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.

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Article: DEMENTIA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 2024;23(5):850-881
The impact on employment and education of caregiving for a family member with young onset dementia: A scoping review
Kokorelias KM; Nadesar N; Bak K; Boger J; Nygard L; Maeki-Petaejae-Leinonen A; Nedlund A-C; Astell A
Article: JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES. 2024;106:103203
Everyday technology's interplay in the lives of people with dementia: A multiple case study in the rural North of England
Wallcook S; Malinowsky C; Charlesworth G; Ryd C; Nygard L
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; Leinonen AMP; 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; Nygard 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; Nygard L; Kottorp A; Olsson CB; 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; Thalen L; Malinowsky CW; Margot-Cattin I; Seetharaman K; Chaudhury H; Cutchin M; Wallcook S; Kottorp A; Brorsson A; Biglieri S; Nygard 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
Thalen L; Malinowsky C; Margot-Cattin I; Gaber SN; Seetharaman K; Chaudhury H; Cutchin M; Wallcook S; Anders K; Brorsson A; Nygard 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; Nygard 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
Nygard L; Ryd C; Astell A; Nedlund A-C; Boger J; Maki Petaja 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; Maki-Petaja-Leinonen A; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Kuehne N; Ohman 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
Swardh E; Opava CH; Nygard 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
Margot-Cattin I; Ludwig C; Kuhne 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
Kottl H; Fallahpour M; Hedman A; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Ohman A; Lundberg S; Cutchin MP; Nygard L
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; Nygard L; Kottorp A; Charlesworth G; Wallcook S; Malinowsky C
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; Nygard L; Brorsson A; 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; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Berard A; Bremond F; Charras K; Dening T; Droes R-M; Gzil F; Hicks B; Innes A; Sao-Mai N; Nygard 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; Ohman A; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Bjorklund E; Melin I; Pernevik A; Rosenberg L; Nygard 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; Nygard L; Malinowsky C; Ohman 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; Ohman A; Lundberg S; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Nygard L; Almkvist O; 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
Nygard L; Kottorp A; Rosenberg L
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; Nygard L; Malinowsky C; Ohman A; Kottorp A
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; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Nygard L; Lund ML
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
Hallgren M; Nygard L; Kottorp A
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: 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; Nygard 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; Nygard L; Rosenberg L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2014;21:80-88
Qualitative approaches in occupational therapy research
Borell L; Nygard 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
Lund ML; Nygard L; Kottorp A
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; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Nygard L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2012;19(6):521-529
Qualitative approaches in occupational therapy research
Borell L; Nygard 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; Nygard 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
Nygard 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: TECHNOLOGY AND DISABILITY. 2011;23(4):243-250
Factors that impact the level of difficulty of everyday technology in a sample of older adults with and without cognitive impairment
Patomella A-H; Kottorp A; Malinowsky C; Nygård L
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)
Hallgren M; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Lidstrom H; Nygard L
Article: OTJR-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY JOURNAL OF RESEARCH. 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; Nygard 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; Nygard 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):43-51
Awareness through interaction in everyday occupations:: Experiences of people with Alzheimer's disease
Ohman A; Josephsson S; Nygard L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. 2008;15(1):4-12
The provision of stove timers to individuals with cognitive impairment
Nygard L; Starkhammar S; Lilja M
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
Nygard 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
Nygård L; Winblad B
Article: OTJR-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY JOURNAL OF RESEARCH. 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
Lund ML; Nordlund A; Nygård L; Lexell J; Bemspång 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?: Clients' and occupational therapists' perceptions
Nygård L; Grahn U; Rudenhammar A; Hydling S
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2003;17(3):239-249
Telephone use among non institutionalized persons with dementia living alone:: Mapping out difficulties and response strategies
Nygård L; Starkhammar S
Article: OTJR-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY JOURNAL OF RESEARCH. 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;107:42-46
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-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY JOURNAL OF RESEARCH. 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-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY JOURNAL OF RESEARCH. 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-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY JOURNAL OF RESEARCH. 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; Nygard 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; Nygard 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; Nygard L; Olde-Rikkert MGM; Orgogozo J-M; Pasquier F; Peres K; Salmon E; Sikkes SAM; Sobow T; Spiegel R; Tsolaki M; Winblad B; Froelich L
Letter: 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
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; Nygard 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
Doctoral thesis: 1996
Everyday life with dementia : aspects of assessing and understanding the consequences and experiences of living with dementia
Nygård L

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