
Dementia or MCI @ work in progress
Research group
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.
Group members - UEF
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Mervi Issakainen Postdoctoral Researcher , Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Department of Social S...
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Katja Karjalainen Postdoctoral Researcher , Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Law School
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Marjo Ylhäinen Associate Professor , Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Law School
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Anna Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen University Lecturer , Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Law School
Others
Other group members
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Charlotta Ryd (Ruotsi, Karoliininen instituutti)
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Lena Rosenberg (Ruotsi, Karoliininen instituutti)
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Ann-Louise Engvall (Ruotsi, Karoliininen instituutti)
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Birgit Heuchemer (Ruotsi, Karoliininen instituutti)
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Anders Kottorp (Ruotsi, Malmön yliopisto/Karoliininen instituutti)
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Sheida Marashi (Kanada, Waterloon yliopisto)
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Karan Shastri (Kanada, Waterloon yliopisto)
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Parminder Flora (Kanada, Ontario Shores)