Aging Research Center (ARC) E-mail: kristina.johnell@ki.se |
Kristina Johnell is an Associate Professor and a licensed pharmacist in the geriatric epidemiology group at ARC. Moreover, she is a pharmacoepidemiologist specialized in drug use in the elderly population.
She is currently main supervisor of two and co-supervisor of two PhD students. She teaches in geriatric pharmacology both at the university level and to various non-academic organizations, such as senior citizens’ associations. As principal investigator, she has received substantial grants from both the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) and the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS) and also from several other funding sources. Her publications include over 20 peer-reviewed original papers (pharmacoepidemiology, geriatrics and social epidemiology), two theses (licentiate thesis and doctoral thesis) and several peer-reviewed conference contributions. She is a regular referee for pharmacological and epidemiological journals.
Her major research field is geriatric pharmacoepidemiology and her specific areas of research include:
- Register-based geriatric pharmacoepidemiology
- Drug use in the elderly living in nursing homes and their own homes
- Inappropriate drug use in older people
- Adverse drug reactions in the elderly
- Adherence to prescription guidelines for the geriatric population
- Inequalities in older people’s drug use
Selected publications
Johnell K, Fastbom J, Rosén M, Leimanis A. Inappropriate drug use in the elderly: a nationwide register-based study. Ann Pharmacother 2007;41:1243-8.
Johnell K, Klarin I. The relationship between number of drugs and potential drug-drug interactions in the elderly: a study of over 600 000 elderly patients from the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register. Drug Saf 2007;30:911-8.
Johnell K, Ringbäck Weitoft G, Fastbom J. Education and use of dementia drugs: a register-based study of over 600,000 older people. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2008;25:54-9.
Johnell K, Fastbom J. Concurrent use of anticholinergic drugs and cholinesterase inhibitors: register-based study of over 700 000 elderly patients. Drugs Aging 2008;25:871-7.
Johnell K, Fastbom J. Concomitant use of gastroprotective drugs among elderly NSAID/COX-2 selective inhibitor users: a nationwide register-based study. Clin Drug Investig 2008;28:687-95.
Johnell K, Fastbom J. The association between use of cardiovascular drugs and antidepressants: a nationwide register-based study. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2008;64:1119-24.
Haider SI, Johnell K, Ringbäck Weitoft G, Thorslund M, Fastbom J. Patient educational level and use of newly marketed drugs: a register-based study of over 600,000 older people. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2008;64:1215-22.
Haider SI, Johnell K, Ringbäck Weitoft G, Thorslund M, Fastbom J. The influence of educational level on polypharmacy and inappropriate drug use: a register-based study of more than 600,000 older people. J Am Geriatr Soc 2009;57:62-9.
Johnell K, Fastbom J. The use of benzodiazpines and related drugs amongst older people in Sweden: associated factors and concomitant use of other psychotropics. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2009;24:731-8.
Johnell K, Ringbäck Weitoft G, Fastbom J. Sex differences in inappropriate drug use: a register-based study of over 600,000 older people. Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:1233-8.