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Karin Ahlberg

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Articles 45
Citations 433
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Nursing
Oncology
General Medicine
Top 10 Co-Authors
Ulrica Langegard
Per Fransson
Katarina Sjovall
Emma Ohlsson-Nevo
Tor Ekman
Birgitta Johansson
Fannie Gaston-Johansson
Thomas Bjork-Eriksson
Sofie Jakobsson
Ingela Henoch
Published In
Eur J Oncol Nurs
Oncol Nurs Forum
Lakartidningen
Cancer Nurs
Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol
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Recent Articles
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To get through to survive: Exploring the symptom cluster management process during oncological treatment from the perspective of patients with lung cancer - A grounded theory study
Karlsson K, Larsson M, Ahlberg K, Erlandsson A, Olsson C
Eur J Oncol Nurs . 2024 Dec; 74:102764. PMID: 39729812
Purpose: To explore the symptom cluster management process from the perspective of patients with lung cancer within the oncological care context. Methods: We used a constructivist grounded theory methodology to...
2.
Patient reported fatigue after proton therapy for malignant brain tumours - Is there a relation between radiation dose and brain structures?
Kristensen I, Langegard U, Bjork-Eriksson T, Blomstrand M, Brodin P, Fransson P, et al.
Radiother Oncol . 2024 Oct; 202:110582. PMID: 39427932
Background: Fatigue may significantly effect everyday- and working life for radiotherapy patients. Some studies indicate a correlation between radiation dose and irradiated volume of the brain and the presence of...
3.
Symptom experience and symptom distress in patients with malignant brain tumor treated with proton therapy: A five-year follow-up study
Kunni K, Langegard U, Ohlsson-Nevo E, Kristensen I, Sjovall K, Fesse P, et al.
Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol . 2024 Sep; 31:100269. PMID: 39280778
Background And Purpose: Since patients with primary brain tumor are expected to become long-term survivors, the prevention of long-term treatment-induced side effects is particularly important. This study aimed to explore...
4.
Cost-effectiveness of proton beam therapy vs. conventional radiotherapy for patients with brain tumors in Sweden: results from a non-randomized prospective multicenter study
Sampaio F, Langegard U, de Alva P, Flores S, Nystrand C, Fransson P, et al.
Cost Eff Resour Alloc . 2024 Sep; 22(1):66. PMID: 39272105
Background: This study assessed the cost-effectiveness of proton beam therapy (PBT) compared to conventional radiotherapy (CRT) for treating patients with brain tumors in Sweden. Methods: Data from a longitudinal non-randomized...
5.
Radiographers' experience of preventing patient safety incidents in the context of radiological examinations
Wallin A, Ringdal M, Ahlberg K, Lunden M
Scand J Caring Sci . 2022 Oct; 37(2):414-423. PMID: 36285791
Aim: To describe factors that prevent patient safety incidents in connection with the radiological examination from the radiographer's perspective. Background: Radiology plays an important role in the care chain and...
6.
Pain and pain management in children and adolescents receiving hospital care: a cross-sectional study from Sweden
Andersson V, Bergman S, Henoch I, Simonsson H, Ahlberg K
BMC Pediatr . 2022 May; 22(1):252. PMID: 35513880
Background: Pain is a common symptom in children receiving hospital care. Adequate pain management in paediatric patients is of the utmost importance. Few studies have investigated children's own experiences of...
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Integrating perspectives of patients, healthcare professionals, system developers and academics in the co-design of a digital information tool
Grynne A, Browall M, Fristedt S, Ahlberg K, Smith F
PLoS One . 2021 Jul; 16(7):e0253448. PMID: 34270564
Background: Patients diagnosed with cancer who are due to commence radiotherapy, often, despite the provision of a considerable amount of information, report a range of unmet information needs about the...
8.
Evaluation of skin reactions during proton beam radiotherapy - Patient-reported versus clinician-reported
Mollerberg M, Langegard U, Johansson B, Ohlsson-Nevo E, Fransson P, Ahlberg K, et al.
Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol . 2021 Jul; 19:11-17. PMID: 34195393
Background: Skin reaction is a common side-effect of radiotherapy and often only assessed as clinician-reported outcome (CRO). The aim was to examine and compare patient-reported outcome (PRO) of skin reactions...
9.
Health-related quality of life in patients with primary brain tumors during and three months after treatment with proton beam therapy
Langegard U, Fransson P, Bjork-Eriksson T, Johansson B, Ohlsson-Nevo E, Sjovall K, et al.
Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol . 2021 Mar; 17:5-17. PMID: 33659718
Background: Proton beam therapy (PBT) is increasingly administered to patients with primary brain tumors. Benefits of new treatments must be weighed against side effects and possible deterioration in health-related quality...
10.
Development and initial psychometric evaluation of a radiotherapy-related symptom assessment tool, based on data from patients with brain tumours undergoing proton beam therapy
Langegard U, Fransson P, Johansson B, Ohlsson-Nevo E, Sjovall K, Ahlberg K
Scand J Caring Sci . 2020 Jul; 35(3):796-804. PMID: 32720338
Background: Currently, no available tool easily and effectively measures both the frequency, intensity and distress of symptoms among patients receiving radiotherapy. A core symptom set (fatigue, insomnia, pain, appetite loss,...