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Toomas Timpka
Researcher at Linköping University
Publications - 336
Citations - 7725
Toomas Timpka is an academic researcher from Linköping University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Population. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 316 publications receiving 6399 citations. Previous affiliations of Toomas Timpka include University of Skövde.
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Web 2.0 Systems Supporting Childhood Chronic Disease Management: Design Guidelines Based on Information Behaviour and Social Learning Theories
Joakim Ekberg,Leni Ericson,Toomas Timpka,Henrik Eriksson,Sam Nordfeldt,Lena Hanberger,Johnny Ludvigsson +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a Web 2.0 system was developed to support a community of practice and social learning structures to support building of relations between members on several levels in the community.
Simulation as decision support in pandemic influenza preparedness and response
TL;DR: The paper presents a simulator architecture and its relation to a workflow for decision support in influenza preparedness and response, and can simulate pandemic scenarios, using localized community models, in the presence of various interventions to support an evaluation of potential response strategies.
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Psychosocial factors at work and in every day life are associated with irritable bowel syndrome
Åshild Olsen Faresjö,Ewa Grodzinsky,Saga Johansson,Saga Johansson,Mari-Ann Wallander,Mari-Ann Wallander,Toomas Timpka,Ingermar Åkerlind +7 more
TL;DR: In multivariate analyses, independent associations were found between IBS and lack of influence on work planning, a family history of IBS, anxiety, and sleeping disturbances, and there should be a special focus on investigating the psychosocial working conditions and their associations to IBS.
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Preparticipation predictors for championship injury and illness: cohort study at the Beijing 2015 International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships.
Toomas Timpka,Jenny Jacobsson,Victor Bargoria,Victor Bargoria,Julien D. Périard,Sebastien Racinais,Ola Ronsen,Karin Halje,Christer Andersson,Örjan Dahlström,Armin Spreco,Pascal Edouard,Juan-Manuel Alonso +12 more
TL;DR: Analyses of preparticipation predictors of injury and illness at a major Athletics championship suggest that endurance athletes require particular clinical attention.
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Intentions to Perform Non-Pharmaceutical Protective Behaviors during Influenza Outbreaks in Sweden: A Cross-Sectional Study following a Mass Vaccination Campaign
Toomas Timpka,Armin Spreco,Elin A. Gursky,Olle Eriksson,Örjan Dahlström,Magnus Strömgren,Joakim Ekberg,Sofie Pilemalm,David Karlsson,Jorma Hinkula,Einar Holm +10 more
TL;DR: Coping appraisal was the explanatory factor most frequently included in statistical models explaining self-reported intentions to carry out non-pharmaceutical health actions in the Swedish outlined context, and that variations in threat appraisal played a smaller role in these models despite scientific uncertainties surrounding a recent mass vaccination campaign.