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Ingeborg Nilsson

PhD

Professor of Occupational Therapy

Head of Academic Discipline, Occupational Therapy

Research qualifications: Docent

Contact

E-mail
ingeborg.nilsson@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 61 33

Works as

Affiliation
Professor at Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation Section: Occupational Therapy Role: Assistant head of department
Location
Flygel C, Plan 6, Biologihuset Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Defending academic freedom and showing solidarity with US researchers
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Vol. 32, (1)
Björklund Carlstedt, Anita; Helle, Tina; Häggblom-Kronlöf, Greta; et al.
Future domain experts: integrating AI education into existing master programs for health professions
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, IOS Press 2025, Vol. 332 : 299-303
Blusi, Madeleine; Nilsson, Ingeborg; Fischl, Caroline; et al.
Prerequisites for social prescribing in Swedish primary care: stakeholders’ perspectives
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, Taylor & Francis Group 2025, Vol. 43, (4) : 776-785
Degerstedt, Frida; Rapo, Emil; Viklund, Emilia W.E.; et al.
A fight on your own: experiences of rehabilitation after traumatic brachial plexus injuries
Disability and Rehabilitation, Taylor & Francis Group 2025, Vol. 47, (17) : 4506-4514
Evertsson, Linda; Millkvist, Helena; Sjerén, Stina; et al.
Being open to a process of learning: the meaning of joint activities with patients as narrated by nursing staff in psychiatric inpatient care
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 34, (1)
Glantz, Andreas; Wiklund Gustin, Lena; Nilsson, Ingeborg; et al.
Informal caregivers’ perspectives on participation in a dementia rehabilitation programme
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Taylor & Francis 2025, Vol. 32, (1)
Lampinen, Josefine; Nilsson, Ingeborg; Conradsson, Mia; et al.
Phronesis: Recognising a neglected dimension of knowledge within occupational therapy research
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Taylor & Francis Group 2024, Vol. 31, (1)
Bergström, Aileen; Mondaca, Margarita; Nilsson, Ingeborg; et al.
Feasibility of a person-centred multidimensional interdisciplinary rehabilitation programme in community-dwelling people with dementia: a randomised controlled pilot trial
BMC Geriatrics, BioMed Central (BMC) 2024, Vol. 24, (1)
Hasselgren, Låtta; Conradsson, Mia; Lampinen, Josefine; et al.
Occupational therapy in the space of artificial intelligence: Ethical considerations and human-centered efforts
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Taylor & Francis 2024, Vol. 31, (1)
Kaelin, Vera C.; Nilsson, Ingeborg; Lindgren, Helena
To adapt or not to adapt ? Older adults enacting agency in dialogues with an unknowledgeable agent
UMAP '24: proceedings of the 32nd ACM conference on user modeling, adaptation and personalization, New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 2024 : 307-316
Lindgren, Helena; Kaelin, Vera C.; Ljusbäck, Ann Margreth; et al.
Factors to consider when introducing digital social activities to older persons with home care
Caring is sharing: exploiting the value in data for health and innovation, IOS Press 2023 : 453-457
Blusi, Madeleine; Lindgren, Helena; Nilsson, Ingeborg
A focus groups study of staff team experiences of providing interdisciplinary rehabilitation for people with dementia and their caregivers: a co-creative journey
BMC Geriatrics, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 23, (1)
Lindelöf, Nina; Nilsson, Ingeborg; Littbrand, Håkan; et al.
Strategier för att motverka ofrivillig ensamhet
Bra bostäder för seniorer: en antologi, Stockholm: Svensk Byggtjänst 2023 : 61-66
Nilsson, Ingeborg
Constructing loneliness: home care providers' notions of older adults' social needs and the possibilities of the home care profession to support social participation
Journal of Aging Studies, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 65
Nordin, Therese; Lundgren, Anna Sofia; Nilsson, Ingeborg
The association between leisure engagement and loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Nordic population-based study
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Sage Publications 2023, Vol. 51, (5) : 744-753
Nyqvist, Fredrica; Nilsson, Ingeborg; Näsman, Marina; et al.
Critical components of social prescribing programmes with a focus on older adults - a systematic review
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, Taylor & Francis 2023, Vol. 41, (3) : 326-342
Rapo, Emil; Johansson, Erika; Jonsson, Frida; et al.
The perks and struggles of participatory approaches: exploring older persons’ experiences of participating in designing and developing an application
Gerontechnology, International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG) 2023, Vol. 22, (1) : 1-12
Viklund, Emilia W.E.; Nilsson, Ingeborg; Hägglund, Susanne; et al.
Intersectional inequalities in loneliness among older adults before and during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: A total population survey in the Swedish eldercare setting
Social Science and Medicine
Gustafsson, Per E; Fonseca Rodriguez, Osvaldo; Nilsson, Ingeborg; et al.
Venerable vulnerability or remarkable resilience?: A prospective study of the impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine measures on loneliness in Swedish older adults with home care
BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2022, Vol. 12, (5)
Gustafsson, Per E.; Nilsson, Ingeborg; San Sebastian, Miguel
Surviving through solitude: A prospective national study of the impact of the early COVID-19 pandemic and a visiting ban on loneliness among nursing home residents in Sweden
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, Oxford University Press 2022, Vol. 77, (12) : 2286-2295
Gustafsson, Per E.; Schröders, Julia; Nilsson, Ingeborg; et al.
Loneliness among very old people with and without dementia: prevalence and associated factors in a representative sample
European Journal of Ageing, Springer 2022, Vol. 19 : 1441-1453
Lampinen, Josefine; Conradsson, Mia; Nyqvist, Fredrica; et al.
Teaming up to traverse loneliness: a co-creative journey toward a home care work model for supporting social participation among older adults
BMC Health Services Research, BioMed Central (BMC) 2022, Vol. 22, (1)
Nordin, Therese; Coe, Anna-Britt; Nilsson, Ingeborg
Personhood in aloneness and in affinity: satisfactory social participation among home care recipients
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Taylor & Francis 2022, Vol. 29, (7) : 563-577
Nordin, Therese; Rosenberg, Lena; Nilsson, Ingeborg
Nordic population-based study on internet use and perceived meaningfulness in later life: How they are linked and why it matters
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Sage Publications 2022, Vol. 50 : 381-388
Viklund, Emilia W.E.; Nilsson, Ingeborg; Forsman, Anna K.
Measurement of older adults’ performance in digital technology-mediated occupations and management of digital technology
British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Sage Publications 2021, Vol. 84, (6) : 376-387
Fischl, Caroline; Malinowsky, Camilla; Nilsson, Ingeborg
Let’s Try Social Prescribing in Sweden (SPiS): an Interventional Project Targeting Loneliness among Older Adults Using a Model for Integrated Care: A Research Protocol
International Journal of Integrated Care, Ubiquity Press 2021, Vol. 21, (2)
Johansson, Erika; Jonsson, Frida; Rapo, Emil; et al.
Can an ecological-transactional systems model in occupational therapy contribute to a social prescribing programme?
Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy, Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2021, Vol. 49, (2) : 115-118
Johansson, Erika; Rapo, Emil; Nilsson, Ingeborg
Experiences of community-dwelling older people with dementia participating in a person-centred multidimensional interdisciplinary rehabilitation program
BMC Geriatrics, BioMed Central 2021, Vol. 21, (1)
Sondell, Anna; Lampinen, Josefine; Conradsson, Mia; et al.
Tailoring to support digital technology-mediated occupational engagement for older adults: a multiple case study
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Taylor & Francis 2020, Vol. 27, (8) : 577-590
Fischl, Caroline; Blusi, Madeleine; Lindgren, Helena; et al.
Older adults’ perceptions of contexts surrounding their social participation in a digitalized society: an exploration in rural communities in Northern Sweden
European Journal of Ageing, Springer 2020, Vol. 17 : 281-290
Fischl, Caroline; Lindelöf, Nina; Lindgren, Helena; et al.
Negotiating occupation: How older people make sense around of the concept of "occupation"
Journal of Occupational Science, Taylor & Francis 2020, Vol. 27, (2) : 236-250
Lundgren, Anna Sofia; Atler, Karen; Nilsson, Ingeborg
Exploring how older people living at home alone occupy their time: A time-geographic study
The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, ScholarWorks at WMU 2020, Vol. 8, (2) : 1-7
Wicks, Alison; Blanchard, Megan; Nilsson, Ingeborg
Home care services for older clients with and without cognitive impairment in Sweden
Health & Social Care in the Community, John Wiley & Sons 2019, Vol. 27, (1) : 139-150
Sandberg, Linda; Nilsson, Ingeborg; Rosenberg, Lena; et al.
Older adults co-creating meaningful individualized social activities online for healthy ageing
Building continents of knowledge in oceans of data: The future of co-created eHealth, IOS Press 2018 : 775-779
Blusi, Madeleine; Nilsson, Ingeborg; Lindgren, Helena
Perpetuating harms from isolation among older adults with cognitive impairment: observed discrepancies in homecare service documentation, assessment and approval practices
BMC Health Services Research, BioMed Central 2018, Vol. 18
Nilsson, Ingeborg; Luborsky, Mark; Rosenberg, Lena; et al.
Meaning-making around experiences in interventions: Identifying meaningfulness in a group based occupational therapy intervention targeting older people
Ageing & Society, Vol. 38, (9) : 1887-1911
Nilsson, Ingeborg; Lundgren, Anna Sofia
Digital technology in healthcare and elderly care
ECCE 2017: proceedings of the European conference on cognitive ergonomics 2017, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 2017 : 188-190
Danielsson, Karin; Lindgren, Helena; Mulvenna, Maurice; et al.
Exploring potential in participation mediated by digital technology among older adults
Journal of Occupational Science, Abingdon: Routledge 2017, Vol. 24, (3) : 314-326
Fischl, Caroline; Asaba, Eric; Nilsson, Ingeborg
Developing social contact and participation in social activities: Seniors experiences from a social Internet-based intervention process
Gerontechnology, the International Society for Gerontechnology 2017, Vol. 16, (2) : 101-108
Larsson, Ellinor; Larsson Lund, Maria; Nilsson, Ingeborg
The Reationship between Engagement in Leisure Activities and Self-Rated Health in Later Life
Activities, Adaptation & Aging, Taylor & Francis 2017, Vol. 41, (2) : 175-190
Nilsson, Ingeborg; Häggström Lundevaller, Erling; Fisher, Anne G.
Cost effectiveness of an intervention focused on reducing bathing disability
European Journal of Ageing, Vol. 14, (3) : 233-241
Zingmark, Magnus; Nilsson, Ingeborg; Norström, Fredrik; et al.
Exploring the use of information and communication technology in older persons’ daily activities
1st COTEC-ENOTHE Congress: Connecting: Education, Practice, Research, Policy
Fischl, Caroline; Nilsson, Ingeborg; Asaba, Eric
Feasibility study of a single-blind randomised controlled trial of an occupational therapy intervention
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Vol. 23, (4) : 260-271
Gantschnig, Brigitte E.; Nilsson, Ingeborg; Fisher, Anne G.; et al.
Effects of a social Internet-based intervention programme for older adults: An explorative randomized crossover study
British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Sage Publications 2016, Vol. 79, (10) : 629-636
Larsson, Ellinor; Padyab, Mojgan; Larsson Lund, Maria; et al.
Computer-Supported Assessment for Tailoring Assistive Technology
DH'16: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2016 DIGITAL HEALTH CONFERENCE, New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 2016 : 1-10
Lindgren, Helena; Baskar, Jayalakshmi; Guerrero, Esteban; et al.
Occupation-focused health promotion for well older people: a cost-effectiveness analysis
British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Sage Publications 2016, Vol. 79, (3) : 153-162
Zingmark, Magnus; Nilsson, Ingeborg; Fisher, Anne; et al.
Differences in activities of daily living (ADL) abilities of children across world regions: a validity study of the assessment of motor and process skills
Child Care Health and Development, Vol. 41, (2) : 230-238
Gantschnig, B. E.; Fisher, Anne G.; Page, J.; et al.
Att vara en socialt aktiv person som äldre: hur kan modern teknik bidra?
Vardagsteknik och äldre personer, Studentlitteratur AB 2015 : 119-141
Larsson, Ellinor; Nilsson, Ingeborg
Occupational engagement among community dwelling older people: a time-geographic perspective
Health Promotion International, Oxford University Press 2015, Vol. 30, (3) : 484-494
Nilsson, Ingeborg; Blanchard, M; Wicks, A
Finns det inga gränser: ska arbetsterapeuten vara teknisk support också!?
Arbetsterapiforum 15-16 april 2015
Nilsson, Ingeborg; Fischl, Caroline; Larsson, Ellinor
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Research groups

Head of research
UMEå university ACtivities in later life
Group member
GERDA
U-CHEC

Research projects

1 August 2022 until 31 December 2025
A robotic glove - is it the solution to being able to live an active life if the grip of the hand is weak after a plexus injury?
1 December 2020 until 30 June 2022
Impact of national Covid-19-related policies on loneliness among elderly receiving elderly care
1 July 2019 until 31 December 2025
Social Prescribing in Sweden
1 January 2017 until 31 December 2021
Exploring "occupation"
1 January 2017 until 31 December 2022
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