Faculty of Occupational Therapy

Linda Björk Ólafsdóttir

Assistant Professor

Location

  • B201
  • Sólborg

Specialisation

Disability studies Occupational therapy Quality of Life Participation Children
Research portal - Linda Björk Ólafsdóttir 

General information

Courses

FSG0112170
Scientific writing and evidence-based practice
FÞR1110200
Professional development
VVU0106170
Welfare, attitudes and environment
ÞJI1212200
Occupational therapy service II
FSG0112170
Scientific writing and evidence-based practice
VVU0106170
Welfare, attitudes and environment

Education

University of Iceland, Ph.D. Disability Studies
2014
University of Akureyri, MS Health Sciences with a focus on Disability and Rehabilitation
2012
University of Akureyri, BS Occupational Therapy

Career

2017
University of Iceland, PhD student in Disability Studies
2021
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2018 - 2021
,
2014 - 2017
University of Iceland, Research Assistant

Research

2021
Life Quality and Participation of Disabled Children and Young People: Design and Methods of a Transformative Study
2018
Child and parent perspectives of life quality of children with physical impairments compared with non-disabled peers.
2017
Agreements and disagreements between children and their parents in health-related assessments.
2017
Parent perspectives on home participation of high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder compared with a matched group of children without autism spectrum disorder.
2017
Quality of life of high-functioning children and youth with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing peers: Self- and proxy-reports.
2014
Lífsgæði 8-17 ára getumikilla barna með einhverfu : mat og upplifun barna og foreldra
2014
Lífsgæði 8-17 ára getumikilla barna með einhverfu: Mat barna og foreldra þeirra [Quality of life of high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorders, aged between 8-17 years]
2013
Þýðingarferli og notkun lífsgæðamatslistans KIDSCREEN á Íslandi [Translation process and use of the KIDSCREEN quality of life measure in Iceland]