Sven Alfonsson

ORCID: 0000-0003-4570-5891
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Research Areas
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Counseling Practices and Supervision
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Psychological Testing and Assessment
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Educational and Psychological Assessments
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Psychiatric care and mental health services
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Stockholm Health Care Services
2017-2024

Karolinska Institutet
2017-2024

Stockholm County Council
2019-2024

Uppsala University
2011-2020

Healthcare in Sweden
2019

Background: In previous research, variables such as age, education, treatment credibility, and therapeutic alliance have shown to affect patients' adherence outcome in Internet-based psychotherapy. A more detailed understanding of how are associated with different measures clinical outcomes may help designing effective online therapy. Objective: The aims this study were investigate demographical, psychological, treatment-specific that could predict dropout, adherence, a relaxation for mild...

10.2196/jmir.5352 article EN cc-by Journal of Medical Internet Research 2016-03-08

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale‐21 (DASS‐21) a widely used measurement for psychological symptoms distress. Some previous studies have shown that DASS‐21 can accurately measure of anxiety, depression stress, while other indicated mainly measures overall factor structure important debated since if affects interpretations findings. does this paper add to existing knowledge? In study, was translated into Swedish evaluated in three...

10.1111/jpm.12363 article EN Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2017-01-25

Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) can reduce tinnitus distress but is not available for most patients. Therapist guided, internet-based CBT (ICBT) increase availability and has been shown to be effective. However, the initial positive results need replicated in larger samples, treatment dropout thoroughly studied. Moreover, it evaluated if a low-intensity version of ICBT without therapist contact could an alternative patients who do or are able manage full ICBT-program. This study two...

10.1080/16506073.2013.769622 article EN Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2013-02-25

Adherence to treatment homework is associated with positive outcomes in behavioral psychotherapy but compliance assignments still often moderate. Whether adherence can be predicted by different types of motivation for the task and whether plays roles face-to-face compared online unknown. If models motivation, such as Self-determination theory, used predict patients’ behavior, it may facilitate further research into promotion. The aims this study were, therefore, investigate variables could a...

10.1186/s40359-017-0172-5 article EN cc-by BMC Psychology 2017-01-26

The aim was to evaluate the effects of cocreated internet-based stepped care (iCAN-DO) on anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress, and health-related quality life (HRQoL) in individuals with cancer self-reported anxiety and/or depression symptoms, compared standard care.Clinically recruited breast, colorectal, or prostate underwent online screening Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS). Those symptoms (>7 any HADS subscales) were randomized iCAN-DO care. comprised psychoeducation...

10.1002/pon.5489 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Psycho-Oncology 2020-07-21

Approximately 20–30% of patients with cancer experience a clinically relevant level emotional distress in response to disease and treatment. This itself is alarming but it even more problematic because often difficult for physicians nurses identify who levels anxiety depression symptoms. can result persistent cause human suffering as well costs individuals the community. Applying multi-disciplinary design-oriented approach aimed at attaining new evidence-based knowledge basic applied...

10.1186/1471-2407-13-414 article EN cc-by BMC Cancer 2013-09-11

Having access to information about the disease and being encouraged participate in self-care activities may reduce anxiety depression symptoms cancer patients. Internet-based interventions be one way support effective strategies improve emotional well-being health-related quality of life.The aim this study was describe development acceptance an program intended patients with symptoms.A structured collaboration between patients, clinicians, researchers used develop a theory- evidence-based...

10.1097/ncc.0000000000000402 article EN Cancer Nursing 2016-05-25

The purpose was to examine whether sleep hygiene practices are associated with the course of insomnia (incidence, persistence and remission) over 1 year in general population. This longitudinal study carried out After excluding anyone other primary disorder than insomnia, 1638 participants returned a baseline 1-year follow-up survey. Questions regarding were administered at baseline, status assessed (T1) (T2). Age, gender, mental ill-health, pain used as covariates analyses. Nicotine use,...

10.1007/s10865-018-9949-0 article EN cc-by Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2018-07-11

Self-compassion has been defined as the ability to be with one's feelings of suffering in a warm and caring way. Research shown negative association between self-compassion mental illness, that low can make psychotherapeutic effects less likely. The measure patient's fast reliable way is therefore important investigating psychotherapies. aim present study was evaluate psychometric properties Swedish version Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form (SCS-SF) both non-clinical (NC) clinical...

10.1002/cpp.2830 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2023-01-17

Abstract Work‐related stress, or burnout, is elevated among healthcare staff but the specific risk factors for psychotherapists are not clear, which makes it difficult to design interventions target this population. Therefore, aim of study was investigate a set background variables and work‐related burnout psychotherapists. Potential protective such as level education, number years in profession access clinical supervision were investigated. Symptoms measured with Copenhagen Burnout...

10.1002/capr.12532 article EN Counselling and Psychotherapy Research 2022-04-08

The aim of the present study was to assess whether behavioral activation (BA) is an efficacious treatment for decreasing eating disorder symptoms in patients with obesity and binge (BED). Ninety-six severe BED were randomized either 10 sessions group BA or wait-list control. conducted at clinic a regular hospital setting. improved some aspects disordered had positive effect on depressive but there no significant difference between groups regarding most other symptoms. Improved mood lack...

10.1177/0145445514553093 article EN Behavior Modification 2014-09-29

Psychotherapy is a well-established and effective treatment for various psychiatric problems, but substantial proportion of patients do not benefit from it, many terminate prematurely. Previous studies suggest that therapist dissatisfaction may play pivotal role in premature termination. This study, therefore, aimed to investigate factors contribute less-than-optimal results dropout. Data were collected through survey (n = 736) with the experience previous unsuccessful psychotherapy...

10.1037/pst0000527 article EN Psychotherapy 2024-05-09

The internet-based stepped-care intervention iCAN-DO, used in the multicenter randomized controlled trial AdultCan, was developed for adult patients undergoing treatment cancer and concurrently experiencing anxiety or depressive symptoms. iCAN-DO aimed to decrease symptoms of depression. Step 1 comprises access a library with psychoeducational material peer-support section, as well possibility pose questions nurse. 2 offers consisting cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) participants still...

10.2196/16604 article EN cc-by Journal of Medical Internet Research 2020-05-04
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