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Ásgeir R. Helgason

Ásgeir R. Helgason

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
35
Citations
3997
World Ranking
6795
National Ranking
94

Overview

Ásgeir R. Helgason is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Oncology, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, and Health.

Their research addresses various topics such as:

  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • School Health and Nursing Education
  • Cancer survivorship and care

Ásgeir R. Helgason has contributed to multiple publications, with recent papers covering diverse subjects. These include:

  • "A single-item measure of childhood relationship quality and association with adult health and health behaviours", 2021, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • "Effectiveness of tobacco cessation interventions for different groups of tobacco users in Sweden: a study protocol for a national prospective cohort study", 2022, BMJ Open
  • "Cohort study on the experiences of cancer diagnosis and treatment in Iceland in the years 2015-2019", 2022, Læknablaðið
  • "THE FEASIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF ENDOMETRIAL CANCER SCREENING TO IDENTIFY HIGH-RISK POSTMENOPAUSAL POPULATION", 2025, International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Gudmundur Love
  • Álfgeir L. Kristjánsson
  • Mette Rasmussen
  • Matz Larsson
  • Hans Gilljam

Ásgeir R. Helgason has published in several venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • BMJ Open
  • Læknablaðið
  • International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Best Publications

  • Waning sexual function-the most important disease-specific distress for patients with prostate cancer

    A Helgason;J Adolfsson;P Dickman;Mats Fredrikson

  • Sexual Desire, Erection, Orgasm and Ejaculatory Functions and Their Importance to Elderly Swedish Men: A Population-based Study

    Ásgeir R. Helgason;Jan Adolfsson;Paul Dickman;Stefan Arver

  • Decreased sexual capacity after external radiation therapy for prostate cancer impairs quality of life

    Asgeir R. Helgason;Mats Fredrikson;Mats Fredrikson;Jan Adolfsson;Gunnar Steineck

  • Adolescent substance use, parental monitoring, and leisure-time activities: 12-year outcomes of primary prevention in Iceland

    Alfgeir Logi Kristjansson;Alfgeir Logi Kristjansson;Jack E. James;John P. Allegrante;Inga Dora Sigfusdottir

  • Symptom Documentation in Cancer Survivors as a Basis for Therapy Modifications

    Gunnar Steineck;Karin Bergmark;Lars Henningsohn;Massoud Al-Abany

  • Awareness of husband's impending death from cancer and long-term anxiety in widowhood: a nationwide follow-up.

    Unnur Valdimarsdóttir;Ásgeir R Helgason;Carl-Johan Fürst;Jan Adolfsson

  • General practitioners' perceived barriers to smoking cessation - results from four Nordic countries

    Ásgeir R. Helgason;Karl E. Lund

  • The unrecognised cost of cancer patients' unrelieved symptoms:a nationwide follow-up of their surviving partners

    Valdimarsdóttir U;Helgason Ar;Fürst Cj;Adolfsson J

  • Factors associated with waning sexual function among elderly men and prostate cancer patients

    Asgeir R. Helgason;Jan Adolfsson;Paul Dickman;Stefan Arver

  • Parental divorce and adolescent cigarette smoking and alcohol use: assessing the importance of family conflict

    Alfgeir Logi Kristjansson;Inga Dora Sigfusdottir;John P. Allegrante;John P. Allegrante;Asgeir R Helgason;Asgeir R Helgason

  • Clinician acquisition and retention of Motivational Interviewing skills: a two-and-a-half-year exploratory study

    Lisa Forsberg;Lars G Forsberg;Helena Lindqvist;Asgeir R Helgason;Asgeir R Helgason

  • Social correlates of cigarette smoking among Icelandic adolescents: A population-based cross-sectional study

    Alfgeir L Kristjansson;Alfgeir L Kristjansson;Inga D Sigfusdottir;John P Allegrante;John P Allegrante;Asgeir R Helgason;Asgeir R Helgason;Asgeir R Helgason

  • A Test of the Validity of the Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity Code

    Lars Forsberg;Anne H. Berman;Håkan Källmén;Ulric Hermansson

  • Quitline in smoking cessation: A cost-effectiveness analysis

    Tanja Tomson;Ásgeir R. Helgason;Hans Gilljam

  • Emotional isolation: prevalence and the effect on well-being among 50-80-year-old prostate cancer patients.

    Ásgeir R. Helgason;Paul W. Dickman;Jan Adolfsson;Gunnar Steineck

  • To what extent do parents strive to protect their children from environmental tobacco smoke in the Nordic countries? A population-based study

    Karl Erik Lund;Anders Skrondal;Harry Vertio;Ásgeir R Helgason

  • Long-term effects of widowhood after terminal cancer: a Swedish nationwide follow-up.

    Unnur Valdimarsdóttir;Ásgeir R. Helgason;Carl-Johan Fürst;Jan Adolfsson

  • Factors related to abstinence in a telephone helpline for smoking cessation

    Ásgeir R. Helgason;Tanja Tomson;Karl E. Lund;Rosaria Galanti

  • Dose-response relations for anal sphincter regarding fecal leakage and blood or phlegm in stools after radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Radiobiological study of 65 consecutive patients.

    Panayiotis Mavroidis;Massoud Al-Abany;Ásgeir R. Helgason;Anna Karin Ågren Cronqvist

  • Perceived parental reactions and peer respect as predictors of adolescent cigarette smoking and alcohol use

    Alfgeir Logi Kristjansson;Alfgeir Logi Kristjansson;Inga Dora Sigfusdottir;Jack E. James;Jack E. James;John P. Allegrante;John P. Allegrante

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfgeir L. Kristjansson
Alfgeir L. Kristjansson West Virginia University
Inga Dora Sigfusdottir
Inga Dora Sigfusdottir Reykjavík University
John P. Allegrante
John P. Allegrante Columbia University
Jack E. James
Jack E. James Reykjavík University
Anne H. Berman
Anne H. Berman Uppsala University
Ingemar Kåreholt
Ingemar Kåreholt Karolinska Institute

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