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Qarin Lood is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in Occupational Therapy at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. As a leader of the FRESH Centre research group, she focuses on person-centred approaches in applied health and social care, specifically concerning rehabilitation for frail older adults. Her research emphasizes the importance of incorporating the voices of frail elderly individuals into service delivery to enhance relevance and effectiveness. Lood has a diverse background in working with children, adults, and elderly populations, which informs her teaching and supervision of PhD students. Key research projects led by Lood include the PCC@Work initiative that studies the impact of person-centred care on staff and patient outcomes in healthcare contexts, revealing that higher levels of person-centred care are associated with lower stress among healthcare providers. Her scholarly output includes numerous publications in prominent journals, exploring themes such as the capability approach in ageing, the impact of educational programmes on care quality, and studies addressing the quality of life and care satisfaction for older adults in nursing homes.
Administered by the Department of Political Science; focus on International Administration and Global Governance (IAGG).