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Panel 11 – medicine | health sciences
that during 2003–2007 about 130 papers have been published in peer
reviewed scientific journals on the above-mentioned research topics, and
about 20 papers currently submitted for publication. The work of the
group can be judged to be in the frontier of research in its research field
both in Sweden and internationally. The amount of external funding
during 2003–2007 was about 16 MSEK for a research area, which in
2008 consists of two professors and two senior researchers, two junior
researchers and 7 doctoral students with 4 more PhD students currently
joining the unit.
Relevance. The results of the studies have succeeded in integrating care
and social service provided by the municipalities and the county councils
A new RCT-study testing the effects of Case Manager and integrated care
has attracted significant external funding. Another socially significant
approach focuses on the prioritization in health care. The research field
is relevant seen from the international development of the research field
and also is socially important having impact on the quality of life of old
people.
Vitality and organizational capacity. The work of the unit seems to
have been well-structured and has attracted new doctoral students to
join the group. However, the research group seems to be at present in
an important transitional phase with changes in the leadership, approaching
generation shift and some senior researchers being in the phase
of building up their research groups. In this situation it would be very
important to make a strategic plan how best sustain the achieved strong
research area and how to further strengthen it.
Overall grading: Excellent/Very good
3.10 Geriatric Medicine
Quality. Longstanding research work on cognition and ageing has
produced significant new knowledge about risk factors and pathogenic
pathways for vascular dementia and Alzheimer´s disease. The research
group has demonstrated excellent ability to conduct and publish in
international peer reviewed journals controlled clinical studies, longitudinal
studies using the data of several unique longitudinal cohorts, and
population based cohort studies. Another strong research line focuses on
nutrient-disease interactions including development of dietary assessment
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