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Om mig

Jag är biträdande lektor i Karin Modigs forskningsgrupp Ageing &
Health på enheten för Epidemiologi, Institutet för Miljömedicin. Jag är legitimerad sjukgymnast, har en master inom folkhälsa och är doktor inom geriatrisk epidemiologi.
* Kandidatexamen inom Fysioterapi, Uppsala Universitet (2005)
* Masterexamen inom Folkhälsa, Karolinska Institutet (2012)
* Doktorsexamen inom Geriatrisk Epidemiologi, Karolinska Institutet (2019)

Forskningsbeskrivning

Min forskning är inriktad mot ett hälsosamt åldrande och i synnerhet prognos efter fallskador och frakturer, fysisk motståndskraft och benskörhet.

Artiklar

Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2024;25(5):744-750.e3

Characterizing the Individuals Who Regain or Maintain Walking Ability after a Hip Fracture: Insights Into Physical Resilience.

Ek S; Wennberg AM; Ding M; Meyer AC; Hedström M; Modig K
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2024;121:23126

[Prescription of osteoporosis drugs and secondary fracture prevention still at low levels and with large regional variation].

Modig K; Meyer A; Ek S; Sääf M; Hedström M
Journal article: THE JOURNAL OF FRAILTY & AGING. 2024;:1-8

Food Insecurity, Vision Impairment, and Longitudinal Risk of Frailty and Falls in The National Health and Aging Trends Study

Wennberg AM; Ek S; Na M
Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2023;23(1):744

A short length of hospital stay is not associated with risk of readmission among hip fracture patients - a Swedish national register-based cohort study.

Ek S; Meyer AC; Wennberg A; Greve K; Hedström M; Modig K
Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2023;78(2):109-114

Population frailty trends by education and income levels over a period of 30 years: findings from Swedish registry data.

Wennberg A; Tao Y; Ek S; Modig K
Article: ARCHIVES OF OSTEOPOROSIS. 2023;18(1):107

Secondary fracture prevention with osteoporosis medication after a fragility fracture in Sweden remains low despite new guidelines.

Ek S; Meyer AC; Sääf M; Hedström M; Modig K
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2023;192(7):1128-1136

Frailty Among Breast Cancer Survivors: Evidence From Swedish Population Data.

Wennberg AM; Matthews A; Talbäck M; Ebeling M; Ek S; Feychting M; Modig K
Article: JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY. 2023;46(2):103-109

Can the 1-Leg Standing Test Be Replaced by Self-reported Balance in the First-Time Injurious Fall Screening Tool?

Frisendahl N; Ek S; Rosendahl E; Franzén E; Boström A-M; Welmer A-K
Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2023;94:87-96

Waiting more than 24 hours for hip fracture surgery is associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes for sicker patients: a nationwide cohort study of 63,998 patients using the Swedish Hip Fracture Register.

Greve K; Ek S; Bartha E; Modig K; Hedström M
Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2023;78(2):342-348

Trends in Frailty Between 1990 and 2020 in Sweden Among 75-, 85-, and 95-Year-Old Women and Men: A Nationwide Study from Sweden.

Wennberg AM; Ebeling M; Ek S; Meyer A; Ding M; Talbäck M; Modig K
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2023;192(1):41-50

The Impact of Hip Fracture on Geriatric Care and Mortality Among Older Swedes: Mapping Care Trajectories and Their Determinants.

Meyer AC; Ebeling M; Drefahl S; Hedström M; Ek S; Sandström G; Modig K
Article: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA. 2022;93:643-651

Internal fixation or hip replacement for undisplaced femoral neck fractures? Pre-fracture health differences reflect survival and functional outcome.

Ek S; Al-Ani H; Greve K; Modig K; Hedström M
Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2022;77(7):1472-1477

Hospital Length of Stay After Hip Fracture and It's Association With 4-Month Mortality-Exploring the Role of Patient Characteristics.

Ek S; Meyer AC; Hedström M; Modig K
Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2022;34(1):129-136

Comorbidity and the association with 1-year mortality in hip fracture patients: can the ASA score and the Charlson Comorbidity Index be used interchangeably?

Ek S; Meyer AC; Hedström M; Modig K
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):24440

The association of apolipoproteins with later-life all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: a population-based study stratified by age.

Ding M; Wennberg A; Ek S; Santoni G; Gigante B; Walldius G; Hammar N; Modig K
Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2021;76(9):1699-1706

The Association Between Injurious Falls and Older Adults' Cognitive Function: The Role of Depressive Mood and Physical Performance.

Trevisan C; Ripamonti E; Grande G; Triolo F; Ek S; Maggi S; Sergi G; Fratiglioni L; Welmer A-K
Article: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 2021;33(8):2183-2190

Predictors for functional decline after an injurious fall: a population-based cohort study.

Ek S; Rizzuto D; Xu W; Calderón-Larrañaga A; Welmer A-K
Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2021;32(3):425-433

Trends in Hip Fracture Incidence, Recurrence, and Survival by Education and Comorbidity: A Swedish Register-based Study.

Meyer AC; Ek S; Drefahl S; Ahlbom A; Hedström M; Modig K
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2020;21(12):1900-1905.e1

Predictive Performance of the FIF Screening Tool in 2 Cohorts of Community-Living Older Adults.

Frisendahl N; Ek S; Rosendahl E; Boström A-M; Fagerström C; Elmståhl S; Welmer A-K
Article: EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY. 2020;140:111038

Associations of blood pressure with risk of injurious falls in old age vary by functional status: A cohort study.

Welmer A-K; Wang R; Rizzuto D; Ek S; Vetrano DL; Qiu C
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2020;21(9):1288-1294.e4

Peak Expiratory Flow and the Risk of Injurious Falls in Older Adults: The Role of Physical and Cognitive Deficits.

Trevisan C; Rizzuto D; Ek S; Maggi S; Sergi G; Fratiglioni L; Welmer A-K
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2019;20(9):1163-1168.e3

Predicting First-Time Injurious Falls in Older Men and Women Living in the Community: Development of the First Injurious Fall Screening Tool.

Ek S; Rizzuto D; Calderón-Larrañaga A; Franzén E; Xu W; Welmer A-K
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2019;67(2):246-253

Risk Factors for Injurious Falls in Older Adults: The Role of Sex and Length of Follow-Up.

Ek S; Rizzuto D; Fratiglioni L; Calderón-Larrañaga A; Johnell K; Sjöberg L; Xu W; Welmer A-K
Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2018;47(5):698-704

Temporal trends in impairments of physical function among older adults during 2001-16 in Sweden: towards a healthier ageing.

Santoni G; Angleman SB; Ek S; Heiland EG; Lagergren M; Fratiglioni L; Welmer A-K
Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2018;73(2):233-239

Risk Profiles for Injurious Falls in People Over 60: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Ek S; Rizzuto D; Fratiglioni L; Johnell K; Xu W; Welmer A-K
Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2017;1(suppl_1):520

DIFFERENT RISK PROFILES FOR INJURIOUS FALLS IN OLDER ADULTS OVER 60: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY

Ek S; Rizzuto D; Fratiglioni L; Johnell K; Xu W; Welmer A
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Thesis / dissertation: 2019

Predictors and consequences of injurious falls among older adults : a holistic approach

Ek, Stina
Review: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2019;20(5):569-582.e7

Nutritional Status, Body Mass Index, and the Risk of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Trevisan C; Crippa A; Ek S; Welmer A-K; Sergi G; Maggi S; Manzato E; Bea JW; Cauley JA; Decullier E; Hirani V; LaMonte MJ; Lewis CE; Schott A-M; Orsini N; Rizzuto D

Forskningsbidrag

Who recovers from a fall injury and why? Defining Vulnerability- and Resilience Profiles among older adults

Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026
Physical resilience - a key to Healthy Aging?

Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare

1 January 2022 - 31 December 2023
Why do we age differently? Using biomarkers and health information in midlife and onwards to increase the understanding of the human ageing process.

Swedish Research Council

1 December 2020 - 31 December 2022

Anställningar

Biträdande Lektor, Institutet för miljömedicin, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2028

Examina och utbildning

Medicine Doktorsexamen, Institutionen för neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, Karolinska Institutet, 2019
Medicine Masterexamen, Karolinska Institutet, 2012

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