Anna‐lena Undén
Biographic Data
| ID | 222899 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna‐lena Undén |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna‐lena |
| FAMILY NAME | Undén |
| SIGNATURE | UNDÉN A L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Karolinska Institutet |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Inflammation and positive affect are associated with subjective health in women of the general population
Poor subjective health has been associated with higher levels of inflammatory cytokines. We investigated whether such an association would apply to women of the general population. Levels of cytokines, affect and subjective health were assessed in 347 women of the general population aged 45 to 90 years. Higher levels of interleukin-6 were associated with poor subjective health, especially in participants over 65 years of age. Positive affect was …
Leptin and adiponectin: Distribution and associations with cardiovascular risk factors in men and women of the general population
OBJECTIVE: In view of the increasing prevalence of obesity worldwide, understanding the role of the recently discovered adipokines leptin and adiponectin is of high clinical relevance. The aim of the present study was to assess the association between levels of leptin and adiponectin with age, known cardiovascular risk factors and to establish whether there are differences between men and women of the general population. METHODS: A total of 98 me…
Self-rated Health Is Related to Levels of Circulating Cytokines
OBJECTIVE: Self-rated health is a powerful and independent predictor of long-term health, but its biological basis is unknown. Because factors associated with poor self-rated health (eg, pain, daily discomforts, and low energy and fitness) resemble symptoms of a generalized cytokine-induced sickness response, we examined the relationship between circulating cytokines and self-rated health. METHODS: In 265 consecutive primary health care patients …
Self-rated health. Comparisons between three different measures. Results from a population study
BACKGROUND: Self-rating of health is among the most frequently assessed health perceptions in epidemiological research. The aim of this study was to compare different measures of global self-rated health (SRH) with respect to differences in age and sex groups and relations to hypothesized determinants. METHOD: Three single-question measures of SRH were included in a health questionnaire administered to 8200 randomly chosen men and women. Two SRH …
Is There a Connection Between Car Accidents, Near Accidents, and Type A Drivers
The authors examined Type A behavior pattern, which has been investigated primarily as a risk factor for coronary heart disease, as a risk factor for car accidents and near accidents. Type A behavior pattern, which is characterized by excessive impatience, competitiveness, hostility, and time pressure, was assessed by means of the Videotaped Structured Interview. One hundred thirty-five Swedish car drivers (66 men and 69 women) were studied: 78 T…
Patient charges - a hindrance to financially and psychosocially disadvantage groups seeking care
Type A behavior intervention in primary health care reduces hostility and time pressure: A study in Sweden
Psychosocial and behavioral factors associated with serum lipids in university students
Cardiovascular effects of social support in the work place: Twenty-four-hour ECG monitoring of men and women
Psychosocial work characteristics, such as work demand, work control, and social support at work, have been shown to be related to the development of coronary heart disease in epidemiological studies. However, the mechanisms which mediate the social and psychological effects on the cardiovascular system are not known. We have studied the direct cardiovascular effects of psychosocial work environment characteristics in 148 working men and women, r…
Type A behavior, social support, and coronary risk: Interaction and significance for mortality in cardiac patients
The 10-year prognostic significance of psychosocial as well as medical risk factors was examined in 150 middle-aged Swedish men. Type A behavior was assessed by means of the Structured Interview; work demand, social support, and other psychosocial factors were registered through standardized questionnaires. The clinical investigation included a standard physical examination, a frontal and sagittal chest x-ray, fasting serum lipids, glucose, and u…
Development of a social support instrument for use in population surveys
The measurement of social support in population surveys
The measurement of social support in population surveys
Development of a social support instrument for use in population surveys
Patient charges - a hindrance to financially and psychosocially disadvantage groups seeking care
Inflammation and positive affect are associated with subjective health in women of the general population
Poor subjective health has been associated with higher levels of inflammatory cytokines. We investigated whether such an association would apply to women of the general population. Levels of cytokines, affect and subjective health were assessed in 347 women of the general population aged 45 to 90 years. Higher levels of interleukin-6 were associated with poor subjective health, especially in participants over 65 years of age. Positive affect was …
Type A behavior intervention in primary health care reduces hostility and time pressure: A study in Sweden
Psychosocial and behavioral factors associated with serum lipids in university students
The measurement of social support in population surveys
Development of a social support instrument for use in population surveys
Type A behavior, social support, and coronary risk: Interaction and significance for mortality in cardiac patients
The 10-year prognostic significance of psychosocial as well as medical risk factors was examined in 150 middle-aged Swedish men. Type A behavior was assessed by means of the Structured Interview; work demand, social support, and other psychosocial factors were registered through standardized questionnaires. The clinical investigation included a standard physical examination, a frontal and sagittal chest x-ray, fasting serum lipids, glucose, and u…
Cardiovascular effects of social support in the work place: Twenty-four-hour ECG monitoring of men and women
Psychosocial work characteristics, such as work demand, work control, and social support at work, have been shown to be related to the development of coronary heart disease in epidemiological studies. However, the mechanisms which mediate the social and psychological effects on the cardiovascular system are not known. We have studied the direct cardiovascular effects of psychosocial work environment characteristics in 148 working men and women, r…
Psychosocial and behavioral factors associated with serum lipids in university students
Is There a Connection Between Car Accidents, Near Accidents, and Type A Drivers
The authors examined Type A behavior pattern, which has been investigated primarily as a risk factor for coronary heart disease, as a risk factor for car accidents and near accidents. Type A behavior pattern, which is characterized by excessive impatience, competitiveness, hostility, and time pressure, was assessed by means of the Videotaped Structured Interview. One hundred thirty-five Swedish car drivers (66 men and 69 women) were studied: 78 T…
Patient charges - a hindrance to financially and psychosocially disadvantage groups seeking care
Type A behavior intervention in primary health care reduces hostility and time pressure: A study in Sweden
Self-rated health. Comparisons between three different measures. Results from a population study
BACKGROUND: Self-rating of health is among the most frequently assessed health perceptions in epidemiological research. The aim of this study was to compare different measures of global self-rated health (SRH) with respect to differences in age and sex groups and relations to hypothesized determinants. METHOD: Three single-question measures of SRH were included in a health questionnaire administered to 8200 randomly chosen men and women. Two SRH …
Self-rated Health Is Related to Levels of Circulating Cytokines
OBJECTIVE: Self-rated health is a powerful and independent predictor of long-term health, but its biological basis is unknown. Because factors associated with poor self-rated health (eg, pain, daily discomforts, and low energy and fitness) resemble symptoms of a generalized cytokine-induced sickness response, we examined the relationship between circulating cytokines and self-rated health. METHODS: In 265 consecutive primary health care patients …
Leptin and adiponectin: Distribution and associations with cardiovascular risk factors in men and women of the general population
OBJECTIVE: In view of the increasing prevalence of obesity worldwide, understanding the role of the recently discovered adipokines leptin and adiponectin is of high clinical relevance. The aim of the present study was to assess the association between levels of leptin and adiponectin with age, known cardiovascular risk factors and to establish whether there are differences between men and women of the general population. METHODS: A total of 98 me…
Inflammation and positive affect are associated with subjective health in women of the general population
Poor subjective health has been associated with higher levels of inflammatory cytokines. We investigated whether such an association would apply to women of the general population. Levels of cytokines, affect and subjective health were assessed in 347 women of the general population aged 45 to 90 years. Higher levels of interleukin-6 were associated with poor subjective health, especially in participants over 65 years of age. Positive affect was …
Medicine (12 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Social support (5 works)