Work related stress and stroke

The purpose is to study the associations between stroke and work conditions characterized by work related stress. It is a multi-center case control study where consecutive cases are collected from 4 hospitals around Sweden. The controls are taken from the population registry. Exposure information is collected through questionnaires.

Publications
Medin, J., Nordlund, A. och Ekberg, K. Sick-leave, disability pension and health-care-seeking behaviour prior to stroke, among people aged 30-65: a case control study. Brain Injury, May 2007; 21(5): 457-463.

Medin J, Barajas J, Ekberg K. Stroke patients' experiences of return to work (RTW). Disability and Rehabilitation, 2006;28;17:1051-1060.

Medin J. Stroke among people of working age - from a public health and working life perspective. Linköping University Medical Dissertation No. 930. Linköping 2005.

Medin J, Nordlund A, Ekberg K. Increasing stroke incidence in Sweden between 1989 and 2000 among persons aged 30-65 years. Evidence from the Swedish Hospital Discharge Register. Stroke, 2004; 35(5): 1047-51.