Mona Eklund
Biographic Data
| ID | 5416096 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mona Eklund |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mona |
| FAMILY NAME | Eklund |
| SIGNATURE | EKLUND M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lund University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0136-3079 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 34 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 34 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Social interaction, occupational engagement, and related factors among older mental health service users with severe mental illness – an explorative cross-sectional study
Although research shows that social interaction is related to occupational engagement among adults with mental illness of all ages, this relationship is underexplored among older mental health service users. Factors suggested as relevant for such relationships are, for example, social network characteristics, anxiety/depression, physical problems, and gender. This study aimed to explore how people aging with a mental illness, diagnosed at a young…
It’s not just the residents who need to be motivated for activity”
A broad approach encompassing in-house training including a focus on values, recruitment policies, staff supervision and interventions focusing on both residents and staff are ways to support staff in motivating residents toward being more active within Supported Housing
Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Validation and Reliability of the Spanish Satisfaction with Daily Occupations-Occupational Balance (SDO-OB)
Occupation can be defined as all activities that occupy a person's time. The Satisfaction with Daily Occupations and Occupational Balance instrument evaluates the perceived satisfaction with performance and the balance in time dedicated to different occupations. The main aim was to translate the original instrument to Spanish and examine and establish the psychometric properties. This is a quantitative, cross-sectional study conducted in two stag…
Predictors of clinically important improvements in occupational and quality of life outcomes among mental health service users after completion and follow-up of a lifestyle intervention
This study is part of a larger research project that is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov. Reg. No. NCT02619318
Associations between occupational and social interaction factors and well-being among people with psychiatric disabilities living in supported housing in Sweden
Research indicates that occupation is important for well-being in people with mental illness, but this has not been extensively studied among those with severe psychiatric disabilities. Social contacts may possibly play a more vital role for them. This study aimed to explore how aspects of occupation and social interaction were related with well-being factors in that group, while controlling for the influence of clinical factors. People with psyc…
Development and Evaluation of a Swedish Short Version of the Questionnaire About the Process of Recovery (QPR)
The aim was to develop a short version of the Swedish Process of Recovery Questionnaire (QPR-Swe) for use with people with severe mental illness and to investigate its internal consistency, construct validity, known-groups validity and any floor or ceiling effects. Two independent samples were used, the first (N = 226) to develop the short version and the second (N = 266) to test its psychometric properties. A seven-item version was developed by …
Well-being and perceptions of everyday activities among those who attend community-based day centres for people with mental illness in Sweden – Does an immigrant background make a difference
BACKGROUND: Community-based day centres (CBDCs) for people with mental illness are a common service for both people with an immigrant background and native Swedes. AIM: The aim was to compare CBDC attendees with an immigrant background with attendees who were native Swedes in terms of well-being and perceptions of everyday activities and investigate whether ethnic background could predict these factors. METHODS: Attendees at nine CBDCs were invit…
Quality of Life Among People with Psychiatric Disabilities
Doing or Undoing Gender? An Explorative Study of Gender, Activities, and Well-being among People with Mental Illness Attending Day Centers in Sweden
This study explores gender, activity, and well-being among people with mental illness attending day centers in Sweden. Based on survey data of 215 attendees, this study applies the concepts of doing gender and regulatory regimes to analyze the relationship between being involved in gendered activities and well-being. The results show that while both male and female participants are involved in gender-neutral activities, men are less likely to eng…
Freedom of choice or cost efficiency? The implementation of a free-choice market system in community mental health services in Sweden
This case study investigates the implementation of a free-choice market system in community mental health services using the example of day centres for people with psychiatric disabilities. It was conducted in a major city that was about to implement a free-choice market system due to a new legislation that made it feasible. Eighteen semi-structured interviews were conducted. Agents situated in different parts of the organization were interviewed…
Social interaction among people with psychiatric disabilities – Does attending a day centre matter
BACKGROUND: Engaging in social interaction has, for people with psychiatric disabilities, been shown to enhance well-being and the experience of meaning and to generally prevent the worsening of mental illness. AIM: The aim of the study was to investigate how day centre attendees differed from non-attendees regarding different aspects of social interaction and to investigate how occupational factors, including day centre attendance, and previousl…
Psychosocial Work Environment, Stress Factors and Individual Characteristics among Nursing Staff in Psychiatric In-Patient Care
The psychosocial work environment is an important factor in psychiatric in-patient care, and knowing more of its correlates might open up new paths for future workplace interventions. Thus, the aims of the present study were to investigate perceptions of the psychosocial work environment among nursing staff in psychiatric in-patient care and how individual characteristics--Mastery, Moral Sensitivity, Perceived Stress, and Stress of Conscience--ar…
A Longitudinal Study of Changes in Asylum Seekers Ability Regarding Activities of Daily Living During Their Stay in the Asylum Center
Occupational Value and Associated Factors among People Attending Psychiatric Day Centres
Everybody needs something valuable and meaningful to do, and many western people with psychiatric disabilities can attend day centres to satisfy such needs. Further knowledge about occupational value as a phenomenon would add to the knowledge base of occupational science, which was the rationale for this study. More specifically, the aim was to investigate how day centre attendees rated their perceptions of occupational value, in terms of concret…
Factors Influencing Occupational Engagement in Day Centers for People with Psychiatric Disabilities
Facing Challenges during Occupation
Occupational well-being is a central issue underpinning factors that constitute a good life. This study aimed to explore occupational well-being among Middle Eastern immigrants to Sweden, as reflected in the occupations performed in the context of psychosocial health care. Ten participants experiencing mental health issues, who received occupation-based rehabilitation, were interviewed. Grounded theory methods for data collection and analysis wer…
The Psychosocial Atmosphere in Community-Based Activity Centers for People with Psychiatric Disabilities
JOS Special Issue
Invited by occupational therapy's matriarchs, such as Ulla Runge in Denmark and Ulla Kroksmark in Sweden, Betty Yerxa and Florence Clark from the USC introduced the concepts of occupational science
The Relative Impact of Personality Traits, Meaningful Occupation and Occupational Value on Meaning in Life and Life Satisfaction
Occupational science has held a peripheral interest in the role personality traits may serve in influencing people's engagement in occupation. Like occupation, personality has been identified as a significant factor in explaining personal well-being within the social sciences. Recent models implicate personality, personal projects or life tasks, and personal narrative as three essential layers for understanding human experience. The present study…
Meaning in Life for People with Schizophrenia
The aim of this study was to describe what people with schizophrenia may discern as bringing meaning to their lives, based on the premise that it cannot be taken for granted that occupation would be part of that. A qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews was utilized to understand how the informants experienced meaning in life. Based on purposeful sampling in four Swedish supported housing units, 10 informants were recruited. They in…
The Life Situation of People with Persistent Mental Illness Visiting Day Centers
Belonging and Doing
Background: It is increasingly acknowledged that satisfaction with sexual relations forms an important aspect of people’s lives, but little is known of factors associated with this phenomenon among people with mental illness. Aim: This study aimed to investigate how demographic, social, clinical, and health-related factors were related to satisfaction with sexual relations. Methods: Patients with persistent mental illness (N = 103), recruited fro…
Daily activities mediate the relationship between personality and quality of life in middle-aged women
Time use in relation to valued and satisfying occupations among people with persistent mental illness
This study investigated how temporal occupational patterns, operationalized as time use and daily rhythm, are related to occupational balance, in terms of the value and satisfaction that people with persistent mental illness derive from daily occupations. The respondents, 103 individuals visiting an outpatient psychosis unit, completed a time‐use diary and questionnaires targeting occupational value and satisfaction. Spending more total time in n…
Work status, daily activities and quality of life among people with severe mental illness
The Importance of Work as Compared to Other Forms of Daily Occupations for Wellbeing and Functioning Among Persons with Long-Term Mental Illness
Meaningfulness in daily occupations among individuals with persistent mental illness
This study investigated how people with persistent mental illness who work or study, attend a community‐based activity centre or have no regular activities, experience and describe the meaningfulness of their daily occupations. Data were gathered from 102 randomly selected individuals who were interviewed regarding their daily occupations and perceived meaningfulness using a ‘yesterday activity diary’. Content analysis revealed five main themes o…
The Relative Impact of Personality Traits, Meaningful Occupation and Occupational Value on Meaning in Life and Life Satisfaction
Occupational science has held a peripheral interest in the role personality traits may serve in influencing people's engagement in occupation. Like occupation, personality has been identified as a significant factor in explaining personal well-being within the social sciences. Recent models implicate personality, personal projects or life tasks, and personal narrative as three essential layers for understanding human experience. The present study…
Meaning in Life for People with Schizophrenia
The aim of this study was to describe what people with schizophrenia may discern as bringing meaning to their lives, based on the premise that it cannot be taken for granted that occupation would be part of that. A qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews was utilized to understand how the informants experienced meaning in life. Based on purposeful sampling in four Swedish supported housing units, 10 informants were recruited. They in…
The Life Situation of People with Persistent Mental Illness Visiting Day Centers
The experience of everyday occupations and its relation to sense of coherence ‐ a methodological study
The connection between health and the activation of the body that occurs through occupational engagement in rehabilitation is unquestionable, but what impact on health and well‐being does the experience of occupational performance have in itself? This pilot study was conducted to develop a methodology that captured qualities of experience in the daily occupational repertoire of six heterogeneous cases. The following instruments were used: 1) Expe…
Freedom of choice or cost efficiency? The implementation of a free-choice market system in community mental health services in Sweden
This case study investigates the implementation of a free-choice market system in community mental health services using the example of day centres for people with psychiatric disabilities. It was conducted in a major city that was about to implement a free-choice market system due to a new legislation that made it feasible. Eighteen semi-structured interviews were conducted. Agents situated in different parts of the organization were interviewed…
Factors Influencing Occupational Engagement in Day Centers for People with Psychiatric Disabilities
Facing Challenges during Occupation
Occupational well-being is a central issue underpinning factors that constitute a good life. This study aimed to explore occupational well-being among Middle Eastern immigrants to Sweden, as reflected in the occupations performed in the context of psychosocial health care. Ten participants experiencing mental health issues, who received occupation-based rehabilitation, were interviewed. Grounded theory methods for data collection and analysis wer…
Associations between occupational and social interaction factors and well-being among people with psychiatric disabilities living in supported housing in Sweden
Research indicates that occupation is important for well-being in people with mental illness, but this has not been extensively studied among those with severe psychiatric disabilities. Social contacts may possibly play a more vital role for them. This study aimed to explore how aspects of occupation and social interaction were related with well-being factors in that group, while controlling for the influence of clinical factors. People with psyc…
Time use in relation to valued and satisfying occupations among people with persistent mental illness
This study investigated how temporal occupational patterns, operationalized as time use and daily rhythm, are related to occupational balance, in terms of the value and satisfaction that people with persistent mental illness derive from daily occupations. The respondents, 103 individuals visiting an outpatient psychosis unit, completed a time‐use diary and questionnaires targeting occupational value and satisfaction. Spending more total time in n…
Levels of Complexity in Patterns of Daily Occupations
The study builds on a previous study of the everyday occupations of 100 women who worked at home and in the paid workforce. Their pattern of daily occupations was depicted using time-occupation graphs inspired by the time geography method, whereby the women’s pattern of occupations were categorised and clustered according to complexity. For each woman, the level of complexity was operationalised as the frequency of shifting between three categori…
Recognition of Similarities
It has been proposed that it should be possible to identify patterns of daily occupations that promote health or cause illness. This study aimed to develop and to evaluate.a process for analysing and characterising subjectively perceived patterns of daily occupations, by describing patterns as consisting of main, hidden, and unexpected occupations. Yesterday diaries describing one day of 100 working married mothers were collected through intervie…
Ward Atmosphere, Client Satisfaction, and Client Motivation in a Psychiatric Work Rehabilitation Unit
The experience of everyday occupations and its relation to sense of coherence ‐ a methodological study
The connection between health and the activation of the body that occurs through occupational engagement in rehabilitation is unquestionable, but what impact on health and well‐being does the experience of occupational performance have in itself? This pilot study was conducted to develop a methodology that captured qualities of experience in the daily occupational repertoire of six heterogeneous cases. The following instruments were used: 1) Expe…
The relationship of personality dimensions as measured by the temperament and character inventory and quality of life in individuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder living in the commun…
Ward Atmosphere, Client Satisfaction, and Client Motivation in a Psychiatric Work Rehabilitation Unit
Recognition of Similarities
It has been proposed that it should be possible to identify patterns of daily occupations that promote health or cause illness. This study aimed to develop and to evaluate.a process for analysing and characterising subjectively perceived patterns of daily occupations, by describing patterns as consisting of main, hidden, and unexpected occupations. Yesterday diaries describing one day of 100 working married mothers were collected through intervie…
The Importance of Work as Compared to Other Forms of Daily Occupations for Wellbeing and Functioning Among Persons with Long-Term Mental Illness
A model of subjective quality of life for outpatients with schizophrenia and other psychoses
Levels of Complexity in Patterns of Daily Occupations
The study builds on a previous study of the everyday occupations of 100 women who worked at home and in the paid workforce. Their pattern of daily occupations was depicted using time-occupation graphs inspired by the time geography method, whereby the women’s pattern of occupations were categorised and clustered according to complexity. For each woman, the level of complexity was operationalised as the frequency of shifting between three categori…
Social Network Among People With Persistent Mental Illness
Background: Social interaction is crucial for whether a person will successfully accomplish important life tasks. Aim and method: This study investigated the importance of sociodemographic, clinical and self-perceived health-related factors for social interaction among 103 individuals with persistent mental illness, mainly psychoses, visiting an outpatient unit. Results: Bivariate analyses pointed to several relationships, especially between the …
Meaningfulness in daily occupations among individuals with persistent mental illness
This study investigated how people with persistent mental illness who work or study, attend a community‐based activity centre or have no regular activities, experience and describe the meaningfulness of their daily occupations. Data were gathered from 102 randomly selected individuals who were interviewed regarding their daily occupations and perceived meaningfulness using a ‘yesterday activity diary’. Content analysis revealed five main themes o…
Work status, daily activities and quality of life among people with severe mental illness
Belonging and Doing
Background: It is increasingly acknowledged that satisfaction with sexual relations forms an important aspect of people’s lives, but little is known of factors associated with this phenomenon among people with mental illness. Aim: This study aimed to investigate how demographic, social, clinical, and health-related factors were related to satisfaction with sexual relations. Methods: Patients with persistent mental illness (N = 103), recruited fro…
Daily activities mediate the relationship between personality and quality of life in middle-aged women
Time use in relation to valued and satisfying occupations among people with persistent mental illness
This study investigated how temporal occupational patterns, operationalized as time use and daily rhythm, are related to occupational balance, in terms of the value and satisfaction that people with persistent mental illness derive from daily occupations. The respondents, 103 individuals visiting an outpatient psychosis unit, completed a time‐use diary and questionnaires targeting occupational value and satisfaction. Spending more total time in n…
Meaning in Life for People with Schizophrenia
The aim of this study was to describe what people with schizophrenia may discern as bringing meaning to their lives, based on the premise that it cannot be taken for granted that occupation would be part of that. A qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews was utilized to understand how the informants experienced meaning in life. Based on purposeful sampling in four Swedish supported housing units, 10 informants were recruited. They in…
The Life Situation of People with Persistent Mental Illness Visiting Day Centers
JOS Special Issue
Invited by occupational therapy's matriarchs, such as Ulla Runge in Denmark and Ulla Kroksmark in Sweden, Betty Yerxa and Florence Clark from the USC introduced the concepts of occupational science
The Relative Impact of Personality Traits, Meaningful Occupation and Occupational Value on Meaning in Life and Life Satisfaction
Occupational science has held a peripheral interest in the role personality traits may serve in influencing people's engagement in occupation. Like occupation, personality has been identified as a significant factor in explaining personal well-being within the social sciences. Recent models implicate personality, personal projects or life tasks, and personal narrative as three essential layers for understanding human experience. The present study…
Facing Challenges during Occupation
Occupational well-being is a central issue underpinning factors that constitute a good life. This study aimed to explore occupational well-being among Middle Eastern immigrants to Sweden, as reflected in the occupations performed in the context of psychosocial health care. Ten participants experiencing mental health issues, who received occupation-based rehabilitation, were interviewed. Grounded theory methods for data collection and analysis wer…
The Psychosocial Atmosphere in Community-Based Activity Centers for People with Psychiatric Disabilities
Social interaction among people with psychiatric disabilities – Does attending a day centre matter
BACKGROUND: Engaging in social interaction has, for people with psychiatric disabilities, been shown to enhance well-being and the experience of meaning and to generally prevent the worsening of mental illness. AIM: The aim of the study was to investigate how day centre attendees differed from non-attendees regarding different aspects of social interaction and to investigate how occupational factors, including day centre attendance, and previousl…
Psychosocial Work Environment, Stress Factors and Individual Characteristics among Nursing Staff in Psychiatric In-Patient Care
The psychosocial work environment is an important factor in psychiatric in-patient care, and knowing more of its correlates might open up new paths for future workplace interventions. Thus, the aims of the present study were to investigate perceptions of the psychosocial work environment among nursing staff in psychiatric in-patient care and how individual characteristics--Mastery, Moral Sensitivity, Perceived Stress, and Stress of Conscience--ar…
A Longitudinal Study of Changes in Asylum Seekers Ability Regarding Activities of Daily Living During Their Stay in the Asylum Center
Occupational Value and Associated Factors among People Attending Psychiatric Day Centres
Everybody needs something valuable and meaningful to do, and many western people with psychiatric disabilities can attend day centres to satisfy such needs. Further knowledge about occupational value as a phenomenon would add to the knowledge base of occupational science, which was the rationale for this study. More specifically, the aim was to investigate how day centre attendees rated their perceptions of occupational value, in terms of concret…
Factors Influencing Occupational Engagement in Day Centers for People with Psychiatric Disabilities
Doing or Undoing Gender? An Explorative Study of Gender, Activities, and Well-being among People with Mental Illness Attending Day Centers in Sweden
This study explores gender, activity, and well-being among people with mental illness attending day centers in Sweden. Based on survey data of 215 attendees, this study applies the concepts of doing gender and regulatory regimes to analyze the relationship between being involved in gendered activities and well-being. The results show that while both male and female participants are involved in gender-neutral activities, men are less likely to eng…
Psychology (31 works) · Psychiatry (27 works) · Medicine (21 works) · Mental health (18 works) · Occupational Therapy Practice and Research (17 works) · Clinical Psychology (14 works) · Social Psychology (14 works) · Schizophrenia research and treatment (13 works) · Clinical Psychology (12 works) · Gerontology (12 works)