Marie Jönsson

About Marie Jönsson

Marie Jönsson is Reg. Occupational therapist , PhD and researcher  at the Department of Health Sciences. Marie's research describes everyday activities of older readmitted adults during hospital vistits and after discharge to home. The research projet are expected to contribute  to support for interventions related to hospital visits and at home.

Marie has collaboration with researchers at Mälardalen, Kristianstad and Gothenburg university. The research project describes the state of knowledge regarding interventions (assessments, instruments and outcomes) used in daycare services in older adults. Furthermore, to investigate healthcare staff’s experiences of performing interventions and their work environment in various daycare services in older adults during specific circumstances and stressed situations.

Marie is also involved in the research project (REDem), where the aim is to develop approaches in order to integrate organizational, physical and social environments in dementia homes to meet the needs of people with different linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

The research project will be carried out in nursing homes (dementia) in Halmstad, Stockholm and Örebro. The aim is to ensure equal and person-centred care for persons with cognitive dysfunction in residents with specific forms of accommodation regardless of cultural or linguistic background.

The project is performed by the interdisciplinary research group "Wellbeing promotion using Care Environment and Technologies (WellCET)".

More about Marie Jönsson

Marie is a lecturer in occupational therapy at Örebro University in Sweden. In 2022 she received a PhD degree in Medical Sciences at Örebro University. The current work tasks is teaching at different semesters in the occupational therapy program and on the master's program in occupational therapy (focusing on rehabilitative and health-promoting work for older adults).