Doctoral theses

Doctoral theses

2024

Novel biomarkers associated with stress : from normal aging to Alzheimer's disease
Author: Jasper Holleman
Supervisor: Shireen Sindi
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society
  

Life changing moments : transitions and critical points in young-onset dementia
Author: Malin Aspö
Supervisor: Miia Kivipelto
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society
 

A problem-solving intervention for employees on sickness absence due to common mental disorders : effects, ethics and process
Author: Ida Karlsson
Supervisor: Elisabeth Björk Brämberg
Institute of  Environmental Medicine
  

Infections, antibiotics, tobacco, genetic factors and risk of lada : latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, and type 2 diabetes
Author: Jessica Edstorp
Supervisor: Sofia Carlsson
Institute of  Environmental Medicine

2023

The usability, acceptability, and satisfaction of a digital mental health tool for patients with breast and prostate cancer
Author: Nuhamin Gebrewold Petros
Supervisor: Vladimir Carli
Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics 
 

Make My Day: exploring engaging occupations in stroke prevention and promotion of health
Author: Emelie Mälstam
Supervisor: Ann-Helen Patomella
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society 
 

Digital interventions to improve mental health and lifestyle behaviors for primary care patients
Author: Karoline Kolaas
Supervisor: Anne Berman
Department of Clinical Neuroscience 
 

"It's not a quick fix" : consequences of weight loss during life and experiences of weight regain after bariatric surgery
Author: Liisa Tolvanen
Supervisor: Ylva Trolle Lagerros
Department of Medicine, Solna
 

Mental stimulation and multimodal trials to prevent cognitive impairment and Alzheimer ́s disease
Author: Anders Rydström
Supervisor: Francesca Mangialasche
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society
 

The impact of macronutritional composition and ketosis on cognitive health : from normal aging to Alzheimer’s disease
Author: Jakob Norgren
Supervisor: Miia Kivipelto
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society 
 

Risk factor patterns in type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease : exploring methods for precision medicine in public health
Author: Diego Yacaman Mendez
Supervisor: Ylva Trolle Lagerros
Department of Global Public Health

2022  

Lifestyle risk factors for Parkinson disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an epidemiological perspective
Author: Elin Roos
Supervisor: Knut Lönnroth
Department of Global Public Health

School nurses’ use of motivational interviewing as a method for health promoting conversations with parents of primary school children
Author: Marianna Moberg
Supervisor: Åsa Norman
Department of Global Public Health
 

Health promotion and obesity prevention through a school-based parental support programme
Author: Mahnoush Etminan Malek
Supervisor: Gisela Nyberg
Department of Global Public Health

2021

Refugees and asylum seekers : their social networks and encounter with the mental health services
Author: Maria Sundvall
Supervisor: David Titelman
Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics

Emotion dysregulation, self-image, and eating disorders
Author: Elin Monell
Supervisor: Andreas Birgegård
Department of Clinical Neuroscience

Side effects and experiences of doping with anabolic androgenic steroids in men and women
Author: Annica Börjesson
Supervisor: Lena Ekström
Department of Laboratory Medicine

Feasibility of type 2 diabetes prevention :  processes for detection, self-management and support in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas
Author: Linda Timm
Supervisor: Helle Mölsted Alvesson
Department of Global Public Health

How can older adults combat diabetes to achieve a longer and healthier life?
Author: Ying Shang
Supervisor: Weili Xu
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society

Perspectives on participation in dementia prevention clinical trials
Author: Ulrika Akenine
Supervisor: Miia Kivipelto
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society

Optimizing school meals today: a pathway to sustainable dietary habits tomorrow
Author: Patricia Eustachio Colombo
Supervisor: Liselotte Schäfer Elinder
Department of Global Public Health

2020

Development of dementia in older adults : the body-mind connection
Author: Giulia Grande
Supervisor: Debora Rizzuto
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society

The role of dietary nitrate in regulation of blood pressure and metabolism
Author: Michaela Sundqvist
Supervisor: Jon Lundberg
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

Diet and postprandial risk markers for complications in type 2 diabetes
Author: Camilla Olofsson
Supervisor: Neda Rajamand Ekberg
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery 

Exercise-induced molecular mechanisms in untrained and life-long highly trained individuals
Author: Stefan Reitzner
Supervisor: Carl Johan Sundberg
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

2019

Well begun is half done : preoperative physical performance and home-based exercise in older adults undergoing abdominal cancer surgery
Author: Emelie Karlsson
Supervisor: Elisabeth Rydwik 
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society

Tobacco cessation on prescription : a primary healthcare intervention targeting socioeconomically disadvantaged areas in Stockholm
Author: Anne Leppänen
Supervisor: Tanja Tomson
Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics

Interplay between birthweight, family history, obesity, and genes in the development of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) and type 2 diabetes
Author: Rebecka Hjort
Supervisor: Sofia Carlsson
Institute of Environmental Medicine

Diet and the risk of latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA): studies on the association with fish and sweetened beverages
Author: Josefin Edwall Löfvenborg
Supervisor: Sofia Carlsson
Institute of Environmental Medicine