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Helena Backman

Forskare och projektledare inom Obstruktiv Lungsjukdom i Norrbotten (OLIN) studierna, en epidemiologisk forskningsverksamhet som pågått sedan 1985.

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E-post
helena.backman@umu.se

Verksam vid

Anknytning
Anknuten som forskare till Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin Enhet: Avdelningen för hållbar hälsa
Plats
Robertsviksgatan 9, 971 89 Luleå, Region Norrbotten Umeå universitet, by1a, B41, NUS, 901 85 Umeå

Jag är disputerad forskare och projektledare inom Obstruktiv Lungsjukdom i Norrbotten (OLIN) studierna, en epidemiologisk forskningsverksamhet som pågått sedan 1985. Forskningen omfattar företrädesvis klassisk epidemiologi om astma, KOL och lungfunktion. Under senare tid har forskningen även inkluderat koppling av klinisk epidemiologi med data från olika nationella register, för att utvärdera prognos för obstruktiva lungsjukdomar och deras olika fenotyper. Eftersom OLIN-studierna omfattar kliniska data sedan mer än 35 år finns det unika möjligheter att utvärdera långtidsprognos för astma och KOL i termer av exempelvis sjukhusinläggningar och mortalitet.

Min forskning finansieras huvudsakligen av:

  • Hjärt-Lung fonden
  • ALF
  • Region Norrbotten
  • NordForsk
  • VR

Jag innehar även följande positioner:

  • Ledamot i OLIN studiernas ledningsgrupp
  • Co-project manager Nordic EpiLung Study
  • Medlem i Nordic Severe Asthma Network (NSAN)
  • Partner till ERS CRC CADSET 
  • Associate Editor för Respiratory Medicine

 

Changes in lung function in European adults born between 1884 and 1996 and implications for the diagnosis of lung disease: a cross-sectional analysis of ten population-based studies
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 10, (1) : 83-94
Allinson, James P.; Afzal, Shoaib; Çolak, Yunus; et al.
Dyspnea has an association with lifestyle: differences between Swedish and Finnish speaking persons in Western Finland
European Clinical Respiratory Journal, Taylor & Francis 2021, Vol. 8, (1)
Andersen, Heidi; Ilmarinen, Pinja; Honkamaki, Jasmin; et al.
Influence of childhood exposure to a farming environment on age at asthma diagnosis in a population-based study
Journal of Asthma and Allergy, Dove Press 2021, Vol. 14 : 1081-1091
Andersén, Heidi; Ilmarinen, Pinja; Honkamäki, Jasmin; et al.
Multimorbidity in Finnish and Swedish speaking Finns; association with daily habits and socioeconomic status – Nordic EpiLung cross-sectional study
Preventive Medicine Reports, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 22
Andersén, Heidi; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Tuomisto, Leena E.; et al.
Differences in diagnostic patterns of obstructive airway disease between areas and sex in Sweden and Finland: the Nordic EpiLung study
Journal of Asthma, Taylor & Francis Group 2021, Vol. 58, (9) : 1196-1207
Axelsson, Malin; Ilmarinen, Pinja; Backman, Helena; et al.
Among respiratory symptoms, wheeze associates most strongly with impaired lung function in adults with asthma: A long-term prospective cohort study
BMJ Open Respiratory Research, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2021, Vol. 8, (1)
Bermúdez Barón, Nicolás; Lindberg, Anne; Stridsman, Caroline; et al.
Level of education and asthma control in adult-onset asthma
Journal of Asthma
Ilmarinen, Pinja; Stridsman, Caroline; Bashir, Muwada; et al.
Occupation, socioeconomic status and chronic obstructive respiratory diseases: The EpiLung study in Finland, Estonia and Sweden
Respiratory Medicine
Jalasto, Juuso; Lassmann-Klee, Paul; Schyllert, Christian; et al.
Large underreporting of COPD as cause of death-results from a population-based cohort study
Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 186
Lindberg, Anne; Lindberg, Lina; Sawalha, Sami; et al.
The triad of current asthma, rhinitis and eczema is uncommon among adults: Prevalence, sensitization profiles, and risk factors
Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 176
Pullerits, Teet; Rönmark, Erik P.; Ekerljung, Linda; et al.
High but stable incidence of adult-onset asthma in northern sweden over the last decades
ERJ Open Research, European Respiratory Society Journals 2021, Vol. 7, (3)
Räisänen, Petri; Backman, Helena; Hedman, Linnea; et al.
Severe asthma in a general population study: Prevalence and clinical characteristics
Journal of Asthma and Allergy, Dove Medical Press 2021, Vol. 14 : 1106-1115
Rönnebjerg, Lina; Axelsson, Malin; Kankaanranta, Hannu; et al.
Childhood onset asthma is associated with lower educational level in young adults – A prospective cohort study
Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 186
Schyllert, Christian; Andersson, Martin; Backman, Helena; et al.
Uncontrolled asthma occurs in all GINA treatment steps and is associated with worse physical health: a report from the OLIN adult asthma cohort
Journal of Asthma, Taylor & Francis 2021, Vol. 58, (5) : 586-595
Stridsman, Caroline; Axelsson, Malin; Warm, Katja; et al.
Spirometric phenotypes from early childhood to young adulthood: a Chronic Airway Disease Early Stratification study
ERJ Open Research, ERS Publications 2021, Vol. 7, (4)
Wang, Gang; Hallberg, Jenny; Charalampopoulos, Dimitrios; et al.
Collating data from major European population studies - The CADSET (Chronic airway disease early stratification) clinical research collaboration
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society (ERS) 2020, Vol. 56, (suppl 64)
Allinson, James; Afzal, Shoaib; Colak, Yunus; et al.
Clinical outcome of adult onset asthma in a 15 year follow-up
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Almqvist, Linnéa; Backman, Helena; Stridsman, Caroline; et al.
Remission of adult-onset asthma is rare: a 15-year follow-up study
ERJ Open Research, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 6, (4)
Almqvist, Linnéa; Rönmark, Eva; Stridsman, Caroline; et al.
Multimorbidity in Finnish and Swedish speaking Finns - association with daily habits and socioeconomic status: A Nordic EpiLung study
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Andersén, Heidi; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Tuomisto, Leena E.; et al.
Underdiagnosis and misclassification of COPD in Sweden
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Axelsson, Malin; Backman, Helena; Vanfleteren, Lowie; et al.
Respiratory symptoms as risk factors for mortality - the Nordic EpiLung Study
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56, (Suppl. 64)
Backman, Helena; Bhatta, Laxmi; Hedman, Linnea; et al.
FEV1 decline in relation to blood eosinophils and neutrophils in a population-based asthma cohort
The World Allergy Organization journal, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 13, (3)
Backman, Helena; Lindberg, Anne; Hedman, Linnea; et al.
Risk factors for severe asthma among adults with asthma
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Backman, Helena; Stridsman, Caroline; Jansson, Sven-Arne; et al.
Decreased COPD prevalence in Sweden after decades of decrease in smoking
Respiratory Research, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 21, (1)
Backman, Helena; Vanfleteren, Lowie; Lindberg, Anne; et al.
NORDSTAR: paving the way for a new era in asthma research
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 55, (4)
Geale, Kirk; Darabi, Hatef; Lindh, Maria; et al.
Asthma do not counteract smoking initiation
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Hedman, Linnea; Backman, Helena; Andersson, Martin; et al.
Predictors of electronic cigarette use among Swedish teenagers: a population-based cohort study
BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2020, Vol. 10, (12)
Hedman, Linnea; Backman, Helena; Stridsman, Caroline; et al.
Age at asthma diagnosis and probability of remission in a population-based study
European Respiratory Journal, ERS Publications 2020, Vol. 56, (Suppl 64)
Honkamaki, Jasmin; Piirila, Paivi; Hisinger-Molkanen, Hanna; et al.
Asthma Remission by Age at Diagnosis and Gender in a Population-Based Study
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Honkamäki, Jasmin; Piirilä, Päivi; Hisinger-Mölkänen, Hanna; et al.
Severe asthma is related to high societal costs and decreased health related quality of life
Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 162
Jansson, Sven-Arne; Backman, Helena; Andersson, Maria; et al.
Life-years lost due to asthma and COPD
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Jansson, Sven-Arne; Hedman, Linnea; Stridsman, Caroline; et al.
hsCRP is associated with 10-year mortality in COPD
European Respiratory Journal, Vol. 56
Lagrange, Eva; Nilsson, Ulf; Stridsman, Caroline; et al.
Parallel gradients in F-ENO and in the prevalences of asthma and atopy in adult general populations of Sweden, Finland and Estonia - A Nordic EpiLung study
Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 173
Lassmann-Klee, Paul G.; Piirillä, Päivi L.; Brumpton, Ben; et al.
Respiratory conditions are underreported on death certificates among deceased with chronic airway obstruction
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Lindberg, Lina; Sawalha, Sami; Backman, Helena; et al.
Spirometric phenotypes from early childhood to young adulthood - A CADSET (Chronic Airway Disease Early Stratification) study
European Respiratory Journal, ERS Publications 2020, Vol. 56, (Suppl 64)
Melen, Erik; Hallberg, Jenny; Backman, Helena; et al.
Elevated cardiac troponin predicts 11-year mortality in COPD
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Nilsson, Ulf; Mills, Nicholas; Backman, Helena; et al.
Cardiac biomarkers of prognostic importance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Respiratory Research, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 21, (1)
Nilsson, Ulf; Mills, Nicholas L.; McAllister, David A.; et al.
Systemic proteolytic markers are increased and associate with comorbidities in individuals with COPD and restrictive spirometric pattern
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Nilsson, Ulf; Pleiborn, Viktoria; Linder, Robert; et al.
Age-specific incidence of allergic and non-allergic asthma
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, BioMed Central 2020, Vol. 20, (1)
Pakkasela, Johanna; Ilmarinen, Pinja; Honkamäki, Jasmin; et al.
Incidence and remission of allergic rhinitis in a Swedish adult population
Allergy. European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Wiley-Blackwell 2020, Vol. 75 : 496-496
Pullerits, T.; Ekerljung, L.; M, Radinger; et al.
Asthma with and without rhinitis and eczema in adults: prevalence, sensitization profile, and risk factors
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Pullerits, Teet; Römark, Erik P.; Ekerljung, Linda; et al.
No increase in incidence of asthma among adults
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Räisänen, Petri; Backman, Helena; Hedman, Linnea; et al.
Non-response did not affect prevalence estimates of asthma and respiratory symptoms: results from a postal questionnaire survey of the general population
Respiratory Medicine, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 173
Räisänen, Petri; Hedman, Linnea; Andersson, Martin; et al.
Low socioeconomic status relates to asthma and wheeze, especially in women
ERJ Open Research, European Respiratory Society (ERS) 2020, Vol. 6, (3)
Schyllert, Christian; Lindberg, Anne; Hedman, Linnea; et al.
Risk factor pattern for asthma in 1996, 2006 and 2016 in Sweden - the OLIN and Nordic EpiLung studies
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Schyllert, Christian; Lindberg, Anne; Hedman, Linnea; et al.
Hand grip strength is associated with fatigue among men with COPD: epidemiological data from northern Sweden
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, Taylor & Francis 2020, Vol. 36, (3) : 408-416
Strandkvist, Viktor; Andersson, Mikael; Backman, Helena; et al.
Level of education and asthma control in adult-onset asthma in Finland and Sweden: A report from the Nordic EpiLung Study
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Stridsman, Caroline; Ilmarinen, Pinja; Bashir, Muwada Bashir Awad; et al.
Treatment adherence among adults with asthma: A report from the OLIN asthma cohort
European Respiratory Journal, European Respiratory Society 2020, Vol. 56
Winsa Lindmark, Sofia; Sandström, Ludwig; Selberg, Johanna; et al.
Difference in Dyspnea between Swedish and Finnish Speaking Persons in Western Finland: Association with Lifestyle
European Respiratory Journal, Sheffield: European Respiratory Society Journals 2019, Vol. 54
Andersen, Heidi; Ilmarinen, Pinja; Tuomisto, Leena; et al.
Severe asthma: A population study perspective
Clinical and Experimental Allergy, John Wiley & Sons 2019, Vol. 49, (6) : 819-828
Backman, Helena; Jansson, Sven-Arne; Stridsman, Caroline; et al.
Visa publikationer i DiVA

Jag är huvudhandledare för en doktorand vid Hållbar Hälsa:

  • Nicolas Bermudez

Jag är biträdande handledare för två doktorander vid Hållbar Hälsa:

  • Linnea Almqvist
  • Petri Räisänen

Tidigare biträdande handledare för (år för disputation):

  • Sami Sawalha (2019)

Jag är även Adjungerad Universitetsadjunkt vid institutionen för Hälsovetenskap, Luleå Tekniska Universitet

 

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