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Anna-Christina Ek

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Gullvi Flensner; Anne-Marie Landtblom; Olle Söderhamn; Anna-Christina Ek
Work capacity and health-related quality of life among individuals with multiple sclerosis reduced by fatigue: a cross-sectional study.
Ulrika Källman; Lars-Göran Lindberg; Sara Bergstrand; Anna-Christina Ek; Maria Kraft; Margareta Lindgren
Different lying positions and their effects on tissue blood flow and skin temperature in older adult patients.
Angelika Fex; Gullvi Flensner; Anna-Christina Ek; Olle Söderhamn
Self-care agency and perceived health among people using advanced medical technology at home.

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2013: Gullvi Flensner; Anne-Marie Landtblom; Olle Söderhamn; Anna-Christina Ek
Work capacity and health-related quality of life among individuals with multiple sclerosis reduced by fatigue: a cross-sectional study.
BMC public health 2013;13():224.
2013: Ulrika Källman; Lars-Göran Lindberg; Sara Bergstrand; Anna-Christina Ek; Maria Kraft; Margareta Lindgren
Different lying positions and their effects on tissue blood flow and skin temperature in older adult patients.
Journal of advanced nursing 2013;69(1):133-44.
2012: Angelika Fex; Gullvi Flensner; Anna-Christina Ek; Olle Söderhamn
Self-care agency and perceived health among people using advanced medical technology at home.
Journal of advanced nursing 2012;68(4):806-15.
2011: Angelika Fex; Gullvi Flensner; Anna-Christina Ek; Olle Söderhamn
Living with an adult family member using advanced medical technology at home.
Nursing inquiry 2011;18(4):336-47.
2011: Theresah Wambui; Anna-Christina Ek; Siw Alehagen
Cognizance of sexually transmitted infections among low-income men in western Kenya.
Sexual & reproductive healthcare : official journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives 2011;2(4):169-73.
2011: Angelika Fex; Gullvi Flensner; Anna-Christina Ek; Olle Söderhamn
Health-illness transition among persons using advanced medical technology at home.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 2011;25(2):253-61.
2011: Gullvi Flensner; Anna-Christina Ek; Olle Söderhamn; Anne-Marie Landtblom
Sensitivity to heat in MS patients: a factor strongly influencing symptomology--an explorative survey.
BMC neurology 2011;11():27.
2010: Ingrid Wåhlin; Anna-Christina Ek; Ewa Idvall
Staff empowerment in intensive care: nurses' and physicians' lived experiences.
Intensive & critical care nursing : the official journal of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses 2010;26(5):262-9.
2010: Mats T Gullberg; Gunilla Hollman-Frisman; Anna-Christina Ek
Reference values for the Quality of Life Index in the general Swedish population 18-80 years of age.
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 2010;19(5):751-60.
2010: Sara Bergstrand; Toste Länne; Anna-Christina Ek; Lars-Göran Lindberg; Maria Lindén; Margareta Lindgren
Existence of tissue blood flow in response to external pressure in the sacral region of elderly individuals--using an optical probe prototype.
Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994) 2010;17(4):311-9.
2010: Ingalill Rahm Hallberg; Anna-Christina Ek; Göran Toss; Margareta Bachrach-Lindström
A striving for independence: a qualitative study of women living with vertebral fracture.
BMC nursing 2010;9():7.
2010: Katarina Pihl-Lesnovska; Henrik Hjortswang; Anna-Christina Ek; Gunilla Hollman Frisman
Patients' perspective of factors influencing quality of life while living with Crohn disease.
Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates 2010;33(1):37-44; quiz 45-6.
2009: Ingrid Wåhlin; Anna-Christina Ek; Ewa Idvall
Empowerment in intensive care: patient experiences compared to next of kin and staff beliefs.
Intensive & critical care nursing : the official journal of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses 2009;25(6):332-40.
2009: Angelika Fex; Anna-Christina Ek; Olle Söderhamn
Self-care among persons using advanced medical technology at home.
Journal of clinical nursing 2009;18(20):2809-17.
2009: Ingrid Wåhlin; Anna-Christina Ek; Ewa Idvall
Empowerment from the perspective of next of kin in intensive care.
Journal of clinical nursing 2009;18(18):2580-7.
2009: Kerstin Wikby; Anna-Christina Ek; Lennart Christensson
Implementation of a nutritional programme in elderly people admitted to resident homes.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 2009;23(3):421-30.
2009: Sara Bergstrand; Lars Göran Lindberg; Anna-Christina Ek; Maria Lindén; Margareta Lindgren
Blood flow measurements at different depths using photoplethysmography and laser Doppler techniques.
Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) 2009;15(2):139-47.
2009: Yvonne Johansson; Margareta Bachrach-Lindström; John Carstensen; Anna-Christina Ek
Malnutrition in a home-living older population: prevalence, incidence and risk factors. A prospective study.
Journal of clinical nursing 2009;18(9):1354-64.
2009: Inger Hallberg; Margareta Bachrach-Lindström; Staffan Hammerby; Göran Toss; Anna-Christina Ek
Health-related quality of life after vertebral or hip fracture: a seven-year follow-up study.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders 2009;10():135.
2008: Gullvi Flensner; Anna-Christina Ek; Anne-Marie Landtblom; Olle Söderhamn
Fatigue in relation to perceived health: people with multiple sclerosis compared with people in the general population.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 2008;22(3):391-400.
2008: Kerstin Wikby; Anna-Christina Ek; Lennart Christensson
The two-step Mini Nutritional Assessment procedure in community resident homes.
Journal of clinical nursing 2008;17(9):1211-8.
2008: U Söderhamn; Margareta Bachrach-Lindström; Anna-Christina Ek
Self-care ability and sense of coherence in older nutritional at-risk patients.
European journal of clinical nutrition 2008;62(1):96-103.
2007: Ulrika Söderhamn; Margareta Bachrach-Lindström; Anna-Christina Ek
Nutritional screening and perceived health in a group of geriatric rehabilitation patients.
Journal of clinical nursing 2007;16(11):1997-2006.
2007: Marcia Galan Perroca; Anna-Christina Ek
Assessing patient's care requirements: a comparison of instruments.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 2007;21(3):390-6.
2007: Kajsa Helena Funkesson; Els-Marie Anbäcken; Anna-Christina Ek
Nurses' reasoning process during care planning taking pressure ulcer prevention as an example. A think-aloud study.
International journal of nursing studies 2007;44(7):1109-19.
2007: Marcia Galan Perroca; Anna-Christina Ek
Utilization of patient classification systems in Swedish hospitals and the degree of satisfaction among nursing staff.
Journal of nursing management 2007;15(5):472-80.
2007: Yvonne Johansson; Anna-Christina Ek; Margareta Bachrach-Lindström
Self-perceived health among older women living in their own residence.
International journal of older people nursing 2007;2(2):111-8.
2007: Marita Widar; Anna-Christina Ek; Gerd Ahlström
Caring and uncaring experiences as narrated by persons with long-term pain after a stroke.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 2007;21(1):41-7.
2006: Ingrid Wåhlin; Anna-Christina Ek; Ewa Idvall
Patient empowerment in intensive care--an interview study.
Intensive & critical care nursing : the official journal of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses 2006;22(6):370-7.
2006: Margareta Lindgren; Lars-Ake Malmqvist; Folke Sjöberg; Anna-Christina Ek
Altered skin blood perfusion in areas with non blanchable erythema: an explorative study.
International wound journal 2006;3(3):215-23.
2006: K Wikby; Anna-Christina Ek; Lennart Christensson
Nutritional status in elderly people admitted to community residential homes: comparisons between two cohorts.
The journal of nutrition, health & aging 2006;10(3):232-8.
2006: Gunilla Hollman; Anders G Olsson; Anna-Christina Ek
Disease knowledge and adherence to treatment in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.
The Journal of cardiovascular nursing 2006;21(2):103-8.
2005: Gullvi Flensner; Anna-Christina Ek; Olle Söderhamn
Reliability and validity of the Swedish version of the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS).
Scandinavian journal of occupational therapy 2005;12(4):170-80.
2005: Rebecca J Stratton; Anna-Christina Ek; Meike Engfer; ZEna Moore; Paul Rigby; Robert Wolfe; Marinos Elia
Enteral nutritional support in prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ageing research reviews 2005;4(3):422-50.
2005: Margareta Lindgren; Mitra Unosson; Ann-Margret Krantz; Anna-Christina Ek
Pressure ulcer risk factors in patients undergoing surgery.
Journal of advanced nursing 2005;50(6):605-12.
2005: Anniqa Foldemo; Mats Gullberg; Anna-Christina Ek; Lennart Bogren
Quality of life and burden in parents of outpatients with schizophrenia.
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 2005;40(2):133-8.
2004: Marcia Galan Perroca; Anna-Christina Ek
Swedish Advanced Home Care: organizational structure and implications of adopting this care model in Brazilian health care system.
Revista latino-americana de enfermagem 2004;12(6):851-8.
2004: Gunilla Hollman; Anna-Christina Ek; Anders G Olsson
Only one of four patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia reach cholesterol treatment goals in primary prevention.
Journal of internal medicine 2004;256(2):176-7.
2004: Gunilla Hollman; Anna-Christina Ek; Anders G Olsson; Carina Berterö
Meaning of quality of life among patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.
The Journal of cardiovascular nursing 2004;19(4):243-50.
2004: Anniqa Foldemo; Anna-Christina Ek; Lennart Bogren
Needs in outpatients with schizophrenia, assessed by the patients themselves and their parents and staff.
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 2004;39(5):381-5.
2004: Marita Widar; Gerd Ahlström; Anna-Christina Ek
Health-related quality of life in persons with long-term pain after a stroke.
Journal of clinical nursing 2004;13(4):497-505.
2004: Marita Widar; Anna-Christina Ek; Gerd Ahlström
Coping with long-term pain after a stroke.
Journal of pain and symptom management 2004;27(3):215-25.
2004: Margareta Lindgren; Mitra Unosson; Mats Fredrikson; Anna-Christina Ek
Immobility--a major risk factor for development of pressure ulcers among adult hospitalized patients: a prospective study.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 2004;18(1):57-64.
2003: Gullvi Flensner; Anna-Christina Ek; Olle Söderhamn
Lived experience of MS-related fatigue--a phenomenological interview study.
International journal of nursing studies 2003;40(7):707-17.
2003: Lennart Christensson; Mitra Unosson; Margareta Bachrach-Lindström; Anna-Christina Ek
Attitudes of nursing staff towards nutritional nursing care.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 2003;17(3):223-31.
2003: Astrid Fägerskiöld; Toomas Timpka; Anna-Christina Ek
The view of the child health nurse among mothers.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 2003;17(2):160-8.
2003: Astrid Fägerskiöld; Anna-Christina Ek
Expectations of the child health nurse in Sweden: two perspectives.
International nursing review 2003;50(2):119-28.
2003: Gunilla Hollman; Anders G Olsson; Anna-Christina Ek
Familial hypercholesterolaemia and quality of life in family members.
Preventive medicine 2003;36(5):569-74.
2003: Lennart Christensson; M Unossons; Anna-Christina Ek
Measurement of perceived health problems as a means of detecting elderly people at risk of malnutrition.
The journal of nutrition, health & aging 2003;7(4):257-62.
2002: Lennart Christensson; Mitra Unosson; Anna-Christina Ek
Evaluation of nutritional assessment techniques in elderly people newly admitted to municipal care.
European journal of clinical nutrition 2002;56(9):810-8.
2002: Gunilla Hollman; M Gullberg; Anna-Christina Ek; M Eriksson; Anders G Olsson
Quality of life in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia.
Journal of internal medicine 2002;251(4):331-7.
2002: Margareta Lindgren; Mitra Unosson; Ann-Margret Krantz; Anna-Christina Ek
A risk assessment scale for the prediction of pressure sore development: reliability and validity.
Journal of advanced nursing 2002;38(2):190-9.
2002: Ulla Wissing; Anna-Christina Ek; Mitra Unosson
Life situation and function in elderly people with and without leg ulcers.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 2002;16(1):59-65.
2002: Ulla Wissing; Anna-Christina Ek; Y Wengström; G Sköld; Mitra Unosson
Can individualised nutritional support improve healing in therapy-resistant leg ulcers?
Journal of wound care 2002;11(1):15-20.
2001: Lennart Christensson; Anna-Christina Ek; Mitra Unosson
Individually adjusted meals for older people with protein-energy malnutrition: a single-case study.
Journal of clinical nursing 2001;10(4):491-502.
2001: Margareta Bachrach-Lindström; Mitra Unosson; Anna-Christina Ek; H J Arnqvist
Assessment of nutritional status using biochemical and anthropometric variables in a nutritional intervention study of women with hip fracture.
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) 2001;20(3):217-23.
2001: Susan Wilhelmsson; Anna-Christina Ek; Ingemar Akerlind
Opinions about district nurses prescribing.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 2001;15(4):326-30.
2001: Ulla Wissing; Anna-Christina Ek; Mitra Unosson
A follow-up study of ulcer healing, nutrition, and life-situation in elderly patients with leg ulcers.
The journal of nutrition, health & aging 2001;5(1):37-42.
2000: Margareta Bachrach-Lindström; Torsten Johansson; Mitra Unosson; Anna-Christina Ek; Ola Wahlström
Nutritional status and functional capacity after femoral neck fractures: a prospective randomized one-year follow-up study.
Aging (Milan, Italy) 2000;12(5):366-74.
2000: O Söderhamn; C Lindencrona; Anna-Christina Ek
Ability for self-care among home dwelling elderly people in a health district in Sweden.
International journal of nursing studies 2000;37(4):361-8.
2000: Margareta Bachrach-Lindström; Anna-Christina Ek; Mitra Unosson
Nutritional state and functional capacity among elderly Swedish people with acute hip fracture.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 2000;14(4):268-74.
1999: Susan Wilhelmsson; Ingemar Akerlind; Tomas Faresjö; Anna-Christina Ek
Assessment of psychosocial work environment in primary care--development of a questionnaire.
Journal of medical systems 1999;23(6):447-56.
1999: Lennart Christensson; Mitra Unosson; Anna-Christina Ek
Malnutrition in elderly people newly admitted to a community resident home.
The journal of nutrition, health & aging 1999;3(3):133-9.
1998: A Lundgren; Anna-Christina Ek; Lis Karin Wahren
Handling and control of peripheral intravenous lines.
Journal of advanced nursing 1998;27(5):897-904.
1997: K Persson; P G Svensson; Anna-Christina Ek
Breast self-examination: an analysis of self-reported practice.
Journal of advanced nursing 1997;25(5):886-92.
1997: Ulla Wissing; Mitra Unosson; M A Lennernäs; Anna-Christina Ek
Nutritional intake and physical activity in leg ulcer patients.
Journal of advanced nursing 1997;25(3):571-8.
1997: Carina Berterö; B E Eriksson; Anna-Christina Ek
A substantive theory of quality of life of adults with chronic leukaemia.
International journal of nursing studies 1997;34(1):9-16.
1997: K Persson; Anna-Christina Ek; P G Svensson
Factors affecting women to practise breast self-examination.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 1997;11(4):224-31.
1996: A Lundgren; Lis Karin Wahren; Anna-Christina Ek
Peripheral intravenous lines: time in situ related to complications.
Journal of intravenous nursing : the official publication of the Intravenous Nurses Society 1996;19(5):229-38.
1996: B Sidenvall; C Fjellström; Anna-Christina Ek
Cultural perspectives of meals expressed by patients in geriatric care.
International journal of nursing studies 1996;33(2):212-22.
1996: A Lundgren; Anna-Christina Ek
Factors influencing nurses' handling and control of peripheral intravenous lines--an interview study.
International journal of nursing studies 1996;33(2):131-42.
1996: Anna-Christina Ek; Mitra Unosson; J Larsson; W Ganowiak; P Bjurulf
Interrater variability and validity in subjective nutritional assessment of elderly patients.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 1996;10(3):163-8.
1996: B Sidenvall; C Fjellström; Anna-Christina Ek
Ritualized practices among caregivers at meals in geriatric care.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 1996;10(1):53-61.
1994: B Sidenvall; C Fjellström; Anna-Christina Ek
The meal situation in geriatric care--intentions and experiences.
Journal of advanced nursing 1994;20(4):613-21.
1994: Mitra Unosson; Anna-Christina Ek; P Bjurulf; H von Schenck; J Larsson
Feeding dependence and nutritional status after acute stroke.
Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation 1994;25(2):366-71.
1993: A Lundgren; L Jorfeldt; Anna-Christina Ek
The care and handling of peripheral intravenous cannulae on 60 surgery and internal medicine patients: an observation study.
Journal of advanced nursing 1993;18(6):963-71.
1993: B Sidenvall; Anna-Christina Ek
Long-term care patients and their dietary intake related to eating ability and nutritional needs: nursing staff interventions.
Journal of advanced nursing 1993;18(4):565-73.
1992: G Blixt-Johansen; Anna-Christina Ek; W Ganowiak; Ann-Kathrine Granérus; H von Schenck; Mitra Unosson; K Wiesel
Improvement of oral mucosa with mucin containing artificial saliva in geriatric patients.
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 1992;14(2):193-201.
1992: G Blixt-Johansen; K Sjöholm; K Wiesel; Anna-Christina Ek
The condition of the oral mucosa in institutionalized elderly patients before and after using a mucin-containing saliva substitute.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 1992;6(3):147-50.
1991: Mitra Unosson; Anna-Christina Ek; P Bjurulf; J Larsson
Demographical, sociomedical and physical characteristics in relation to malnutrition in geriatric patients.
Journal of advanced nursing 1991;16(12):1406-12.
1989: Anna-Christina Ek; Mitra Unosson; P Bjurulf
The modified Norton scale and the nutritional state.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 1989;3(4):183-7.
1987: Anna-Christina Ek; P Bjurulf
Interrater variability in a modified Norton Scale.
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences 1987;1(3-4):99-102.
1984: Anna-Christina Ek; D H Lewis; H Zetterqvist; P G Svensson
Skin blood flow in an area at risk for pressure sore.
Scandinavian journal of rehabilitation medicine 1984;16(2):85-9.