Staffan Josephsson

Staffan Josephsson

Professor
Telefon: +46852483754
Besöksadress: Alfred Nobels Allé 23, 14183 Huddinge
Postadress: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 Arbetsterapi Narrative in health and social care, 171 77 Stockholm

Om mig

  • Jag är professor i arbetsterapi vid Karolinska Institutet (KI) sedan 2011. Min grundutbildning i arbetsterapi fick jag vid dåvarande Hälsohögskolan i Stockholm och min utbildning i pedagogik och teatervetenskap är från Stockholms Universitet. Min avhandling om ”Vardagens aktiviteter som mötesplatser vid demenssjukdom” försvarade jag vid Karolinska Institutet 1994.

    Relationer är enligt min mening kärnan i all produktion av kunskap och därför har jag valt att arbeta kollektivt tillsammans med medarbetare inom olika organisationer och med olika roller och perspektiv.

    Utgångspunkten i mitt arbete är forskargruppen 'Narrativ in health and social care' som har fokus på hur hur fördjupade kunskaper om relationer mellan narrativitet i vardagen, arbetssätt, förutsättningar och organisatorisk beredskap bidra till äldre personers delaktighet och värdighet när de behöver vård och omsorg. Vi arbetar även medvetet med att utmana tomma honnörsbegrepp som excellens och strävar istället att vårt arbete ska ha relevans och betydelse.

    En röd tråd i mitt engagemang är narrativ teori och praktik vilket bland annat utrycks i det Nordiska nätverket i narrativ metod som samlar forskare med intresse att utveckla narrativa metoder för att förstå handling.

    I min roll som lärare har jag ambitionen att utmana elitistisk pedagogik och arbeta för relevanta läroformer som innefattar studentmedverkan och kreativitet. Jag har lärt mig mycket från samarbetet med europeiska kollegor inom ”The European Master in occupational Therapy” och från mina chilenska kollegor vid Universidad de Chile i Santiago, Chile.

    Jag är glad över det förtroendet sektionen för arbetsterapi visat mig i och med att jag har uppdrag att ansvara för ämnet arbetsterapi i olika sammanhang.

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Forskningsbidrag

  • Swiss National Science Foundation
    1 February 2024 - 31 January 2028
    Background and Rationale. Persons with disabilities face inequalities in their everyday life due to the inability to participate in community activities and access places of importance. Many of these inequalities are based on environmental restrictions. Mobility is an important prerequisite of community participation and health of persons with and without disabilities However, there are no studies that examine the community participation of persons with disabilities in relation to mobility and health, their satisfaction with community participation, and how this compares to the situation of persons without disabilities. Furthermore, mobility services are often not available and/or accessible for all and are a barrier to community participation. The political goals to adapt public transport services, structures, and vehicles until the end of the year 2023, to provide access for all persons will not be reached, in Switzerland. Thus, there is a societal need and interest to develop policy recommendations to increase the elimination of discrimination of persons with disabilities.The overall objective of this project is to provide evidence and recommendations about mobility, community participation, and health of persons with and without disabilities, in Switzerland. Specifically, we aim to: a) identify if persons with disabilities have a lower frequency of visiting important places and a lower variety of transportation modes used than persons without disabilities
    b) identify if persons with disabilities have a lower degree of self-rated community participation, of self-rated satisfaction with community participation, and self-rated quality of life than persons without disabilities
    c) examine if self-rated degree of and satisfaction with community participation of persons with and without disabilities is associated with frequencies of visiting important places and modes of transportation
    d) explore and describe the meaning community participation and visiting important places has for persons with disabilities
    e) explain affordances/facilitators and barriers that hinder or support visiting important places for community participation
    f) give a voice to persons with disabilities regarding their transportation/mobility needs
    g) inform the development and validation of policy recommendations and tailor them to the Swiss federal context to increase persons with disabilities community participation in relation to their needs.Methods. We use a mixed method-design in this project, implementing qualitative and quantitative studies. Participants for the studies will be persons 1) 18 years of age and above, 2) with disabilities and/or chronic conditions
    3) who need, want and/or are expected to participate in the community by being mobile and using transportation, and 4) who agree to participate in the study. The study will take place in the German, French, and Italian speaking parts of Switzerland. We will collect the data using qualitative and quantitative methods, such as narrative interviews, photo voice, and nationwide surveys using the Participation in Activities Outside Home (ACT-OUT) questionnaire, the European Quality of Life and Health measure (EuroQoL-5D), and other questionnaires focusing on mobility of persons with disabilities. Data analysis is implemented according to the various qualitative and quantitative study designs and depending on the type and distribution of data.Expected Results and Impact. We expect multiple impacts from the project, such as more knowledge on the needs of persons with disabilities regarding mobility, community participation, and health. In addition, the identified barriers and facilitators will provide a better insight into the modifications that need to be implemented in the environment. Lastly, the policy recommendations will be the basis to reduce environmental barriers and to increase accessibility for all.
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026
    Research problem and specific questionsIntensifying the need for practical knowledge about how a person-centered approach can be integrated and deepened is the rise of standardization s in health and social care for older persons. Research, theory, and national guidelines identify unrealized potential and importance of "narratively organized" everyday life as central to enacting human values such as dignity and participation. The overall purpose is to contribute in-depth knowledge on how narrativity in everyday life and care can be integrated into working methods and organizational preparedness for the participation and dignity of older persons when they need care. Four research questions will address: the nature of, and co-creation of narratively engaged care among patients, staff, and family
    its benefits and limitations: development of a model prototype from findings.   Data and methodCollaborative and process-oriented strategies and the MRC/NIHR guidelines for the development of complex interventions, will use qualitative and process-oriented methods triangulating data from older people, staff and management.Relevance and utilizationThe project contributes to new knowledge about narrativity in relation to person-centeredness, meaning, dignity and how narrative practice can be integrated into ordinary care. Furthermore, the project contributes to increased understanding of how practice leadership and social learning can support such integration. The focus will be on developing working methods to bring this new knowledge into actual practice.Plan for project realizationWe intend to involve two groups
    partly elderly people with newly diagnosed dementia who live in ordinary housing, partly elderly people with complex conditions and/or mental illness who live in nursing homes, for co-created knowledge about ideals around good meetings, how co-planning of interventions, as well as space to tell, to be heard and understood. We also intend to involve staff in elderly care and management representatives in the development of working methods for a more equal, participatory, and dignified ageing. At the same time, we plan to study conditions for implementation, so that the model is designed in a way that makes it possible to apply. Next, we will synthesize collected knowledge and design a prototype for `Narratively Engaged Care´´ that can be integrated within health and social care, care units or nursing homes.
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 December 2019 - 30 November 2020
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2017 - 31 December 2022
  • Guest researcher: Elder council: Development of participatory methods with multicultural older people in relation to home rehabilitation
    Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 June 2013 - 31 May 2014

Anställningar

  • Professor, Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, Karolinska Institutet, 2011-

Examina och utbildning

  • Docent, Arbetsterapi, Karolinska Institutet, 2007

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