By anna [dot] axmon [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Axmon) - published 6 June 2021 Unmeasured confounding can bias the relationship between exposure and outcome. Sensitivity analyses generate bias-adjusted measures but these are not much used; this may change with the availability of the E-value (for evidence for causality in observational studies), appealing for its ease of calculation. Read the

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/bias-factor-maximum-bias-and-e-value-insight-and-extended-applications - 2025-07-09

By anna [dot] axmon [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Axmon) - published 7 June 2021 Photo: Pixabay / Colin Behrens We illustrate the method and some potential choices using data from England for men diagnosed with melanoma. Various marginal measures are presented and compared. Read the paper at https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/49/5/1614/5896134

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/reference-adjusted-and-standardized-all-cause-and-crude-probabilities-alternative-net-survival - 2025-07-09

Published 27 May 2021 Fotograf: Håkan Röjder The PhD position is linked to the research project The long reach of the neighborhood: Health, education and earnings in Landskrona, Sweden, 1904-2015, funded by Handelsbankens forskningsstiftelser. The PhD student will work in this project in collaboration with other project members and will be affiliated with the Centre for Economic Demography at LUSE

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/phd-position-economic-history-neighborhood-effects-over-life-course - 2025-07-09

Published 8 May 2018 Find out how GDPR will affect you and your research! More information, including programme, here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/gdpr-event - 2025-07-09

By anna [dot] axmon [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Axmon) - published 16 June 2021 Photo: Pixabay / Gerd Altmann This paper describes the multiform, wave-missing and two-method designs, including their benefits, their impact on bias and power, and other factors that must be taken into consideration when implementing them in an epidemiological study design. Read the paper at https://academic.oup.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/reflection-modern-methods-planned-missing-data-designs-epidemiological-research - 2025-07-09

Published 24 November 2020 Read more at Vacant positions - DTU 

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/vacant-positions-dtu - 2025-07-09

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 - 2025-07-09

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 - 2025-07-09

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 - 2025-07-09

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 - 2025-07-09

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 - 2025-07-09

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 - 2025-07-09

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 - 2025-07-09

Published 28 November 2020 Altered gut microbiota have been suggested as part of an etiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but studies have shown contrasting results. Our aim was to examine gut microbiota composition in a large population‐based cohort, with respect to presence and severity of bowel symptoms. Read more at Self‐reported bowel symptoms are associated with differences in overall

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/self-reported-bowel-symptoms-are-associated-differences-overall-gut-microbiota-composition-and - 2025-07-09

Published 28 November 2020 Many fathers suffer from burdening depressive symptoms in the period after the birth of their child (postnatal depression [PND]). In mothers, attachment insecurity has been empirically linked to the development and maintenance of postpartum depression, but its role in father PND is not well understood. The present study investigated the link between attachment insecurity

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/feelings-restriction-and-incompetence-parenting-mediate-link-between-attachment-anxiety-and-paternal - 2025-07-09

Published 29 November 2020 Problem gambling traditionally is markedly more common in men than in women. However, recent data in online gamblers have indicated at least a comparable risk of problem gambling in women in this sub-group. The present study aimed to compare the characteristics of male and female moderate-risk and problem gamblers in online gamblers in Sweden. Read more at Gender Differe

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/gender-differences-problem-gamblers-online-gambling-setting - 2025-07-09

Published 29 November 2020 Schizophrenia is associated with high cardiovascular mortality predominantly as a result of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The aim of this study is to analyze time trends of coronary procedures, guideline-based therapy, and all-cause mortality in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. Read more at Time Trends in the Use of Coronary Procedures, Guideline-Based Therapy, an

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/time-trends-use-coronary-procedures-guideline-based-therapy-and-all-cause-mortality-following-acute - 2025-07-09

Published 30 November 2020 Prospective data on age-related changes in kidney function are required, especially since the current Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) definition has been suggested to classify a large number of elderly people with CKD. Read more at Longitudinal Changes in Kidney Function Estimated from Cystatin C and Its Association with Mortality in Elderly Women - Abst

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/longitudinal-changes-kidney-function-estimated-cystatin-c-and-its-association-mortality-elderly - 2025-07-09

Published 30 November 2020 The Swedish public sector is facing great challenges in recruiting and retaining healthcare professionals, due to increasing sick leave numbers. The aim of this study was to describe Swedish occupational therapists’ occupational health in terms of risk factors in the social and organizational work environment, occupational balance, and work-related mental health problems

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/occupational-health-among-swedish-occupational-therapists-cross-sectional-study - 2025-07-09

Published 1 December 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed everyday life, and policy makers have raised concerns about possible changes in gambling patterns during the pandemic. This study aimed to examine whether self-reported gambling has increased during the pandemic, and to examine potential correlates of such a change. This general population survey study in Sweden collected sel

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/changes-gambling-behavior-during-covid-19-pandemic-web-survey-study-sweden - 2025-07-09