; Amann J; Antun V; Beretta V; Bruneault F; Campano E; Dudder B; Gallucci A; Goffi E; Haase CB; Hagendorff T; Kringen P; Moeslein F; Ottenheimer D; Ozols M; Palazzani L; Petrin M; Tafur K; Torresen J; Volland H; Kararigas G
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2021;12:568625Andersson C; Stenfors CUD; Lilliengren P; Einhorn S; Osika W
- Article: HYPERTENSION. 2021;77(5):1510-1516Simonsson O; Hendricks PS; Carhart-Harris R; Kettner H; Osika W
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2021;12:567664Lundgren O; Osika W
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2021;77(4):927-945Andersson C; Bergsten KL; Lilliengren P; Norback K; Rask K; Einhorn S; Osika W
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2021;11:618227Horwitz EB; Harmat L; Osika W; Theorell T
- Article: WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION. 2020;67(3):535-548Horwitz EB; Spannari J; Langley J; Jacobs B; Osika W
- Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2020;265:185-192Radmark L; Hanson LLM; Montgomery S; Horwitz EB; Osika W
- Article: PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC. 2019;47(6):864-873Appelgren A; Osika W; Theorell T; Madison G; Bojner Horwitz E
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2019;8(10):E1638-1638Rådmark L; Sidorchuk A; Osika W; Niemi M
- Journal article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2019;4(1)Bäcklander G; Rosengren C; Falkman LL; Stenfors C; Seddigh A; Osika W; Stenström E
- Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2018;28(3):894-906Savic I; Perski A; Osika W
- Article: JOURNAL OF CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES. 2018;25(3-4):9-28Horwitz EB; Stenfors C; Osika W
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2017;12(9):e0184635Radmark L; Hanson LLM; Horwitz EB; Osika W
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE. 2017;35(3):286-292Ahlforn KC; Horwitz EB; Osika W
- Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH. 2017;19(6):e197Zhu B; Hedman A; Feng S; Li H; Osika W
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2017;261:131-137Chen Y; Osika W; Dangardt F; Friberg P
- Article: JMIR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE. 2017;3(1):e9Laundy Frisenstam K; van den Bosch M; Chen Y; Friberg P; Osika W
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF NURSING & CARE. 2017;06(05)Horwitz EB; Viding CG; Osika W
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2016;7:1536Stenfors CUD; Hanson LM; Theorell T; Osika WS
- Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2015;134:43-49Hiyoshi A; Udumyan R; Osika W; Bihagen E; Fall K; Montgomery S
- Article: NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2015;69(4):292-299Grossi G; Jeding K; Soderstrom M; Osika W; Levander M; Perski A
- Journal article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(5):e0126465Cooper AJM; Simmons RK; Kuh D; Brage S; Cooper R
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(9):e104550Golkar A; Johansson E; Kasahara M; Osika W; Perski A; Savic I
- Journal article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(6):e98901Martin KR; Cooper R; Harris TB; Brage S; Hardy R; Kuh D
- Journal article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(2):e87085Espana-Romero V; Golubic R; Martin KR; Hardy R; Ekelund U; Kuh D; Wareham NJ; Cooper R; Brage S
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2014;42(1):82-88Hanson LLM; Westerlund H; Leineweber C; Rugulies R; Osika W; Theorell T; Bech P
- Article: PSICOLOGIA-REFLEXAO E CRITICA. 2014;27(1):81-89Caqueo-Urizar A; Urzua A; Osika W
- Article: INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2013;86(3):281-288Theorell T; Osika W; Leineweber C; Hanson LLM; Horwitz EB; Westerlund H
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(2):e57454Dangardt F; Chen Y; Berggren K; Osika W; Friberg P
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2013;3(7):e003031Montgomery S; Udumyan R; Magnuson A; Osika W; Sundin P-O; Blane D
- Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRANSPERSONAL STUDIES. 2013;32(1):16-26Horwitz EB; Stenfors C; Osika W
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2012;30(&NA;):e74Chen Y; Strandvik B; Osika W; Friberg P
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2012;30(&NA;):e35Friberg P; Hagquist C; Osika W
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2012;30(&NA;):e126Friberg P; Dangardt F; Osika W; Chen Y
- Journal article: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2012;142(5):s-832Gunterberg V; Strid H; Tygesen H; Osika W; Friberg P; Simren M
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2012;112(3):1153-1165Wallen MB; Hasson D; Theorell T; Canlon B; Osika W
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2012;2(2):e000314Bjork T; Brus O; Osika W; Montgomery S
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2012;2(4):e000681Friberg P; Hagquist C; Osika W
- Journal article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2012;220(1):269-274Chen Y; Dangardt F; Osika W; Berggren K; Gronowitz E; Friberg P
- Article: CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING. 2011;31(2):108-113Dangardt F; Volkmann R; Chen Y; Osika W; Marild S; Friberg P
- Article: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD. 2011;96(1):38-43Osika W; Montgomery SM; Dangardt F; Wahrborg P; Gan LM; Tideman E; Friberg P
- Journal article: LONGITUDINAL AND LIFE COURSE STUDIES. 2010;1(4):359-370Montgomery SM; Osika W; Brus O; Bartley M
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2010;212(2):580-585Dangardt F; Osika W; Chen Y; Nilsson U; Gan L-M; Gronowitz E; Strandvik B; Friberg P
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2010;211(2):638-642Chen Y; Osika W; Dangardt F; Gan L-M; Strandvik B; Friberg P
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2010;209(1):147-151Increased intima thickness of the radial artery in individuals with prehypertension and hypertensionMyredal A; Gan LM; Osika W; Friberg P; Johansson M
- Article: VASCULAR MEDICINE. 2010;15(1):33-37Myredal A; Osika W; Gan LM; Friberg P; Johansson M
- Article: PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR. 2009;98(4):489-497Rapp E; Ostrom A; Osika W; Englund A; Annett J; Gustafsson I-B
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2009;203(1):172-177Osika W; Dangardt F; Montgomery SM; Volkmann R; Gan LM; Friberg P
- Article: CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING. 2008;28(5):287-293Dangardt F; Osika W; Volkmann R; Gan L-M; Friberg P
- Article: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2008;337(7667):a699Osika W; Montgomery SM
- Article: ECONOMICS & HUMAN BIOLOGY. 2008;6(1):95-107Osika W; Montgomery SM
- Journal article: CIRCULATION. 2007;116(suppl_16)Dangardt F; Osika W; Chen Y; Gronowitz E; Strandvik B; Friberg P
- Journal article: CIRCULATION. 2007;116(suppl_16)Osika W; Montgomery SM; Dangardt F; Währborg P; Volkmann R; Gan LM; Tideman E; Friberg P
- Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2007;27(3):671-676Osika W; Dangardt F; Gronros J; Lundstam U; Myredal A; Johansson M; Volkmann R; Gustavsson T; Gan LM; Friberg P
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2007;14(2):108-117Osika W; Friberg P; Wahrborg P
- Article: ECONOMICS & HUMAN BIOLOGY. 2006;4(3):398-411Osika W; Ehlin A; Montgomery SM
- Article: CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING. 2006;26(4):235-239Framme J; Dangardt F; Marild S; Osika W; Wahrborg P; Friberg P
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All other publications
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023Lebedev A; Acar K; Osika W; Simonsson O; Kringelbach M; Deco G; Ingvar M; Petrovic P
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2023;30:S136-S137Stenfors C; Stengard J; Osika W; Hanson LM
- Preprint: PSYARXIV. 2023Stenfors CUD; Rådmark L; Stengård J; Klein Y; Osika W; Magnusson LH
- Conference publication: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2023;67(4):543-544Escher C; Nagy E; Dahl O; Creutzfeldt J; Ruiz M; Fellander-Tsai L; Osika W; Ericson M; Meurling L
- Conference publication: SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY. 2022;152:11SNagy E; Escher C; Creutzfeldt J; Dahl O; Stoll SE; Narbona RMM; Castegren M; Ericson M; Osika W; Meurling L; Fellander-Tsai L
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2022Rådmark L; Osika W; Wallén MB; Nissen E; Lönnberg G; Bränström R; henje E; Gardner R; Fransson E; Karlsson H; Niemi M
- Preprint: PSYARXIV. 2022Klein Y; Lindfors P; Osika W; Magnusson LH; Stenfors CUD
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2021;64:S34Osika W; Dalman C; Niemi M; Flodin P; Wallin AS; Asper M; Hollander A-C; Pollanen E; Simonsson O; Sorman K
- Book chapter: OXFORD TEXTBOOK OF NATURE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;p. 139-144Similarities, disparities, and synergies with other complex interventions—stress as a common pathwayStenfors C; Horwitz EB; Theorell T; Osika W
- Preprint: OSF PREPRINTS. 2017Rådmark L; Magnusson LH; Horwitz EB; Osika W
- Preprint: MINDRXIV. 2017Rådmark L; Magnusson LH; Horwitz EB; Osika W
- Book chapter: CREATIVE SOCIAL CHANGE: BUILDING LEADERSHIP BRIDGES. 2016;p. 119-142Ecological Consciousness, Moral Imagination, and the Framework for Strategic Sustainable DevelopmentBaugher JE; Osika W; Robèrt K-H
- Review: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2015;56(6):626-636Grossi G; Perski A; Osika W; Savic I
- Book: SPRINGERBRIEFS IN ETHICS. 2015Fröding B; Osika W
- Book chapter: SPRINGERBRIEFS IN ETHICS: SPRINGERBRIEFS IN ETHICS. 2015;p. 41-61Fröding B; Osika W
- Book chapter: SPRINGERBRIEFS IN ETHICS: SPRINGERBRIEFS IN ETHICS. 2015;p. 99-110Fröding B; Osika W
- Book chapter: SPRINGERBRIEFS IN ETHICS: SPRINGERBRIEFS IN ETHICS. 2015;p. 1-22Fröding B; Osika W
- Book chapter: SPRINGERBRIEFS IN ETHICS: SPRINGERBRIEFS IN ETHICS. 2015;p. 23-39Fröding B; Osika W
- Book chapter: SPRINGERBRIEFS IN ETHICS: SPRINGERBRIEFS IN ETHICS. 2015;p. 63-72Fröding B; Osika W
- Book chapter: SPRINGERBRIEFS IN ETHICS: SPRINGERBRIEFS IN ETHICS. 2015;p. 73-98Fröding B; Osika W
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2010;17:33Montgomery SM; Osika W; Brus O; Bartley M
- Conference publication: CIRCULATION. 2009;119(10):E310Osika W; Friberg P; Dangardt F; Montgomery SM; Chen Y
- Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS. 2008;9(1):148-149Dangardt F; Osika W; Gan L; Volkmann R; Marild S; Friberg P
- Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS. 2008;9(1):138Dangardt F; Osika W; Chen Y; Gronowitz E; Strandvik B; Friberg P
- Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS. 2008;9(1):7Osika W; Dangardt F; Montgomery SM; Volkmann R; Gan LM; Friberg P
- Meeting abstract: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2004;22:s91Volkmann R; Friberg P; Gao S; Osika W
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Grants
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2025 - 31 December 2027This project focuses on health of young individuals transitioning from adolescence to young adulthood within the STARS cohort, a unique study monitoring both mental and physical health on 2283 individuals since the age of 13. Besides that they experienced the COVID-19 pandemic-related stressors, many of them are now also expressing worries related to gang crime, terrorism, war, economic hardships and/or the climate crisis.The main objective of this project is to explore the evolving health status among individuals transitioning from adolescence to young adulthood. The research aims to investigate the complex interplay between physiological and psychosocial dynamics, accentuated by the current turbulent times.By conducting a fourth follow-up (wave 4) of STARS participants now entering young adulthood, and utilizing data from waves 1-3 at ages 13, 15, and 18 years, we seek to answer these questions:1a. What is the prevalence of mental illness and cardiometabolic risks among young adults? How do factors like motivation, life purpose, and maintaining hope amidst challenges impact health? Data: online surveys, physiological examinations, registers at wave 4. Method: Regression analysis.1b. What challenges do young adults perceive, and how do they navigate the turbulent times marked by polycrisis? Data: qualitative semi-structured interviews at wave 4. Method: qualitative thematic analysis.2. Is it possible to discern unique trajectories of mental health issues, personal and social resources (including coping strategies), health behaviours, and educational achievement throughout adolescence? Data: waves 1-3. Method: group-based trajectory modelling.3. How do socioeconomic and personal adversities in early life shape these paths? Data: registers and from wave 1. Method: Multinominal regression4. Do these trajectories function as mediators/moderators in the associations between early life socioeconomic factors, personal adversities, and the likelihood of mental illness and cardiovascular risks among young adults? Method: regression, mediation, moderation analysis.Recognizing the heightened vulnerability of young adults facing polycrisis, the project contributes not only to the understanding of young adult health but also to providing insights into future health risks and trajectories.The budget prioritizes staff salaries due to their extensive involvement in organizing the fourth follow-up, and costs including laboratory analysis of blood/hair samples.
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 October 2023 - 30 September 2029Research problem and specific questions: Strong evidence links high outdoor temperatures to increased population morbidity, but little is known about the relationship between heat exposure indoors and its impact on health. Presently, no empirically supported recommendations regarding an upper indoor temperature threshold for health exist. Defining such a threshold is important as without this it will be difficult to establish any regulatory requirements that ensure that future buildings are sufficiently resilient to warmer summers. As the frequency of heat waves increases, understanding the sensitivity of different dwellings to outdoor temperature, especially in homes occupied by the elderly, is critical. This collaboration programme between six Swedish Universities aims to establish an evidence-based upper indoor temperature threshold for wellbeingidentify dwelling-specific characteristics that are most likely to increase the risk of heat-related illness, develop a temperature sensitivity regression model for indoor temperature prediction, and visualise area-level heat-vulnerability of the buildings on interactive maps, made available for a wide variety of endusers.Data and method: We aim to collect indoor temperature and humidity data, self-reported information about sleep quality, mental and physical health, as well as dwelling-specific characteristics from 4,000 adults across Sockholm, Malmö, Göteborg and Umeå during summer months, 2024-2027, by using temperature loggers, automatic text messages and electronic questionnaires. Physiological health data will be collected from 400 senior citizens by using Actiheart-5, activity, heart rate and sleep monitors. The associations between indoor temperatures and physical and mental health outcomes will be examined by multiple regression models. A model for prediction of indoor temperatures in different types of buildings will be developed by fitting the collected indoor temperature data to a modified energy balance model.Relevance and utilisation: The sustainability of housing policy includes ensuring access to a healthy indoor environment for all socio-economic groups. Being able to predict how different buildings are likely to respond to high outdoor temperatures is important for mitigating their potentially harmful impact. The present programme aims to fill the gaps in knowledge regarding the role that different building characteristics play in personal temperature exposure and visualise these problems on interactive maps for wider public, which is important for improving heat epidemiology, preparing prevention programmes.Plan for programme realisation: The data will be collected during four summers, after which model development and data analyse will be conducted. Regular research group and stakeholder meetings will be held. Programme costs include salaries for a research assistant and statistician, costs for technical devices, as well as postal costs for the distribution of temperature loggers.
- Dwelling vulnerability in a changing climate: Indoor heat exposure and public healthForte1 October 2023 - 30 September 2029Research problem and specific questions: Strong evidence links high outdoor temperatures to increased population morbidity, but little is known about the relationship between heat exposure indoors and its impact on health. Presently, no empirically supported recommendations regarding an upper indoor temperature threshold for health exist. Defining such a threshold is important as without this it will be difficult to establish any regulatory requirements that ensure that future buildings are sufficiently resilient to warmer summers. As the frequency of heat waves increases, understanding the sensitivity of different dwellings to outdoor temperature, especially in homes occupied by the elderly, is critical. This collaboration programme between six Swedish Universities aims to establish an evidence-based upper indoor temperature threshold for wellbeingidentify dwelling-specific characteristics that are most likely to increase the risk of heat-related illness, develop a temperature sensitivity regression model for indoor temperature prediction, and visualise area-level heat-vulnerability of the buildings on interactive maps, made available for a wide variety of endusers. Data and method: We aim to collect indoor temperature and humidity data, self-reported information about sleep quality, mental and physical health, as well as dwelling-specific characteristics from 4,000 adults across Sockholm, Malmö, Göteborg and Umeå during summer months, 2024-2027, by using temperature loggers, automatic text messages and electronic questionnaires. Physiological health data will be collected from 400 senior citizens by using Actiheart-5, activity, heart rate and sleep monitors. The associations between indoor temperatures and physical and mental health outcomes will be examined by multiple regression models. A model for prediction of indoor temperatures in different types of buildings will be developed by fitting the collected indoor temperature data to a modified energy balance model. Relevance and utilisation: The sustainability of housing policy includes ensuring access to a healthy indoor environment for all socio-economic groups. Being able to predict how different buildings are likely to respond to high outdoor temperatures is important for mitigating their potentially harmful impact. The present programme aims to fill the gaps in knowledge regarding the role that different building characteristics play in personal temperature exposure and visualise these problems on interactive maps for wider public, which is important for improving heat epidemiology, preparing prevention programmes. Plan for programme realisation: The data will be collected during four summers, after which model development and data analyse will be conducted. Regular research group and stakeholder meetings will be held. Programme costs include salaries for a research assistant and statistician, costs for technical devices, as well as postal costs for the distribution of temperature loggers.
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2022 - 31 December 2023
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2021 - 31 December 2024
- Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
- Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
- Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning1 December 2019 - 31 December 2022
- Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning1 October 2018 - 30 September 2021
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2016 - 31 December 2017
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2015 - 31 December 2017
Employments
- Senior Research Specialist, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-
- Manager, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2013-2024
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2015
- University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 1993