Maria Brännholm Syrjälä

The aim of my research is to investigate behavioral changes and health effects from a mHealth (mobile health) intervention focusing on reducing occupational sedentary behaviour in type 2 diabetes.

Contact

maria.brannholm@umu.se

Works as

Research student at Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine Section: Family Medicine

5B, plan 5, målpunkt PA, NUS, Försörjningsvägen 7E Umeå universitet, 901 85 Umeå

Sedentary behaviour and type 2 diabetes: epidemiological insights and an mHealth intervention

Umeå University medical dissertations, 2388

Brännholm Syrjälä, Maria

Low occupational physical activity is associated with incident type 2 diabetes in overweight and obese individuals: a population-based cohort study

BMC Public Health, BioMed Central (BMC) 2025, Vol. 25, (1)

Brännholm Syrjälä, Maria; Fortuin-de Smidt, Melony C.; Bergman, Frida; et al.

Life's Essential 8 and Life's Simple 7 in relation to coronary atherosclerosis: results from the population-based scapis project

Mayo Clinic proceedings, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 99, (1) : 69-80

Herraiz-Adillo, Ángel; Higueras-Fresnillo, Sara; Ahlqvist, Viktor H.; et al.

Low prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health in the general Swedish population: Results from the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS)

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Sage Publications 2023, Vol. 51 : 527-530

Higueras-Fresnillo, Sara; Herraiz-Adillo, Ángel; Ahlqvist, Viktor H.; et al.

Health effects of reduced occupational sedentary behaviour in type 2 diabetes using a mobile health intervention: a study protocol for a 12-month randomized controlled trial—the ROSEBUD study

Trials, BioMed Central 2022, Vol. 23, (1)

Brännholm Syrjälä, Maria; Bennet, L.; Dempsey, P.C.; et al.

Reducing occupational sitting time in adults with type 2 diabetes: Qualitative experiences of an office-adapted mHealth intervention

Diabetic Medicine, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 38, (6)

Syrjälä, Maria B.; Fhärm, Eva; Dempsey, Paddy C.; et al.

Device-measured occupational and leisure-time sitting in relation to insulin resistance: evidence from the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS)

Brännholm Syrjälä, Maria; Fortuin-De Smidt, Melony; Renklint, Rebecka; et al.

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Research groups

Group member

Patrik Wennberg

Research projects

1 January 2018 until 30 December 2024

Reducing occupational sitting using mHealth (mobile health)

1 January 2014 until 31 December 2026

Physical activity and sedentary behaviour during work and leisure time and related health effects