"I knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then": A study combining register and self-reported QoL data in assessing how response shift may occur in an injury population.

Aims: The phenomenon of response shift may occur when people are exposed to a traumatic event and reevaluate the meaning of important aspects of their lives; a phenomenon that a traditional pre- and post-assessment cannot catch. Hence, the aim of the study was to increase the knowledge of how response shift may occur in people who have suffered an injury.

Methods: The current study is a register-based cohort study including 2512 participants.

A snapshot of an eCohort: A comparison of the LifeGene population at baseline with the Swedish general population.

Aims: With access to technologies and internet around the globe, opportunities have been provided to contact and recruit participants at a more rapid pace, without face-to-face contact. However, 'eCohorts' may yield substantial volunteer bias. Few studies have compared eCohorts to general populations or samples where traditional research methods have been applied.

Interventions for return to work following work-related injuries among young adults: A systematic literature review.

Objective: To provide a review of current knowledge about interventions aimed to facilitate young adults to return to work following work-related injuries.

Methods: A systematic review of published literature from the year 2010 and onwards was conducted to identify studies examining return to work interventions for young adults (aged 19-29) following work-related injuries using PubMed and Web of Science. Two reviewers conducted the screening process and assessed the study quality using the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute assessment tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional studies.

Return to work and sick leave patterns following a work injury among young adults: a study protocol of a Swedish multimodal study.

Introduction: There is a lack of studies that focus exclusively on return to work (RTW) and sick leave patterns following a work injury among young adults. This study aims to close the gap by contributing with knowledge regarding young adults' sick leave pattern after a work injury and their experience of RTW after a work injury in Sweden.

Methods And Analysis: The present study is a multimodal study, which will use Swedish national register data and qualitative data collection by photovoice.

Quality of life in the limelight: a study protocol of a Swedish register-based cohort study on quality of life after an injury.

Introduction: Currently, there are very few published studies on preinjury and postinjury assessments of quality of life (QoL) based on a prospective appraisal; specifically, knowledge of those who do not seek medical care following injury is lacking. To close these knowledge gaps, this study aims to identify the psychosocial consequences in terms of loss of QoL following injury in a Swedish population and to investigate the response shift in retrospective measures of self-reported QoL.

Methods And Analysis: We will analyse preinjury and postinjury (including both minor and severe unintentional injuries as well as different injury mechanisms) assessments of QoL, including the phenomenon of response shift, using register-based data from the nationwide collaboration project LifeGene, which includes over 52 000 individuals living in Sweden.

Trajectories of sickness absence after road traffic injury: a Swedish register-based cohort study.

Objectives: Despite much focus on the health impact of road traffic injury (RTI) on life, there is a lack of knowledge of the dynamic process of return to work following RTI and its related factors. The aim of this study was to identify longitudinal patterns of sickness absence (SA) following RTI, to examine the patterns' interplay with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and to determine if there are differences, regarding the patterns and interplay, according to injury severity.

Design: A register-based prospective cohort study.

Colored body images reveal the perceived intensity and distribution of pain in women with breast cancer treated with adjuvant taxanes: a prospective multi-method study of pain experiences.

Background and aims Breast cancer is the most prevalent adult cancer worldwide. A broader use of screening for early detection and adjuvant systemic therapy with chemotherapy has resulted in improved survival rates. Taxane-containing chemotherapy is one of the cornerstones of the treatment.

: do men and women report different health and life consequences of a road traffic injury?

Background: Worldwide, injuries represent one of the leading causes of mortality, and nearly one-quarter of all injuries are road traffic related. In many high-income countries, the burden of road traffic injuries (RTIs) has shifted from premature death to injury and disability with long-term consequences; therefore, it is important to assess the full burden of an RTI on individual lives.

Objective: To describe how men and women with minor and moderate injuries reported the consequences of an RTI on their health and lives.

Quality of life following road traffic injury: A systematic literature review.

Purpose: To assess and provide a systematic overview of current knowledge about the relationship between quality of life (QoL) and road traffic injury, and to appraise how QoL is affected by road traffic injury.

Methods: A systematic review of the literature published since 1990 on QoL after a road traffic injury, including adult and paediatric populations, from three databases (Pubmed, PsychInfo and SafetyLit) was undertaken. The methodological quality was assessed according to the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale.

A stepped care stress management intervention on cancer-related traumatic stress symptoms among breast cancer patients—a randomized study in group vs. individual setting.

Objective: To evaluate the mode of delivery of a stress management intervention, in a group or individual setting, on self-reported cancer-related traumatic stress symptoms. A secondary aim was to evaluate a stepped care approach.

Methods: All study participants (n = 425), who were female, newly diagnosed with breast cancer and receiving standard oncological care were offered Step I of the stepped care approach, a stress management education (SME).

Group versus individual stress management intervention in breast cancer patients for fatigue and emotional reactivity: a randomised intervention study.

Background: Fatigue and emotional reactivity are common among women suffering from breast cancer and might detrimentally affect these women's quality of life. This study evaluates if the stress management delivered either in a group or individual setting would improve fatigue and emotional reactivity among women with a newly diagnosed breast cancer.

Material And Methods: Participants (n = 304) who reported elevated levels of distress at three-month post-inclusion were randomised between stress management in a group (GSM) (n = 77) or individual (ISM) (n = 78) setting.

Cognitive processing in relation to psychological distress in women with breast cancer: a theoretical approach.

Objective: To evaluable a cognitive procession model developed by Creamer and colleagues, this study examined the longitudinal relationship between intrusion and psychological distress, via avoidance, in women with breast cancer.

Methods: Participants included 189 patients who were newly diagnosed with breast cancer. The longitudinal association between intrusion, avoidance and psychological distress and the mediating role of avoidance between intrusion and psychological distress were examined.

Design of the study: how can health care help female breast cancer patients reduce their stress symptoms? A randomized intervention study with stepped-care.

Background: A life threatening illness such as breast cancer can lead to a secondary diagnosis of PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) with intrusive thoughts and avoidance as major symptoms. In a former study by the research group, 80% of the patients with breast cancer reported a high level of stress symptoms close to the diagnosis, such as intrusive thoughts and avoidance behavior. These symptoms remained high throughout the study.