Dementia or mild cognitive impairment: @ work in progressShow others and affiliations
2018 (English)In: 28th Alzheimer Europe Conference, Making dementia a European priority, Barcelona, Spain, 29–31 October 2018: Abstract book, 2018, p. 119-119Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
This multidisciplinary project (occupational therapy, psychology, elder law and labour law, social and political science, and engineering) will provide new insights into what happens when people develop mild cognitive impairment or early stage dementia while still working, how this is infuenced by legislation, and how it is experienced and potentially managed by those concerned. The empirical project will include case studies and the joint compilation of information gathered from the case studies from different countries, providing in-depth understanding of how their situation and transition process might be experienced and managed, and of the influencing conditions, particularly related to the role of technology. Technology might be a hindrance as well as an asset in different cases, that is; technology might not be the solution for all. Development and evaluation of new tools will be included in cases. Based on knowledge generated in these longitudinal case studies, we will co-create a new computer-based tool to support the person in the transition, for example by supporting communication, education, and adapted occupation. We will also investigate how laws, regulations and policies in different countries and organizations can support and/or hinder continued work and/or transition from work, how these are practiced and how they can be understood better by people with dementia/MCI and their employers. Researchers from Sweden, Finland and Canada will collaborate with people with MCI/dementia in the workplace, their families, employers and HR staf. An interdisciplinary, in-depth inquiry into cases in all countries, in combination with analyses of legal regulations and their translation into practice, will add profound new conceptual understanding to produce new guidelines, tools and technologies that enable people with MCI/dementia to take a lead role in managing and choosing their work life and that support these persons, employers, and workplaces as well as the social system.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2018. p. 119-119
National Category
Occupational Therapy Gerontology, specialising in Medical and Health Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-59602OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-59602DiVA, id: diva2:1733455
Conference
28th Alzheimer Europe Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 29–31 October 2018
2023-02-022023-02-022023-02-02Bibliographically approved