Anna-Karin Ax
Affiliated Researcher
My research focus on physical activity during cancer treatment and aims to improve the rehabilitation in patients with cancer.
Presentation
I’m the headteacher in the course Contact Nurse in Cancer Care. I am a specialist nurse in oncology at the department of oncology, university hospital, Linköping.
Publications
2025
Longitudinal Profiles and Predictors of Physical Activity in Cancer Survivors Post-Exercise Intervention: A 5-Year Follow-Up of the Phys-Can RCT
Integrative Cancer Therapies, Vol. 24, Article 15347354251362447
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15347354251362447
Patient's expectations and experiences of yoga in group with either online or on-site participation during cancer treatment: A qualitative study
European Journal of Oncology Nursing, Vol. 76, Article 102889
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102889
2023
Exercise in patients with cancer: Effects on health-related quality of life, costs, and cost-effectiveness during oncological treatment
(Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary)
https://dx.doi.org/10.3384/9789180750509
Cost-effectiveness of different exercise intensities during oncological treatment in the Phys-Can RCT
Acta Oncologica, Vol. 62, p. 414-421
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0284186X.2023.2200149
2022
Long-term resource utilisation and associated costs of exercise during (neo)adjuvant oncological treatment: the Phys-Can project
Acta Oncologica, Vol. 61, p. 888-896
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0284186X.2022.2075238