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Kristina Alexanderson

Professor, Karolinska Institutet
Verified email at ki.se
Cited by 18963

Be the fairest of them all: challenges and recommendations for the treatment of gender in occupational health research

…, L Punnett, M Bond, K Alexanderson… - American journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Background Both women's and men's occupational health problems merit scientific
attention. Researchers need to consider the effect of gender on how occupational health …

How to measure sickness absence? Literature review and suggestion of five basic measures

G Hensing, K Alexanderson… - … journal of social …, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective—To examine different sick-leave measures used in sickness absence research,
and to suggest a systematic way of assessing sickness absence. Methods—A review and …

[HTML][HTML] Multidisciplinary interventions: review of studies of return to work after rehabilitation for low back pain

…, A Ropponen, K Alexanderson - Database of Abstracts of …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The review concluded that there was evidence for a clinically relevant effect of
multidisciplinary rehabilitation interventions on return to work for patients on sick leave due …

[HTML][HTML] Antipsychotics and mortality in a nationwide cohort of 29,823 patients with schizophrenia

H Taipale, E Mittendorfer-Rutz, K Alexanderson… - Schizophrenia …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction It has remained controversial if antipsychotic treatment is associated with
increased or decreased mortality among patients with schizophrenia, and if there are any …

Illness, disease, and sickness absence: an empirical test of differences between concepts of ill health

A Wikman, S Marklund, K Alexanderson - Journal of Epidemiology & …, 2005 - jech.bmj.com
Objectives: In studies of public health and morbidity different concepts of ill health are often
seen as interchangeable alternatives. With the help of extensive population information this …

[HTML][HTML] Sickness presenteeism predicts suboptimal self-rated health and sickness absence: a nationally representative study of the Swedish working population

…, L Magnusson Hanson, K Alexanderson… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Earlier studies have suggested that sickness presenteeism (SP) may be a risk
factor for future health problems. The purpose of the present study was to test this in a …

Antipsychotic treatment and mortality in schizophrenia

…, J Suvisaari, K Alexanderson… - Schizophrenia …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background: It is generally believed that long-term use of antipsychotics increases mortality
and, especially, the risk of cardiovascular death. However, there are no solid data to …

Mortality and cumulative exposure to antipsychotics, antidepressants, and benzodiazepines in patients with schizophrenia: an observational follow-up study

…, M Torniainen, K Alexanderson… - American Journal of …, 2016 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Although mortality related to psychotropic medications has received much
attention in recent years, little is known about the relationship between risk of death and …

Chapter 9. Consequences of being on sick leave

E Vingård, K Alexanderson… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
The possible consequences of sick leave can be measured at different levels in society. This
chapter focuses on the consequences from the perspective of the sick-listed individual. Sick …

[PDF][PDF] Self-estimated life situation in patients on long-term sick leave

B Floderus, S Goransson, K Alexanderson… - Journal of …, 2005 - academia.edu
Objective: To analyse the influence of long-term sick leave on patients' life situation. Design
and subjects: Cross-sectional study based on 1350 individuals with a consecutive sick leave …