Published 18 November 2020 Self-efficacy refers to a person´s confidence in carrying out treatment-related activities and constitutes the foundation of self-management as well as long-term follow-up after heart transplantation. Exploring the heart recipients´ experiences by means of self-report instruments provides healthcare professionals with valuable information on how to supply self-management

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/self-efficacy-recovery-and-psychological-wellbeing-one-five-years-after-heart-transplantation - 2025-04-21

Published 18 November 2020 Cellular rejection is most common 3–6 months after heart transplantation while chronic rejection, that is, cardiac allograft vasculopathy and malignancy are the most common causes of death in heart-transplant recipients beyond the third year after transplantation. However, the heart transplantation recipient’s perceived threat of graft rejection has never been explored.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/fear-graft-rejection-after-heart-transplantation-nationwide-cross-sectional-cohort-study - 2025-04-21

Published 19 November 2020 For this prospective observational study, data on demographics, functional status and living conditions were obtained from the Swedish Stroke Register (Riksstroke). Data on comorbidity and hospital readmissions up to five years post-index stroke were obtained from the Swedish National Patient Register. Patients were grouped based on number of readmissions: low (0–1) inte

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/patterns-hospital-readmissions-after-ischaemic-stroke-observational-study-swedish-stroke-register - 2025-04-21

Published 19 November 2020 Lost workdays following rotator cuff repair is not well-studied in the literature. We aimed to define the time away from work following early arthroscopic repair of acute traumatic rotator cuff tears and compare it with the recommendations of the American Medical Disability Advisor (MD Guidelines) and The Swedish Social Insurance Agency. Read more at https://link.springe

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/return-work-after-early-repair-acute-traumatic-rotator-cuff-tears - 2025-04-21

Published 20 November 2020 The prevalence of hip and groin problems in professional male ice hockey is unknown and suspected to differ between playing positions. The purpose of this study was to explore potential differences in the seasonal prevalence of hip and groin problems between playing positions in male elite ice hockey players and to explore the relationship between symptom duration and hi

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/high-prevalence-hip-and-groin-problems-professional-ice-hockey-players-regardless-playing-position - 2025-04-21

Published 20 November 2020 The abnormal deposition of tau begins before the onset of clinical symptoms and seems to target specific brain networks. The aim of this study is to identify the spatial patterns of tau deposition in cognitively normal older adults and assess whether they are related to amyloid-β (Aβ), APOE, sex, and longitudinal cognitive decline. Read more at https://link.springer.com/

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/spatial-patterns-tau-deposition-are-associated-amyloid-apoe-sex-and-cognitive-decline-older-adults - 2025-04-21

Published 21 November 2020 In this prospective cohort study, Malmö Diet and Cancer Study, baseline data collection was carried out 1991–1996. The study participants’ (n = 26,133) dietary habits were extensively recorded at baseline. The specific diagnosis of AAA in the in-hospital registry was found valid in 95%. The association between plant foods, such as cereals and types of vegetables, and AAA

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/intake-fibre-and-plant-foods-and-risk-abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-large-prospective-cohort-study - 2025-04-21

Published 21 November 2020 Adult health is influenced by factors during fetal life affecting organ development and birth weight. We aimed to study such factors in relation to adult respiratory disease (ARD) risk. The Helsingborg Birth Cohort, Sweden, contributed baseline data collected by medical staff through clinical examination and questionnaires on maternal and birth characteristics 1964–1967.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/early-life-exposures-and-risk-adult-respiratory-disease-during-50-years-follow - 2025-04-21

Published 22 November 2020 There is some evidence that housing accessibility, external housing-related control beliefs (HCB) and activities of daily living (ADL) are associated in complex ways; however, these pathways have not been explored in younger old. The aim was to assess the role of external HCB in the relationship between housing accessibility and ADL by applying moderation and mediation m

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/associations-among-housing-accessibility-housing-related-control-beliefs-and-independence-activities - 2025-04-21

Published 22 November 2020 This study closely examines long-term outcomes of intermarriage in Denmark in terms of children’s educational performance, studying grades from final examinations. The study uses rich register data, where families are linked across generations, and contributes to the migration literature by providing new insights into the human capital formation in inter-ethnic families.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/intergenerational-effects-intermarriage - 2025-04-21

Published 23 November 2020 262 patients with SLE were included in the study; of these 175 were from the defined population. Overall, 37 AMI and 44 CVE were recorded. An increased IRR of 3 for AMI was found (p<0.001). Smoking, hypertension and reduced renal function were risk factors for AMI. An increased IRR of 3.3 for ischaemic CVE was found for women (p<0.001). Hypertension and aCL were risk fac

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/disease-duration-age-diagnosis-and-organ-damage-are-important-factors-cardiovascular-disease-sle-0 - 2025-04-21

Published 23 November 2020 This study was aimed at exploring which latent profiles emerge based on ratings of self‐determined motivation to defend victims of bullying, and to explore if they are related to bystander roles and victimization in bullying, as well as student–teacher relations. Data were collected from 1,800 Swedish and Italian students, with an age range between 10 and 18 years (M = 1

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/profiles-bystanders-motivation-defend-school-bully-victims-self-determination-perspective - 2025-04-21

Published 24 November 2020 Read more at Vacant positions - DTU 

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/vacant-positions-dtu - 2025-04-21

Published 24 November 2020 We are looking for a researcher in bioinformatics with an orientation towards medical research who wants to participate in developing the faculty’s bioinformatics initiative, the goal of which is to create a bioinformatics infrastructure at the Faculty of Medicine. Deadline for applications 03/12/2020. Read more at Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor in bioinformatics (

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/senior-lecturer-associate-professor-bioinformatics - 2025-04-21

Published 25 November 2020 The Danish Centre for Health Economics is dedicated to applying economic theory and empirical methods to answer research questions with high health policy relevance, and to contribute to the improvement of the methods applied. Read more at Associate professor in Health Economics - University of Southern Denmark, SDU

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/associate-professor-health-economics - 2025-04-21

Published 25 November 2020 I nuläget är 35 utlysningar planerade 2021. Många av dem är återkommande. Till dem hör exempelvis internationell postdok, men där har vi gjort några förändringar i år. Några utlysningar gör vi för första gången, till exempel utlysningen om tvärsektoriella forskarskolor inom utvecklingsforskning och utlysningen av bidrag till investering i befintlig forskningsinfrastruktu

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/nyheter-i-vetenskapsradets-utlysningar-2021 - 2025-04-21

Published 26 November 2020 Att studera hur forskningskommunikation fungerar och når ut har blivit allt viktigare. Det visar inte minst det som händer under pandemin, när korrekt information snabbt måste nå så många som möjligt – och på ett sätt så att människor tar den till sig. Läs mer här Hur väl lyckas forskare nå ut med sin forskning? | Tidningen Curie

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/hur-val-lyckas-forskare-na-ut-med-sin-forskning - 2025-04-21

Published 26 November 2020 This study aimed to investigate changes in mental health among young adults participating in an integrated mental health and vocational support intervention according to the Södertälje Supported Employment and Education model. Read more at An integrated mental health and vocational intervention: A longitudinal study on mental health changes among young adults - Liljeholm

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/integrated-mental-health-and-vocational-intervention-longitudinal-study-mental-health-changes-among - 2025-04-21

Published 27 November 2020 Metalworkers younger than 40 years complained statistically significantly more often of skin symptoms, especially on the hands and face, than older workers. Physician‐diagnosed skin diseases were reported in 1.7% of cases. Metalworkers, working <20 years in the factory, more often had skin symptoms. Contact with chemicals at the workplace was suspected as the main factor

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/heavy-metals-and-skin-sensitization-patterns-lithuanian-metalworkers - 2025-04-21

Published 27 November 2020 Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the most important cause of death in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to study the association between cardiovascular drugs in AF patients and incident CHF. The study population included all adults (n = 120 756) aged ≥45 years diagnosed with AF in Sweden diagnosed for the period 1998‐2006. Outcome was incident congestive

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/use-cardiovascular-drugs-and-risk-incident-heart-failure-patients-atrial-fibrillation - 2025-04-21