Published 29 January 2020 To describe the methodology of REAPSER (Spanish Registry of Recent-onset Psoriatic Arthritis), its strengths and limitations. The aim of this study is to identify prognostic factors for the clinical and radiographic course in a cohort of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) diagnosed within 2years of symptom evolution. New publication in Reumatologia Clinica

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/spanish-registry-recent-onset-psoriatic-arthritis-reapser-study-aims-and-methodology - 2025-07-05

Published 29 January 2020 Global society is rapidly ageing. Research on ageing and mobility suggests that better synergies could exist between older people and the built environment. The age-in-place policy will put increased demands on the transport system as a key facilitator for access. The main goal of this study is to examine the spatial distribution of older adults, assessing if it could be

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/how-built-environment-and-railway-network-can-affect-mobility-older-people-analyses-southern-swedish - 2025-07-05

Published 30 January 2020 Population ageing is putting pressure on pension systems and health care services, creating an imperative to extend working lives. At the same time, policy makers throughout Europe and North America are trying to expand the use of home care over institutional services. Thus, the number of people combining caregiving responsibilities with paid work is growing. We investiga

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/caregiving-time-costs-and-trade-offs-gender-differences-sweden-uk-and-canada - 2025-07-05

Published 30 January 2020 Occupational exposure to chemicals in general was associated with an elevated risk of breast cancer. A slight elevation of risk was seen after exposure to organic solvents. A statistically significant elevation of risk after >10 years of exposure to diesel exhaust was an unexpected finding. New publication in Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/postmenopausal-breast-cancer-and-occupational-exposure-chemicals - 2025-07-05

Published 31 January 2020 The incidence rates of both CD and UC were high. The prevalence varied from 200% to 300% between the municipalities, despite the limited geographical area indicating that local conditions are of importance. However, chemical compounds in the water were not associated with this variation. New publication in Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/marked-regional-variations-prevalence-inflammatory-bowel-disease-limited-geographical-region-are-not - 2025-07-05

Published 31 January 2020 The distal forearm fracture is the most common fracture in children. To allocate health care resources and evaluate if prevention strategies have been successful, it is essential to monitor changes in the epidemiology of common fractures. New publication in Journal of Wrist Surgery

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/pediatric-distal-forearm-fracture-epidemiology-malmo-sweden-time-trends-during-six-decades - 2025-07-05

Published 1 February 2020 Our register-based matched cohort study showed that low level of education was associated with increased mortality among gout patients. Although the magnitude of relative inequality was smaller in people with gout compared with those without, the absolute inequalities were greater reflecting a major mortality burden among those with lower education. New publication i Inte

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/educational-inequalities-all-cause-and-cause-specific-mortality-among-people-gout-register-based - 2025-07-05

Published 1 February 2020 Outcome reporting bias (ORB) occurs when outcomes planned in a study protocol are subsequently not reported or are partially reported. Our aim was to analyze ORB in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about conservative interventions for osteoarthritis (OA) by comparing registered protocols and published manuscripts, as well as association between study funding type and i

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/selective-reporting-bias-due-discrepancies-between-registered-and-published-outcomes-osteoarthritis - 2025-07-05

Published 2 February 2020 The current study aims to compare correlations between a range of measures of physical performance and physical activity assessing the same underlying construct in different settings, that is, in a home versus a highly standardized setting of the research center or accelerometer recording. We also evaluated the selective attrition of participants related to these differen

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/assessing-physical-performance-and-physical-activity-large-population-based-aging-studies-home-based - 2025-07-05

Published 2 February 2020 Patients with type 2 DM had lower rates of both total and cardiovascular mortality after acute AAA repair than those without DM, whereas rates of cardiovascular events, acute myocardial infarction, and stroke did not differ between groups. This might be explained by putative protective effects of DM on the aortic wall. New publication in Journal of Vascular Surgery

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/nationwide-comparison-long-term-survival-and-cardiovascular-morbidity-after-acute-aortic-aneurysm - 2025-07-05

Published 3 February 2020 Among individuals under the age of 25, a significant proportion consult for pain already in early ages, and they also have high healthcare consultation rates for conditions other than pain. The even higher consultation rates among young females need additional attention, both in the clinic and in research. New publication in European Journal of Pain

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/consultation-prevalence-among-children-adolescents-and-young-adults-pain-conditions-description-age - 2025-07-05

Published 3 February 2020 Some first‐ever stroke patients, such as those with high early case fatality and those with mild stroke, may go undetected with hospital‐based screening used in clinical stroke registers. This can result in selection bias due to not identifying specific groups of patients including some with high early case fatality and those living in healthcare facilities. New publicati

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/completeness-case-ascertainment-swedish-hospital-based-stroke-registers-0 - 2025-07-05

Published 4 February 2020 The very small changes over 6 years imply that persons with a TBI can reach and maintain a stable level of functioning many years post‐TBI. Women with a moderate‐to‐severe TBI seem to be more vulnerable and may experience a small decline in some aspects of their functioning related to anxiety, depression, irritability, pain and headache and fatigue. The relatively small s

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/functioning-and-disability-10-16-years-after-traumatic-brain-injury - 2025-07-05

Published 4 February 2020 User involvement in research is advocated as an avenue for efficient societal developments. In this article, we identify potentials, problems, and challenges related to research on aging and health, and identify and illustrate research priorities using an evolving research program as an example. Involving user representatives in the development phase, the UserAge program

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/understanding-user-involvement-research-aging-and-health - 2025-07-05

Published 29 January 2020 LERU (of which Lund University is a part) have now signed the Sorbonne declaration on research data rights Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/sorbonne-declaration-research-data-rights - 2025-07-05

Published 5 February 2020 Linked data are increasingly being used for epidemiological research, to enhance primary research, and in planning, monitoring and evaluating public policy and services. Linkage error (missed links between records that relate to the same person or false links between unrelated records) can manifest in many ways: as missing data, measurement error and misclassification, un

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/reflections-modern-methods-linkage-error-bias - 2025-07-05

Published 6 February 2020 The psychological health of young people in Sweden has declined since measurements began to be taken in 1985. The reasons for the increase in stress and decline in psychological well-being among adolescents have been de- bated during the past few years. New publication in Lund University Publications

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/well-being-and-stress-among-upper-secondary-school-pupils-sweden - 2025-07-05

Published 6 February 2020 Much progress has been made in twin research since our last special issue on twin registries (Hur, Y.-M., & Craig, J. M. (2013). Twin Research and Human Genetics, 16, 1-12.). This special issue provides an update on the state of twin family registries around the world. This issue includes 61 papers on twin family registries from 25 countries, of which 3 describe consortia

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/twin-family-registries-worldwide-important-resource-scientific-research - 2025-07-05

Published 31 January 2020 U21 offer staff and research students a range of funding options for collaborative projects. They strongly encourage members to take an interdisciplinary approach involving multiple health themes, working in partnership with at least three member universities. Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/u21-hsg-funding-opportunities - 2025-07-05

Published 7 February 2020 Hand surgery leadership in the United States must identify and define what quality care means for its patients. To achieve this, the surgical team needs a standardized framework to track and improve quality. This is necessary not only in our value-based health care system but also in light of considerable provider variation in the management of common hand conditions and

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/establishing-national-registry-hand-surgery - 2025-07-05