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Per-Olof Östergren

Per-Olof Östergren

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Sweden
2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
73
Citations
15736
World Ranking
647
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Per-Olof Östergren is a researcher affiliated with Lund University in Sweden. Their research spans multiple fields within health professions and social sciences, concentrating on the intersections of employment conditions, health outcomes, and social welfare.

The main fields of study associated with their work are:

  • Health Professions
  • Social Sciences

Among the subfields Östergren focuses on are:

  • General Health Professions
  • Health
  • Demography
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Physiology

The core topics in their research include:

  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects

Östergren's recent papers demonstrate a focus on labor market conditions and their influence on health and social precarity, as well as workplace psychosocial environments:

  • "Swedish snus use is associated with mortality: a pooled analysis of eight prospective studies," 2020, International Journal of Epidemiology
  • "Experiences of insecurity among non-standard workers across different welfare states: A qualitative cross-country study," 2023, Social Science & Medicine
  • "The Relation Between Precarious Employment Arrangements and Social Precarity: Findings from the PREMIS Study in Stockholm, Sweden," 2021, International Journal of Health Services
  • "How do labour market conditions explain the development of mental health over the life-course? A conceptual integration of the ecological model with life-course epidemiology in an integrative review of results from the Northern Swedish Cohort," 2024, BMC Public Health
  • "Psychosocial Working Conditions and Social Participation. A 10-Year Follow-Up of Senior Workers," 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Frequent co-authors in Östergren's collaborative network include:

  • Alejandra Vives
  • Theo Bodin
  • Susanna Toivanen
  • Anna Olofsson Tarantino
  • Maria Emmelin

The scholar often publishes in venues such as:

  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • International Journal of Epidemiology
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • International Journal of Health Services
  • BMC Public Health

Best Publications

  • Socioeconomic differences in leisure-time physical activity: the role of social participation and social capital in shaping health related behaviour

    Martin Lindström;Bertil S. Hanson;Per Olof Östergren

  • Trends in Smoking Behaviour Between 1985 and 2000 in Nine European countries by Education

    Katrina M. Giskes;Anton E. Kunst;Joan Benach;Carme Borrell

  • Recreational values of the natural environment in relation to neighbourhood satisfaction, physical activity, obesity and wellbeing

    Jonas Björk;Maria Albin;P Grahn;H Jacobsson

  • Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and birth preparedness practices among women in rural Uganda

    Jerome Kabakyenga;Jerome Kabakyenga;Per-Olof Östergren;Eleanor Turyakira;Karen Odberg Pettersson

  • Green qualities in the neighbourhood and mental health-results from a longitudinal cohort study in Southern Sweden

    Matilda Annerstedt;Per-Olof Östergren;Jonas Björk;Patrik Grahn

  • Relationship between commuting and health outcomes in a cross-sectional population survey in southern Sweden

    Erik Hansson;Kristoffer Mattisson;Jonas Björk;Per-Olof Östergren

  • The right to assistive technology: for whom, for what, and by whom?

    Johan Borg;Stig Larsson;Per-Olof Ostergren

  • Are some perinatal deaths in immigrant groups linked to suboptimal perinatal care services

    Birgitta Essén;Birgit Bödker;Nils-Otto Sjöberg;Jens Langhoff-Roos

  • Increased perinatal mortality among sub-Saharan immigrants in a city-population in Sweden

    Birgitta Essén;Bertil S. Hanson;Per-Olof Östergren;Pelle G. Lindquist

  • Incidence of shoulder and neck pain in a working population: effect modification between mechanical and psychosocial exposures at work? Results from a one year follow up of the Malmö shoulder and neck study cohort

    Per-Olof Östergren;Bertil S Hanson;Istvan Balogh;John Ektor-Andersen

  • Road traffic noise and hypertension: results from a cross-sectional public health survey in southern Sweden

    Theo Bodin;Maria Albin;Jonas Ardö;Emilie Stroh

  • Qualitative study of pregnancy and childbirth experiences in Somalian women resident in Sweden

    Birgitta Essén;Sara Johnsdotter;Birgitta Hovelius;Saemundur Gudmundsson

  • Influence of Birth Preparedness, Decision-Making on Location of Birth and Assistance by Skilled Birth Attendants among Women in South-Western Uganda

    Jerome K. Kabakyenga;Jerome K. Kabakyenga;Per-Olof Östergren;Eleanor Turyakira;Karen Odberg Pettersson

  • Ethnic differences in self reported health in Malmö in southern Sweden

    Martin Lindström;J Sundquist;Per-Olof Östergren

  • Job strain and mortality in elderly men: social network, support, and influence as buffers.

    A Falk;B S Hanson;S O Isacsson;P O Ostergren

  • Occupational heat stress assessment and protective strategies in the context of climate change

    Chuansi Gao;Kalev Kuklane;Per-Olof Östergren;Tord Kjellstrom

  • Double exposure. The combined impact of domestic responsibilities and job strain on common symptoms in employed Swedish women.

    Gunilla Krantz;Per-Olof Ostergren

  • Testing two methods to create comparable scale scores between the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) and JCQ-Like questionnaires in the European JACE study

    Robert Karasek;BongKyoo Choi;Per-Olof Ostergren;Marco Ferrario

  • Representativity of a postal public health questionnaire survey in Sweden, with special reference to ethnic differences in participation

    Frida Carlsson;Juan Merlo;Martin Lindström;Per-Olof Östergren

  • Occupational status, educational level, and the prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis in a general population sample of middle-aged Swedish men and women: results from the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study.

    Maria Rosvall;Per-Olof Östergren;Bo Hedblad;Sven-Olof Isacsson

  • The pathway of obstructed labour as perceived by communities in south-western Uganda: a grounded theory study.

    Jerome K. Kabakyenga;Per-Olof Östergren;Maria Emmelin;Phionah Kyomuhendo

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan Merlo
Juan Merlo Lund University
Martin Lindström
Martin Lindström Lund University
Birgitta Essén
Birgitta Essén Uppsala University
Robert Karasek
Robert Karasek University of Massachusetts Lowell
Maria Rosvall
Maria Rosvall University of Gothenburg
Kristina Jakobsson
Kristina Jakobsson University of Gothenburg
Nancy L. Pedersen
Nancy L. Pedersen Karolinska Institute
Eero Lahelma
Eero Lahelma University of Helsinki
Maria Emmelin
Maria Emmelin Lund University
Gunnar Aronsson
Gunnar Aronsson Stockholm University

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