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Katarina Nägga is a Professor and Senior Physician in Geriatrics at Linköping University, affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine and the Department of Health, Medicine and Care. Her research spans cognitive disorders, dementia risk factors, and behavioral symptoms of dementia (BPSD).
- Senior Physician in Geriatrics
- Professor since 2022
- Member of Swedish Ethics Review Authority
- Key contributor to SveDem and BPSD registries
Her work integrates large population studies with clinical research to identify risk markers for dementia, focusing on digital cognitive testing methods to differentiate dementia from depression and fatigue syndrome. She leads projects like REACT-Dementia and APPEAL, addressing elder abuse and violence prevention. Recent publications (2024–2025) analyze orthostatic hypotension in the elderly, cognitive risk factors, and cultural determinants of abuse in Sámi populations.
Scientific awards: None explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
She supervises doctoral students and teaches on the Medical Program and Physiotherapy Program at Linköping University. Her team collaborates with national quality registers to investigate BPSD triggers and drug interactions.
