
Dementia or MCI @ work in progress
Project
Finished 01.09.2018 - 31.08.2022
Law School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
This multidisciplinary project (elder law and labour law, psychology, occupational therapy, 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 influenced by legislation, and how it is experienced and potentially managed by those concerned. Start date for this three year project is 1 January 2018.
This project will focus on:
- 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 by a variety of actors, and how they can be understood better by people with dementia/MCI and their employers;
- The role of technology, the match between persons and technologies, testing new/adapted solutions to support continued work and/or transition from work, and the learning approaches and problem-solving strategies each person develops for adapting and managing working with cognitive impairment;
- The creation of a new digital tool to support understanding, communication, and planning between people with MCI and their employers.
Cooperation
Team members
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Mervi Issakainen
Senior ResearcherLaw School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Katja Karjalainen
University LecturerLaw School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Marjo-Riikka Ylhäinen
University LecturerLaw School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Anna Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen
ProfessorLaw School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Maija Moisio
University TeacherLaw School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Other group members
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Louise Nygård Coordinator of the project, Sweden, Karolinska Institutet
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Arlene Astell Subproject PI, Canada, Toronto Rehab Institute
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Jennifer Boger Subproject PI, Canada, University of Waterloo
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Ann-Charlotte Nedlund Subproject PI, Sweden, Linköping University
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Sirkkaliisa Heimonen Finland, Age Institute
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Charlotta Ryd Sweden, Karolinska Institutet
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Lena Rosenberg Sweden, Karolinska Institutet
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Ann-Louise Engvall Sweden, Karolinska Institutet
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Birgit Heuchemer Sweden, Karolinska Institutet
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Anders Kottorp Sweden, Malmö universitet / Karolinska Institutet
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Sheida Marashi Canada, University of Waterloo
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Karan Shastri Canada, University of Waterloo
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Parminder Flora Canada, Ontario Shores