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Professor Lars Eriksson

Reader in Nursing

School of Health Sciences Division of Nursing

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Professor Lars Eriksson MG22, Myddelton Street Building
City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom

About

Overview

Dr Lars E. Eriksson is a Registered Nurse with a PhD in Nursing and an MSc in Chemistry who joined City, University of London in 2013. He holds a part-time position as Professor in Nursing at City and he also is an Associate Professor in Care Sciences at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Lars obtained his UC in Nursing from University College of Health Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden in 1985 and worked clinically for more than ten years as an RN within the hospital system in the Stockholm area. He has held different positions as a nurse within the fields of hematology, clinical immunology and sexually transmissible infections including HIV. As a Research Coordinator he coordinated several phase II and III clinical trials in the fields of anti-retroviral therapy and therapeutic HIV vaccines. Doing translational research within the HIV field, Lars completed an MSc in Chemistry at Stockholm University in 2001 and a PhD in Nursing at Karolinska Institutet in 2003.

At present, Lars is an Associate Professor in Care Sciences at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden where he is the lead of the Division of Innovative Care Research. His research focus on biobehavioral/translational nursing aspects on health and quality of life of people living with long-lasting conditions. He has a clinical affiliation to the Department of Infectious Diseases at Karolinska University Hospital. Since 2020, Lars is a part-time Professor in Nursing at the School of Health Sciences at City, University of London.

Qualifications

  1. PhD in Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
  2. MSc in Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden
  3. Registered Nurse, National Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden

Employment

  1. Reader in Nursing, City, University London, 2013 – present

Memberships of professional organisations

  1. British HIV Association BHIVA; International AIDS Society; International Society of Quality of Life Research; National HIV Nurses Association NHIVNA; Swedish Society of Nursing; Swedish Society of Medicine; Swedish Society of Medical Microbiology

Languages

Swedish.

Teaching

APM002 SHS MSc Dissertation Module
APM016 Promoting physical, mental and social well-being
HS3061 Dissertation
MW2006 Sexual and Reproductive Health

Research

Research overview

With university degrees in both nursing and natural sciences (Chemistry), Lars' scientific profile has developed towards the branch in care science established as biobehavioural nursing research or translational nursing research. Even if there is no absolute consensus, biobehavioural nursing research could be defined as research that strives towards increased understandings of the links between biologic, behavioural and social manifestations of vulnerability and risk in different populations. Early in his research career, he combined scientific activity within nursing and biomedicine, mainly in the areas of HIV and sexual health. After the dissertation work, his research line has expanded to include studies of populations with other long-lasting or chronic conditions. He is PI for studies investigating quality of life, stigma and illness perception in children, young adults and adults with HIV infections and adults with MRSA infections. Furthermore, he is a joint PI for a translational nursing research project on the early signs of lung cancer.

Research areas

- Living with chronic or long-lasting conditions
- Quality of life; Disease-related stigma
- Sexual and reproductive health
- HIV
- MRSA
- HPV
- Cancer survivorship
- Lung cancer
- Translational nursing research
- Biomarker research
- Symptom research
- Patient reported outcomes
- Surveys
- Internet-based focus groups

Current and recently completed grants / Activities

- To grow up with an innate or early acquired HIV infection supported by a doctoral student grant from the National Research School of Health Care Sciences, Karolinska Institutet and a project grant from Kempe-Carlgrenska Foundation (PI).

- Disease-related stigma and quality of life in people living with MRSA or HIV infection - supported by a doctoral student grant from the National Research School of Health Care Sciences, Karolinska Institutet (PI).

- To live with HIV in Sweden - a national survey on commission by the Swedish Insittute for Communicable Disease Control (co-investigator).

- Mapping of prediagnostic health changes: development and use of an instrument to llink subjective experience with clinical, metabolic and molecular changes to facilitate early detection of lung cancer - supported by the Swedish Cancer Society (joint PI).

- Life interrupted; the impact of cancer on fertility and sexuality among adolescents and young adults - supported by the Swedish Cancer Society and the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation (co-investigator).

- Health-related quality of life and needs of care and support among adult Tanzanians and Ugandans with cancer - supported by travel grant from Erik and Edith Fernstrom's Foundation for Research in Medicine (joint PI).

- Facilitating lung cancer diagnosis; linking the experienced body, the biological body and the journey through the health care system - supported by the Vardal Foundation (PI)

Research centres

- Centre for Health Services Research (Management of Long Term Conditions Group, Patient Safety Group, Impact of Disease and Treatment Group)
- Centre for Public Health Research (Public Health Practice and Policy Group, Global Public Health Group)

Principal collaborators

- Dr Goran Bratt (South Stockholm General Hospital Sweden)
- Professor Anna Mia Ekstrom (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
- Dr Ingela Henoch (University of Gothenburg)
- Dr Dan K Kaye (Makerere University, Uganda)
- Professor Claudia Lampic (Karolinska Instiitutet, Sweden)
- Dr Rose Nabrye (Makerere University, Uganda)
- Professor Lena Nilsson Schonnesson (South Stockholm General Hospital, Sweden)
- Dr Jackson Orem (Uganda Cancer Institute, Uganda)
- Dr Lorna Rixon (City University London)
- Dr Veronica Svedhem-Johansson (Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden)
- Professor Carol Tishelman (Karolinksa Institutet, Sweden)
- Professor Britta Wahren (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
- Professor Lena Wettergren (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)

Research students

Åsa Olsson

Attendance: Jun 2020 – present, part-time

Role: 2nd Supervisor

Further information: Co-supervisor; current

Charlotta Bergström

Attendance: Apr 2019 – present, part-time

Role: 2nd Supervisor

Further information: Co-supervisor; current

Allen Naamala

Attendance: Apr 2019 – present, full-time

Role: 2nd Supervisor

Further information: Co-supervisor; current

Mohammad Tanvir Ahamed

Attendance: Jun 2018 – present, part-time

Role: 1st Supervisor

Further information: Main supervisor; current

Therese Johansson

Attendance: Jun 2018 – present, full-time

Role: 2nd Supervisor

Further information: Co-supervisor; current

Galit Zeluf Andersson

Attendance: Jan 2016 – Feb 2019, full-time

Thesis title: Quality of life and sexual health among transgender people and people living with HIV in Sweden

Role: 2nd Supervisor

Further information: Co-supervisor; completed

Claire Micaux

Attendance: May 2014 – Feb 2021, part-time

Thesis title: Web-based support for young adults with reproductive concerns following cancer : development, process and outcome evaluation of a self-help psychoeducational intervention

Role: 2nd Supervisor

Further information: Co-supervisor, completed

Åsa Kneck

Attendance: Oct 2012 – Mar 2015, full-time

Thesis title: Living with diabetes – a lifelong learning process

Role: 2nd Supervisor

Further information: Co-supervisor; completed

Maria Reinius

Attendance: Oct 2012 – May 2018, part-time

Thesis title: HIV-related stigma in the era of efficient treatment - conceptualization, measurement and relations to health-related quality of life

Role: 1st Supervisor

Further information: Main supervisor; completed

Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda

Attendance: May 2012 – Nov 2017, part-time

Thesis title: Reproductive health and health related quality of life among perinatally HIV-infected adolescents in Uganda

Role: External Supervisor

Further information: Co-supervisor; completed

Lise-Lott Rydström

Attendance: May 2010 – Jun 2015, part-time

Thesis title: Health-related quality of life and HIV-related stigma in children living with HIV in Sweden

Role: 1st Supervisor

Further information: Main supervisor; completed

Monir Mazaheri

Attendance: Apr 2010 – Aug 2013, full-time

Thesis title: Dementia in Iran and Sweden: Experiences of persons with dementia and family members

Role: 1st Supervisor

Further information: Main supervisor; completed

Jessica Holmgren

Attendance: Nov 2009 – May 2015, part-time

Thesis title: Conditions for relatives involvement in nursing homes

Role: 2nd Supervisor

Further information: Co-supervisor; completed

Eva Berg Doukkali

Attendance: Apr 2009 – May 2013, part-time

Thesis title: Life after childhood cancer

Role: 2nd Supervisor

Further information: Co-supervisor; completed

Kaisa Fritzell

Attendance: Mar 2009 – Jun 2011, full-time

Thesis title: Familial adenomatous polyposis: A patient perspective on life after surgery

Role: 2nd Supervisor

Further information: Co-supervisor; completed

Kerstin Prignitz Sluys

Attendance: Mar 2006 – Dec 2012, part-time

Thesis title: Adult and pediatric trauma - outcome and health related quality of life

Role: 1st Supervisor

Further information: Completed

Publications

Publications by category

Chapter

  1. Eriksson, L.E. and Berglund, T. (2006). Health situation among men who have sex with men [in Swedish]. In Swedish National Institute for Public Health, (Ed.), Homosexuals' bisexuals' and trans persons' health situation (pp. 78–89). Sweden: Swedish National Institute for Public Health. ISBN 91-7257-423-2.

Conference papers and proceedings (34)

  1. Wiklander, M., Strandquist, J., Micaux Obol, C., Eriksson, L.E., Winterling, J., Rodriguez-Wallberg, K.A. … Wettergren, L. (2017). Feasibility of a self-help web-based intervention targeting young cancer patients with sexual problems and fertility distress. Nordic Conference on Advances in Health Care Science Research 15-16 November, Stockholm, Sweden.
  2. Reinius, M., Wiklander, M., Wettergren, L., Svedhem, V. and Eriksson, L.E. (2017). Relations between HIV-related stigma and health outcomes in a population under full access to antiretroviral treatment. Nordic Conference on Advances in Health Care Science Research 15-16 November, Stockholm, Sweden.
  3. Zeluf, G., Nilunger Mannheimer, L., Deogan, C., Nilsson Schonnesson, L., Eriksson, L.E. and Ekstrom, A.M. (2017). Beyond viral suppression: the quality of life of people living with HIV in Sweden. IAS 2017 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science 23-26 July, Paris, France.
  4. Bernhardson, B.-.M., Rasmussen, B., Hajdarevic, S., Malmstrom, M., Sand Andersen, R., Locock, L. … Eriksson, L.E. (2017). Patients' reasoning about their bodily sensations prior to lung cancer diagnosis. International Conference on Cancer Nursing (ICCN) 2017 9-12 July, Anaheim, CA, USA.
  5. Strandquist, J., Eriksson, L.E., Winterling, J., Wiklander, M., Flynn, K.E., Weinfurt, K. … Wettergren, L. (2016). Translation of selected items of the PROMIS SexFS v2.0 into Swedish. PROMIS Measuring Health Outcomes Around the World Conference 23-24 October, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  6. Wettergren, L., Strandquist, J., Lampic, C. and Eriksson, L.E. (2016). The ability to capture sexual dysfunction in young cancer patients using items of the SexFS. PROMIS Measuring Health Outcomes Around the World Conference 23-24 October, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  7. Wiklander, M., Winterling, J., Lampic, C., Micaux Obol, C., Eriksson, L.E. and Wettergren, L. (2016). Introducing a co-creative participatory process with patient research partners when developing an internet intervention targeting young cancer survivors. ISRII 8th Scientific Meeting, Technologies for a digital world: Improving health across the lifespan 7-9 April, Seattle, USA.
  8. Winterling, J., Wiklander, M., Lampic, C., Obol, C.M., Eriksson, L.E. and Wettergren, L. (2016). Introducing a co-creative participatory process with patient research partners when developing an internet intervention.
  9. Winterling, J., Wiklander, M., Lampic, C., Obol, C.M., Eriksson, L.E. and Wettergren, L. (2016). Development of an internet intervention targeting reproductive and sexual health following cancer.
  10. Tishelman, C., Bernhardson, B.-.M., Olin, M., Henoch, I., Lindqvist, O., Rystedt, N. … Eriksson, L. (2015). Patients' experience of their health changes when under investigation for pulmonary disease - the ongoing PEK/Lung project. Symptom Research in Primary Care 2015 2-3 October, Vejle, Denmark.
  11. Marone, G., Mellgren, A., Palmryd, E., Eriksson, L. and Svedhem Johansson, J. (2015). Integrated analysis of biomedical and quality of life data in the InfCare HIV system. Nordic HIV & Hepatitis Conference 30 Sep 2015 – 2 Oct 2015, Stockholm, Sweden.
  12. Olin, M., Bernhardson, B.-.M., Henoch, I., Lindqvist, O., Rystedt, N., Lehtio, J. … Eriksson, L. (2015). Patients' experience of their health changes when under investigation for pulmonary disease - the ongoing PEK-Lung project. 47th Nordic Lung Congress 11-13 June, Oslo, Norway.
  13. Nielsen, T.L.O., Andersen, R.S., Vedsted, P., Tishelman, C., Eriksson, L., Bernhardson, B.M. … Ziebland, S. (2015). A comparative qualitative study of patients' experiences of cancer diagnosis in England, Denmark and Sweden. 8th meeting of the Cancer and Primary Care Research International Network 20-22 May, Aarhus, Denmark.
  14. Olin, M., Bernhardson, B.-.M., Henoch, I., Lindqvist, O., Rystedt, N., Lehtio, J. … Eriksson, L.E. (2015). Patients' experience av their bodily changes when under investigation for pulmonary disease - the PEK-Lung project. Congress of the Swedish Respiratory Society 20-23 April, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  15. Eriksson, L.E., Wiklander, M., Brännström, J. and Svedhem-Johansson, V. (2014). Development and psychometric testing of a Barriers to HIV Testing Scale in a Swedish context. 21st Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research 15-18 October, Berlin, Germany.
  16. Rydström, L.-.L., Ygge, B.-.M., Wiklander, M., Navér, L. and Eriksson, L.E. (2014). Legal guardian's proxy ratings of health-related quality of life and HIV stigma for their children living with early-acquired HIV infection; a comparative study. 21st Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research 15-18 October, Berlin, Germany.
  17. Wettergren, L., Jervaeus, A., Nilsson, J., Lampic, C., Widmark, C. and Eriksson, L.E. (2014). Sex does not appear to be strongly related to problems among childhood cancer survivors - findings from online focus groups. 21st Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research 15-18 October, Berlin, Germany.
  18. Smeds Alenius, L., Hansson, V., Eriksson, L.E. and Tishelman, C. (2014). Discrepancies in RNs' reported quality of care and patient safety in hospital / RNs' perspectives. 3rd Nordic Conference on Research in Patient Safety and Quality in Healthcare 2-3 October, Stavanger, Norway.
  19. Lindberg, M., Wiklander, M., Wettergren, L., Lindh, G. and Eriksson, L.E. (2013). Psychometric evaluation of the Swedish MRSA stigma scale. Advances in Health Care Science Research 13-14 November, Lund, Sweden.
  20. Nilsson, J., Jerveaus, A., Eriksson, L.E., Lampic, C., Widmark, C. and Wettergren, L. (2013). Young cancer survivors' experiences and thoughts on intimate relationships and having children. Nordic Advances in Health Care Science Research 13-14 November, Lund, Sweden.
  21. Rydström, L.-.L., Wiklander, M., Jerveaus, A., Navèr, L., Ygge, B.-.M. and Eriksson, L.E. (2013). Health-related quality of life and HIV stigma in children living with HIV in Sweden. Nordic Advances in Health Care Science Research 13 November, Lund, Sweden.
  22. Wettergren, L., Nilsson, J., Jervaeus, A., Lampic, C., Widmark, C., Malmros, J. … Eriksson, L.E. (2013). Internet-based focus group discussions are feasible for investigation of sensitive issues among young cancer survivors. 20th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research 9-12 October, Miami, Florida.
  23. Eriksson, L.E., Lindberg, M., Wiklander, M., Lindh, G. and Wettergren, L. (2013). Health-related quality of life in people living with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus"20th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, Miami, Florida, 9-12 October 2013. 20th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research 9-12 October, Miami, Florida.
  24. Lindberg, M., Wiklander, M., Wettergren, L., Lindh, G. and Eriksson, L.E. (2013). Psychometric evaluation of the Swedish MRSA stigma scale. 20th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research 9-12 October, Miami, Florida.
  25. Rydström, L.-.L., Wiklander, M., Jervaeus, A., Navèr, L., Ygge, B.-.M. and Eriksson, L.E. (2013). Health-related quality of life and HIV stigma in children living with HIV in Sweden. 20th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research 9-12 October, Miami, Florida.
  26. Wiklander, M., Rydström, L.-.L., Ygge, B.-.M., Navér, L., Wettergren, L. and Eriksson, L.E. (2013). The HIV Stigma Scale for Children - validity and reliability of the Swedish version. 20th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research 9-12 October, Miami, Florida.
  27. Nilsson, J., Jerveaus, A., Eriksson, L.E., Lampic, C., Widmark, C. and Wettergren, L. (2013). Young cancer survivors' experiences and thoughts on intimate relationships and having children. 20th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research 9-12 October, Miami, Florida.
  28. Fritzell, K., Eriksson, L.E., Björk, J., Sprangers, M. and Wettergren, L. (2012). Patients with genetic cancer undergoing surveillance at a specialized clinic rate quality of care better than patients undergoing surveillance at other clinics. United European Gastroenterology week (VEGW) 20-24 October, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  29. Berg Doukkali, E., Winterling, J., Eriksson, L.E., Lampic, C. and Wettergren, L. (2012). Adolescent's and young adults' description of daily life five years after diagnosis. 44th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) 5-8 October, London, United Kingdom.
  30. Palma, P., Romiti, M.L., Montesano, C., Mora, N., Santilli, V., Aquilani, A. … Rossi, P. (2012). Therapeutic DNA vaccination in HIV-infected children and adolescents: 96 weeks data from the PEDVAC Trial. 4th International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics 21-22 July, Washington DC.
  31. Bratt, B., Edlind, M. and Eriksson, L. (2011). Increased mortality among HIV-positive men who have sex with men despite fifteen years of efficient antiretroviral treatment. Society for Medicine's National Congress 30 Nov 2011 – 2 Dec 2011, Stockholm, Sweden.
  32. Eriksson, L.E., Berglund, T., Liljeros, F. and Tikkanen, R.H. (2011). Risk factors for self-reported STI analysed from a Swedish national MSM internet survey. FEMP 2011 The Future of European Prevention Among MSM 10-11 November, Stockholm, Sweden.
  33. Fritzell, K., Eriksson, L.E., Björk, J., Sprangers, M. and Wettergren, L. (2011). Patients with genetic cancer undergoing surveillance at a specialized clinic rate quality of care better than patients undergoing surveillance at other clinics. 19th United European Gastroenterology Week (UEGW) 22-26 October, Stockholm, Sweden.
  34. Eltayb, A., Bratt, B., Edlind, M. and Eriksson, L.E. (2011). High non-AIDS-related mortality among a cohort of HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in Stockholm. Insulin resistance is a strong predictor of mortality - a 12 year follow up. 13th European AIDS Conference 12-15 October, Belgrade, Serbia.

Journal articles (74)

  1. Bernhardson, B.-.M., Tishelman, C., Rasmussen, B.H., Hajdarevic, S., Malmström, M., Overgaard Hasle, T.L. … Eriksson, L.E. (2021). Sensations, symptoms, and then what? Early bodily experiences prior to diagnosis of lung cancer. PLOS ONE, 16(3), pp. 1–1. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0249114.
  2. Reinius, M., Zeluf Andersson, G., Svedhem, V., Wettergren, L., Wiklander, M. and Eriksson, L.E. (2021). Towards a new understanding of HIV-related stigma in the era of efficient treatment- A qualitative reconceptualization of existing theory. Journal of Advanced Nursing. doi:10.1111/jan.14774.
  3. Anandavadivelan, P., Wiklander, M., Eriksson, L.E., Wettergren, L. and Lampic, C. (2020). Cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Swedish version of the Reproductive Concerns After Cancer (RCAC) scale. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 18(1). doi:10.1186/s12955-020-01520-y.
  4. Mellgren, Å., Eriksson, L.E., Reinius, M., Marrone, G. and Svedhem, V. (2020). Longitudinal trends and determinants of patient-reported side effects on ART-a Swedish national registry study. PLoS ONE, 15(12 December). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0242710.
  5. Wettergren, L., Ljungman, L., Micaux Obol, C., Eriksson, L.E. and Lampic, C. (2020). Sexual dysfunction and fertility-related distress in young adults with cancer over 5 years following diagnosis: study protocol of the Fex-Can Cohort study. BMC cancer, 20(1). doi:10.1186/s12885-020-07175-8.
  6. Micaux Obol, C., Lampic, C., Wettergren, L., Ljungman, L. and Eriksson, L.E. (2020). Experiences of a web-based psycho-educational intervention targeting sexual dysfunction and fertility distress in young adults with cancer—A self-determination theory perspective. PLOS ONE, 15(7). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0236180.
  7. Hovén, E., Eriksson, L., Månsson D'Souza, Å., Sörensen, J., Hill, D., Viklund, C. … Lampic, C. (2020). What makes it work? Exploring experiences of patient research partners and researchers involved in a long-term co-creative research collaboration. Research Involvement and Engagement, 6(1). doi:10.1186/s40900-020-00207-4.
  8. Andersson, G.Z., Reinius, M., Eriksson, L.E., Svedhem, V., Esfahani, F.M., Deuba, K. … Ekström, A.M. (2020). Stigma reduction interventions in people living with HIV to improve health-related quality of life. The Lancet HIV, 7(2). doi:10.1016/S2352-3018(19)30343-1.
  9. George-Svahn, L., Eriksson, L.E., Wiklander, M., Björling, G., Svedhem, V. and Brännström, J. (2020). Barriers to HIV testing as reported by individuals newly diagnosed with HIV infection in Sweden. AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV. doi:10.1080/09540121.2020.1844862.
  10. Levitsky, A., Pernemalm, M., Bernhardson, B.M., Forshed, J., Kölbeck, K., Olin, M. … Eriksson, L.E. (2019). Early symptoms and sensations as predictors of lung cancer: a machine learning multivariate model. Scientific Reports, 9(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-019-52915-x.
  11. Ljungman, L., Eriksson, L.E., Flynn, K.E., Gorman, J.R., Ståhl, O., Weinfurt, K. … Wettergren, L. (2019). Sexual Dysfunction and Reproductive Concerns in Young Men Diagnosed With Testicular Cancer: An Observational Study. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 16(7), pp. 1049–1059. doi:10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.05.005.
  12. Lampic, C., Ljungman, L., Micaux Obol, C., Eriksson, L.E. and Wettergren, L. (2019). A web-based psycho-educational intervention (Fex-Can) targeting sexual dysfunction and fertility-related distress in young adults with cancer: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Cancer, 19(1). doi:10.1186/s12885-019-5518-3.
  13. Zeluf-Andersson, G., Eriksson, L.E., Schönnesson, L.N., Höijer, J., Månehall, P. and Ekström, A.M. (2018). Beyond viral suppression: the quality of life of people living with HIV in Sweden. AIDS care pp. 1–10. doi:10.1080/09540121.2018.1545990.
  14. Schönnesson, L.N., Zeluf, G., Garcia-Huidobro, D., Ross, M.W., Eriksson, L.E. and Ekström, A.M. (2018). Sexual (Dis)satisfaction and Its Contributors Among People Living with HIV Infection in Sweden. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47(7), pp. 2007–2026. doi:10.1007/s10508-017-1106-2.
  15. Malmström, M., Rasmussen, B.H., Bernhardson, B.M., Hajdarevic, S., Eriksson, L.E., Andersen, R.S. … MacArtney, J.I. (2018). It is important that the process goes quickly, isn't it?” A qualitative multi-country study of colorectal or lung cancer patients’ narratives of the timeliness of diagnosis and quality of care. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 34, pp. 82–88. doi:10.1016/j.ejon.2018.04.002.
  16. Gardulf, A., Abolhassani, H., Gustafson, R., Eriksson, L.E. and Hammarström, L. (2018). Predictive markers for humoral influenza vaccine response in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2018.02.052.
  17. Reinius, M., Rao, D., Manhart, L.E., Wiklander, M., Svedhem, V., Pryor, J. … Eriksson, L.E. (2018). Differential item functioning for items in Berger's HIV Stigma Scale: an analysis of cohorts from the Indian, Swedish, and US contexts. Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation. doi:10.1007/s11136-018-1841-4.
  18. Reinius, M., Wiklander, M., Wettergren, L., Svedhem, V. and Eriksson, L.E. (2018). The Relationship Between Stigma and Health-Related Quality of Life in People Living with HIV Who Have Full Access to Antiretroviral Treatment: An Assessment of Earnshaw and Chaudoir’s HIV Stigma Framework Using Empirical Data. AIDS and Behavior pp. 1–12. doi:10.1007/s10461-018-2041-5.
  19. Wiklander, M., Strandquist, J., Obol, C.M., Eriksson, L.E., Winterling, J., Rodriguez-Wallberg, K.A. … Wettergren, L. (2017). Feasibility of a self-help web-based intervention targeting young cancer patients with sexual problems and fertility distress. Supportive Care in Cancer, 25(12), pp. 3675–3682. doi:10.1007/s00520-017-3793-6.
  20. Reinius, M., Wettergren, L., Wiklander, M., Svedhem, V., Ekström, A.M. and Eriksson, L.E. (2017). Development of a 12-item short version of the HIV stigma scale. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 15(1). doi:10.1186/s12955-017-0691-z.
  21. MacArtney, J., Malmström, M., Nielsen, T.O., Evans, J., Bernhardson, B.M., Hajdarevic, S. … Ziebland, S. (2017). Patients' initial steps to cancer diagnosis in Denmark, England and Sweden: What can a qualitative, cross-country comparison of narrative interviews tell us about potentially modifiable factors? BMJ Open, 7(11). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018210.
  22. Persson, K.I., Berglund, T., Bergström, J., Eriksson, L.E., Tikkanen, R., Thorson, A. … Forsberg, B.C. (2016). Motivators and barriers for HIV testing among men who have sex with men in Sweden. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 25(23-24), pp. 3605–3618. doi:10.1111/jocn.13293.
  23. Kneck, Å., Eriksson, L.E., Lundman, B. and Fagerberg, I. (2016). Encumbered by vulnerability and temporality – the meanings of trigger situations when learning to live with diabetes. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 25(19-20), pp. 2874–2883. doi:10.1111/jocn.13339.
  24. Wampaalu, P.B., Eriksson, L.E., Naamala, A., Nabirye, R.C. and Wettergren, L. (2016). Experiences of patients undergoing chemotherapy - A qualitative study of adults attending Uganda Cancer Institute. African Health Sciences, 16(3), pp. 744–749. doi:10.4314/ahs.v16i3.14.
  25. Marrone, G., Mellgren, Å., Eriksson, L.E. and Svedhem, V. (2016). High Concordance between Self-Reported Adherence, Treatment Outcome and Satisfaction with Care Using a Nine-Item Health Questionnaire in InfCareHIV. PloS one, 11(6). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156916.
  26. Eriksson, L.E., Fritzell, K., Rixon, L., Bjork, J. and Wettergren, L. (2016). The role of illness perceptions in adherence to surveillance in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, 25(6), pp. 699–706. doi:10.1002/pon.3997.
  27. Wettergren, L., Eriksson, L.E., Nilsson, J., Jervaeus, A. and Lampic, C. (2016). Online Focus Group Discussion is a Valid and Feasible Mode When Investigating Sensitive Topics Among Young Persons With a Cancer Experience. JMIR Res Protoc, 5(2). doi:10.2196/resprot.5616.
  28. Rydström, L.L., Wiklander, M., Navér, L., Ygge, B.M. and Eriksson, L.E. (2016). HIV-related stigma and health-related quality of life among children living with HIV in Sweden. AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 28(5), pp. 665–671. doi:10.1080/09540121.2015.1120267.
  29. Winterling, J., Wiklander, M., Obol, C.M., Lampic, C., Eriksson, L.E., Pelters, B. … Wettergren, L. (2016). Development of a Self-Help Web-Based Intervention Targeting Young Cancer Patients With Sexual Problems and Fertility Distress in Collaboration With Patient Research Partners. JMIR Res Protoc, 5(2). doi:10.2196/resprot.5499.
  30. Wiklander, M., Brännström, J., Svedhem, V. and Eriksson, L.E. (2015). Development and psychometric testing of a barriers to HIV testing scale among individuals with HIV infection in Sweden; The Barriers to HIV testing scale-Karolinska version. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 13(1). doi:10.1186/s12955-015-0381-7.
  31. Sluys, K.P., Lannge, M., Iselius, L. and Eriksson, L.E. (2015). Six years beyond pediatric trauma: child and parental ratings of children's health-related quality of life in relation to parental mental health. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, 24(11), pp. 2689–2699. doi:10.1007/s11136-015-1002-y.
  32. Mbalinda, S.N., Kiwanuka, N., Kaye, D.K. and Eriksson, L.E. (2015). Reproductive health and lifestyle factors associated with health-related quality of life among perinatally HIV-infected adolescents in Uganda. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 13(1). doi:10.1186/s12955-015-0366-6.
  33. Mbalinda, S.N., Kiwanuka, N., Eriksson, L.E., Wanyenze, R.K. and Kaye, D.K. (2015). Correlates of ever had sex among perinatally HIV-infected adolescents in Uganda. Reproductive Health, 12(1). doi:10.1186/s12978-015-0082-z.
  34. Rydström, L.L., Wiklander, M., Ygge, B.M., Navér, L. and Eriksson, L.E. (2015). Legal guardians understand how children with the human immunodeficiency virus perceive quality of life and stigma. Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, 104(9), pp. 940–947. doi:10.1111/apa.13062.
  35. Lindberg, M.H., Wettergren, L., Wiklander, M., Svedhem-Johansson, V. and Eriksson, L.E. (2014). Psychometric evaluation of the HIV stigma scale in a Swedish context. PLoS ONE, 9(12). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0114867.
  36. Jervaeus, A., Nilsson, J., Eriksson, L.E., Lampic, C., Widmark, C. and Wettergren, L. (2014). Exploring childhood cancer survivors' views about sex and sexual experiences -findings from online focus group discussions. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 20, pp. 165–172. doi:10.1016/j.ejon.2015.07.009.
  37. Holmgren, J., Emami, A., Eriksson, L.E. and Eriksson, H. (2014). Replicating the Family: The Biopolitics of Involvement Discourses Concerning Relatives in Nursing Home Institutions. Aporia : The Nursing Journal, 6(4), pp. 19–29.
  38. Mazaheri, M., Eriksson, L.E., Nasrabadi, A.N., Sunvisson, H. and Heikkilä, K. (2014). Experiences of dementia in a foreign country: Qualitative content analysis of interviews with people with dementia. BMC Public Health, 14(1). doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-794.
  39. Palma, P., Gudmundsdotter, L., Finocchi, A., Eriksson, L.E., Mora, N., Santilli, V. … Wahren, B. (2014). Immunotherapy with an HIV-DNA Vaccine in Children and Adults. Vaccines (Basel), 2(3), pp. 563–580. doi:10.3390/vaccines2030563.
  40. Kneck, A., Fagerberg, I., Eriksson, L.E. and Lundman, B. (2014). Living with diabetes-development of learning patterns over a 3-year period. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 9, p. 24375. doi:10.3402/qhw.v9.24375.
  41. Nilsson, J., Jervaeus, A., Lampic, C., Eriksson, L.E., Widmark, C., Armuand, G.M. … Wettergren, L. (2014). 'Will I be able to have a baby?' Results from online focus group discussions with childhood cancer survivors in Sweden. Human Reproduction, 29(12), pp. 2704–2711. doi:10.1093/humrep/deu280.
  42. Holmgren, J., Emami, A., Eriksson, L.E. and Eriksson, H. (2014). Intersectional perspectives on family involvement in nursing home care: Rethinking relatives' position as a betweenship. Nursing Inquiry, 21(3), pp. 227–237. doi:10.1111/nin.12046.
  43. Palma, P., Romiti, M.L., Montesano, C., Santilli, V., Mora, N., Aquilani, A. … Rossi, P. (2013). Therapeutic DNA vaccination of vertically HIV-infected children: Report of the first pediatric randomised trial (PEDVAC). PLoS ONE, 8(11). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079957.
  44. Wiklander, M., Rydström, L.-.L., Ygge, B.-.M., Navér, L., Wettergren, L. and Eriksson, L.E. (2013). Psychometric properties of a short version of the HIV stigma scale, adapted for children with HIV infection. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 11, p. 195. doi:10.1186/1477-7525-11-195.
  45. Mazaheri, M., Eriksson, L.E., Heikkilä, K., Nasrabadi, A.N., Ekman, S.L. and Sunvisson, H. (2013). Experiences of living with dementia: Qualitative content analysis of semi-structured interviews. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22(21-22), pp. 3032–3041. doi:10.1111/jocn.12275.
  46. Holmgren, J., Emami, A., Eriksson, L.E. and Eriksson, H. (2013). Being perceived as a 'visitor' in the nursing staff's working arena - The involvement of relatives in daily caring activities in nursing homes in an urban community in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 27(3), pp. 677–685. doi:10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.01077.x.
  47. Doukkali, E.B., Winterling, J., Eriksson, L.E., Lampic, C., Hagström, A.S. and Wettergren, L. (2013). Adolescents' and young adults' experiences of childhood cancer: Descriptions of daily life 5 years after diagnosis. Cancer Nursing, 36(5), pp. 400–407. doi:10.1097/NCC.0b013e31829fd80e.
  48. Rydström, L.L., Ygge, B.M., Tingberg, B., Navèr, L. and Eriksson, L.E. (2013). Experiences of young adults growing up with innate or early acquired HIV infection - a qualitative study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(6), pp. 1357–1365. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06127.x.
  49. Pettersson, S., Lövgren, M., Eriksson, L.E., Moberg, C., Svenungsson, E., Gunnarsson, I. … Henriksson, E.W. (2012). An exploration of patient-reported symptoms in systemic lupus erythematosus and the relationship to health-related quality of life. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 41(5), pp. 383–390. doi:10.3109/03009742.2012.677857.
  50. Fritzell, K., Eriksson, L.E., Björk, J., Sprangers, M. and Wettergren, L. (2012). Patients with genetic cancer undergoing surveillance at a specialized clinic rate the quality of their care better than patients at non-specialized clinics. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 47(10), pp. 1226–1233. doi:10.3109/00365521.2012.704937.
  51. Wenström, I., Eriksson, L.E. and Ebbeskog, B. (2012). Living in a paradox - women's experiences of body and life-world after meningioma surgery. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(3), pp. 559–568. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05757.x.
  52. Fritzell, K., Eriksson, L.E., Björk, J., Hultcrantz, R. and Wettergren, L. (2011). Self-reported abdominal symptoms in relation to health status in adult patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, 54(7), pp. 863–869. doi:10.1007/DCR.0b013e3182147fbe.
  53. Eriksson, L.E., Schönnesson, L.N. and Bratt, G.A. (2011). Lipoatrophy of the footpad in HIV-treated patients is associated with increased PAI-1. Biological Research for Nursing, 13(1), pp. 89–96. doi:10.1177/1099800409350677.
  54. Sundberg, K.K., Doukkali, E., Lampic, C., Eriksson, L.E., Arvidson, J. and Wettergren, L. (2010). Long-term survivors of childhood cancer report quality of life and health status in parity with a comparison group. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 55(2), pp. 337–343. doi:10.1002/pbc.22492.
  55. Sluys, K., Lannge, M., Iselius, L. and Eriksson, L.E. (2010). Outcomes in Pediatric Trauma Care in the Stockholm Region. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 36(4), pp. 308–317. doi:10.1007/s00068-009-9080-6.
  56. Mussini, C., Touloumi, G., Bakoyannis, G., Sabin, C., Castagna, A., Sighinolfi, L. … Esposito, R. (2009). Magnitude and determinants of CD4 recovery after haart resumption after 1 cycle of treatment interruption. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 52(5), pp. 588–594. doi:10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181b9e94d.
  57. Petrakova, N., Gudmundsdotter, L., Yermalovich, M., Belikov, S., Eriksson, L., Pyakurel, P. … Isaguliants, M. (2009). Autoimmunogenicity of the helix-loop-helix DNA-binding domain. Molecular Immunology, 46(7), pp. 1467–1480. doi:10.1016/j.molimm.2008.12.013.
  58. Bratt, G., Edlund, M., Cullberg, M., Hejdeman, B., Blaxhult, A. and Eriksson, L.E. (2009). Sexually transmitted infections (STI) in men who have sex with men (MSM). Open Infectious Diseases Journal, 3(SPEC.ISS.1), pp. 118–127. doi:10.2174/1874279301004010118.
  59. Sandström, E., Nilsson, C., Hejdeman, B., Bråve, A., Bratt, G., Robb, M. … Reinhard, K. (2008). Broad immunogenicity of a multigene, multiclade HIV-1 DNA vaccine boosted with heterologous HIV-1 recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 198(10), pp. 1482–1490. doi:10.1086/592507.
  60. Gardulf, A., Orton, M.L., Eriksson, L.E., Undén, M., Arnetz, B., Kajermo, K.N. … Nordström, G. (2008). Factors of importance for work satisfaction among nurses in a university hospital in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 22(2), pp. 151–160. doi:10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00504.x.
  61. Kajermo, K.N., UndéN, M., Gardulf, A., Eriksson, L.E., Orton, M.L., Arnetz, B.B. … Nordström, G. (2008). Predictors of nurses' perceptions of barriers to research utilization. Journal of Nursing Management, 16(3), pp. 305–314. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00770.x.
  62. Bråve, A., Hinkula, J., Cafaro, A., Eriksson, L.E., Srivastava, I.K., Magnani, M. … Rollman, E. (2007). Candidate HIV-1 gp140ΔV2, Gag and Tat vaccines protect against experimental HIV-1/MuLV challenge. Vaccine, 25(39-40), pp. 6882–6890. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.07.012.
  63. Rollman, E., Mathy, N., Bråve, A., Boberg, A., Kjerrström, A., van Wely, C. … Wahren, B. (2007). Evaluation of immunogenicity and efficacy of combined DNA and adjuvanted protein vaccination in a human immunodeficiency virus type 1/murine leukemia virus pseudotype challenge model. Vaccine, 25(11), pp. 2145–2154. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.10.057.
  64. Eriksson, L.E. and Berglund, T. (2007). Health-related quality of life in homo- and bisexual men attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Sweden. International Journal of STD and AIDS, 18(3), pp. 207–211. doi:10.1258/095646207780132442.
  65. Gardulf, A., Söderström, I.L., Orton, M.L., Eriksson, L.E., Arnetz, B. and Nordström, G. (2005). Why do nurses at a university hospital want to quit their jobs? Journal of Nursing Management, 13(4), pp. 329–337. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2934.2005.00537.x.
  66. Eriksson, L.E., Bratt, G.A., Sandström, E. and Nordström, G. (2005). The two-year impact of first generation protease inhibitor based antiretroviral therapy (PI-ART) on health-related quality of life. Health Qual Life Outcomes, 3, p. 32. doi:10.1186/1477-7525-3-32.
  67. Mussini, C., Bedini, A., Borghi, V., Guaraldi, G., Esposito, R., Barchi, E. … Antinori, A. (2005). CD4 cell-monitored treatment interruption in patients with a CD4 cell count > 500 × 106 cells/l. AIDS, 19(3), pp. 287–294.
  68. Rollman, E., Ramqvist, T., Zuber, B., Tegerstedt, K., Kjerrström Zuber, A., Klingström, J. … Dalianis, T. (2003). Genetic immunization is augmented by murine polyomavirus VP1 pseudocapsids. Vaccine, 21(19-20), pp. 2263–2267. doi:10.1016/S0264-410X(03)00049-5.
  69. Eriksson, L.E., Leitner, T., Wahren, B., Boström, A.C. and Falk, K.I. (2003). A multiplex real-time PCR for quantification of HIV-1 DNA and the human albumin gene in CD4+ cells. APMIS, 111(6), pp. 625–633. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0463.2003.1110605.x.
  70. Eriksson, L.E., Falk, K.I., Bratt, G.A., Leandersson, A.C., Wahren, B. and Leitner, T. (2003). HIV type 1 DNA development during long-term supervised therapy interruption. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 19(4), pp. 259–265. doi:10.1089/088922203764969456.
  71. Ljungberg, K., Rollman, E., Eriksson, L., Hinkula, J. and Wahren, B. (2002). Enhanced immune responses after DNA vaccination with combined envelope genes from different HIV-1 subtypes. Virology, 302(1), pp. 44–57. doi:10.1006/viro.2002.1547.
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Reports (5)

  1. Eriksson, L.E., Tishelman, C., Savage, S. and Lehtiö, J. (2016). Meeting the future through bio-behavioral healthcare sciences; Innovations for Healthcare Science. Karolinska Institutet.
  2. Wettergren, L., Eriksson, L. and Abrahamsson Tornefors, Y. (2015). Translation report of the EORTC QLQ-C30 into Luganda language. Stockholm, Sweden: Karolinska Institutet.
  3. Eriksson, L.E. (2012). Positive life - an international knowledge review on investigating quality of life and life situation in persons living with HIV [in Swedish]. Stockholm: Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control. ISBN 978-91-86723-16-3.
  4. Eriksson, L.E. and Nilsson Schönnesson, L. (2009). Nurse led drop-in clinic for structured HIV counselling and rapid testing [in Swedish]. Stockholm, Sweden: South Stockholm General Hospital.
  5. Eriksson, L.E., Nilsson Schönnesson, L. and Karlsson, A. (2007). Experiences of HIV testing and effects of structured counselling and rapid HIV test versus conventional HIV test with regards to HIV knowledge, attitudes, risk taking and anxiety [in Swedish]..

Professional activities

Clinical activity

  1. Affiliated to Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital

Other

  1. Division lead, the Division of Innovative Care Research, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Society; Board member, Board of Associate Professorships; Steering board member, Program for Doctoral Education in Care Sciences, Karolinska Institutet.