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Kajsa Lidström-Holmqvist

Position: Adjunct Clinical Lecturer School/office: School of Health Sciences

Email: kajsa.lidstrom-holmqvist@oru.se

Phone: No number available

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Research subject

Occupational Therapy

About Kajsa Lidström-Holmqvist

Kajsa Lidström-Holmqvist is a registered occupational therapist and PhD. She is an affiliated researcher at Örebro University. She works in the Örebro County Region as a research supervisor at the University healthcare research center and as an occupational therapist at the Department of Neuro- and Rehabilitation Medicine, Örebro University Hospital.

Research focus / current projects

Kajsa's main research interest is occupational therapy for people with cognitive disabilities. Other interests are assessement of occupational performance and disabilities impact on occupational performance, activity patterns and activity balance.

Within the research environment REAL (Research Enabeling an Active Life) , Kajsa is active in the research group TOVA (Time management and everyday structure in the event of cognitive impairment). In TOVA, she is active in the Ha Koll project concerning the evaluation of occupational therapy interventions for people with reduced time management skills due to neuropsychiatric and / or mental disorders. Within REAL, she is also active in the research groups TUMA (Treatment for dysmeli or amputation) and ÄLVA (Elderly health, care, activity and everyday life)

In the research environment FAMN, she is part of the research group Life situation in children and young people with narcolepsy (LISAN), where she is interested in how the children's / young people's activity patterns and daily life have been affected.

In addition to conducting her own research, she supervises several doctoral students. Their projects concern advanced myoelectric hand prostheses, aging, physical activity in people with ADHD and evaluation of the time management intervention Ha Koll compared to individual occupational therapy.

Teaching

Kajsas has many years of experience teaching at the Occupational Therapist Program, Department of Health Sciences (HV), Örebro University. First as a senior lecturer at the program and then, since a few years, as a regular guest lecturer. She supervises essay students at the master's program at HV.

Other engagements

Kajsa has served as a reviewer for: Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, British Journal of Occupational Therapy and Disability and Rehabilitation. She has also been hired as a lecturer regarding occupational therapy for people with cognitive disabilities of e.g. Conductive AB, Eskilstuna Municipality, Örebro Municipality and Örebro County Region. She has continuous teaching and development assignments for The Swedish Association of Occupational Therapists.

Active projects

Completed projects

Research groups

Time management skills in people with cognitive limitations (TOVA)

Publications

Articles in journals | Articles, reviews/surveys | Conference papers | Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries | Manuscripts | Reports |

Articles in journals

Wingren, M. , Hayat Roshanai, A. , Fredriksson, U. , Janeslätt, G. & Lidström-Holmqvist, K. (2023). A more active parenting after attending Let's Get Organized - Experiences of parents with ADHD. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 30 (8), 1267-1279.
Spang, L. , Holmefur, M. , Hermansson, L. & Lidström-Holmqvist, K. (2023). Applying to a nursing home is a way to maintain control of life-Experiences from Swedish nursing home applicants. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 37 (1), 106-116.
Arvidsson, P. , Janeslätt, G. , Wennberg, B. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Holmefur, M. & Hayat Roshanay, A. (2023). Evaluation of the group intervention "Let's Get Organized" for improving time management, organisational, and planning skills in people with mild intellectual disability. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 30 (8), 1257-1266.
Spang, L. , Holmefur, M. , Pettersson, C. & Lidström-Holmqvist, K. (2023). Experiences of Close Relatives of Older Adults in Need of a Nursing Home: It Is We Who Manage Their Fragile Daily Life. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2023.
Axelsson Svedell, L. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Arvidsson Lindvall, M. , Cao, Y. & Msghina, M. (2023). Feasibility and tolerability of moderate intensity regular physical exercise as treatment for core symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a randomized pilot study. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5.
Arvidsson Lindvall, M. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Axelsson Svedell, L. , Philipson, A. , Cao, Y. & Msghina, M. (2023). START - physical exercise and person-centred cognitive skills training as treatment for adult ADHD: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 23 (1).
Thorsson, M. , Holmefur, M. & Lidström-Holmqvist, K. (2023). Test-retest reliability of the assessment of time management skills (ATMS-S) in adults with neurodevelopmental disorders. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 30 (5), 714-720.
Widehammar, C. , Hiyoshi, A. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Lindner, H. Y. & Hermansson, L. (2022). Effect of multi-grip myoelectric prosthetic hands on daily activities, pain-related disability and prosthesis use compared with single-grip myoelectric prostheses: A single-case study. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 54.
Wingren, M. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Roshanai, A. H. , Arvidsson, P. , Janeslätt, G. , White, S. & Holmefur, M. (2022). One-year follow-up after the time management group intervention Let's Get Organized. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 29 (4), 305-314.
Roshanay, A. , Janeslätt, G. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , White, S. & Holmefur, M. (2022). The Psychometric Properties of the Original Version of Assessment of Time Management Skills (ATMS). Occupational Therapy International, 2022.
Holmefur, M. , Roshanay, A. , White, S. , Janeslätt, G. , Vimefall, E. & Lidström-Holmqvist, K. (2021). Evaluation of the "Let's Get Organized" group intervention to improve time management: protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial. Trials, 22 (1).
Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Tollén, A. & Holmefur, M. (2021). Toward Control Over Time: Participant Experience of Attending the Let's Get Organized Group Intervention. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75 (5).
Widehammar, C. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Pettersson, I. & Hermansson, L. (2020). Attitudes is the most important environmental factor for use of powered mobility devices - users' perspectives. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 27 (4), 298-308.
Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Holmefur, M. & Arvidsson, P. (2020). Test-retest reliability of the Swedish version of the Weekly Calendar Planning Activity: a performance-based test of executive functioning. Disability and Rehabilitation, 42 (18), 2647-2652.
Lidström-Holmqvist, K. & James, I. (2019). Patient participation in municipal elderly care from the perspective of nurses and occupational therapists. Nursing Open, 6 (3), 1171-1179.
Holmefur, M. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Roshanay, A. H. , Arvidsson, P. , White, S. & Janeslätt, G. (2019). Pilot Study of Let's Get Organized: A Group Intervention for Improving Time Management. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 73 (5).
Lidström-Holmqvist, K. & Holmefur, M. (2019). The ADL taxonomy for persons with mental disorders: adaptation and evaluation. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 26 (7), 524-534.
Afsaneh, H. R. , Gunnel, J. , Suzanne, W. & Lidström-Holmqvist, K. (2019). Time management skills in relation to general self-efficacy and parental sense of competence in individuals with and without cognitive disabilities. Cogent Psychology, 6 (1).
Janeslätt, G. K. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , White, S. & Holmefur, M. (2018). Assessment of time management skills: psychometric properties of the Swedish version. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 25 (3), 153-161.
Spang, L. & Holmqvist, K. (2015). Occupational therapy practice in emergency care: occupational therapists' perspectives. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 22 (5), 345-354.
Lidström Holmqvist, K. , Ivarsson, A. & Holmefur, M. (2014). Occupational therapist practice patterns in relation to clients with cognitive impairment following acquired brain injury. Brain Injury, 28 (11), 1365-1373.
Lidström Holmqvist, K. , Holmefur, M. & Ivarsson, A. (2013). Therapeutic use of self as defined by Swedish occupational therapists working with clients with cognitive impairment following acquired brain injury: a Delphi study. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 60 (1), 48-55.
Holmqvist, K. , Kamwendo, K. & Ivarsson, A. (2012). Occupational therapists' practice patterns for clients with cognitive impairment following acquired brain injury: development of a questionnaire. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 19 (2), 150-163.
Holmqvist, K. , Kamwendo, K. & Ivarsson, A. (2009). Occupational therapists' descriptions of their work with persons suffering from cognitive impairment following acquired brain injury. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 16 (1), 13-24.
Linton, S. J. , Althoff, B. , Melin, L. , Lundin, A. , Bodin, L. , Mägi, A. , Lidström, K. & Lihagen, T. (1994). Psychological factors related to health, back pain, and dysfunction. Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 4 (1), 1-10.

Articles, reviews/surveys

Widehammar, C. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. & Hermansson, L. (2021). Training for users of myoelectric multi-grip hand prostheses: a scoping review. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 45 (5), 393-400.

Conference papers

Wennberg, B. , Arvidsson, P. , Janeslätt, G. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Holmefur, M. & Hyat, R. A. (2022). A group intervention for improving time management, evaluated in people with mild intellectual disability. Paper presented at 18th World congress in occupational therapy (WFOT-congress), Paris, France, August 28th-31st, 2022.
Widehammar, C. , Hiyoshi, A. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Lindner, H. Y. & Hermansson, L. (2022). Effect of multi-grip myoelectric prosthetic hands on daily activities, pain-related disability and prosthesis use compared with single-grip myoelectric prostheses. In: MEC22 Myoelectric Controls Symposium Conference Program. Paper presented at MEC22, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, August 9-11, 2022. (pp. 23-23).
Wingren, M. , Hyat Roshanay, A. , Janeslätt, G. & Lidström-Holmqvist, K. (2022). Parents’ experience of time management skills and parenthood after the intervention Let’s Get Organized. Paper presented at World congress in occupational therapy (WFOT-congress)2022, Paris, France, August 28-31, 2022.
Holmefur, M. , Roshanay, A. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. & White, S. (2022). The Psychometric Properties of the Original Version of Assessment of Time Management Skills (ATMS). Paper presented at 18th World congress in occupational therapy (WFOT-congress), Paris, France, August 28th-31st, 2022.
Spang, L. , Holmefur, M. , Pettersson, C. & Lidström-Holmqvist, K. (2022). To be a relative to an older adult who have applied to a nursing home. Paper presented at 18th World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Congress, Occupational R-evolution, Paris, France, August 28-31, 2022.
Roshanay, A. H. , Janeslätt, G. , Wennberg, B. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Holmefur, M. & Arvidsson, P. (2021). A group intervention for improving time management in people with intellectual disability. In: JARID Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities. Paper presented at 6th Virtual IASSIDD Europe Congress: Value Diversity, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 6-8, 2021. (pp. 1269-1270). Blackwell Publishing.
Wingren, M. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Roshanai, A. , Arvidsson, P. , Janeslott, G. , White, S. M. & Holmefur, M. (2021). Improved Time Management Skills After the Intervention Let's Get Organized Are Maintained Over Time. In: American Journal of Occupational Therapy. American Occupational Therapy Association.
White, S. M. , Holmefur, M. , Janeslätt, G. , Roshanay, A. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. & Arvidsson, P. (2021). Let's Get Organized: A Group Intervention for Improving Time Management - A Pilot Study. In: American Journal of Occupational Therapy. American Occupational Therapy Association.
Roshanai, A. , Janeslatt, G. , White, S. M. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. & Holmefur, M. (2021). Psychometric Properties of the Original Version of the Assessment of Time Management Skills. In: American Journal of Occupational Therapy. American Occupational Therapy Association.
Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Tollen, A. & Holmefur, M. (2021). Toward Control Over Time: Participants' Experiences of Attending the Group Intervention Let's Get Organized. In: American Journal of Occupational Therapy. American Occupational Therapy Association.
Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Tollén, A. & Holmefur, M. (2020). Toward control over time: participants’ experiences of attending the group intervention Let’s Get Organized (LGO). In: American Journal of Occupational Therapy. Paper presented at 2020 AOTA Annual Conference & Expo, Boston, MA, USA, March 26-29, 2020. (Conference canceled). American Occupational Therapy Association.
Widehammar, C. , Hiyoshi, A. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Lindner, H. Y. & Hermansson, L. (2019). Bionic hands: benefit and use. In: ISPO 17th World Congress: Basics to Bionics Abstract Book. Paper presented at World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, 5-8 October, 2019.
Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Tollén, A. & Holmefur, M. (2019). Erfarenheter av att delta i gruppinterventionen Ha Koll! för personer med nedsatt tidshanteringsförmåga. Paper presented at Arbetsterapiform, Nationell forskningskonferens, Stockholm, Sweden, 2-3 April, 2019.
Spang, L. , Holmefur, M. , Hermansson, L. & Lidström-Holmqvist, K. (2019). Factors in daily life leading to the need for moving to a nursing home: Experiences from nursing home applicants. Paper presented at International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congress (IAGG-ER), Gothenburg, Sweden, May 23-25, 2019.
Holmefur, M. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Roshanay, A. , Arvidsson, P. , White, S. & Janeslätt, G. (2019). Ha koll!: pilotstudie av en arbetsterapeutisk gruppintervention som syftar till förbättrad tidshantering. Paper presented at Arbetsterapiforum, Nationell forskningskonferens, Stockholm, Sweden, 2-3 April, 2019.
Roshanai, A. , Janeslätt, G. , White, S. & Lidström-Holmqvist, K. (2019). TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS IN RELATION TO GENERAL SELF-EFFICACY AND PARENTAL SENSE OF COMPETENCE IN INDIVIDUALS WITH AND WITHOUT COGNITIVE DISABILITIES. In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. John Wiley & Sons.
Holmefur, M. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Arvidsson, P. , Roshanai, A. , White, S. & Janeslätt, G. (2018). Let’s Get Organized: pilot study of an occupational therapy group intervention aimed to improve time management skills. Paper presented at WFOT-congress (World federation of occupational therapists, Cape Town, South Africa, 21-25 May, 2018.
Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Holmefur, M. & Arvidsson, P. (2018). Test-retest reliability of a Swedish version of the Weekly Calendar Planning Activity (WCPA): a performance test of executive function. Paper presented at World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress, Cape Town, 22-25 May, 2018.
Roshanay, A. , Janeslätt, G. , White, S. & Lidström Holmqvist, K. (2018). Time Management, Organization skills, self-efficacy and self-rated Parental competence in individuals with and without disabilities. Paper presented at 2018 WFOT Congress,Cape Town, South Africa, May 21-25, 2018.
Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Ivarsson, A. & Holmefur, M. (2017). Arbetsterapeuters praxismönster i relation till klienter med kognitiva nedsättningar efter förvärvad hjärnskada. Paper presented at Arbetsterapiforum 2017: nationell forskningskonferens, Göteborg, Sweden, 10-11 maj, 2017.
Holmefur, M. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , White, S. & Janeslätt, G. (2017). Assessment of Time Management Skills: psychometric properties of the Swedish version (ATMS-S). Paper presented at Nordic Network of Disability Research, Örebro, Sweden, May 3-5, 2017.
White, S. M. , Janeslätt, G. , Holmefur, M. & Lidström-Holmqvist, K. (2017). Assessment of Time Management Skills: Psychometric Properties of the Swedish Version (ATMS-S). Paper presented at AOTA Annual Conference & Expo 2017, Philadelphia, United States, 28 March-2 April, 2017.
Holmefur, M. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , White, S. & Janeslätt, G. (2017). Prövning av validitet hos den svenska versionen av Assessment of Time Management Skills (ATMS-S). Paper presented at AT-Forum, Malmö, Sweden, May 10-11, 2017.
Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Holmefur, M. & Arvidsson, P. (2015). Reliabilitetsprövning av Weekly Calendar Planning Activity (WCPA): ett instrument för att mäta exekutiva funktioner. Paper presented at Arbetsterapiforum 2015: nationell forskningskonferens, Malmö, Sweden, 2015.
Holmqvist, K. (2014). Occupational therapist practice patterns in relation to clients with cognitive impairment following acquired brain injury. In: 16th International Congress of the World federation of Occupational Therapists. Paper presented at 16th International Congress of the World federation of Occupational Therapists, Yokohama, Japan, June 18-21, 2014.
Holmqvist, K. (2014). Therapeutic use of self as defined by Swedish occupational therapists working with clients with cognitive impairments following acquired brain injury. Paper presented at 16th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, Yokohama, Japan, June 18-21, 2014.
Holmqvist, K. , Ivarsson, A. & Holmefur, M. (2012). Occupational therapists' practice patterns for clients having cognitive impairments following acquired brain injury. In: Brain Injury. Paper presented at International Brain Injury Association's Ninth World Congress on Brain Injury, Edingburgh, Scotland, UK, March 21-25. (pp. 458-459). London, UK: Informa Healthcare.
Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Kamwendo, K. & Ivarsson, A. (2007). Arbetsterapi för personer med kognitiva svårigheter efter förvärvad hjärnskada. Paper presented at At-Forum och Nordisk kongress för arbetsterapeuter Stockholm, 2007.

Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries

Lidström Holmqvist, K. (2012). Occupational therapy practice for clients with cognitive impairments following aquired brain injury: occupational therapists' perspective. (Doctoral dissertation). (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro universitet.

Manuscripts

Widehammar, C. , Hiyoshi, A. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. , Lindner, H. & Hermansson, L. Multi-grip prosthetic hands have positive effects on users’ daily activities, pain and prosthesis use compared to single-grip myoelectric prostheses : a multiple baseline single-case study.
Widehammar, C. , Eriksson, K. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. & Hermansson, L. Stepwise Training for Users of Multi-grip Prosthetic Hands : An Occupational Therapy Method.
Widehammar, C. , Lidström-Holmqvist, K. & Hermansson, L. Training for users of myoelectric multi-grip hand prostheses : a scoping review.

Reports

Holmqvist, K. (2014). Kognitiva funktionsnedsättningarefterförvärvad hjärnskada. Konsekvenser i vardagen och rehabiliteringmed fokus på arbetsterapi. Lund: Vårdalinstitutet.
Holmqvist, K. , Ivarsson, A. , Olstam, M. , Pettersson, I. & Yilmaz, M. (2011). Kartläggning kognitiva hjälpmedel: Projektrapport. Sundbyberg: Hjälpmedelsinstitutet.