Louise Nygård

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Professor Emerita of Occupational Therapy, PhD, occupational therapist (reg), PI within the research group CACTUS (Cognitive ACcessibility and Technology Use when aging in home and Society) at the Division of occupational Therapy.

Articles

Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. 2023;18(1):2176278

What happens when people develop dementia whilst working? An exploratory multiple case study.

Nygard L; Nedlund A-C; Mäki Petäjä Leinonen A; Astell A; Boger J; Issakainen M; Engvall A-L; Heuchemer B; Rosenberg L; Ryd C
Article: AGEING & SOCIETY. 2023;43(8):1934-1953

Experiences of influencing one's own life when living with working-age dementia

Issakainen M; Maki-Petaja-Leinonen A; Heimonen S; Nedlund A-C; Astell A; Boger J; Rissanen S; Nygard L
Article: AGEING & SOCIETY. 2023;43(2):276-297

Enacting citizenship through participation in a technological society: a longitudinal three-year study among people with dementia in Sweden

Gaber SN; Nygard L; Malinowsky C; Brorsson A; Kottorp A; Hedman A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. 2022;17(1):2035305

Communication and engagement as potentiality in everyday life between persons with young onset dementia living in a nursing home and caregivers.

Fallahpour M; Nygård L; Asaba E
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION-ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY. 2022;17(8):897-906

Does the purpose matter? A comparison of everyday information and communication technologies between eHealth use and general use as perceived by older adults with cognitive impairment.

Jakobsson E; Nygård L; Kottorp A; Bråkenhielm Olsson C; Malinowsky C
Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY. 2022;41(11):2362-2373

Social Citizenship Through Out-of-Home Participation Among Older Adults With and Without Dementia.

Gaber SN; Thalén L; Malinowsky CW; Margot-Cattin I; Seetharaman K; Chaudhury H; Cutchin M; Wallcook S; Kottorp A; Brorsson A; Biglieri S; Nygård L
Article: DEMENTIA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 2022;21(5):1636-1652

Out-of-home participation among people living with dementia: A study in four countries.

Thalén L; Malinowsky C; Margot-Cattin I; Gaber SN; Seetharaman K; Chaudhury H; Cutchin M; Wallcook S; Anders K; Brorsson A; Nygård L
Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2022;22(1):309

Associations between community participation and types of places visited among persons living with and without dementia: risks perception and socio-demographic aspects.

Margot-Cattin I; Berchtold A; Gaber S; Kuhne N; Nygård L; Malinowsky C
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2022;29(2):139-151

Self-initiated management approaches in everyday occupations used by people with acquired cognitive impairment.

Nygård L; Ryd C; Astell A; Nedlund A-C; Boger J; Mäki Petäjä Leinonen A; Issakainen M; Larsson Lund M
Article: DEMENTIA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 2022;21(2):556-578

Working towards inclusion: Creating technology for and with people living with mild cognitive impairment or dementia who are employed.

Shastri K; Boger J; Marashi S; Astell A; Dove E; Nedlund A-C; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen A; Nygård L
Article: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY. 2021;33(6):333-340

The use of everyday information communication technologies in the lives of older adults living with and without dementia in Sweden.

Wallcook S; Nygård L; Kottorp A; Malinowsky C
Article: DEMENTIA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 2021;20(7):2526-2541

Familiarity and participation outside home for persons living with dementia.

Margot-Cattin I; Kühne N; Öhman A; Brorsson A; Nygard L
Article: PHYSIOTHERAPY THEORY AND PRACTICE. 2021;37(9):963-972

Understanding exercise promotion in rheumatic diseases: A qualitative study among physical therapists.

Swärdh E; Opava CH; Nygård L; Lindquist I
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2021;84(7):446-455

The use of everyday technology; a comparison of older persons with cognitive impairments' self-reports and their proxies' reports

Jakobsson E; Nygard L; Kottorp A; Olsson CB; Malinowsky C
Article: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY-REVUE CANADIENNE D ERGOTHERAPIE. 2021;88(2):131-141

Visiting Out-of-Home Places When Living With Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study: Visiter des lieux hors du domicile lorsque l'on vit avec une démence: étude transversale observationnelle.

Margot-Cattin I; Ludwig C; Kühne N; Eriksson G; Berchtold A; Nygard L; Kottorp A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2021;35(1):233-243

Depression, everyday technology use and life satisfaction in older adults with cognitive impairments: a cross-sectional exploratory study.

Köttl H; Fallahpour M; Hedman A; Nygård L; Kottorp A
Article: ACM TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTER-HUMAN INTERACTION. 2020;27(6):1-38

Exploring How Persons with Dementia and Care Partners Collaboratively Appropriate Information and Communication Technologies

Hwang AS; Jackson P; Sixsmith A; Nygard L; Astell A; Truong KN; Mihailidis A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2020;27(8):567-576

Test-retest reliability of the short version of the everyday technology use questionnaire (S-ETUQ).

Malinowsky C; Nygård L; Pantzar M; Kottorp A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2020;27(8):554-566

The perceived challenge of everyday technologies in Sweden, the United States and England: Exploring differential item functioning in the everyday technology use questionnaire.

Wallcook S; Malinowsky C; Nygård L; Charlesworth G; Lee J; Walsh R; Gaber S; Kottorp A
Article: DEMENTIA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 2020;19(6):1872-1888

How accessible are grocery shops for people with dementia? A qualitative study using photo documentation and focus group interviews.

Brorsson A; Öhman A; Lundberg S; Cutchin MP; Nygård L
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;17(11):4022

Social Participation in Relation to Technology Use and Social Deprivation: A Mixed Methods Study Among Older People with and without Dementia.

Gaber SN; Nygård L; Brorsson A; Kottorp A; Charlesworth G; Wallcook S; Malinowsky C
Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2020;20(1):192

Perceived risks, concession travel pass access and everyday technology use for out-of-home participation: cross-sectional interviews among older people in the UK.

Gaber SN; Nygård L; Kottorp A; Charlesworth G; Wallcook S; Malinowsky C
Article: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY-REVUE CANADIENNE D ERGOTHERAPIE. 2019;86(5):400-411

Everyday technologies and public space participation among people with and without dementia.

Gaber SN; Nygård L; Brorsson A; Kottorp A; Malinowsky C
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2019;41(22):2688-2694

Gender and diagnostic impact on everyday technology use: a differential item functioning (DIF) analysis of the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ).

Kottorp A; Malinowsky C; Larsson-Lund M; Nygård L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2019;33(2):380-389

Experiences from using eHealth in contact with health care among older adults with cognitive impairment.

Jakobsson E; Nygård L; Kottorp A; Malinowsky C
Article: DEMENTIA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 2019;18(4):1568-1595

Assistive Technologies to Address Capabilities of People with Dementia: From Research to Practice.

Kenigsberg P-A; Aquino J-P; Bérard A; Brémond F; Charras K; Dening T; Droës R-M; Gzil F; Hicks B; Innes A; Nguyen S-M; Nygård L; Pino M; Sacco G; Salmon E; van der Roest H; Villet H; Villez M; Robert P; Manera V
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2019;73(1):7301205030p1-7301205030p10

Development of a Questionnaire to Evaluate Out-of-Home Participation for People With Dementia.

Margot-Cattin I; Kuhne N; Kottorp A; Cutchin M; Öhman A; Nygård L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2018;25(6):446-456

Everyday technology use among older adults in Sweden and Japan: A comparative study.

Malinowsky C; Nygård L; Tanemura R; Nagao T; Noda K; Nakata O; Sagara J; Rosenberg L; Asaba E; Kottorp A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2018;25(6):436-445

Everyday technology use among older adults in Sweden and Portugal.

Patomella A-H; Kottorp A; Ferreira M; Rosenberg L; Uppgard B; Nygård L
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2018;81(10):601-608

Older adults' experiences of daily life occupations as everyday technology changes

Ryd C; Malinowsky C; Ohman A; Kottorp A; Nygard L
Article: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS. 2018;30(10):1447-1454

Challenge levels of everyday technologies as perceived over five years by older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

Hedman A; Kottorp A; Almkvist O; Nygård L
Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2018;18(1):185

The contrasting role of technology as both supportive and hindering in the everyday lives of people with mild cognitive deficits: a focus group study.

Lindqvist E; PerssonVasiliou A; Hwang AS; Mihailidis A; Astelle A; Sixsmith A; Nygård L
Article: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2018;22(5):603-610

Patterns of everyday technology use and activity involvement in mild cognitive impairment: a five-year follow-up study.

Hedman A; Kottorp A; Nygård L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2018;25(2):99-107

Skill clusters of ability to manage everyday technology among people with and without cognitive impairment, dementia and acquired brain injury.

Malinowsky C; Fallahpour M; Lund ML; Nygård L; Kottorp A
Article: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2017;21(12):1272-1279

Learning and knowing technology as lived experience in people with Alzheimer's disease: a phenomenological study.

Rosenberg L; Nygård L
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2017;71(5):7105190040p1-7105190040p8

Everyday Technology Use Related to Activity Involvement Among People in Cognitive Decline.

Hedman A; Nygård L; Kottorp A
Article: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS. 2017;29(7):1193-1200

Differences in the use of everyday technology among persons with MCI, SCI and older adults without known cognitive impairment.

Malinowsky C; Kottorp A; Wallin A; Nordlund A; Björklund E; Melin I; Pernevik A; Rosenberg L; Nygård L
Article: EVALUATION. 2017;23(2):192-208

Network-based approaches for evaluating ambient assisted living (AAL) technologies

Gomersall T; Nygard L; Mihailidis A; Sixsmith A; Hwang AS; Hedman A; Astell A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2017;31(1):201-209

Can the everyday technology use questionnaire predict overall functional level among older adults with mild cognitive impairment or mild-stage alzheimer's disease? - a pilot study.

Ryd C; Nygård L; Malinowsky C; Öhman A; Kottorp A
Article: DEMENTIA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 2016;15(5):1124-1140

Being a pedestrian with dementia: A qualitative study using photo documentation and focus group interviews.

Brorsson A; Öhman A; Lundberg S; Nygård L
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2016;79(8):467-474

How attention to everyday technology could contribute to modern occupational therapy: A focus group study

Nygard L; Rosenberg L
Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2016;16:73

How older adults with mild cognitive impairment relate to technology as part of present and future everyday life: a qualitative study.

Hedman A; Lindqvist E; Nygård L
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2016;79(2):111-119

Changing everyday activities and technology use in mild cognitive impairment

Hedman A; Nygard L; Malinowsky C; Almkvist O; Kottorp A
Article: HONG KONG JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2015;26:1-8

Validation of the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire in a Japanese context

Malinowsky C; Kottorp A; Tanemura R; Asaba E; Nagao T; Noda K; Sagara J; Bontje P; Rosenberg L; Nygard L
Article: GERONTOLOGIST. 2015;55(5):892-912

Living With Ambiguity: A Metasynthesis of Qualitative Research on Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Gomersall T; Astell A; Nygård L; Sixsmith A; Mihailidis A; Hwang A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2015;22(5):366-376

Participation after acquired brain injury: Associations with everyday technology and activities in daily life.

Fallahpour M; Kottorp A; Nygård L; Lund ML
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2015;22(3):196-206

Amount and type of everyday technology use over time in older adults with cognitive impairment.

Hedman A; Nygård L; Almkvist O; Kottorp A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2015;22(1):33-42

Associations between performance of activities of daily living and everyday technology use among older adults with mild stage Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment.

Ryd C; Nygård L; Malinowsky C; Öhman A; Kottorp A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2015;22(1):24-32

Making use of research: clinical views on an evaluation of everyday technology use.

Nygård L; Kottorp A; Rosenberg L
Article: BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL. 2015;2015:720483-12

Co-Designing Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Environments: Unravelling the Situated Context of Informal Dementia Care.

Hwang AS; Truong KN; Cameron JI; Lindqvist E; Nygård L; Mihailidis A
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2014;77(11):565-573

Engagement in instrumental activities of daily living, social activities, and use of everyday technology in older adults with and without cognitive impairment

Nygard L; Kottorp A
Article: DEMENTIA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 2014;13(5):662-677

Learning and using technology in intertwined processes: a study of people with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease.

Rosenberg L; Nygård L
Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2014;46(7):635-641

Perceived difficulty in use of everyday technology in persons with acquired brain injury of different severity: a comparison with controls.

Fallahpour M; Kottorp A; Nygård L; Lund ML
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2014;21(3):199-209

An approach to facilitate healthcare professionals' readiness to support technology use in everyday life for persons with dementia.

Malinowsky C; Rosenberg L; Nygård L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2014;21(3):210-218

Everyday technology use among people with mental retardation: relevance, perceived difficulty, and influencing factors.

Hällgren M; Nygård L; Kottorp A
Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2014;14:49

Exploring the usability of a videophone mock-up for persons with dementia and their significant others.

Boman I-L; Lundberg S; Starkhammar S; Nygård L
Article: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2014;18(3):340-345

Using a screening tool to evaluate potential use of e-health services for older people with and without cognitive impairment.

Malinowsky C; Nygård L; Kottorp A
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION-ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY. 2014;9(2):164-172

Users' and professionals' contributions in the process of designing an easy-to-use videophone for people with dementia.

Boman I-L; Nygård L; Rosenberg L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2014;21 Suppl 1:80-88

Qualitative approaches in occupational therapy research. Previously published in Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 2012; 19: 521-529.

Borell L; Nygård L; Asaba E; Gustavsson A; Hemmingsson H
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2014;36(19):1618-1625

Perceived difficulty in the use of everyday technology: relationships with everyday functioning in people with acquired brain injury with a special focus on returning to work.

Larsson Lund M; Nygård L; Kottorp A
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2013;76(9):390-398

Design and management features of everyday technology that challenge older adults

Patomella A-H; Kottorp A; Nygard L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2013;20(5):386-396

Significant junctures on the way towards becoming a user of assistive technology in Alzheimer's disease.

Lindqvist E; Nygård L; Borell L
Article: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2013;17(6):679-688

Patterns of functioning in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a two-year study focusing on everyday technology use.

Hedman A; Nygård L; Almkvist O; Kottorp A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2013;20(4):292-301

Managing critical incidents in grocery shopping by community-living people with Alzheimer's disease.

Brorsson A; Ohman A; Cutchin M; Nygård L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2012;19(6):521-529

Qualitative approaches in occupational therapy research.

Borell L; Nygård L; Asaba E; Gustavsson A; Hemmingsson H
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION-ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY. 2012;7(5):356-363

First steps in designing a videophone for people with dementia: identification of users' potentials and the requirements of communication technology.

Boman I-L; Rosenberg L; Lundberg S; Nygård L
Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY. 2012;31(4):510-530

Readiness for Technology Use With People With Dementia: The Perspectives of Significant Others

Rosenberg L; Kottorp A; Nygard L
Article: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2012;16(3):361-371

Detection of activity limitations in older adults with MCI or Alzheimer's disease through evaluation of perceived difficulty in use of everyday technology: a replication study.

Nygård L; Pantzar M; Uppgard B; Kottorp A
Article: DEMENTIA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 2012;11(2):135-154

Persons with dementia become users of assistive technology: A study of the process

Rosenberg L; Nygard L
Article: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS. 2012;24(3):484-495

Individual variability and environmental characteristics influence older adults' abilities to manage everyday technology.

Malinowsky C; Almkvist O; Nygård L; Kottorp A
Article: DEMENTIA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 2011;10(4):587-602

Accessibility in public space as perceived by people with Alzheimer's disease

Brorsson A; Ohman A; Lundberg S; Nygard L
Article: JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH. 2011;55(6):610-620

Technology and everyday functioning in people with intellectual disabilities: a Rasch analysis of the Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire (ETUQ).

Hällgren M; Nygård L; Kottorp A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2011;18(2):133-142

Occupational performance and awareness of disability in mild cognitive impairment or dementia.

Ohman A; Nygård L; Kottorp A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION RESEARCH. 2011;34(1):79-88

The ICF and postsurgery occupational therapy after traumatic hand injury.

Fitinghoff H; Lindqvist B; Nygård L; Ekholm J; Schult M-L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2011;18(1):26-35

Psychometric evaluation of a new assessment of the ability to manage technology in everyday life.

Malinowsky C; Nygård L; Kottorp A
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION-ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY. 2010;5(6):462-469

Ability to manage everyday technology: a comparison of persons with dementia or mild cognitive impairment and older adults without cognitive impairment.

Malinowsky C; Almkvist O; Kottorp A; Nygård L
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2009;63(4):463-472

Use of assistive technology devices in mainstream schools: students' perspective.

Hemmingsson H; Lidström H; Nygård L
Article: OTJR-OCCUPATION PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH. 2009;29(2):52-62

Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire: Psychometric Evaluation of a New Assessment of Competence in Technology Use

Rosenberg L; Nygard L; Kottorp A
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2009;31(8):619-629

Encountering staff in the home: three older adults' experience during six months of home-based rehabilitation.

Vik K; Nygård L; Lilja M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2009;16(4):216-226

Perceived difficulty in everyday technology use among older adults with or without cognitive deficits.

Rosenberg L; Kottorp A; Winblad B; Nygård L
Article: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY-REVUE CANADIENNE D ERGOTHERAPIE. 2008;75(5):262-271

Agency and engagement: older adults' experiences of participation in occupation during home-based rehabilitation.

Vik K; Nygård L; Borell L; Josephsson S
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2008;15(1):4-12

The provision of stove timers to individuals with cognitive impairment.

Nygård L; Starkhammar S; Lilja M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2008;15(1):43-51

Awareness through interaction in everyday occupations: experiences of people with Alzheimer's disease.

Ohman A; Josephsson S; Nygård L
Article: PALLIATIVE & SUPPORTIVE CARE. 2007;5(3):241-250

Experiences of engagement in creative activity at a palliative care facility.

la Cour K; Josephsson S; Tishelman C; Nygård L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2007;14(2):86-95

The influence of the environment on participation subsequent to rehabilitation as experienced by elderly people in Norway.

Vik K; Lilja M; Nygård L
Article: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2007;11(2):144-155

The use of everyday technology by people with dementia living alone: mapping out the difficulties.

Nygård L; Starkhammar S
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2006;13(2):113-124

Access technology and dementia care: influences on residents' everyday lives in a secure unit.

Margot-Cattin I; Nygård L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2006;13(2):101-112

How can we get access to the experiences of people with dementia? Suggestions and reflections.

Nygård L
Article: JOURNAL OF NUTRITION HEALTH & AGING. 2006;10(2):137-138

Measuring long term effects and changes in the daily activities of people with dementia.

Nygard L; Winblad B
Article: OTJR-OCCUPATION PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH. 2005;25(3):89-97

Meanings and motives for engagement in self-chosen daily life occupations among individuals with Alzheimer's disease

Öhman A; Nygård L
Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2005;37(1):3-8

Perceptions of participation and predictors of perceived problems with participation in persons with spinal cord injury.

Larsson Lund M; Nordlund A; Nygård L; Lexell J; Bernspång B
Article: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY-REVUE CANADIENNE D ERGOTHERAPIE. 2004;71(4):243-251

Occupational life in the home environment: the experiences of people with disabilities.

Lund ML; Nygård L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2004;18(2):193-203

Reflecting on practice: are home visits prior to discharge worthwhile in geriatric inpatient care?

Nygård L; Grahn U; Rudenhammar A; Hydling S
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2003;17(3):239-249

Telephone use among noninstitutionalized persons with dementia living alone: mapping out difficulties and response strategies.

Nygård L; Starkhammar S
Article: OTJR-OCCUPATION PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH. 2003;23(2):67-75

Incorporating or resisting assistive devices:: Different approaches to achieving a desired occupational self-image

Lund ML; Nygård L
Article: ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, SUPPLEMENT. 2003;179:42-46

Instrumental activities of daily living: a stepping-stone towards Alzheimer's disease diagnosis in subjects with mild cognitive impairment?

Nygård L
Article: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY INTERNATIONAL. 2003;10(1):75-93

Attitudes towards rehabilitation needs and support from assistive technology and the social environment among elderly people with disability.

Lilja M; Bergh A; Johansson L; Nygård L
Article: OTJR-OCCUPATION PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH. 2002;22(2):70-81

Managing changes in everyday occupations:: The experience of persons with Alzheimer's disease

Nygård L; Öhman A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2001;15(1):34-43

The vocational situation in cases of memory deficits or younger-onset dementia

Öhman A; Nygård L; Borell L
Article: OTJR-OCCUPATION PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH. 1998;18(2):109-136

A life-world of altering meaning: Expressions of the illness experience of dementia in everyday life over 3 years

Nygard L; Borell L
Article: OTJR-OCCUPATION PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH. 1995;15(1):36-49

EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN DEMENTIA

JOSEPHSSON S; BACKMAN L; BORELL L; NYGARD L; BERNSPANG B
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Review: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2018;81(10):555-565

Technology use to improve everyday occupations in older persons with mild dementia or mild cognitive impairment: A scoping review

Patomella A-H; Lovarini M; Lindqvist E; Kottorp A; Nygard L
Editorial comment: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2017;24(4):233-234

Editorial.

Häggblom-Kronlöf G; Thordardottir B; Nygård L; Helle T; Sveen U
Review: JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY. 2017;36(7):808-839

Informing Understandings of Mild Cognitive Impairment for Older Adults: Implications From a Scoping Review.

Fang ML; Coatta K; Badger M; Wu S; Easton M; Nygård L; Astell A; Sixsmith A
Review: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2016;79(7):399-408

Activities people with cognitive deficits want to continue mastering - A scoping study

Lindqvist E; Vasiliou AP; Gomersall T; Astelle A; Mihailidis A; Sixsmith A; Nygard L
Review: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2016;23(3):162-197

Leisure-activity participation to prevent later-life cognitive decline: a systematic review.

Fallahpour M; Borell L; Luborsky M; Nygård L
Corrigendum: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2015;22(6):478

Corrigendum.
Corrigendum: AGING & MENTAL HEALTH. 2015;19(6):569

Corrigendum. Patterns of functioning in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a two-year study focusing on everyday technology use.

Hedman A; Nygård L; Almkvist O; Kottorp A
Review: ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2015;7(1):17

Mild cognitive impairment and deficits in instrumental activities of daily living: a systematic review.

Jekel K; Damian M; Wattmo C; Hausner L; Bullock R; Connelly PJ; Dubois B; Eriksdotter M; Ewers M; Graessel E; Kramberger MG; Law E; Mecocci P; Molinuevo JL; Nygård L; Olde-Rikkert MG; Orgogozo J-M; Pasquier F; Peres K; Salmon E; Sikkes SA; Sobow T; Spiegel R; Tsolaki M; Winblad B; Frölich L
Review: EXPERT REVIEW OF NEUROTHERAPEUTICS. 2011;11(5):647-655

Development of a short-form assessment for detection of subtle activity limitations: can use of everyday technology distinguish between MCI and Alzheimer's disease?

Kottorp A; Nygård L
Published conference paper: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2004;58(4):435-445

Responses of persons with dementia to challenges in daily activities: a synthesis of findings from empirical studies.

Nygård L
Other: TIDSSKRIFTET SYKEPLEIEN. 1997;85(17):30-32

[The aged--love is ageless. Interview by Erik Dale].

Nygård L

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