Birgitta Johansson
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology; Research programme: Cancer Precision Medicine; Research group Peter Nygren
- E-mail:
- birgitta.johansson@igp.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset, ingång 61, 3 tr
751 85 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset, ingång 61, 3 tr
751 85 Uppsala
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Short presentation
Senior lecturer in oncology nursing, combined with work as a nurse at an oncology outpatient clinic . My research concerns the care of patients with cancer with a focus on psychosocial aspects, health-related quality of life, diet and exercise in cancer.
Publications
Selection of publications
- Designing for Human Well-Being (2022)
- Long-term resource utilisation and associated costs of exercise during (neo)adjuvant oncological treatment (2022)
- Internet-based support for informal caregivers to individuals with head and neck cancer (Carer eSupport) (2022)
- Experiences of a nutrition intervention (2020)
- Effects of a nutrition intervention on acute and late bowel symptoms and health-related quality of life up to 24 months post radiotherapy in patients with prostate cancer (2020)
- Cocreated internet-based stepped care for individuals with cancer and concurrent symptoms of anxiety and depression (2020)
- Experiences of Internet-Based Stepped Care in Individuals With Cancer and Concurrent Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression (2020)
- Randomized Controlled Trial Examining Effects of Web-Based Information on Patient Satisfaction and Image Quality in 18F-FDG PET/CT Examinations (2019)
- Sickness absence and disability pension following breast cancer (2014)
- Effects of a dietary intervention on gastrointestinal symptoms after prostate cancer radiotherapy (2014)
- Anxiety and depression in oncology patients (2013)
- Change in working time in a population-based cohort of patients with breast cancer (2012)
- Effects of a dietary intervention on acute gastrointestinal side effects and other aspects of health-related quality of life (2012)
- Health-related quality of life and distress in cancer patients (2008)
- A randomized study of nutritional support in patients with colorectal and gastric cancer (2002)
- Intensified primary cancer care (1999)
Recent publications
- The effect of internet-administered support (carer eSupport) on preparedness for caregiving in informal caregivers of patients with head and neck cancer compared with support as usual (2024)
- Designing Software for Web-based Psychosocial Care (2024)
- Effects of heavy-load strength training during (neo-)adjuvant chemotherapy on muscle strength, muscle fiber size, myonuclei, and satellite cells in women with breast cancer (2024)
- Positive Design Framework for Carer-eSupport (2023)
- Cost-effectiveness of different exercise intensities during oncological treatment in the Phys-Can RCT (2023)
All publications
Articles
- The effect of internet-administered support (carer eSupport) on preparedness for caregiving in informal caregivers of patients with head and neck cancer compared with support as usual (2024)
- Designing Software for Web-based Psychosocial Care (2024)
- Effects of heavy-load strength training during (neo-)adjuvant chemotherapy on muscle strength, muscle fiber size, myonuclei, and satellite cells in women with breast cancer (2024)
- Positive Design Framework for Carer-eSupport (2023)
- Cost-effectiveness of different exercise intensities during oncological treatment in the Phys-Can RCT (2023)
- Long-term effects on depression and anxiety of an internet-based stepped care intervention for patients with cancer and symptoms of depression and anxiety (2023)
- Understanding the challenges and need for support of informal caregivers to individuals with head and neck cancer - A basis for developing internet-based support (2023)
- Evaluating patient reported outcomes and experiences in a novel proton beam clinic - challenges, activities, and outcomes of the ProtonCare project (2023)
- Designing for Human Well-Being (2022)
- Long-term resource utilisation and associated costs of exercise during (neo)adjuvant oncological treatment (2022)
- Short- and long-term effect of high versus low-to-moderate intensity exercise to optimise health-related quality of life after oncological treatment-results from the Phys-Can project (2022)
- How persons with systemic mastocytosis describe the time between symptom onset and receiving diagnosis (2022)
- The Phys-Can study (2022)
- Internet-based support for informal caregivers to individuals with head and neck cancer (Carer eSupport) (2022)
- Associations between dietary advice on modified fibre and lactose intakes and nutrient intakes in men with prostate cancer undergoing radiotherapy (2022)
- Is it possible to increase the amount of physical activity in patients isolated due to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using a nursing intervention? (2022)
- Commencement of and Retention in Web-Based Interventions and Response to Prompts and Reminders (2021)
- Does exercise intensity matter for fatigue during (neo)adjuvant cancer treatment? (2021)
- Is it safe to exercise during oncological treatment? A study of adverse events during endurance and resistance training - data from the Phys-Can study. (2021)
- Development and initial psychometric evaluation of a radiotherapy-related symptom assessment tool, based on data from patients with brain tumours undergoing proton beam therapy (2021)
- Effects of heavy-load resistance training during (neo-)adjuvant chemotherapy on muscle cellular outcomes in women with breast cancer (2021)
- Moderators of the effect of psychosocial interventions on fatigue in women with breast cancer and men with prostate cancer (2020)
- Exercise (2020)
- Effects and moderators of coping skills training on symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with cancer (2020)
- Experiences of a nutrition intervention (2020)
- Effects of a nutrition intervention on acute and late bowel symptoms and health-related quality of life up to 24 months post radiotherapy in patients with prostate cancer (2020)
- Cocreated internet-based stepped care for individuals with cancer and concurrent symptoms of anxiety and depression (2020)
- Experiences of Internet-Based Stepped Care in Individuals With Cancer and Concurrent Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression (2020)
- User Experiences of an Internet-Based Stepped-Care Intervention for Individuals With Cancer and Concurrent Symptoms of Anxiety or Depression (the U-CARE AdultCan Trial) (2020)
- The Art of Living With Symptoms (2020)
- Managing an altered social context—Patients experiences of staying away from home while undergoing proton beam therapy (2020)
- Patients' perspective in the context of proton beam therapy (2020)
- Randomized Controlled Trial Examining Effects of Web-Based Information on Patient Satisfaction and Image Quality in 18F-FDG PET/CT Examinations (2019)
- Evaluation of quality of care in relation to health-related quality of life of patients diagnosed with brain tumor (2019)
- Symptom Clusters in Patients With Brain Tumors Undergoing Proton Beam Therapy. (2019)
- Identification of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Patients With Cancer (2019)
- Effects and moderators of psychosocial interventions on quality of life, and emotional and social function in patients with cancer (2018)
- It's a question of endurance (2017)
- Design of a randomized controlled trial of physical training and cancer (Phys-Can) - the impact of exercise intensity on cancer related fatigue, quality of life and disease outcome (2017)
- Fifteen Challenges in Establishing a Multidisciplinary Research Program on eHealth Research in a University Setting (2017)
- The development of a Nurse-led Internet-based Learning and Self-care program for cancer patients with symptoms of anxiety and depression (2017)
- Exercise during and after curative oncological treatment (2017)
- Health-Related Internet Use in People With Cancer: Results From a Cross-Sectional Study in Two Outpatient Clinics in Sweden (2017)
- Development of anxiety, depression and health-related quality of life in oncology patients without initial symptoms according to the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – a comparative study (2017)
- Socio-demographic and clinical variables associated with psychological distress one and three years after a breast cancer diagnosis (2016)
- Assessment of Whether Patients' Knowledge, Satisfaction, and Experience Regarding Their 18F-Fluoride PET/CT Examination Affects Image Quality (2016)
- Perceived barriers to and facilitators of being physically active during adjuvant cancer treatment (2016)
- Identification of distress in oncology patients (2016)
- Patient Experience of an 18F-FDG-PET/CT Examination: (2015)
- Lymphoedema and health-related quality of life by early treatment in long-term survivors of breast cancer. A comparative retrospective study up to 15 years after diagnosis (2015)
- Measuring Use of Health-Related Support on the Internet (2015)
- Cost-utility analysis of individual psychosocial support interventions for breast cancer patients in a randomized controlled study (2014)
- Registered Nurses' Thoughts on Blended Learning in a Postgraduate Course in Cancer care (2014)
- A randomized pilot study with daily walking during adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with breast and colorectal cancer (2014)
- Sickness absence and disability pension following breast cancer (2014)
- Effects of a dietary intervention on gastrointestinal symptoms after prostate cancer radiotherapy (2014)
- Assessing patients’ perceived bother from the gastrointestinal side effects of radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer (2014)
- Changes in health-related quality of life by occupational status among women diagnosed with breast cancer (2013)
- Daily walking during adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with breast and colorectal cancer - a randomized pilot study (2013)
- Internet-based stepped care with interactive support and cognitive behavioral therapy for reduction of anxiety and depressive symptoms in cancer (2013)
- Anxiety and depression in oncology patients (2013)
- Validation of the Distress Thermometer in a Swedish population of oncology patients (2013)
- Evaluation of predictive markers for patients with advanced colorectal cancer (2012)
- Health-related quality of life in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer receiving palliative combination chemotherapy (2012)
- Change in working time in a population-based cohort of patients with breast cancer (2012)
- Health Related Quality of Life in Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (2012)
- Effects of a dietary intervention on acute gastrointestinal side effects and other aspects of health-related quality of life (2012)
- Health-related quality of life among women with breast cancer (2011)
- An explorative randomised phase II study of sequential chemotherapy in advanced upper gastrointestinal cancer (2010)
- An explorative study on the clinical utility of baseline and serial serum tumour marker measurements in advanced upper gastrointestinal cancer (2010)
- Editorial comment on "Disregarding clinical trial-based patient-reported outcomes is unwarranted: Five advances to substantiate the scientific stringency of quality-of-life measurement" (2010)
- Evidence-based practice (2010)
- Factors associated with psychological distress and grief resolution in surviving spouses of patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer (2010)
- Health-related quality of life and distress in cancer patients (2008)
- Individual psychosocial support for breast cancer patients (2007)
- Determinants of cancer patients' utilization of hospital care within two years after diagnosis. (2004)
- Hemsjukvård för äldre cancerpatienter (2003)
- Uppsalastudie av 20 husläkares roll i vården av cancerpatienter (2002)
- A randomized study of nutritional support in patients with colorectal and gastric cancer (2002)
- Reduced utilisation of specialist care among elderly cancer patients (2001)
- The role on the general practitioner in cancer care and the effect of an extended information routine (2000)
- Intensified primary cancer care (1999)
- Design for Well-Being of Informal Caregivers: Insights from Carer eSupport Users Caring for Head and Neck Cancer Patients.
Chapters
- Cancerpatienten i primärvården (2013)
- Bedömning av rehabiliteringsbehov (2013)
- Omvårdnad vid cytostatikabehandling (2011)
- Onkologisk omvårdnad (2008)
- Stödfunktioner i vårdkedjan (2006)
Conferences
- Phys-Can Feasibility Study (2014)
- Phys-Can feasibility Study (2014)
- Development of a Questionnaire Examining What Kind of and to What Extent Cancer Patients Search for Health Related Support on the Internet (2014)
- Physical Training and Cancer (Phys-Can) - Design and Description of a Multicenter Clinical Trial Within a Multidisciplinary Consortium (2014)
- U-CARE – internet-based psychosocial care and psychological treatment in connection to somatic disease (2013)
- U-CARE (2012)
