Josefin Wångdahl

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ID7690188
NOMEJosefin Wångdahl
PRENOMESJosefin
SOBRENOMEWångdahl
ASSINATURAWÅNGDAHL J
AFILIAÇÕESUppsala University
ORCID0000-0002-4743-8259
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS16
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR16
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2014
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Cultural and linguistic appropriateness of the HLS19-Q12 health literacy scale items among people in Norway with a Somali background

    Open AccessKathrine Krüger Østbøll, Øystein Guttersrud et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2026

    Although health literacy (HL) is essential for achieving health equity, limited knowledge exists about HL among migrant populations. The cultural and linguistic appropriateness of existing HL measurement scales is scarce. Hence, the aim of this study was to explore the cultural and linguistic appropriateness of HLS19-Q12 scale items among individuals of Somali background living in Norway. The HLS19-Q12 measure general HL and is a short version of…

  • Validation of the Swedish version of HLS19-Q12

    Open AccessJosefin Wångdahl, Maria Jaensson et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2025

    Health literacy (HL) is a critical determinant of health, as it affects health behavior and outcomes, in addition to equity in health. This study aimed to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the Swedish version of HLS19-Q12 (HLS19-Q12-SE). The HLS19-Q12 is a widely used instrument that consists of 12-items and is often used to assess HL in Europe. A convergent mixed-methods design was applied, including cognitive interviews (n = 8) and psyc…

  • Healthcare providers’ experiences of promoting health literacy in migrant women after pregnancy

    Open AccessMarie Jubran Leksell, Ulrika Müssener et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2025

    Low health literacy is linked to poorer health outcomes, higher mortality, and reduced quality of life. Forced migrant women may face disrupted health literacy upon arrival, leading to decreased healthcare seeking and delayed maternity care. As migrant reproductive health is a key public health priority, it is vital to understand how to effectively deliver postnatal health information. The aim of this study was to explore healthcare providers’ ex…

  • Can extended health communication improve newly settled refugees’ health literacy? A quasi-experimental study from Sweden

    Open AccessMaissa Al-Adhami, Natalie Durbeej et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2024

    Structural and contextual factors such as limited work and housing opportunities negatively affect the health and well-being of newly settled refugee migrants in receiving high-income countries. Health promotion initiatives aiming at strengthening health and integration have been tried out within the Swedish Introduction program for refugee migrants. However, longitudinal evaluations of these interventions are rare. The aim of the current study w…

  • Associations of psychological factors with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular health in middle-age

    Open AccessSara Higueras‐Fresnillo, Sara Higueras-Fresnillo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    While there were no strong and consistent associations between psychological factors and atherosclerosis, the consistent associations of psychological factors with cardiovascular health by Life's Essential 8 may have relevance for future CVD risk. However, further studies are needed to elucidate the long-term effects of psychological factors on atherosclerosis development and cardiovascular health

  • Life’s Essential 8 in relation to self-rated health and health-related quality of life in a large population-based sample

    Open AccessÁngel Herráiz-Adillo, Viktor H Ahlqvist et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2024

    LE8 and LS7 had strong and inverse associations with SRH, mental-HRQoL, and physical-HRQoL, though LE8 had a somewhat higher capacity of discrimination than LS7. The novel LE8, a construct initially conceived to monitor cardiovascular health, also conveys SRH and HRQoL

  • Validity and reliability of the swedish versions of the HLS-EU-Q16 and HLS-EU-Q6 questionnaires

    Open AccessLina Bergman, Ulrica Nilsson et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    The Swedish versions of the HLS-EU-Q16 and HLS-EU-Q6 have acceptable psychometric properties, and based on the results we recommend its use to measure CHL. However, we are hesitant to use Sw-HLS-EU-Q6 in estimating different CHL levels and further studies need to be conducted to establish validity and accuracy of the thresholds of HLS-EU-Q6

  • Validity and reliability of the arabic version of the HLS-EU-Q16 and HLS-EU-Q6 questionnaires

    Open AccessLina Bergman, Ulrica Nilsson et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    The Arabic version of HLS-EU-Q16 shows good psychometric properties, validated in a Swedish setting. The findings can further inform and guide future validation studies in other settings worldwide. Furthermore, the results of the present study did not support criterion validity of Ar-HLS-EU-Q6

  • Covid-19 Information in Sweden

    Open AccessSagal Roble, Josefin Wångdahl et al.ARTICLEHealth Communication2022

    COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of health information for prevention of communicable disease. Knowledge about groups that have high risk is important to prevent disease transmission. In Sweden, immigrants have been identified as one such group. Yet, little is known about where they have sourced information about COVID-19 and their opinions toward it. The aim of this study was to describe the COVID-19 information sources used by immigrants…

  • Health literacy and digital health information-seeking behavior – a cross-sectional study among highly educated Swedes

    Open AccessErica Sundell, Josefin Wångdahl et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    Individuals with limited health literacy do not access their personal health information nor search for health information on the online national health information portal provided by the Swedish national health care system to the same extent as individuals with sufficient health literacy. More research is needed about how the level of health literacy relates to differences in online health information-seeking behavior and how digital health info…

  • Psychometric qualities of the HLS-EU-Q16 instrument for parental health literacy in Swedish multicultural settings

    Open AccessKirsi Tiitinen Mekhail, Bo Burström et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    The study was retrospectively registered (18 February 2020) in the ISRCTN registry ( ISRCTN10336603 )

  • Health literacy and e-health literacy among Arabic-speaking migrants in Sweden

    Open AccessLina Bergman, Ulrica Nilsson et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    CHL and eHL differ between Arabic-speaking migrants and native Swedish speakers, but also between Arabic speakers who have lived different lengths of time in Sweden. Though it seems that the eHealth literacy is less affected by language spoken, the Internet is suggested to be an appropriate channel for disseminating health information to Arabic-speaking migrants

  • This course is like a compass to us” – a qualitative study on newly settled migrants’ perceptions of civic and health orientation in Sweden

    Open AccessMaissa Al-Adhami, Katarina Hjelm et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    This study adds knowledge about the users' perspectives on the potential of civic orientation to promote the health and integration of newly settled migrants, describing ways in which civic orientation with added health communication promoted health and empowerment. However, the content and delivery of the course need adjustment to better fit the migrants' life situations and varying pre-existing knowledge

  • Experiences and needs concerning health related information for newly arrived refugees in Sweden

    Open AccessLena Mårtensson, Per Lytsy et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Concrete instructions and explanations are experienced as valuable and applicable. Additional information about health issues and the health care system is needed. Information concerning health should be spread by a variety of sources. Health literate health organizations are needed to meet the health challenges of refugees, including professionals that emphasize health literacy

  • Health literacy and refugees’ experiences of the health examination for asylum seekers – a Swedish cross-sectional study

    Open AccessJosefin Wångdahl, Per Lytsy et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    Refugees' experiences indicate that a low level of comprehensive health literacy can act as a barrier to fulfilling the purposes of the health examination for asylum seekers. Comprehensive health literacy seems to be of greater importance in that context than functional health literacy

  • Health literacy among refugees in Sweden – a cross-sectional study

    Open AccessJosefin Wångdahl, Per Lytsy et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    The majority of refugees in the language schools had limited or poor health literacy. Health literacy should be taken into consideration in contexts and in activities addressing migrants. More research is needed to better understand health literacy among refugees and to develop strategies and methods to increase health literacy and make life easier for those with low health literacy