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Björn Westerlind

Adjunct Associate Professor

I am involved in research on cognitive performance of older drivers, on elder abuse among persons with dementia, and on early identification of frail elderly in primary care. I also work as a senior physician in geriatrics in Jönköping. 

Publications

2026

Daniel S. Peterson, Linda Johansson, Björn Westerlind, Thais Lopes De Oliveira, Deborah Finkel (2026) Relating consequential falls to individual and combinations of prescription medication use in Swedish older adults European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Vol. 82, Article 71 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00228-026-04000-2

2025

Deborah Finkel, Marie Ernsth Bravell, Ulrika Lindmark, Björn Westerlind, Linda Johansson (2025) Investigation of Preventive Care in Sweden: Actions Planned and Performed in Response to Health Risks in Older Adults in Care Quality Management in Health Care, Vol. 34, p. 280-288 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QMH.0000000000000484
Daniel S. Peterson, Linda Johansson, Björn Westerlind, Thais Lopes de Oliveira, Deborah Finkel (2025) Characterizing the time of day and year of falls in people with probable Parkinson's disease Scientific Reports, Vol. 15, Article 32508 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-17752-1
Johanna Simmons, Elida Floberg, Christina Casselgren, Björn Westerlind, Jonas Sandberg, Katarina Swahnberg, Katarina Nägga, Mikael Ludvigsson, Linda Johansson (2025) REAGERA-dementia: study protocol for the validation of screening instruments to detect abuse of people with dementia BMC Geriatrics, Vol. 25, Article 660 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06291-z

2024

Sandra Oeberg, Christina Sandlund, Björn Westerlind, Deborah Finkel, Lennarth Johansson (2024) The existing state of knowledge about sleep health in community-dwelling older persons - a scoping review Annals of Medicine, Vol. 56, Article 2353377 (Article, review/survey) https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2024.2353377

2022

Mikael Ludvigsson, Atbin Motamedi, Björn Westerlind, Katarina Swahnberg, Johanna Simmons (2022) Responding to Elder Abuse in GERiAtric care (REAGERA) educational intervention for healthcare providers: a non-randomised stepped wedge trial BMJ Open, Vol. 12, Article e060314 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060314

2019

Björn Westerlind, Carl Johan Östgren, P. Midlöv, Jan Marcusson (2019) Diagnostic Failure of Cognitive Impairment in Nursing Home Residents May Lead to Impaired Medical Care Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, Vol. 47, p. 209-218 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000499671
Björn Westerlind, Carl Johan Östgren, Sigvard Mölstad, Patrik Midlöv, Staffan Hägg (2019) Use of non-benzodiazepine hypnotics is associated with falls in nursing home residents: a longitudinal cohort study Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, Vol. 31, p. 1078-1095 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40520-018-1056-0
Björn Westerlind (2019) Geriatric Aspects of Frail Nursing Home Residents: A Swedish cohort study (Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary) https://dx.doi.org/10.3384/diss.diva-155641

Organisation

Unit of Clinical Medicine

Within the unit of clinical medicine, we conduct research and teaching in geriatrics, general medicine, occupational and environmental medicine and pain and rehabilitation medicine.
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Division of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Community Medicine (PRNV)

We are an interdisciplinary division that consists of three units: Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Clinical Medicine.
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Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)

The research areas at HMV include experimental basic research to clinical, social and public health research. We conduct high-quality education in the sought-after care professions.