Britt-Marie is a RN, has a BSc in social science and has been a PhD student at ARC since November 2005. Her dissertation is entitled “Physical functioning in old age: Temporal trends and geographical variation in Sweden”. The goal with her research is to identify factors that may be suitable for preventative interventions, if not for primary prevention then maybe for secondary or tertiary prevention. Her main supervisor is Eva von Strauss. Britt-Marie is also co-ordinator in SNAC – Nordanstig.

Wimo A, Persson G, Sjölund BM, Lagergren M. (2002). SNAC i Nordanstig – Resultat från delprojekt Vårdsystem – baslinjeundersökning våren 2001. Stockholm: Stockholm Gerontology Research Center (Stiftelsen Äldrecentrum), Report No: SNAC-rapport nr 4.

Wimo A, Sjölund BM. (2005). Äldre med långvariga vårdbehov i Nordanstig 2001-2002. Baslinjeundersökning våren 2001 i Nordanstig och en uppföljning våren 2002 - en jämförelse. Stockholm: Stiftelsen Äldrecentrum, Report No: 8, SNAC.

Lagergren M, Sjölund BM. (2008). Äldre personer med och utan äldreomsorg - en jämförelse mellan Kungsholmen och Nordanstig. Stockholm: Stiftelsen Äldrecentrum, Report No; 15 SNAC-K.

Nordberg G.,Wimo A., Jönsson L., Kåreholt I., Sjölund BM., Lagergren M.,von Strauss E. (2007). Time use and costs of institutionalised elderly persons with or without dementia: results from the Nordanstig cohort in the Kungsholmen Project-a population based study in Sweden. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. Jul;22(7):639-48.

Lagergren M, Fratiglioni L, Hallberg IR, Berglund J, Elmståhl S, Hagberg B, Holst G, Rennemark M, Sjölund BM, Thorslund M, Wiberg I, Winblad B, Wimo A. (2004). A longitudinal study integrating population, care and social services data. The Swedish National study on Aging and Care (SNAC) Aging Clin Exp Res. Apr;16(2):158-68.