Inger Jansson

Senior Lecturer Occupational Therapy
Department of Rehabilitation , School of Health and Welfare
Doctor of Philosophy

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Inger Janson’s research interest is mainly concerning working life and how access to the labor market can be enhanced for people with health problems, social problems or disabilities. Work ability is a dynamic concept with various meanings. The concept thus needs to be illuminated from both an individual an employer and a rehabilitation perspective as well as an insurance medical perspective to understand its meaning and what consequences a limited ability to work may imply from the various perspectives. The various perspectives on work ability needs to be considered not only for improving the individual’s work ability but also for improving rehabilitation measures, work adaptation, conditions in working life as well as domestic life. Additionally, Inger Jansson has problematized paid work for the purpose to be self-sufficient and has raised basic income as an alternative for diminishing vulnerability for marginalized groups and for enhancing a sustainable working life. 

Currently, Inger Jansson’s research is oriented towards complementary methods for diminishing mental ill health and enable return to work. The complementary methods that are researched, are creative arts activities in group and existential conversations, also in group. 

Inger Jansson is a Council Certified Specialist in Occupational Therapy in the area of Work and education.

 

 

 

Article

Jansson, I., Thörne, K., Masterson, D. (2024). Beyond conventional healthcare for mental health problems: Experiences of existential group conversations Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 31(1). More information
Bergman, P., Rusaw, D., Bülow, P., Skillmark, M., Jansson, I. (2023). Effects of arts on prescription for persons with common mental disorders and/or musculoskeletal pain: A controlled study with 12 months follow-up Cogent Public Health, 10(1). More information
Thörne, K., Jansson, I. (2023). Existentiella samtal i grupp - Två studiers perspektiv Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift, 100(1), 188-207. More information
Turtiainen, T., Morville, A., Jansson, I. (2023). Experiences of long-term unemployment from an occupational perspective: A scoping review. More information
Bergman, P., Jansson, I., Bülow, P. (2021). ‘No one forced anybody to do anything – and yet everybody painted’: Experiences of Arts on Referral, a focus group study Nordic Journal of Arts, Culture and Health, 3(1-2), 9-20. More information
Jansson, I. (2020). Occupation and basic income through the lens of Arendt’s vita activa Journal of Occupational Science, 27(1), 125-137. More information
Wagman, P. Johansson, A. Jansson, I. Lygnegård, F. Edström, E. Björklund Carlstedt, A. , ... Fristedt S. (2020). Making sustainability in occupational therapy visible by relating to the Agenda 2030 goals – A case description of a Swedish university World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin, 76(1), 7-14. More information
Jansson, I., Wagman, P. (2018). Hannah Arendt’s thoughts in relation to occupational science: A response to Turnbull Journal of Occupational Science, 25(2), 252-255. More information
Jansson, I., Gunnarsson, A. (2018). Employers' views of the impact of mental health problems on the ability to work Work: A journal of Prevention, Assessment and rehabilitation, 59(4), 585-598. More information
Munck, B., Björklund, A., Jansson, I., Lundberg, K., Wagman, P. (2018). Adulthood transitions in health and welfare: a literature review. More information
Jansson, I., Wagman, P. (2017). Hannah Arendt’s vita activa: A valuable contribution to occupational science Journal of Occupational Science, 24(3), 290-301. More information
Jansson, I. (2017). Lönearbete och medborgarlön – reflektioner utifrån Hannah Arendts vita activa Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift, 94(5), 603-609. More information
Jansson, I., Gunnarsson, A., Björklund, A., Brudin, L., Perseius, K. (2015). Problem-based self-care groups versus cognitive behavioural therapy for persons on sick leave due to common mental disorders: A randomised controlled study Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 25(1), 127-140. More information
Jansson, I., Björklund, A., Perseius, K., Gunnarsson, A. (2015). The concept of 'work ability' from the view point of employers Work: A journal of Prevention, Assessment and rehabilitation, 52(1), 153-167. More information
Jansson, I., Perseius, K., Gunnarsson, A., Björklund, A. (2014). Work and everyday activities: Experiences from two interventions addressing people with common mental disorders Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 21(4), 295-304. More information
Jansson, I., Björklund, A. (2007). The Experience of Returning to Work Work: A journal of Prevention, Assessment and rehabilitation, 28(2), 121-134. More information

Doctoral thesis

Jansson, I. (2014). On the nature of work ability (Doctoral thesis, Jönköping: School of Health Sciences). More information

Conference paper

Fristedt, S. Johansson, A. Jansson, I. Lygnegård, F. Edström, E. Björklund Carlstedt, A. , ... Wagman P. (2021). Att synliggöra utbildning och forskning relaterat till hållbarhet i arbetsterapi – en fallbeskrivning. Arbetsterapiforum, den 16–17 mars 2021. More information
Jansson, I. (2019). Arbete eller medborgarlön åt alla?. Arbetsterapiforum, Stockholm, 2–3 april, 2019. More information
Jansson, I., Björklund Carlstedt, A., Perseius, K., Gunnarsson, A. (2018). The concept of ‘work ability' from the view point of employers. WFOT Congress 2018, Cape Town, South Africa, 21-25 May, 2018. More information
Jansson, I. (2017). Cultural activities–A way to better health and return to work. The 4th Conference of "Occupational Science Europe", September 8th-9th, 2017, Hildesheim, Germany. More information
Jansson, I., Wagman, P. (2017). Paid work and basic income - Reflections from the perspective of Arendt’s Vita Activa. The 4th Conference of "Occupational Science Europe", September 8th-9th, 2017, Hildesheim, Germany. More information
Jansson, I. (2016). Cultural activities on prescription. COTEC - ENOTHE 2016, Galway, Ireland, 2016, 15th-19th June, 2016. More information
Jansson, I. (2016). A philosophical perspective on human activity. COTEC - ENOTHE 2016, Galway, Ireland, 2016, 15th-19th June, 2016. More information
Jansson, I., Jonson, M. (2015). SPIRA- utveckling av daglig sysselsättning för personer med psykiska funktionshinder. Arbetsterapiforum, Göteborg, 15-16 april. More information
Jansson, I. (2015). Kultur på recept. Arbetsterapiforum, Göteborg, 15-16 april. More information
Jansson, I., Björklund, A., Perseius, K., Gunnarsson, B. (2014). The concept of ‘work ability’ from the view point of employers. Stockholm: The European Union of Medicine in Assurance and Social Security (EUMASS), 20th EUMASS Congress 2014, 11-13 September, Stockholm, Sweden. More information