Stefan Fors

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Populärvetenskap och samverkan

Om mig

Jag har varit anknuten till Karolinska Institutet, via Aging Research Center
(ARC), sedan 2004. Min grundutbildning är inom Sociologi och 2010
disputerade jag i Socialt Arbete vid Stockholms universitet. Sedan 2016 är
jag Docent i Folkhälsovetenskap. Idag arbetar jag som Forskare vid ARC.
* Högskoleexamen, Litteraturvetenskap, Stockholms universitet.
* Filosofie kandidat, Sociologi, Stockholms universitet.
* Filosofie doktor, Socialt arbete, Stockholms universitet.

Forskningsbeskrivning

Min forskning handlar i första hand om folkhälsoutvecklingen i den äldre
befolkningen, samt om sociala skillnader i hälsa bland äldre. Idag arbetar
jag framförallt på ett projekt som handlar om könsskillnader i hälsa
bland äldre personer.

Artiklar

Article: SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIETY. 2026;:1-16
Differences in Informal Care to Parents between Women and Men: The Role of Individual Gender Role Attitudes and National Contexts
Zolyomi E; Simmons C; Rodrigues R; Vafaei A; Rehnberg J; Phillips SP; Ilinca S; Kadi S; Fors S
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;53(7):721-730
20-Year trends in the social participation of the oldest old
Augustsson E; Fors S; Rehnberg J; Lennartsson C; Agahi N
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;53(7):731-738
Educational inequalities in blood pressure across the adult life course: Evidence from a 20-year follow-up study
Gebreslassie M; Warolen M; Lager A; Fors S
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;53(7):782-787
The influence of selective mortality on poverty rates in later life: evidence from a Swedish cohort born in 1926
Rehnberg J; Oestergren O; Almquist YB; Fritzell J; Fors S
Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2025;135:105872
Friends and trends: Friendship across life phases and cohorts
Augustsson E; Celeste RK; Fors S; Rehnberg J; Lennartsson C; Agahi N
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;35(4):605-610
Behavioural and metabolic mediators of socioeconomic inequalities in type 2 diabetes: comparing counterfactual and traditional mediation analysis
Mendez DY; Lagerros YT; de Leon AP; Tynelius P; Fors S; Lager A
Article: EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE. 2025;16(3):963-973
The impact of hip fracture on resilience in health-related quality of life: a cohort study
Ek S; Ding M; Hedstrom M; Fors S; Modig K
Article: CORTEX. 2025;185:74-83
Cognitive reserve types and depressive symptoms development in late-life: A population-based cohort study
Triolo F; Grande G; Ekstrom I; Laukka EJ; Fors S; Marseglia A; Dekhtyar S
Article: HEALTH ECONOMICS REVIEW. 2025;15(1):18
Exploration of health care utilization, social care utilization and costs for individuals discharged from inpatient geriatric care in Sweden - a registry data study
Willers C; Lindqvist R; Fors S; Mazya AL; Nilsson GH; Bostrom A-M; Rydwik E
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2025;22(1):9
The effect of loneliness on depressive symptoms in the 65+European population: a longitudinal observational study using SHARE data
Smit DH; Rehnberg J; Fors S
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;24(1):2773
A descriptive epidemiological study of the prevalence of self-reported sensory difficulties by age group, sex, education, disability, and migration status in Sweden in 2020
Badache A-C; Maeki-Torkko E; Widen S; Fors S
Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2024;125:105518
Depends on whom you ask: Discordance in reporting spousal care between older women and men across European welfare states
Rodrigues R; Simmons C; Zolyomi E; Vafaei A; Rehnberg J; Kadi S; Socci M; Fors S; Phillips SP
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;24(1):1646
Cognitive performance trends among European older adults: exploring variations across cohorts, gender, and educational levels (2007-2017)
Rehnberg J; Fors S; Ford KJ; Leist AK
Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2024;121:105362
Longitudinal associations between sensory and cognitive functioning in adults 60 years or older in Sweden and Denmark
Badache A-C; Rehnberg J; Maki-Torkko E; Widen S; Fors S
Article: SEXUAL MEDICINE. 2024;12(2):qfae022
Sexual health among the oldest old: a population-based study among people aged 85 years and older in Stockholm, Sweden
Politis M; Kosidou K; Fors S; Nord M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;52(2):216-224
Adult offspring and their socioeconomic resources for development and survival of stroke: A Swedish and Danish nationwide register-based study
Jorgensen TSH; Osler M; Fors S; Nilsson CJ; Meyer A; Modig K
Article: GERONTOLOGY. 2024;70(3):318-326
The Association between Education and Cognitive Performance Varies at Different Levels of Cognitive Performance: A Quantile Regression Approach
Rehnberg J; Huisman M; Fors S; Marseglia A; Kok A
Article: JOURNAL OF PRIMARY CARE & COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2024;15:21501319241277413
Are Primary Health Care Visits Associated With Reduced Risk of Hospital Readmissions After Discharge From Geriatric Inpatient Departments? Evidence From Stockholm County
Naseer M; Willers C; Bostrom A-M; Lindh Mazya A; Nilsson GH; Fors S; Rydwik E
Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. 2023;78(8):1412-1422
Cohort Trajectories by Age and Gender for Informal Caregiving in Europe Adjusted for Sociodemographic Changes, 2004 and 2015
Rodrigues R; Rehnberg J; Simmons C; Ilinca S; Zolyomi E; Vafaei A; Kadi S; Jull J; Phillips S; Fors S
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
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Review: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2025;298(6):591-603
Health inequalities in the Nordic countries: A comparative overview and update
Fritzell J; Fors S
Corrigendum: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;25(1):70
A descriptive epidemiological study of the prevalence of self-reported sensory difficulties by age group, sex, education, disability, and migration status in Sweden in 2020 (vol 24, 2773, 2024)
Badache A-C; Maki-Torkko E; Widen S; Fors S
Review: JOURNAL OF PRIMARY CARE & COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2025;16:21501319251320181
Readmission After Geriatric Inpatient Care: A Narrative Review and a Comparative Analysis
Willers C; Lindqvist R; Dreilich M; Fors S; Mazya AL; Nilsson GH; Bostrom A-M; Naseer M; Rydwik E
Corrigendum: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGEING. 2022;19(4):1643-1644
Changes in socioeconomic differentials in old age life expectancy in four Nordic countries: the impact of educational expansion and education-specific mortality (vol 19, pg 161, 2022)
Enroth L; Jasilionis D; Nemeth L; Strand BH; Tanjung I; Sundberg L; Fors S; Jylha M; Bronnum-Hansen H
Review: SSM-POPULATION HEALTH. 2020;12:100705
Systematic review of methods used to study the intersecting impact of sex and social locations on health outcomes
Phillips SP; Vafaei A; Yu S; Rodrigues R; Ilinca S; Zolyomi E; Fors S
Corrigendum: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;60(1):99
Enduring inequality: educational disparities in health among the oldest old in Sweden 1992-2011 (vol. 60, pg. 91, 2015)
Fors S; Thorslund M

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