Lena Wettergren
Professor vid Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap; Vårdvetenskap
- Telefon:
- 018-471 66 16
- Mobiltelefon:
- 070-433 75 18, 073-469 71 48
- E-post:
- lena.wettergren@uu.se
- Besöksadress:
- BMC, Husargatan 3
- Postadress:
- Box 564
751 22 UPPSALA
- Akademiska meriter:
- Med. Dr. leg. ssk.
- ORCID:
- 0000-0003-1279-2191
Kort presentation
Professor i vårdvetenskap med en förenad anställning som legitimerad sjuksköterska knuten till Akademiska sjukhuset, verksamhetsområdet Blod- och tumörsjukdomar. Forskning med fokus på sexuell och reproduktiv hälsa hos unga vuxna med cancer och leder forskningsprogrammet Fex-Can – Fertilitet och sexualitet efter cancer. Även engagerad i forskning och forskarutbildning i Uganda och Etiopien. Undervisar främst i specialistsjuksköterskeprogrammet - inriktning onkologisk vård.
Media
Studie: Många cancerdrabbade kvinnor har problem med sex
Intervju SVT Uppsala
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/uppsala/manga-kvinnor-med-cancer-har-problem-med-sex
Svårt med sex för unga kvinnor med cancer
Tack till Acta Oncologica vars presskampanj om vår senaste artikel skapade stort genomslag - viktigt att unga kvinnors sexproblem efter cancer uppmärksammas!
https://www.gp.se/nyheter/sverige/sv%C3%A5rt-med-sex-f%C3%B6r-unga-kvinnor-med-cancer-1.83273092

Publikationer
Senaste publikationer
Anxiety and Depression Trajectories in Young Adults Up to 5 Years After Being Diagnosed With Cancer
Ingår i Cancer Medicine, 2025
- DOI för Anxiety and Depression Trajectories in Young Adults Up to 5 Years After Being Diagnosed With Cancer
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Experiences of adult patients with cancer at a specialized cancer care facility in Uganda
Ingår i Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, 2025
- DOI för Experiences of adult patients with cancer at a specialized cancer care facility in Uganda
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Experiences of adult patients with cancer at a specialized cancer care facility in Uganda
Ingår i Digital Health, 2024
- DOI för Efficacy of a web-based psychoeducational intervention targeting young adults with sexual problems 1.5 years after cancer diagnosis—Results from a randomized controlled trial
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Efficacy of a web-based psychoeducational intervention targeting young adults with sexual problems 1.5 years after cancer diagnosis—Results from a randomized controlled trial
2024
Ingår i Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, s. 101-101, 2024
Alla publikationer
Artiklar i tidskrift
Anxiety and Depression Trajectories in Young Adults Up to 5 Years After Being Diagnosed With Cancer
Ingår i Cancer Medicine, 2025
- DOI för Anxiety and Depression Trajectories in Young Adults Up to 5 Years After Being Diagnosed With Cancer
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Anxiety and Depression Trajectories in Young Adults Up to 5 Years After Being Diagnosed With Cancer
Experiences of adult patients with cancer at a specialized cancer care facility in Uganda
Ingår i Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, 2025
- DOI för Experiences of adult patients with cancer at a specialized cancer care facility in Uganda
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Experiences of adult patients with cancer at a specialized cancer care facility in Uganda
Ingår i Digital Health, 2024
- DOI för Efficacy of a web-based psychoeducational intervention targeting young adults with sexual problems 1.5 years after cancer diagnosis—Results from a randomized controlled trial
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Efficacy of a web-based psychoeducational intervention targeting young adults with sexual problems 1.5 years after cancer diagnosis—Results from a randomized controlled trial
Ingår i Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, s. 101-101, 2024
Ingår i Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, s. 103-103, 2024
Ingår i Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, s. 100-100, 2024
Ingår i Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024
- DOI för Health-related quality of life and supportive care needs in young adult cancer survivors: a longitudinal population-based study
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Health-related quality of life and supportive care needs in young adult cancer survivors: a longitudinal population-based study
Nurses' perceptions of caring behaviors at referral hospitals in Ethiopia: A mixed-methods approach
Ingår i BMC Nursing, 2024
- DOI för Nurses' perceptions of caring behaviors at referral hospitals in Ethiopia: A mixed-methods approach
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Nurses' perceptions of caring behaviors at referral hospitals in Ethiopia: A mixed-methods approach
Ingår i International Journal of Cancer, s. 2121-2131, 2024
- DOI för Reproductive late effects and testosterone replacement therapy in male childhood cancer survivors: A population-based study (the Fex-Can study)
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Reproductive late effects and testosterone replacement therapy in male childhood cancer survivors: A population-based study (the Fex-Can study)
Ingår i Internet Interventions, 2024
- DOI för Efficacy of a web-based psychoeducational intervention, Fex-can sex, for young adult childhood cancer survivors with sexual dysfunction: A randomized controlled trial
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Efficacy of a web-based psychoeducational intervention, Fex-can sex, for young adult childhood cancer survivors with sexual dysfunction: A randomized controlled trial
Health-related quality of life among adult patients with cancer in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Ingår i Global Health Action, 2024
- DOI för Health-related quality of life among adult patients with cancer in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
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Perceptions of caring behaviors: Experiences of nurses in Ethiopia
Ingår i Nursing and Health Sciences, 2024
Ingår i Acta Oncologica, s. 1599-1606, 2023
- DOI för Prevalence and predictors for fertility-related distress among 1010 young adults 1.5 years following cancer diagnosis: results from the population-based Fex-Can Cohort study
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Prevalence and predictors for fertility-related distress among 1010 young adults 1.5 years following cancer diagnosis: results from the population-based Fex-Can Cohort study
Ingår i Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2023
- DOI för Health-related quality of life among patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Health-related quality of life among patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey
Ingår i Cancer Medicine, s. 9893-9901, 2023
Ingår i Sexual Medicine, 2023
- DOI för Psychometric evaluation of the Swedish version of the PROMIS Sexual Function and Satisfaction Measures in clinical and nonclinical young adult populations
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Psychometric evaluation of the Swedish version of the PROMIS Sexual Function and Satisfaction Measures in clinical and nonclinical young adult populations
Patients' experience of undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: An interview study from Ethiopia
Ingår i PLOS ONE, 2023
- DOI för Patients' experience of undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: An interview study from Ethiopia
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Patients' experience of undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: An interview study from Ethiopia
Ingår i International Journal of Cancer, s. 644-653, 2023
- DOI för Premature ovarian insufficiency and chance of pregnancy after childhood cancer: A population-based study (the Fex-Can study)
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Premature ovarian insufficiency and chance of pregnancy after childhood cancer: A population-based study (the Fex-Can study)
Ingår i International Journal of Nursing Sciences, s. 391-397, 2023
- DOI för Patients' perceptions of caring behaviors at referral hospitals in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional survey
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Patients' perceptions of caring behaviors at referral hospitals in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional survey
Ingår i Cancer Medicine, s. 17273-17283, 2023
- DOI för The role of a discussion forum within a web-based psychoeducational intervention focusing on sex and fertility: What do young adults communicate?
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av The role of a discussion forum within a web-based psychoeducational intervention focusing on sex and fertility: What do young adults communicate?
Ingår i Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2022
- DOI för Psychometric properties of the kidney disease quality of life-36 (KDQOL-36) in Ethiopian patients undergoing hemodialysis
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Psychometric properties of the kidney disease quality of life-36 (KDQOL-36) in Ethiopian patients undergoing hemodialysis
Ingår i Acta Oncologica, s. 1165-1172, 2022
- DOI för Prevalence and risk factors for sexual dysfunction in young women following a cancer diagnosis - a population-based study
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Prevalence and risk factors for sexual dysfunction in young women following a cancer diagnosis - a population-based study
Ingår i JMIR Cancer, 2022
- DOI för Efficacy of a Web-Based Psychoeducational Intervention for Young Adults With Fertility-Related Distress Following Cancer (Fex-Can): Randomized Controlled Trial
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Efficacy of a Web-Based Psychoeducational Intervention for Young Adults With Fertility-Related Distress Following Cancer (Fex-Can): Randomized Controlled Trial
Psychometric Properties of the Caring Behaviors Inventory-16 in Ethiopia
Ingår i Nursing Reports, s. 387-396, 2022
- DOI för Psychometric Properties of the Caring Behaviors Inventory-16 in Ethiopia
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Psychometric Properties of the Caring Behaviors Inventory-16 in Ethiopia
Cancer in young adulthood: classifying the intensity of treatment
Ingår i Acta Oncologica, s. 809-813, 2022
Ingår i Internet Interventions, 2022
- DOI för Including a discussion forum in a web-based intervention on fertility and sexuality following cancer - Usage and content
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Including a discussion forum in a web-based intervention on fertility and sexuality following cancer - Usage and content
Psychometric properties of the EORTC QLQ-C30 in Uganda
Ingår i Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2021
- DOI för Psychometric properties of the EORTC QLQ-C30 in Uganda
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Psychometric properties of the EORTC QLQ-C30 in Uganda
Sexual dysfunction in young adult survivors of childhood cancer - A population-based study
Ingår i European Journal of Cancer, s. 147-156, 2021
- DOI för Sexual dysfunction in young adult survivors of childhood cancer - A population-based study
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Sexual dysfunction in young adult survivors of childhood cancer - A population-based study
Ingår i Journal of Advanced Nursing, s. 2472-2480, 2021
- DOI för Towards a new understanding of HIV-related stigma in the era of efficient treatment: A qualitative reconceptualization of existing theory
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Towards a new understanding of HIV-related stigma in the era of efficient treatment: A qualitative reconceptualization of existing theory
Ingår i Acta Oncologica, s. 976-983, 2021
- DOI för Fertility-related information received by young women and men with cancer - a population-based survey
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Fertility-related information received by young women and men with cancer - a population-based survey
Sexual Dysfunction Among Young Adults in Sweden: A Population-Based Observational Study
Ingår i Sexual Medicine, s. 631-642, 2020
- DOI för Sexual Dysfunction Among Young Adults in Sweden: A Population-Based Observational Study
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av Sexual Dysfunction Among Young Adults in Sweden: A Population-Based Observational Study
Ingår i Research Involvement and Engagement, 2020
- DOI för What makes it work?: Exploring experiences of patient research partners and researchers involved in a long-term co-creative research collaboration
- Ladda ner fulltext (pdf) av What makes it work?: Exploring experiences of patient research partners and researchers involved in a long-term co-creative research collaboration
Ingår i Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, s. 133, 2012
Konferensbidrag
Ingår i 30th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, 2023