Published 28 April 2020 The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) was conceived in 1997 during a multidisciplinary conference focused on risk communication with attenders representing the fields of psychology, health behaviour and education, public health, clinical medicine and health journalism. The key recommendation born of this conference encourage

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/data-resource-profile-national-cancer-institutes-health-information-national-trends-survey-hints - 2025-05-09

Published 24 April 2020 Evolution, projections and impact of government measures (European Journal of Epidemiology) Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/covid-19-epidemic-italy - 2025-05-09

Published 25 April 2020 Genom ett gemensamt initiativ från Arbets-och miljömedicin i Stockholm, Göteborg och Lund har en tvärprofessionell arbetsgrupp bildats för att utifrån Folkhälsomyndighetens och Världshälsoorganisationens (WHO) riktlinjer ta fram anpassade hälsoråd till personer och familjer med boende i förorter och andra områden med stora förutsättningar för smittspridning. Läs mer på http

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/covid-19-i-trangbodda-fororter - 2025-05-09

Published 26 April 2020 Med anledning av Covid-19 och den rådande utvecklingen i Sverige och världen har Formas forskarråd beslutat att omgående öppna akututlysningen 2020. Formas vill inom rådets ansvarsområden, ge möjligheten att samla in data/forskningsmaterial av akut karaktär för att säkerställa framtida tillgänglighet för forskning. Läs mer på https://www.formas.se/arkiv/alla-utlysningar/utl

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/formas-akututlysning-2020 - 2025-05-09

Published 29 April 2020 Epidemiologists are often confronted with datasets to analyse which contain measurement error due to, for instance, mistaken data entries, inaccurate recordings and measurement instrument or procedural errors. If the effect of measurement error is misjudged, the data analyses are hampered and the validity of the study’s inferences may be affected. In this paper, we describe

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/reflection-modern-methods-five-myths-about-measurement-error-epidemiological-research - 2025-05-09

Published 1 February 2018 Updated FAQ regarding personal data on LU's project blog Påverkar dataskyddsförordningen hur vi behandlar gamla personuppgifterNär och hur bör vi använda samtycke som rättslig grund för behandling av personuppgifterVad gäller för gamla samtycken?Svaren hittar du på: https://personuppgifter.blogg.lu.se/faq/============Does the General Data Protection Regulation affect how

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/about-consent-and-old-data - 2025-05-09

Published 30 April 2020 Treatment of postoperative pain remains a significant clinical problem, and prediction of patients with a risk of higher postoperative pain levels is an important focus. We aimed to identify patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) with risk of higher pain levels at 24 h postoperatively by using four simple and easily available clinical tools. New publication in BMC

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/using-four-different-clinical-tools-predictors-pain-after-total-hip-arthroplasty-prospective-cohort - 2025-05-09

Published 28 July 2020 Analyses were based on Swedish case–control data comprising incident cases of LADA (n = 465) and T2D (n = 1528) with matched, population-based controls (n = 1789; n = 1553 in genetic analyses). Multivariable-adjusted ORs in relation to self-reported processed and unprocessed red meat intake were estimated by conditional logistic regression models. Attributable proportion (AP

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/consumption-red-meat-genetic-susceptibility-and-risk-lada-and-type-2-diabetes - 2025-05-09

Published 29 July 2020 The authors assessed the effect of incorporating the timing of cancer diagnosis events into the assessment of familial risks of breast cancer in first‐degree and second‐degree relatives in a nationwide cohort study of 5,099,172 women (follow‐up was between 1958‐2015). Family history was assessed using 3 approaches: 1) as a static variable (ever having a relative with breast

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/familial-risk-breast-cancer-dynamic-accumulative-and-static-definitions-family-history - 2025-05-09

Published 29 July 2020 Ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow (UNE) is overrepresented in patients with diabetes, but the outcome of surgery is unknown. We aimed to evaluate patient-reported outcome in patients with and without diabetes, and to assess potential sex differences and compare surgical treatment methods. Data on patients operated for UNE (2010-2016, n = 1354) from the Swedish National Reg

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/ulnar-nerve-entrapment-diabetes-patient-reported-outcome-after-surgery-national-quality-registries - 2025-05-09

Published 28 July 2020 Nyhetsbrev från Svensk nationell datatjänst juni 2020. Läs mer här.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/snd-natverksnytt-0 - 2025-05-09

Published 30 July 2020 The recommendations in the document are aimed at helping policymakers and funders to maximise timely, quality data sharing and appropriate responses in future health emergencies. The Research Data Alliance (RDA) COVID-19 Working Group members bring various, global expertise to develop a body of work that comprises how data from multiple disciplines inform response to a pande

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/rda-covid-19-recommendations-and-guidelines-data-sharing - 2025-05-09

Published 30 July 2020 In this review, we explain statistical concepts targeted towards patients, clinicians and healthcare professionals that summarize cancer patient survival under the assumption that other causes of death exist. Specifically, we explain the appropriate use, interpretation and assumptions behind statistical methods for competing risks, loss in life expectancy due to cancer and c

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/cancer-survival-statistics-patients-and-healthcare-professionals-tutorial-real-world-data-analysis - 2025-05-09

Published 31 July 2020 Estimates from Mendelian randomization studies of unrelated individuals can be biased due to uncontrolled confounding from familial effects. Here we describe methods for within-family Mendelian randomization analyses and use simulation studies to show that family-based analyses can reduce such biases. Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/avoiding-dynastic-assortative-mating-and-population-stratification-biases-mendelian-randomization - 2025-05-09

Published 1 August 2020 McMaster GRADE Centre researchers developed ‘health outcome descriptors’ for standardizing descriptions of health outcomes and overcoming these problems to support the European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC) Guideline Development Group (GDG). We aimed to determine which aspects of the development, content, and use of health outcome descriptors were valuable

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/development-and-use-health-outcome-descriptors-guideline-development-case-study - 2025-05-09

Published 2 August 2020 Objectives: To investigate use of data from a clinical quality registry for cardiac rehabilitation in Denmark, considering the extent to which data are used for local quality improvement and what facilitates the use of these data, with a particular focus on whether there are differences between frontline staff and managers. Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/facilitators-using-data-quality-registry-local-quality-improvement-work-cross-sectional-survey-0 - 2025-05-09

Published 3 August 2020 Combining National Quality Registries (NQRs) with existing National Health Registries (NHRs) might make it possible to get a wider picture of older adults health situation. The aim was to examine the feasibility of aggregating data across different NQRs and existing NHRs to explore the possibility to investigate trajectories and patterns of disease and care, specifically fo

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/using-aggregated-data-swedish-national-quality-registries-tools-describe-health-conditions-older - 2025-05-09

Published 30 July 2020 Forte har påbörjat en översyn av ett antal mindre bidragsformer. Under 2020 sker därför ingen utlysning av nätverksbidrag, tidskriftsbidrag, konferensbidrag och gästforskarbidrag. Läs mer på https://forte.se/nyhet/ingen-utlysning-av-natverksbidrag-gastforskarbid….

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/forte-ingen-utlysning-av-natverksbidrag-gastforskarbidrag-tidskriftsbidrag-och-konferensbidrag-2020 - 2025-05-09

Published 31 July 2020 Whether you’re starting a review article or your dissertation, embarking on a literature review can feel daunting. Not sure where to start? Join our webinar to learn how to tackle literature reviews with confidence. Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/web-science-webinar-your-essential-guide-literature-reviews - 2025-05-09

Published 4 August 2020 Med anledning av coronakrisen deltar Forte i Formas akututlysning för 2020. Utlysningen ska ge möjlighet att samla in forskningsmaterial av akut karaktär för att säkerställa framtida tillgänglighet för forskning. Forskare inom Fortes områden kan ansöka om medel för datainsamling med koppling till coronapandemin. Läs mer på https://forte.se/utlysning/akututlysning-2020.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/corona-akut-utlysning-2020 - 2025-05-09