Lars Olov Bygren
Biographic Data
| ID | 1728818 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lars Olov Bygren |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lars Olov |
| FAMILY NAME | Bygren |
| SIGNATURE | BYGREN L O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Karolinska Institutet |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Patterns of receptive and creative cultural activities and their association with perceived health, anxiety, depression and satisfaction with life among adults
BACKGROUND: Cultural participation has been used both in governmental health policies and as medical therapy, based on the assumption that cultural activities will improve health. Previous population studies and a human intervention study have shown that religious, social and cultural activities predict increased survival rate. The aim of this study was to analyse the association between cultural activity and perceived health, anxiety, depression…
Migration and mortality trajectories
Cultural Participation and Health
OBJECTIVE: Population studies demonstrate that attending cultural events is conducive to improved health when baseline health, income, education, and health habits are taken into account. Animal experiments suggest possible mechanisms. We studied the link in humans between attending cultural events and health in a randomized controlled trial. METHODS: Members of the local government officers' union in the health services in Umeå, Sweden, were inv…
Attending cultural events and cancer mortality
Attendance at cultural events is associated with better survival and self-rated health. This study aimed to determine whether attendance at cinemas, theater, art galleries, live music shows, and museums was associated with cancer-related mortality. A randomly selected, cancer-free cohort of Swedish adults aged 25–74 years (n = 9011), formed in 1990–91, was followed up to 31 December 2003. The outcome measure was cancer-related mortality. The main…
Are variations in rates of attending cultural activities associated with population health in the United States
The data confirm that an association between cultural activity and health is present in a US sample. The data do not mean that the association is causal, but they suggest that further longitudinal research is warranted
Sex-specific, male-line transgenerational responses in humans
Visiting the cinema, concerts, museums or art exhibitions as determinant of survival
Change in food availability during pregnancy
Maternal access to food during pregnancy affects birth weight and other characteristics of offspring. It has been suggested that fluctuations in food availability during infancy, ranging from plentiful to starvation, may influence cerebro-cardiovascular risk factors for the offspring during adult life. This study was designed to test the correlation between food availability changes during life before birth and adult sudden death from disease. Th…
Attendance at cultural events, reading books or periodicals, and making music or singing in a choir as determinants for survival
Objectives : To investigate the possible influence of attendance at cultural events, reading books or periodicals, making music or singing in a choir as determinants for survival. Design : A simple random sample was drawn of 15 198 individuals aged 16–74 years. Of these, 85% (12 982) were interviewed by trained non-medical interviewers between 1982 and 1983 about cultural activities. They were followed up with respect to survival until 31 Decembe…
The cost-effectiveness of rehabilitation in the home
OBJECTIVES. To investigate whether care of elderly and disabled patients could be more cost-effective after a short-term hospital stay, we examined the impact of a primary home care intervention program on functional status, use and costs of care after 6 months. METHODS. When clinically ready for discharge from the hospital, chronically ill patients with dependence in one to five functions in personal activities of daily living were randomized to…
Efficacy of the Rehabilitation of Elderly Primary Health Care Patients After Short-Stay Hospital Treatment
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a primary home care intervention program on patient outcomes after selected patients were discharged from a short-stay hospital. Random assignment of 249 frail, elderly patients was made to a group provided with physician-led primary home care, and home assistance service on a 24-hour basis, or to a control group given standard care. At randomization, patients were considerably disabled, had…
Patterns of receptive and creative cultural activities and their association with perceived health, anxiety, depression and satisfaction with life among adults
BACKGROUND: Cultural participation has been used both in governmental health policies and as medical therapy, based on the assumption that cultural activities will improve health. Previous population studies and a human intervention study have shown that religious, social and cultural activities predict increased survival rate. The aim of this study was to analyse the association between cultural activity and perceived health, anxiety, depression…
Attending cultural events and cancer mortality
Attendance at cultural events is associated with better survival and self-rated health. This study aimed to determine whether attendance at cinemas, theater, art galleries, live music shows, and museums was associated with cancer-related mortality. A randomly selected, cancer-free cohort of Swedish adults aged 25–74 years (n = 9011), formed in 1990–91, was followed up to 31 December 2003. The outcome measure was cancer-related mortality. The main…
Migration and mortality trajectories
Efficacy of the Rehabilitation of Elderly Primary Health Care Patients After Short-Stay Hospital Treatment
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a primary home care intervention program on patient outcomes after selected patients were discharged from a short-stay hospital. Random assignment of 249 frail, elderly patients was made to a group provided with physician-led primary home care, and home assistance service on a 24-hour basis, or to a control group given standard care. At randomization, patients were considerably disabled, had…
The cost-effectiveness of rehabilitation in the home
OBJECTIVES. To investigate whether care of elderly and disabled patients could be more cost-effective after a short-term hospital stay, we examined the impact of a primary home care intervention program on functional status, use and costs of care after 6 months. METHODS. When clinically ready for discharge from the hospital, chronically ill patients with dependence in one to five functions in personal activities of daily living were randomized to…
Attendance at cultural events, reading books or periodicals, and making music or singing in a choir as determinants for survival
Objectives : To investigate the possible influence of attendance at cultural events, reading books or periodicals, making music or singing in a choir as determinants for survival. Design : A simple random sample was drawn of 15 198 individuals aged 16–74 years. Of these, 85% (12 982) were interviewed by trained non-medical interviewers between 1982 and 1983 about cultural activities. They were followed up with respect to survival until 31 Decembe…
Visiting the cinema, concerts, museums or art exhibitions as determinant of survival
Change in food availability during pregnancy
Maternal access to food during pregnancy affects birth weight and other characteristics of offspring. It has been suggested that fluctuations in food availability during infancy, ranging from plentiful to starvation, may influence cerebro-cardiovascular risk factors for the offspring during adult life. This study was designed to test the correlation between food availability changes during life before birth and adult sudden death from disease. Th…
Sex-specific, male-line transgenerational responses in humans
Are variations in rates of attending cultural activities associated with population health in the United States
The data confirm that an association between cultural activity and health is present in a US sample. The data do not mean that the association is causal, but they suggest that further longitudinal research is warranted
Cultural Participation and Health
OBJECTIVE: Population studies demonstrate that attending cultural events is conducive to improved health when baseline health, income, education, and health habits are taken into account. Animal experiments suggest possible mechanisms. We studied the link in humans between attending cultural events and health in a randomized controlled trial. METHODS: Members of the local government officers' union in the health services in Umeå, Sweden, were inv…
Attending cultural events and cancer mortality
Attendance at cultural events is associated with better survival and self-rated health. This study aimed to determine whether attendance at cinemas, theater, art galleries, live music shows, and museums was associated with cancer-related mortality. A randomly selected, cancer-free cohort of Swedish adults aged 25–74 years (n = 9011), formed in 1990–91, was followed up to 31 December 2003. The outcome measure was cancer-related mortality. The main…
Migration and mortality trajectories
Patterns of receptive and creative cultural activities and their association with perceived health, anxiety, depression and satisfaction with life among adults
BACKGROUND: Cultural participation has been used both in governmental health policies and as medical therapy, based on the assumption that cultural activities will improve health. Previous population studies and a human intervention study have shown that religious, social and cultural activities predict increased survival rate. The aim of this study was to analyse the association between cultural activity and perceived health, anxiety, depression…
Medicine (10 works) · Demography (6 works) · Population (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Attendance (3 works) · Demography (3 works)