Monica Löfvander

Summary

Affiliation: Karolinska Institutet
Country: Sweden

Publications

  1. ncbi Pain drawings and concepts of pain among patients with "half-body" complaints
    Monica Löfvander
    Center for Family Medicine, Department of Neurobiology, Caring Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
    Patient Educ Couns 66:353-60. 2007
  2. ncbi The immigrant patient having widespread pain. Clinical findings by physicians in Swedish primary care
    Monica B Löfvander
    Center for Family Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
    Disabil Rehabil 29:381-8. 2007
  3. ncbi Pain intensity and severe pain in young immigrant patients with long-standing back pain
    Monica Löfvander
    Rinkeby Health Centre, Skårbygränd 3, 16372, Spånga, Sweden
    Eur Spine J 17:89-96. 2008
  4. ncbi Work performance and pain intensity during exercise. A before-and-after study of a cognitive-behavioural treatment in primary care of young immigrant patients
    Monica Löfvander
    Rinkeby Health Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
    Disabil Rehabil 26:439-47. 2004
  5. ncbi An observer-participant study in primary care of assessments of inability to work in immigrant patients with ongoing sick leave
    Monica Löfvander
    Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    Scand J Prim Health Care 21:199-204. 2003
  6. ncbi Psychosocial stressors and depression at a Swedish primary health care centre. A gender perspective study
    Ranja Stromberg
    Center for Family and Community Medicine, Department of Neurobiology, Caring Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels alle 12, SE 12183 Huddinge, Sweden
    BMC Fam Pract 12:120. 2011
  7. ncbi Transcultural general practice in Scandinavia
    Monica Löfvander
    Family Medicine Stockholm, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
    Scand J Prim Health Care 20:6-9. 2002
  8. ncbi A comparison between the Beck's Depression Inventory and the Gotland Male Depression Scale in detecting depression among men visiting a drop-in clinic in primary care
    Ranja Stromberg
    Center for Family and Community Medicine, Department of Neurobiology, Caring Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
    Nord J Psychiatry 64:258-64. 2010

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Pain drawings and concepts of pain among patients with "half-body" complaints
    Monica Löfvander
    Center for Family Medicine, Department of Neurobiology, Caring Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
    Patient Educ Couns 66:353-60. 2007
    ..To explore main features of pain drawings and concepts about illness in patients seeking help for "half-body" complaints at two primary health care centres in different parts of Sweden...
  2. ncbi The immigrant patient having widespread pain. Clinical findings by physicians in Swedish primary care
    Monica B Löfvander
    Center for Family Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
    Disabil Rehabil 29:381-8. 2007
    ..Do the clinical findings explain the complaints of longstanding demonstrated widespread pain (DWP) in a group of immigrant patients, or not?..
  3. ncbi Pain intensity and severe pain in young immigrant patients with long-standing back pain
    Monica Löfvander
    Rinkeby Health Centre, Skårbygränd 3, 16372, Spånga, Sweden
    Eur Spine J 17:89-96. 2008
    ..0, 95% CI 0.95-4.3). The groups did not differ significantly in pain intensity or severe pain. Severe pain was predicted by depressed mood and probably linked to gender, age and sick roles...
  4. ncbi Work performance and pain intensity during exercise. A before-and-after study of a cognitive-behavioural treatment in primary care of young immigrant patients
    Monica Löfvander
    Rinkeby Health Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
    Disabil Rehabil 26:439-47. 2004
    ..To explore the efficacy of an exercise programme (EP) in primary care on work performance and pain intensity in young immigrants having pain...
  5. ncbi An observer-participant study in primary care of assessments of inability to work in immigrant patients with ongoing sick leave
    Monica Löfvander
    Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    Scand J Prim Health Care 21:199-204. 2003
    ..To explore the factors related to doctors' assessments of incapacity to work (IW)...
  6. ncbi Psychosocial stressors and depression at a Swedish primary health care centre. A gender perspective study
    Ranja Stromberg
    Center for Family and Community Medicine, Department of Neurobiology, Caring Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels alle 12, SE 12183 Huddinge, Sweden
    BMC Fam Pract 12:120. 2011
    ..The aim of this study was to analyse the association between depression and socio-demographic data, psychosocial stressors and lifestyle circumstances from a gender perspective in a relatively affluent primary care setting...
  7. ncbi Transcultural general practice in Scandinavia
    Monica Löfvander
    Family Medicine Stockholm, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
    Scand J Prim Health Care 20:6-9. 2002
    ..In our opinion, studies using action research methods are to be preferred, since clinical transcultural care deals with complex illness patterns, including many emotional dilemmas...
  8. ncbi A comparison between the Beck's Depression Inventory and the Gotland Male Depression Scale in detecting depression among men visiting a drop-in clinic in primary care
    Ranja Stromberg
    Center for Family and Community Medicine, Department of Neurobiology, Caring Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
    Nord J Psychiatry 64:258-64. 2010
    ..Anger attacks and alcohol use may mask depressive symptoms in men. Only the Gotland Male Depression Scale (GS) includes such items...