Publications

2015

Grimby G, Börjesson M, Jonsdottir IH, Schnohr P, Thelle DS and Saltin B. 
The "Saltin-Grimby Physical Activity Level Scale" and its application to health research.
Scand J Med Sci Sports, December 2015 

Lindegård A, Jonsdottir IH, Börjesson M, Lindwall M and Gerber M. 
Changes in mental health in compliers and non-compliers with physical activity recommendations in patients with stress-related exhaustion. 
BMC Psychiatry, November 2015

Lennartsson A-K, Theorell T, Kushnir M, Jonsdottir I. 
Low Levels of Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate in Younger Burnout Patients. 
PLOS One, Oktober 2015 

Hadzibajramovic E, Ahlborg jr G, Håkansson C, Lundgren-Nilsson Å och Grimby-Ekman A. 
Affective stress responses during leisure time: Validity evaluation of a modified version of the Stress-Energy Questionnaire. 
J Public Health, September 2015

Lennartsson A-K, Sjörs A, Jonsdottir IH. 
Indication of attenuated DHEA-s response during acute psychosocial stress in patients with clinical burnout
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, maj 2015

Fredriksson-Larsson, U., Brink, E., Grankvist, G., Jonsdottir, I.H. and Alsen, P. 
The Single-Item Measure of Stress Symptoms after Myocardial Infarction and Its Association with Fatigue. 
Open Journal of Nursing 2015

Grill C, Ahlborg Jr G, Wikström E, Lindgren EC. 
Multiple balances in workplace dialogue - experiences of an intervention in health care. 
Journal of Workplace Learning, 2015 

Sjörs A, Jonsdottir IH. 
No alterations in diurnal cortisol profiled before and during treatment in patients with stress-related exhaustion
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health 2015

Gerber, M., Jonsdottir, I.H., Arvidson E., Lindwall M, Lindegård A. 
Promoting Graded Exercise as a Part of Multimodal Treatment in Patients Diagnosed with Stress-Related Exhaustion
Journal of clinical nursing, 2015

Wiegner L, Hange D, Björkelund C och Ahlborg Jr G
Prevalence of perceived stress and associations to symptoms of exhaustion, depression and anxiety in a working age population seeking primary care - an observational study
BMC Family Practice, 2015

Hadzibajramovic E, Ahlborg G Jr, Grimby-Ekman A, Lundgren-Nilsson Å
Internal construct validity of the stress-energy questionnaire in a working population, a cohort study
BMC Public Health 2015

Sahlin E, Ahlborg G Jr, Tenenbaum A, Grahn P
Using Nature-Based Rehabilitation to restart a stalled process of rehabilitation in individuals with stress-related mental illness
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2015

Lennartsson A-K, Sjörs A, Währborg P, Ljung T, Jonsdottir IH
Burnout and hypocortisolism – a matter of severity? A study on ACTH and cortisol responses to acute psychosocial stress
Frontiers in Psychiatry, February 2015

Bertilsson M, Löve J, Ahlborg Jr G, Hensing G
Health care professional's experience-based understanding of individuals' capacity to work while depressed and anxious
Scandinavian Journal of Occypational Therapy, Januari 2015

2014

Lindwall M., Gerber M, Börjeson M, Jonsdottir I.H., Ahlborg Jr G. 
The relationship of change in physical activity with change in depression, anxiety, and burnout: A longitudinal study of Swedish health care workers. 
Health Psychol, Nov 2013 

Eva Sahlin, Agneta Lindegård, Emina Hadzibajramovic, Patrik Grahn, Josefa Vega Matuszczyk & Gunnar Ahlborg Jr.
The Influence of the Environment on Directed Attention, Blood Pressure and Heart Rate—An Experimental Study Using a Relaxation Intervention
Landscape Research, 2014

Fredrik Baathe, Gunnar Ahlborg Jr, Annica Lagström, Lars Edgren, Kerstin Nilsson. 
Physician experiences of patient-centered and team- based ward rounding – an interview based case-study. 
Journal of Health Administration, 2014

Lindegård A, Larsman P, Hadzibajramovic E, Ahlborg G Jr. 
The influence of perceived stress and musculoskeletal pain on work performance and work ability in Swedish health care workers. 
Int Arch Occup Environ Health, Maj 2014 

Gerber, M, Jonsdottir I.H, Lindwall M, Ahlborg Jr. G. 
Physical Activity in Employees with Differing Occupational Stress and Mental Health Profiles: A Latent Profile Analysis. 
Psychology of Sport and Exercise, Augusti 2014

Grill C, Ahlborg Jr, Wikström E. 
Health care managers learning by listening to subordinates' dialogue training. 
Journal of Health Organization and Management, 2014

Sahlin E, Ahlborg G Jr, Vega Matuszczyk J, Grahn P. 
Nature-Based Stress Management Course for Individuals at Risk of Adverse Health Effects from Work-Related Stress—Effects on Stress Related Symptoms, Workability and Sick Leave.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2014 

Bertilsson M, Vaez M, Waern M, Ahlborg G, Hensing G. 
A prospective study on self-assessed mental well-being and work capacity as determinants of all-cause sickness absence. 
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Juni 2014

Sjörs A, Ljung T, Jonsdottir IH. 
Diurnal salivary cortisol in relation to perceived stress at home and at work in healthy men and women. 
Biol. Psychol, April 2014  

Glise K, Ahlborg G Jr, Jonsdottir IH.
Prevalence and course of somatic symptoms in patients with stress related exhaustion: Does sex or age matter? 
BMC Psychiatry, 2014 

Lennartsson AK, Billig H, Jonsdottir IH. 
Burnout is associated with elevated prolactin levels in men but not in women. 
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Maj 2014 

Hasselberg K, Jonsdottir I, Ellbin S and Skagert K, 
Self-reported stressors among patients with Exhaustion Disorder: an exploratory study of patient records, 

BMC Psychiatry, 2014

Wramsten Wilmar M, Ahlborg G Jr, Jacobsson C, Dellve L. 
Healthcare managers in negative media focus: a qualitative study of personification processes and their personal consequenses. 
BMC Health Serv Res, Januari 2014

2013

Maeland S, Werner E.L., Rosendal M:, Jonsdottir I.H. Magnussen L.H., Ursin H., Eriksen H.R. 
Sick-leave decisions for patients with severe subjective health complaints presenting in primary care: A cross-sectional study in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. 
Scand J Prim Health Care, Oktober 2013

Hensing G, Bertilsson M, Ahlborg Jr G, Waern M, Vaez M. 
Self-assessed mental health problems and work capacity as determinants of return to work: a prospective general population-based study of individuals with all-cause sickness absence. 
BMC Psychiatry, Oktober 2013

Arvidson, E., Börjesson, M., Ahlborg G., Lindegård A., Jonsdottir I.H. 
The level of leisure time physical activity is associated with work ability- a cross sectional and prospective study of health care workers. 
BMC Public Health, September 2013 

Lennartsson A-K, Theorell T, Rockwood A, Kushnir MM, Jonsdottir IH. 
Perceived stress at work is associated with lower levels of DHEA-S. 
PLoS One, Augusti 2013  

Gerber M, Jonsdottir, I.H., Kalak N, Pühse U, Holsboer-Trachsler E, Brand S. 
Objectively assessed vigorous physical activity is associated with increased hair cortisol concentrations in young adults.
Stress, Augusti 2013

Bååthe F, Norbäck LE. 
Engaging physicians in organisational development work. 
Journal of Health Organization and Management, 2013 

Gerber, M, Lindwall M, Lindegård A, Börjesson M. Jonsdottir I.H. 
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Protects Against Stress-Related Symptoms of Burnout and Depression. 
Patient Educ Couns, April 2013  

Lennartsson A-K, Theorell T, Kushnir MM, Bergquist J, Jonsdottir IH. 
Perceived stress at work is associated with attenuated DHEA-S response during acute psychosocial stress.
Psychoneuroendocrinology, Februari 2013 

Lundgren Å, Jonsdottir IH, AhlborgGA, Tennant A. 
The internal (factorial) construct validity of the Psychological General Well Being Index (PGWBI) in a sample of patients undergoing treatment for stress-related exhaustion. 
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2013

Sjörs A, Jansson P-A, Eriksson J, Jonsdottir IH. 
Increased insulin secretion and decreased glucose levels, but not allostatic load, are related to stress-related exhaustion in a clinical patient population
Stress, Januari 2013 

Jonsdottir IH, Nordlund A, Glise K, Ellbin S, Ljung T, Währborg P and Wallin A. 
Cognitive impairment in patients with stress-related exhaustion
Stress, Mars 2013

2012

Lindgren Å, Bååthe F, Dellve L. 
Why risk professional fulfilment: a grounded theory of physician engagement in healthcare development. 
International Journal of Health Planning and Management Int J Health Plann Manage, November 2012 

Maeland S, Werner EL, Jonsdottir I.H., Rosendal M, Magnussen L.H, Ursin H and Eriksen HR. 
Diagnoses of patients with severe subjective health complaints in Scandinavia. A cross sectional study. 
ISRN Public Health, september 2012 

Sahlin E, Vega Matuszczyk J, Ahlborg G Jr, Grahn P. 
How do participants in nature-based therapy experience and evaluate their rehabilitation? 
Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture, 2012 

Rödjer L, Jonsdottir IH, Rosengren A, Björck L, Grimby G, Thelle DS, Lappas G, Börjesson M. 
Self-reported leisure time physical activity: a useful assessment tool in everyday health care. 
BMC Public Health, Augusti 2012 

Sjörs A, Ljung T, Jonsdottir I.H. 
Long-term follow-up of cortisol awakening response in patients treated for stress-related exhaustion.
BMJ Open, 2012

Lennartsson A-K, Kushnir MM, Bergquist J, Billig H and Jonsdottir IH. 
Sex steroid levels temporarily increase in response to acute psychosocial stress in healthy men and women. 
International Journal for Psychophysiology, Juni 2012  

Lindwall M, Hadžibajramović E, Ljung T, Jonsdottir IH. 
Self-reported physical activity, but not aerobic fitness, is related to mental health. 
Mental health and physical activity, 2012 

Lennartsson A-K, Kushnir MM, Bergquist J, Jonsdottir IH. 
DHEA and DHEA-S response to acute psychosocial stress in healthy men and women
Biological Psychology, Maj 2012

Lindegård A, Wahlström J, Hagberg M, Wihelmsson R, Toomingas A Tornqvist E. 
Perceived exertion, comfort and working technique in professional computer users and associations with the incidence of neck and upper extremity symptoms. 
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Mars 2012

Glise K, Ahlborg G Jr and Jonsdottir I.H. 
Course of mental illness in patients with stress-related exhaustion. Does gender and age make a difference? 
BMC Psychiatry, Mars 2012 

Lundgren-Nilsson A, Jonsdottir IH, Pallant J, Ahlborg G Jr. 
Internal construct validity of the Shirom-Melamed Burnout questionnaire (SMBQ). 
BMC Public Health, Januari 2012 

Lindegård A, Gustafsson M, Hansson G-Å. 
Effects of optometric correction including prismatic lenses on head and neck kinematics, perceived exertion and comfort during dental work in the oral cavity – A randomised controlled intervention. 
Applied Ergonomics, Januari 2012 

2011

Skagert K, Dellve L and Ahlborg G Jr. 
A prospective study of managers' turnover and health in a healthcare organization. 
Journal of Nursing Management, December 2011

Sjörs A, Larsson B, Persson A, Gerdle B. 
An increased response to experimental muscle pain is related to psychological status in women with chronic non-traumatic neck-shoulder pain. 
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2011

Gustafsson E, Johnson P, Lindegård A, Hagberg M. 
Technique, muscle activity and kinematic differences in young adults texting on mobile phones. 
Ergonomics, Maj 2011

Dellve L, Hadzibajramovic E, Ahlborg G Jr. 
Work attendance among health care workers: prevalence, incentives and consequences for health and performance. 
J Adv Nurs, September 2011 

Grill C, Ahlborg G, Lindgren EC. Valuation and handling of dialogue in leadership. 
A grounded theory study in Swedish hospitals. 
J Health Organization and Management, 2011 

Lennartsson A-K and Jonsdottir IH. 
Prolactin response to acute pshychosocial stress in healthy men and women. 
Psychoneuroendocrinology, November 2011 

Jonsdottir I.H, Borjesson M, Ahlborg G Jr. 
Healthcare workers' participation in a healthy-lifestyle-promotion project in western Sweden. 
BMC Public Health, Juni 2011 

Larsman P, Lindegård A, Ahlborg G Jr. 
Longitudinal relations between psychosocial work environment, stress and the development of musculoskeletal pain 2011. 
Stress & Health, Augusti 2011  

Dellve L, Ahlstrom L, Jonsson A, Sandsjö L, Forsman M, Lindegård A, Ahlstrand C, Kadefors R, Hagberg M. 
Myofeedback training and intensive muscular strength training to decrease pain and improve work ability among female workers on long-term sick leave with neck pain: a randomized controlled trial. 
Int Arch Occup Environ Health, 2011

2010

Jonsdottir I.H,, Rödjer L., Hadzibajramovic E., Börjesson M., Ahlborg Jr G. 
A prospective study of leisure time physical activity and mental health in Swedish health care workers and social insurance officers. 
Prev Med, November 2010 

Håkansson C, Ahlborg Jr G. 
Perceptions of employment, domestic work, and leisure as predictors of health among women and men.
J Occup Science, 2010

Huis in 't Veld RM, Kosterink SM, Barbe T, Lindegård A, Marecek T, Vollenbroek-Hutten MM. 
Relation between patient satisfaction, compliance and the clinical benefit of a teletreatment application for chronic pain 
J Telemed Telecare, 2010

Glise K, Hadzibajramovic E, Jonsdottir IH, Ahlborg G Jr. 
Self-reported exhaustion: a possible indicator of reduced work ability and increased risk of sickness absence among human service workers. 
Int Arch Occup Environ Health, Juni 2010 

2009

Jonsdottir IH, Hägg DA, Glise K, Ekman R. 
Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) and growth factors called into question as markers of prolonged psychosocial stress. 
PLoS One, November 2009 

2008

Skagert K, Dellve L, Eklöf M, Pousette A, Ahlborg Jr G. 
Leaders´ strategies for dealing with own and their subordinates´ stress in public human service organisations. 
Applied Ergonomics, 2008

Mannerås L, Jonsdottir IH, Holmäng A, Lönn M, Stener-Victorin E. 
Low Frequency Electro-Acupuncture and Physical Exercise Improve Metabolic Disturbances and Modulate Gene Expression in Adipose Tissue in Rats with Dihydrotestosterone-Induced Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. 
Endocrinology. 2008 Jul;149(7):3559-68.

2003-2007

Osika W, Friberg P, Wahrborg P. 
A new short self-rating questionnaire to assess stress in children. Int J Behav Med. 2007;14(2):108-17

Lindegard A, Karlberg C, Wigaeus Tornqvist E, Toomingas A, Hagberg M. 
Concordance between VDU-users' ratings of comfort and perceived exertion with experts'observations of workplace layout and working postures. 
Appl Ergon. 2005 May 36(3):319-25.

Hägg U, Johansson ME, Grönros J, Naylor AS, Jonsdottir IH, Bergström G, Svensson P-A, Gan L-M. 
Gene expression profile and aortic vessel distensibility in voluntarily exercised spontaneously hypertensive rats, potential role of heat shock proteins. 
Physiol Genomics. 2005 Aug 11;22 (3):319-26.

Hägg U, Grönros J, Wickstrom J, Jonsdottir IH, Bergström G, Gan L-M. 
Voluntary physical exercise and coronary flow velocity reserve – a transthoracic colour Doppler echocardiography study in spontaneously hypertensive rats. 
Clin Sci (Lond). 2005 Sep 109(3):325-34.

Manni L, Cajander S, Lundeberg T, Naylor AS, Aloe L, Holmang A, Jonsdottir IH, Stener-Victorin E. 
Effect of Exercise on Ovarian Morphology and Expression of Nerve Growth Factor and a1- and b2-Adrenergic Receptors in Rats with Steroid- Induced Polycystic Ovaries. J Neuroendocrinol. 
2005 Dec 17(12):846-58.

Naylor AS, Persson AI, Eriksson PS, Jonsdottir IH, Thorlin T. 
Extended voluntary running inhibits exercise induced adult hippocampal progenitor proliferation in the spontaneously hypertensive rat. 
J Neurophysiol. 2005 May;93(5):2406-14.

Persson AI, Naylor AS, Jonsdottir IH, Nyberg F, Eriksson PS, Thorlin T. 
Differential regulation of hippocampal progenitor proliferation by opioid receptor antagonists in running and non-running spontaneously hypertensive rats. 
Eur J Neurosci 2004 Apr;19(7):1847-55.

Wahrborg P, Booth JE, Clayton T, Nugara F, Pepper J, Weintraub WS, Sigwart U, Stables RH; SoS Neuropsychology Substudy Investigators. 
Neuropsychological outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting: results from the Stent or Surgery (SoS) Trial. 
Circulation 2004;110(22):3411-7.

Bengtsson I, Hagman M, Wahrborg P, Wedel H. 
Lasting impact on health-related quality of life after a first myocardial infarction. Int J Cardiol 2004 Dec;97(3):509-516.

Hedner T, Samulesson O, Wahrborg P, Wadenvik H, Ung KA, Ekbom A. 
Nabumetone: therapeutic use and safety profile in the management of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. 
Drugs 2004;64(20):2315-43

Hagg U, Andersson I, Naylor AS, Gronros J, Jonsdottir IH, Bergstrom G, Gan LM. 
Voluntary physical exercise-induced vascular effects in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Clin Sci (Lond) 2004 Dec;107(6):571-81.

Ekre O, Norrsell H, Währborg P, Eliasson T, Mannheimer C. T
emporary cessation of spinal cord stimulation in angina pectoris-effects on symptoms and evaluation of long-term effect determinants. 
Coron Artery Dis. 2003 Jun; 14(4): 323-7.

Wallerius S, Rosmond R, Ljung T, Holm G, Björntorp P. 
Rise in morning saliva cortisol is associated with abdominal obesity in men: A preliminary report. 
J Endocrinol Invest. 2003;26:616-619.

Wahlström J, Lindegård A, Ahlborg G Jr, Ekman A, Hagberg M. 
Perceived muscular tension, emotional stress, psychological demands and physical load during VDU work. 
Int Arch Occup Environ Health, 2003 Oct;76(8):584-90