Published 27 March 2020 Previous studies have found that the incidence of dementia is lower in patients with cancer. However, the impact of survival bias, as well as the confounding by medical treatment, have not been fully addressed. We aimed to explore the subsequent risk of dementia in different follow-up intervals among patients with cancer, as well as the risk before the diagnosis of cancer.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/association-between-cancer-and-dementia-national-cohort-study-sweden - 2025-08-01

Published 28 March 2020 Statistics on drug-related deaths (DRD) provide crucial information on the drug situation. The European Monitoring Centre for Drug and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has published a specification for extracting DRD from national mortality registers to be used in international comparisons. However, surprisingly little is known of the accuracy of DRD statistics derived from national

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/drug-related-deaths-statistics-based-death-certificates-miss-one-third-cases - 2025-08-01

Published 29 March 2020 Itch is a highly prevalent and multidimensional symptom. We aimed to analyze the association between itch and mental health in dermatological patients. This multicenter study is observational and cross-sectional and was conducted in dermatological clinics across 13 European countries. A total of 3,530 patients and 1,094 healthy controls were included. New publication in Jou

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/itch-and-mental-health-dermatological-patients-across-europe-cross-sectional-study-13-countries - 2025-08-01

Published 30 March 2020 Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a genetic condition that leads to an increased risk of emphysema and liver disease. Despite extensive investigation, there remain unanswered questions concerning the natural history, pathophysiology, genetics and the prognosis of the lung disease in association with AATD. The European Alpha-1 Clinical Research Collaboration (EARCO) i

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/protocol-earco-registry-pan-european-observational-study-patients-a1-antitrypsin-deficiency - 2025-08-01

Published 27 March 2020 Big Data Analytics, New Technology, and Proactive Testing Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/response-covid-19-taiwan - 2025-08-01

Published 31 March 2020 Clinical registries are used for quality management and clinical research. Due to the importance and implications of both aims, completeness and high quality of data are of paramount importance. However, this remains uncertain, as none of these registries have implemented independent monitoring. The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy and completeness of registr

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/completeness-and-accuracy-data-spine-registries-independent-audit-based-study - 2025-08-01

Published 1 April 2020 With age, the number of chronic conditions increases along with the use of medications. For several years, polypharmacy has been found to be on the increase in western societies. Polypharmacy is associated with an increased risk of adverse drug events (ADE). Medications called potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) have also been found to increase the risk of ADEs in an

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/use-potentially-inappropriate-medication-and-polypharmacy-older-adults-repeated-cross-sectional - 2025-08-01

Published 30 March 2020 As an international, consensus-driven, community based organisation, the Research Data Alliance (RDA) has been asked to leverage on the global RDA data community to support the urgent Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. As a response, RDA has set up a fast track Working Group titled the “RDA COVID-19 Working Group”. Read more at https://www.rd-alliance.org/rda-covid-19-working-g

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/rda-covid-19-working-group-urgent-call-expert-contributions - 2025-08-01

Published 2 April 2020 People with intellectual disability (ID) face considerable barriers to accessing psychiatric health care, thus there is a risk for health disparity. The aims of the present study were 1) to compare specialist psychiatric health care utilization among older people with ID to that with their age peers in the general population, taking into account demographic factors and co-mo

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/specialist-psychiatric-health-care-utilization-among-older-people-intellectual-disability-predictors-0 - 2025-08-01

Published 25 January 2018 The annual conference "Kvalitetsregister för forskning" will be held 23 May, 2018, 9 am – 5 p.m. at Arlanda Radisson Blu Arlandia Hotel. The aim of the conference is to increase the competence in issues related to research using quality registers. Conference fee: 650-900 SEKRegistration deadline: 16 May, 2018Language: SwedishLink to additional information and registration

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/conference-using-quality-registers-research - 2025-08-01

Published 3 April 2020 Low resting heart rate and premature atrial contractions (Pacs) predict incident atrial fibrillation (aF) and could be interdependent, since Pacs occur in the gaps between normal beats. New publication in BMJ

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/heart-rate-and-premature-atrial-contractions-24hecg-independently-predict-atrial-fibrillation - 2025-08-01

Published 4 April 2020 Data from the European Registry of Quality Outcomes for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (EUREQUO) were analyzed. The EUREQUO contains preoperative baseline, intraoperative, and follow-up data. Intraoperative data include dropped nucleus as a complication. Baseline data such as demographic data, ocular comorbidities, surgical difficulties, and visual and refractive outcomes w

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/risk-factors-dropped-nucleus-cataract-surgery-reflected-european-registry-quality-outcomes-cataract - 2025-08-01

Published 5 April 2020 Population-based cancer registries collect information on first course of treatment that may be utilized in research on cancer care quality, yet few studies have investigated the validity of this information. We examined the accuracy and completeness of registry-based treatment information in a cohort of adolescent and young adult women. New publication in Cancer Epidemiolog

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/validity-state-cancer-registry-treatment-information-adolescent-and-young-adult-women - 2025-08-01

Published 6 April 2020 The development of caregiver support programs is limited by lack of large long-term follow-up studies. We present a comprehensive study of Swedish stroke caregivers' life situation in relation to degree of functional dependency of the survivor. New publication in International Journal of Stroke

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/informal-caregivers-stroke-life-impact-support-and-psychological-well-being-swedish-stroke-register - 2025-08-01

Published 7 April 2020 The changing health care environment promotes the adoption of new information technologies to connect patients and health care providers. However, individuals greatly vary in their ability to use new digital systems, and in their feelings regarding integrity and validation. Caregivers in southern Sweden plan to implement a new digital primary health care (DPHC) service, and

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/patients-experiences-digital-primary-health-care-concept-using-written-dialogues-pilot-study - 2025-08-01

Published 31 March 2020 Välkomna till Lunds universitets deltävling av Forskar Grand Prix, en tävling där forskare från svenska lärosäten tävlar om vem som kan göra den mest begripliga, inspirerande och intressantaste presentationen av sin forskning – på endast fyra minuter. Läs mer på https://www.lu.se/event/forskar-grand-prix-2020.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/forskar-grand-prix-2020 - 2025-08-01

Published 8 April 2020 Oncoplastic breast surgery (OBS) has developed as an extension of breast-conserving surgery (BCS) in an effort to improve esthetic and functional outcome following surgery for breast cancer. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible benefits of OBS, as compared with BCS, with regard to health-related quality of life (HRQoL), using patient-reported outcome mea

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/patient-reported-outcome-after-oncoplastic-breast-surgery-compared-conventional-breast-conserving - 2025-08-01

Published 9 April 2020 Road traffic injuries are a neglected global public health problem. Over 1.25 million people are killed each year, and middle- income countries, which are motorising rapidly, are the hardest hit. Sri Lanka is dealing with an injury- related healthcare crisis, with a recent 85% increase in road traffic fatality rates. Road traffic crashes now account for 25 000 injuries annua

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/establishment-road-traffic-trauma-registry-northern-sri-lanka - 2025-08-01

Published 10 April 2020 Modal choice is a prominent concept within transport studies. However, the term is often used quite loosely, with little known about the factors lying behind the choice, the alternatives available to a person, and whether the person had a ‘choice’ to begin with. This study draws on a travel survey among older people living in Sweden’s large metropolitan regions. The questio

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/examining-process-modal-choice-everyday-travel-among-older-people - 2025-08-01

Published 11 April 2020 Plasma phosphorylated tau181 (P-tau181) might be increased in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but its usefulness for differential diagnosis and prognosis is unclear. We studied plasma P-tau181 in three cohorts, with a total of 589 individuals, including cognitively unimpaired participants and patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), AD dementia and non-AD neurodegenerative

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/plasma-p-tau181-alzheimers-disease-relationship-other-biomarkers-differential-diagnosis - 2025-08-01