Everyday Matters
In the research group Everyday Matters we work across disciplines to address issues concerning everyday life and care. We draw on theoretical and methodological contributions from occupational therapy, anthropology, sociology, design, and ethics.
Our work concerning eldercare is focused on how everyday life in nursing homes can be improved. We explore this in relation to the physical and social environment, social participation, and learning culture among staff members and healthcare professionals. To make sure that the research is relevant to those concerned, we adopt (and develop) collaborative research methods which allow us to work together with older people, staff members, and family members in different care settings. Our commitment to participatory methods also extends to how we explore health in relation to migration and diversity.
Examples of research topics:
- How the environment in nursing homes is designed, and its impact on daily life and care
- The value of seemingly trivial objects and how they are negotiated in nursing homes
- How older people living in nursing homes can assert agency and shape their everyday lives
- Studying learning and learning cultures (especially in eldercare)
- Health in relation to migration and diversity
- Developing research methodologies to address complexity and change
Ongoing research projects
- Re-thinking shared spaces
- SFO-V Blue Sky
- Moving People
- Understanding the relationships connecting everyday life, care, and the physical environment in nursing homes – a new collaborative framework
Previous projects
- A nursing home to long for
- Mundane Mattering
Funding
The research group has funding from FORTE: the Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, the Kamprad Family Foundation and the Strategic Research Area Care Science (SFO-V).
Group members
Lena Borell, PhD, Professor, senior
Anna Brorsson, PhD, Lecturer
, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher (links to external site)
, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher (links to external site)
, PhD, Affiliated Researcher (links to external site)
Karin Johansson, PhD, Lecturer
Margarita Mondaca, PhD, Lecturer
Marianne Palmgren, PhD student
, Affiliated Professor (links to external site)
Sarah Scheer, PhD student
Everyday Matters Resources
Main publications
- Johansson, K., Borell, L., & Rosenberg, L. (2020). . Ageing and Society, 1-22.
- Cleeve, H. (2020). , Design and Culture, 12:1, 5-29.
- Mondaca, M., Johansson, K., Josephsson, S. & Rosenberg, L. (2020). . Aging & Mental Health, 24:4, 679-688.
- Mondaca, M., Josephsson, S., Borell, L., Katz, A. & Rosenberg, L. (2019). . Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 26:6, 441-451,
- Gaber SN, Guerrero M, Rosenberg L. . Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2024 Dec;19(1):2431449. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2024.2431449. Epub 2024 Nov 24. PMID: 39580815; PMCID: PMC11587718.
- Palmgren M, Rosenberg L, Gaber SN, Johansson K. . Dementia (London). 2023 Jan;22(1):235-251. doi: 10.1177/14713012221142474. Epub 2022 Nov 25. PMID: 36427294; PMCID: PMC9772895.
- Bergström A, Mondaca M, Nilsson I, Guidetti S, Rosenberg L. Phronesis: . Scand J Occup Ther. 2024 Jan;31(1):2341782. doi: 10.1080/11038128.2024.2341782. Epub 2024 Apr 17. PMID: 38630858.
Films and presentations
- (in Swedish only): A film about a collaborative research project at the Reality Lab Stureby.
- (in Swedish only): A film where Lena Rosenberg, talks about the physical environment in Smedsudden nursing home in Askersund.
- (in Swedish only): A digital lecture with Helena Cleeve.
Other material
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