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Björg Sigridur Anna Thordardottir

Björg Sigridur Anna Thordardottir

Job title
  • Associate Professor
Visiting address
  • Pilestredet 48, 0167 Oslo
  • Office number: R703
Phone
  • Office: +47 672 38 859
E-mail
  • bjorg.thordardottir@oslomet.no
Affiliation

About

Occupational therapist, teacher and researcher, home, health, activity and participation, accessibility at home and outside the home, innovative assistive technology at home and outside the home, digital home rehabilitation, flexibility in the rural/urban health services, city living.

Research groups

Publications and research

Scientific publications

Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin ; Torbjørnsen, Astrid ; Thordardottir, Björg Sigridur Anna ; Lund, Anne ; Hovland, Olav Johannes; Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie (2025). Exploring intentions: factors influencing international study decisions in healthcare bachelor degree programs. BMC Medical Education. Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07136-4

Petursdottir, Helga Sif; Halapi, Eva; Thordardottir, Björg Sigridur Anna (2025). Icelandic translation, adaptation and validation of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA-IS). Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. Vol. 32.
https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2025.2453479

Bjarnason, Steinunn; Skúladottir, Hafdís; Thordardottir, Björg Sigridur Anna (2024). Slökun og frí frá hugsunum: Reynsla af skapandi iðju sem íhlutun iðjuþjálfa í geðheilsuteymi Reykjalundar. Idjuthjalfinn.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5043339

Bavngaard, Martin Vinther ; Lund, Anne ; Thordardottir, Björg Sigridur Anna ; Rasmussen, Erik Børve (2024). The Uses and Experiences of Synchronous Communication Technology for Home-Dwelling Older Adults in a Home Care Services Context: Qualitative Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR). Vol. 26.
https://doi.org/10.2196/59285

Bavngaard, Martin Vinther ; Lund, Anne ; Thordardottir, Björg Sigridur Anna ; Rasmussen, Erik Børve (2023). (PROTOCOL) The uses and experiences of communication technology for home-dwelling older adults in a homecare services context: a qualitative systematic review. PROSPERO International prospectie register of systematic reviews.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4352760

Fänge, Agneta Malmgren; Thordardottir, Björg ; Ya-Nyonge, Metuge Ankhesnamon; Lethin, Connie (2020). Satisfaction with Health Care Interventions among Community Dwelling People with Cognitive Disorders and Their Informal Caregivers—A Systematic Review. Healthcare. Vol. 8.
https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8030240

Thordardottir, Björg ; Stigen, Linda; Magne, Trine A; Johnson, Susanne Grødem; Gramstad, Astrid; Gran, Adrian Wetlesen; Åsli, Lene Angel; Mørk, Gry; Bonsaksen, Tore (2020). Student perceptions of the learning environment in Norwegian occupational therapy education programs. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy.
https://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2020.1831058

Thordardottir, Björg ; Fänge, Agneta Malmgren; Lethin, Connie; Gatta, Danae Rodriguez; Chiatti, Carlos (2019). Acceptance and use of innovative assistive technologies among people with cognitive impairment and their caregivers: A systematic review. BioMed Research International. Vol. 2019:9196729.
https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/9196729

Fänge, Agneta Malmgren; Carlsson, Gunilla; Axmon, Anna; Thordardottir, Björg ; Chiatti, Carlos; Nilsson, Maria H; Ekstam, Lisa (2019). Effects of applying a standardized assessment and evaluation protocol in housing adaptation implementation – results from a quasi-experimental study. BMC Public Health. Vol. 19.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7815-9

Lovisa, Boström; Chiatti, Carlos; Thordardottir, Björg ; Ekstam, Lisa; Fänge, Agneta Malmgren (2018). Health-Related Quality of Life among People Applying for Housing Adaptations: Associated Factors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102130



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Research reports

Thordardottir, Björg (2016). Home, health and participation. for community living people with disability. ISBN: 9789176192658. 83 p. Media-Tryck, Lund University.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3800979



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Dissemination

Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie ; Thordardottir, Björg Sigridur Anna ; Lund, Anne (2025). Hvordan utdanne ergoterapeuter til ansvarlige globale borgere?. Fagkongress i Ergoterapi 2025. Forbundet ergoterapeutene.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4510755

Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie ; Wik, Sigrid Elise ; Myraunet, Ingunn ; Thordardottir, Björg Sigridur Anna ; Lund, Anne (2025). Integrating Global Health and Internationalization into OT Curriculum to build Global Citizenship. 28th ENOTHE Annual Meeting. ENOTHE - European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4652357

Malambo, Moonga Rosah ; Bachke, André ; Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin ; Bong, Way Kiat ; Samuels, Ayanna; Sethov, Ellen ; Lund, Anne ; Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie ; Thordardottir, Björg Sigridur Anna (2024). Aging Globally- Integrated in Curriculum Collaborative Online International Learning(COIL). Nordisk Gerontologi Konferanse . NGK.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5036108

Zecevic, Aleksandra; Boström, Anne-Marie; Lund, Anne ; Thordardottir, Björg Sigridur Anna ; Bachke, André ; Bong, Way Kiat ; Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin ; Sethov, Ellen ; Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie ; Guidetti, Susanne; Widèn, S; Kassov, Ole; Bussone, P (2024). Internationalization of Gerontology Education - Aging Globally Initiative. Nordisk Gerontologi Konferanse . NGK.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4792167

Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie ; Thordardottir, Björg Sigridur Anna ; Lund, Anne (2023). Occupational Therapists as responsible global citizens. 27th ENOTHE Annual Meeting. ENOTHE.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4423742

Thordardottir, Björg Sigridur Anna (2022). The mis-fit of the 'ville' and the 'citè':how occupational therapy stutents can investigate and influence physical and social accessibility in the city for all, through learning. lessons from Accessibility Week in Oslo 2021. WFOT congress 2022. WFOT.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4727923

Thordardottir, Björg Sigridur Anna (2022). Velferðartækni og sjálfstæð búseta. Combining health and social services: Sustainable system - Independent users. Veltek-Iceland Health and Welfare Technology Cluster.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4415961

Thordardottir, Björg ; Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie ; Aas, Randi Wågø (2021). Therapists use of assessment tools in workplace visit. A survey. 2.COTEC-ENOTHE Congress 2021; 2021-09-15. COTEC-ENOTHE .
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4500228

Thordardottir, Björg ; Stigen, Linda; Magne, Trine A; Johnson, Susanne Grødem; Gramstad, Astrid; Gran, Adrian W.; Åsli, Lene Angel; Mørk, Gry; Bonsaksen, Tore (2021). Student perceptions of the learning environment in Norwegian Occupational therapy education programs. 2.COTEC-ENOTHE Congress 2021.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3980869

Thordardottir, Björg ; Trøan, Emma Marie Quille; Ugstad, Frida Marie Rørvik; Østhassel, Jacob Fredrik; Le, Thanh Dat (2020). Betydningen av gode fysiske omgivelser og møteplasser - Universell utforming. Storbyens fleksibilitet: Fysiske fellesskap i den fleksible byen. OsloMet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4043269



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