Faculty of Occupational Therapy

Olga Ásrún Stefánsdóttir

Assistant Professor
460 8453

Location

  • A314
  • Sólborg

Specialisation

Occupational therapy Aging Family science Family therapy Dementia Critical gerontology
Research portal - Olga Ásrún Stefánsdóttir 

General information

Courses 2025 - 2026

ÞJI1315200
Occupational therapy service III
PSM0110240
Person-centred Approach in Dementa Care, Communication and Interventions
STF0104160
Management in health care- and welfare services
IÞJ0108170
Introduction to occupational therapy studies
HGI0110170
Mental health and occupation
ÞJI1112200
Occupational therapy service I
ÖHE0110220
Healthy Aging, Health Care of older adults and Health Promotion
HGH0110170
Mental health
FMF1106200
Professionalism and professional identity
ÞJI1112200
Occupational therapy service I

Education

2025
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL), PhD Health and Social Sciences
2015
University of Iceland, Meistarapróf Family Therapy
2005
University of Akureyri, BS Occupation Therapy

Research

2024
Second Partnership and Dementia Care in a Blended Family: Case Study of a Wicked Problem. Journal article
2024
Lost in Transition: Community-Dwelling Partners’ Stories of Losing a Spouse to Cognitive Decline and Long-Term Care Facilities. Journal article
2024
„Suma daga nær maður ekki höfðinu upp úr vatninu“. Journal article
2022
Maintaining or letting go of couplehood: Perspectives of older male spousal dementia caregivers. Journal article
2021
Maintaining or letting go of couplehood: Perspectives of older male spousal dementia caregivers. Journal article
2020
Who cares for the carer? The suffering, struggles and unmet needs of older women caring for husbands living with cognitive decline. Journal article
2019
Continued Togetherness: Couples Preparing for Old Age. Book chapter