A Birgitta Gunnarsson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3605899 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Birgitta Gunnarsson |
| GIVEN NAMES | A Birgitta |
| FAMILY NAME | Gunnarsson |
| SIGNATURE | GUNNARSSON A B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gothenburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6976-5154 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A room of your own
The study presented in this article is part of the project‘Finding Viability in Daily Life’. In the project, participantproducedphotographs of situations of well-being were usedin interviews. A knowledge gap was identified: mediaspecificaspects of photographic material used in relatedresearch were not considered. In this study, photographstaken by twelve women aged 27–54 with a stress-relatedillness were examined. The research questions was: Howa…
Balancing on a slack line – Staffs’ experiences of talking about sexuality and sexual health with patients cared for in forensic psychiatry in Sweden
Sexuality is a central part of being human, however, talking about sexual health is generally avoided in forensic psychiatry. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore how healthcare professionals experience talking about sexuality and sexual health with patients cared for in forensic psychiatry. Individual interviews were conducted with eighteen healthcare professionals from ten different forensic psychiatry care units in Sweden. The inte…
Promoting health through yarncraft
This study explored how people living with mental illness describe their experiences of knitting as a leisure occupation and whether knitting can create value and meaning and promote well-being. A qualitative design was used, based on the netnographic LiLEDDA method. Data, consisting of 600 posts, were collected from the internet, cleaned according to the LiLEDDA method, and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The findings showed that kn…
A study protocol of the photo-supported conversations about the well-being intervention (Be WellTM) for people with stress related disorders
The project is based on the concept that focusing on well-being despite living with stress-related illness may positively impact health and well-being as well as activity-related aspects, and that photo-supported conversations about well-being can contribute a complement to other treatment and rehabilitation. A strength is the use of a wide range of methods: such as quantitative measures, photographs, and qualitative interviews with participants …
Occupational balance and satisfaction with daily occupations in persons with depression or anxiety disorders
Introduction Occupational balance and satisfaction with daily occupations are two central concepts in occupational science. The aim of the present study was therefore to explore associations between different aspects of occupational balance and satisfaction with daily occupations. A second aim was to explore whether different aspects of occupational balance predicted satisfaction with daily occupations 12 months later.Methods The present study ha…
Treatment of depression and/or anxiety – outcomes of a randomised controlled trial of the tree theme method® versus regular occupational therapy
Clinical Trials.gov: NCT01980381 ; registered November 2013
The Tree Theme Method® (TTM), an occupational therapy intervention for treating depression and anxiety
ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01980381; registered November 2013
Promoting health through yarncraft
This study explored how people living with mental illness describe their experiences of knitting as a leisure occupation and whether knitting can create value and meaning and promote well-being. A qualitative design was used, based on the netnographic LiLEDDA method. Data, consisting of 600 posts, were collected from the internet, cleaned according to the LiLEDDA method, and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The findings showed that kn…
The Tree Theme Method® (TTM), an occupational therapy intervention for treating depression and anxiety
ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01980381; registered November 2013
Treatment of depression and/or anxiety – outcomes of a randomised controlled trial of the tree theme method® versus regular occupational therapy
Clinical Trials.gov: NCT01980381 ; registered November 2013
A study protocol of the photo-supported conversations about the well-being intervention (Be WellTM) for people with stress related disorders
The project is based on the concept that focusing on well-being despite living with stress-related illness may positively impact health and well-being as well as activity-related aspects, and that photo-supported conversations about well-being can contribute a complement to other treatment and rehabilitation. A strength is the use of a wide range of methods: such as quantitative measures, photographs, and qualitative interviews with participants …
Occupational balance and satisfaction with daily occupations in persons with depression or anxiety disorders
Introduction Occupational balance and satisfaction with daily occupations are two central concepts in occupational science. The aim of the present study was therefore to explore associations between different aspects of occupational balance and satisfaction with daily occupations. A second aim was to explore whether different aspects of occupational balance predicted satisfaction with daily occupations 12 months later.Methods The present study ha…
A room of your own
The study presented in this article is part of the project‘Finding Viability in Daily Life’. In the project, participantproducedphotographs of situations of well-being were usedin interviews. A knowledge gap was identified: mediaspecificaspects of photographic material used in relatedresearch were not considered. In this study, photographstaken by twelve women aged 27–54 with a stress-relatedillness were examined. The research questions was: Howa…
Balancing on a slack line – Staffs’ experiences of talking about sexuality and sexual health with patients cared for in forensic psychiatry in Sweden
Sexuality is a central part of being human, however, talking about sexual health is generally avoided in forensic psychiatry. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore how healthcare professionals experience talking about sexuality and sexual health with patients cared for in forensic psychiatry. Individual interviews were conducted with eighteen healthcare professionals from ten different forensic psychiatry care units in Sweden. The inte…
Promoting health through yarncraft
This study explored how people living with mental illness describe their experiences of knitting as a leisure occupation and whether knitting can create value and meaning and promote well-being. A qualitative design was used, based on the netnographic LiLEDDA method. Data, consisting of 600 posts, were collected from the internet, cleaned according to the LiLEDDA method, and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The findings showed that kn…
Psychology (7 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Psychotherapist (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Anxiety (3 works) · Depression (economics (3 works)