Tobias H Elgán
Biographic Data
| ID | 6951056 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tobias H Elgán |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tobias H |
| FAMILY NAME | Elgán |
| SIGNATURE | ELGÁN T H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Karolinska Institutet |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6406-4685 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Author response to commentary on ‘Sustained effects of a community-based intervention targeting illicit drugs in nightlife
Psychometric properties and diagnostic accuracy of the Dudit and Assist-Y for cannabis use in adolescents in Sweden
Aims Adolescent substance use presents significant public health concerns, leading to risk of developing substance use disorders later in life. Early identification through reliable screening tools is essential. This study evaluated the psychometric properties and diagnostic screening accuracy, for identifying cannabis use, of two widely used tools: the DUDIT and the ASSIST-Y cannabis use subscale, in a Swedish adolescent population.Methods Data …
Sustained effects of a community-based intervention targeting illicit drugs in nightlife
The effects of the 'Clubs against Drugs' program has been sustained for over 20 years indicated by the high level of staff interventions targeting obviously drug-intoxicated patrons, suggesting consistency in the work with different components of the preventive program
Long-term effects of an alcohol prevention program at licensed premises
Background: In 1996, a multicomponent community-based alcohol prevention program in Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) targeting licensed premises was developed by STAD (Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems) and implemented in Stockholm, Sweden. The program consists of community mobilization and collaboration, training, and enforcement. Early evaluations have shown a significant increase in the refusal rates of alcohol service to intoxica…
Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health, working, and life situation of employees in the Swedish hospitality industry
Introduction: Previous studies reported that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively affected the mental health of employees in the hospitality industry internationally, however, its effect in Sweden has not been studied. Unlike several other countries, Sweden never enforced a lockdown. Restaurants, bars, and hotels could remain open and host a limited number of guests but had to abide by certain restrictions. Methods: A cross-…
Mental health problems, health risk behaviors, and prevention
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of mental health problems and health risk behaviors among Swedish male elite soccer players and their attitudes toward possible prevention strategies. Method: a digital video calling platform. A semi-structured interview guide, encompassing questions about mental health problems, health risk behaviors among soccer teams, peer-relations, relations to coaches, and attitudes tow…
Risky Sexual Behaviour and Sexual Victimization among Young People with Risky Substance Use in Europe—Perspectives from Belgium, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Germany
When devising preventive interventions against risky substance use in adolescents, an additional focus should be set on integrating steps against sexual risks
Police officers’ perspective on doping and prevention among recreational athletes
Introduction The use of anabolic androgenic steroids among recreational athletes has received growing attention in recent decades. Several countries have implemented bans on doping; however, recreational athletes and other subpopulations continue to use doping substances. Recognizing that the police play a crucial role in preventing the use and dealing of doping substances in Sweden, efforts have been made to intensify police interventions and en…
Facilitators and barriers in preventing doping among recreational athletes
Background: Doping is a societal problem associated with health problems, violence, and other crimes, especially when combined with alcohol and drugs. Elite, as well as recreational athletes who exercise in gyms may use doping to enhance their performance and/or improve their appearance. According to Swedish law, manufacturing, selling, supplying, possessing, and using anabolic androgenic steroids and growth hormones is forbidden. Exceptions appl…
Risky Drinking Cultures Among Affluent Youth in Sweden
There is a growing scientific interest in drinking behavior among young people in affluent areas, who report higher levels of alcohol consumption compared to youth in less privileged areas. This phenomenon has been observed in several Western countries. The research has been dominated by variable-oriented analyses and has presented interesting explanations, but there has been little research into these young people's own experiences of and attitu…
Compliance Checks Decrease Cigarette Sales Rates to Pseudo-Underaged Mystery Shoppers
To control adherence to age limits regarding sales of tobacco products, Swedish authorities can conduct compliance checks. Compliance checks involve prior information to all retailers, mystery shopping, and subsequent feedback to the retailers. This study investigated whether compliance checks can decrease the rates of cigarette sales to underaged adolescents. Test purchases of cigarettes were conducted using pseudo-underaged mystery shoppers, i.…
Evaluation of the Implementation of a 25-Year Outdoor School Ground Smoking Ban
Introduction: Tobacco use, often initiated in younger ages, is a serious health challenge worldwide. In Sweden, smoking has been prohibited on school grounds since 1994. Municipal environmental and health inspectors control the compliance of the ban. Nevertheless, the enforcement and maintenance of the ban are inadequate. The aim of the current study was to identify facilitators, barriers, and the potential for improved implementation of a 25-yea…
Illicit Drug Use and Associated Problems in the Nightlife Scene
Illicit drug use is prevalent in the nightlife scene, especially at electronic dance music (EDM) events. The aim of the present study was to investigate illicit drug use patterns and consequences of drug use among frequent visitors of EDM events. Young adults (18-34 years old) who had visited at least six EDM events in Sweden during the past year participated in a web-based survey on drug use patterns and its consequences. Fifty-nine percent of p…
Prevalence of Parental Alcohol Problems among a General Population Sample of 28,047 Norwegian Adults
The aim of the study presented here was to estimate the prevalence of parental alcohol problems during childhood in a general population of Norwegian adults, and to investigate associations between parental alcohol problems during childhood and lower socioeconomic status in adulthood. This cross-sectional study recruited 28,047 adults (≥18 years) to an online health survey (Norwegian Counties Public Health Surveys). We evaluated demographic and s…
Illicit Drugs in the Nightlife Setting
BACKGROUND: : Observation and use of illicit drugs are common among employees in the Stockholm nightlife setting and has increased significantly during the past decade
Compliance to the Alcohol Law
Music festivals are often high-risk settings associated with large numbers of visitors and high alcohol intoxication levels, which contribute to a number of public health-related problems. According to the Swedish Alcohol Act, servers are responsible for not overserving alcohol to obviously intoxicated patrons. The aim of the current study was to examine compliance to the Swedish Alcohol Act at music festivals by assessing the rate of alcohol ove…
Effectiveness of a Community-Based Intervention to Increase Supermarket Vendors’ Compliance with Age Restrictions for Alcohol Sales in Spain
In Spain the legal age to buy alcohol is 18 years. However, official surveys show that minors perceive alcohol availability to be easy. This paper describes the impacts of a community-based intervention to increase vendors' compliance with age limits regarding alcohol sales in supermarkets. The aim of this study was to explore the association between implementation of a multicomponent intervention to reduce adolescents' alcohol use and sale of al…
How do online and offline sampling compare in a multinational study of drug use and nightlife behaviour?”
Alcohol prevention at sporting events
There is an urgent need nationally and internationally to reduce alcohol-related problems at sporting events, and it is essential to test prevention strategies to reduce intoxication levels among spectators. This project makes an important contribution not only to the research community, but also to enabling public health officials, decision-makers, authorities, the general public, and the sports community, to implement appropriate evidence-based…
A web-based group course intervention for 15-25-year-olds whose parents have substance use problems or mental illness
ISRCTN10099247 . Retrospectively registered on August 31, 2016
Evaluation of support group interventions for children in troubled families
ISRCTN52310507
Design of a Web-based individual coping and alcohol-intervention program (web-Icaip) for children of parents with alcohol problems
ISRCTN41545712
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Design of a Web-based individual coping and alcohol-intervention program (web-Icaip) for children of parents with alcohol problems
ISRCTN41545712
Evaluation of support group interventions for children in troubled families
ISRCTN52310507
Alcohol prevention at sporting events
There is an urgent need nationally and internationally to reduce alcohol-related problems at sporting events, and it is essential to test prevention strategies to reduce intoxication levels among spectators. This project makes an important contribution not only to the research community, but also to enabling public health officials, decision-makers, authorities, the general public, and the sports community, to implement appropriate evidence-based…
A web-based group course intervention for 15-25-year-olds whose parents have substance use problems or mental illness
ISRCTN10099247 . Retrospectively registered on August 31, 2016
Illicit Drugs in the Nightlife Setting
BACKGROUND: : Observation and use of illicit drugs are common among employees in the Stockholm nightlife setting and has increased significantly during the past decade
Compliance to the Alcohol Law
Music festivals are often high-risk settings associated with large numbers of visitors and high alcohol intoxication levels, which contribute to a number of public health-related problems. According to the Swedish Alcohol Act, servers are responsible for not overserving alcohol to obviously intoxicated patrons. The aim of the current study was to examine compliance to the Swedish Alcohol Act at music festivals by assessing the rate of alcohol ove…
Effectiveness of a Community-Based Intervention to Increase Supermarket Vendors’ Compliance with Age Restrictions for Alcohol Sales in Spain
In Spain the legal age to buy alcohol is 18 years. However, official surveys show that minors perceive alcohol availability to be easy. This paper describes the impacts of a community-based intervention to increase vendors' compliance with age limits regarding alcohol sales in supermarkets. The aim of this study was to explore the association between implementation of a multicomponent intervention to reduce adolescents' alcohol use and sale of al…
How do online and offline sampling compare in a multinational study of drug use and nightlife behaviour?”
Evaluation of the Implementation of a 25-Year Outdoor School Ground Smoking Ban
Introduction: Tobacco use, often initiated in younger ages, is a serious health challenge worldwide. In Sweden, smoking has been prohibited on school grounds since 1994. Municipal environmental and health inspectors control the compliance of the ban. Nevertheless, the enforcement and maintenance of the ban are inadequate. The aim of the current study was to identify facilitators, barriers, and the potential for improved implementation of a 25-yea…
Illicit Drug Use and Associated Problems in the Nightlife Scene
Illicit drug use is prevalent in the nightlife scene, especially at electronic dance music (EDM) events. The aim of the present study was to investigate illicit drug use patterns and consequences of drug use among frequent visitors of EDM events. Young adults (18-34 years old) who had visited at least six EDM events in Sweden during the past year participated in a web-based survey on drug use patterns and its consequences. Fifty-nine percent of p…
Prevalence of Parental Alcohol Problems among a General Population Sample of 28,047 Norwegian Adults
The aim of the study presented here was to estimate the prevalence of parental alcohol problems during childhood in a general population of Norwegian adults, and to investigate associations between parental alcohol problems during childhood and lower socioeconomic status in adulthood. This cross-sectional study recruited 28,047 adults (≥18 years) to an online health survey (Norwegian Counties Public Health Surveys). We evaluated demographic and s…
Facilitators and barriers in preventing doping among recreational athletes
Background: Doping is a societal problem associated with health problems, violence, and other crimes, especially when combined with alcohol and drugs. Elite, as well as recreational athletes who exercise in gyms may use doping to enhance their performance and/or improve their appearance. According to Swedish law, manufacturing, selling, supplying, possessing, and using anabolic androgenic steroids and growth hormones is forbidden. Exceptions appl…
Risky Drinking Cultures Among Affluent Youth in Sweden
There is a growing scientific interest in drinking behavior among young people in affluent areas, who report higher levels of alcohol consumption compared to youth in less privileged areas. This phenomenon has been observed in several Western countries. The research has been dominated by variable-oriented analyses and has presented interesting explanations, but there has been little research into these young people's own experiences of and attitu…
Compliance Checks Decrease Cigarette Sales Rates to Pseudo-Underaged Mystery Shoppers
To control adherence to age limits regarding sales of tobacco products, Swedish authorities can conduct compliance checks. Compliance checks involve prior information to all retailers, mystery shopping, and subsequent feedback to the retailers. This study investigated whether compliance checks can decrease the rates of cigarette sales to underaged adolescents. Test purchases of cigarettes were conducted using pseudo-underaged mystery shoppers, i.…
Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health, working, and life situation of employees in the Swedish hospitality industry
Introduction: Previous studies reported that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively affected the mental health of employees in the hospitality industry internationally, however, its effect in Sweden has not been studied. Unlike several other countries, Sweden never enforced a lockdown. Restaurants, bars, and hotels could remain open and host a limited number of guests but had to abide by certain restrictions. Methods: A cross-…
Mental health problems, health risk behaviors, and prevention
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of mental health problems and health risk behaviors among Swedish male elite soccer players and their attitudes toward possible prevention strategies. Method: a digital video calling platform. A semi-structured interview guide, encompassing questions about mental health problems, health risk behaviors among soccer teams, peer-relations, relations to coaches, and attitudes tow…
Risky Sexual Behaviour and Sexual Victimization among Young People with Risky Substance Use in Europe—Perspectives from Belgium, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Germany
When devising preventive interventions against risky substance use in adolescents, an additional focus should be set on integrating steps against sexual risks
Police officers’ perspective on doping and prevention among recreational athletes
Introduction The use of anabolic androgenic steroids among recreational athletes has received growing attention in recent decades. Several countries have implemented bans on doping; however, recreational athletes and other subpopulations continue to use doping substances. Recognizing that the police play a crucial role in preventing the use and dealing of doping substances in Sweden, efforts have been made to intensify police interventions and en…
Long-term effects of an alcohol prevention program at licensed premises
Background: In 1996, a multicomponent community-based alcohol prevention program in Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) targeting licensed premises was developed by STAD (Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems) and implemented in Stockholm, Sweden. The program consists of community mobilization and collaboration, training, and enforcement. Early evaluations have shown a significant increase in the refusal rates of alcohol service to intoxica…
Psychometric properties and diagnostic accuracy of the Dudit and Assist-Y for cannabis use in adolescents in Sweden
Aims Adolescent substance use presents significant public health concerns, leading to risk of developing substance use disorders later in life. Early identification through reliable screening tools is essential. This study evaluated the psychometric properties and diagnostic screening accuracy, for identifying cannabis use, of two widely used tools: the DUDIT and the ASSIST-Y cannabis use subscale, in a Swedish adolescent population.Methods Data …
Sustained effects of a community-based intervention targeting illicit drugs in nightlife
The effects of the 'Clubs against Drugs' program has been sustained for over 20 years indicated by the high level of staff interventions targeting obviously drug-intoxicated patrons, suggesting consistency in the work with different components of the preventive program
Author response to commentary on ‘Sustained effects of a community-based intervention targeting illicit drugs in nightlife
Medicine (19 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Psychiatry (14 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (12 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Psychological intervention (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Intervention (counseling (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Nursing (6 works)