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Achieving Balance In Everyday Life

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Pages 74-82 | Published online: 26 Sep 2011

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Lillie-Marie Hogan, Anita Björklund Carlstedt & Petra Wagman. (2023) Occupational therapy and stress-related exhaustion – a scoping review. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 30:7, pages 1047-1063.
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John Knight. (2023) Resistant and remediating design. The Design Journal 26:4, pages 604-623.
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Carita Håkansson, A. Birgitta Gunnarsson & Petra Wagman. (2023) Occupational balance and satisfaction with daily occupations in persons with depression or anxiety disorders. Journal of Occupational Science 30:2, pages 196-202.
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Michel Perreault & Niamh Power. (2023) Work-life balance as a personal responsibility: The impact on strategies for coping with interrole conflict. Journal of Occupational Science 30:2, pages 160-174.
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A. Birgitta Gunnarsson, Anna Frisint, Ulrica Hörberg & Petra Wagman. (2022) Catching sight of well-being despite a stress-related disorder. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 29:8, pages 699-707.
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Louise Karlsson, Andreas Ivarsson & Lena-Karin Erlandsson. (2022) Exploring risk factors for developing occupational ill health – departing from an occupational perspective. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 29:5, pages 363-372.
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Michelle Berger, Eric Asaba, Mandana Fallahpour & Lisette Farias. (2022) The sociocultural shaping of mothers’ doing, being, becoming and belonging after returning to work. Journal of Occupational Science 29:1, pages 7-20.
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Tiina Lautamo, Jaana Paltamaa, Johanna Moilanen & Kaisa Malinen. (2021) Psychometric properties of the Assessment Tool for Perceived Agency (ATPA-22) – utility for the rehabilitation of young adults not in education, employment or training (NEETs). Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 28:2, pages 97-109.
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Ann-Charlotte Kassberg, Anneli Nyman & Maria Larsson Lund. (2021) Perceived occupational balance in people with stroke. Disability and Rehabilitation 43:4, pages 553-558.
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Carita Håkansson, Petra Wagman & Peter Hagell. (2020) Construct validity of a revised version of the Occupational Balance Questionnaire. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 27:6, pages 441-449.
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Katsushi Yokoi, Nobuyuki Miyai, Miyoko Utsumi, Sonomi Hattori, Shigeki Kurasawa, Yuji Uematsu & Mikio Arita. (2020) The Relationship Between Meaningful Occupation and Self-Rated Health in Japanese Individuals: The Wakayama Study. Occupational Therapy In Health Care 34:2, pages 116-130.
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Ulrica Hörberg, Petra Wagman & Anna Birgitta Gunnarsson. (2020) Women’s lived experience of well-being in everyday life when living with a stress-related illness. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being 15:1.
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Lisa Uhrmann, Ida Hovengen, Petra Wagman, Carita Håkansson & Tore Bonsaksen. (2019) The Norwegian Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ11-N) – development and pilot study. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 26:7, pages 546-551.
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Pia Hovbrandt, Gunilla Carlsson, Kerstin Nilsson, Maria Albin & Carita Håkansson. (2019) Occupational balance as described by older workers over the age of 65. Journal of Occupational Science 26:1, pages 40-52.
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Carita Håkansson & Gunnar Ahlborg$suffix/text()$suffix/text(). (2018) Occupational imbalance and the role of perceived stress in predicting stress-related disorders. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 25:4, pages 278-287.
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Kamilla Kielsgaard, Hanne Kaae Kristensen & Dorthe S. Nielsen. (2018) Everyday life and occupational deprivation in single migrant mothers living in Denmark. Journal of Occupational Science 25:1, pages 19-36.
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Kiah L. Evans, Sonya J. Girdler, Torbjorn Falkmer, Janet E. Richmond, Petra Wagman, Jeannine Millsteed & Marita Falkmer. (2017) Viewpoints of working sandwich generation women and occupational therapists on role balance strategies. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 24:5, pages 366-382.
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Carita Håkansson & Gunnar Ahlborg$suffix/text()$suffix/text(). (2017) Occupations, perceived stress, and stress-related disorders among women and men in the public sector in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 24:1, pages 10-17.
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Mona Eklund, Kristina Orban, Elisabeth Argentzell, Ulrika Bejerholm, Carina Tjörnstrand, Lena-Karin Erlandsson & Carita Håkansson. (2017) The linkage between patterns of daily occupations and occupational balance: Applications within occupational science and occupational therapy practice. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 24:1, pages 41-56.
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Petra Wagman, Maria Nordin, Lars Alfredsson, Peter J. M. Westerholm & Eleonor I. Fransson. (2017) Domestic work division and satisfaction in cohabiting adults: Associations with life satisfaction and self-rated health. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 24:1, pages 24-31.
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Petra Wagman, Ulrika Lindmark, Bo Rolander, Charlotte Wåhlin & Carita Håkansson. (2017) Occupational balance in health professionals in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 24:1, pages 18-23.
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Jessica Kennedy & Helen Lynch. (2016) A shift from offline to online: Adolescence, the internet and social participation. Journal of Occupational Science 23:2, pages 156-167.
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Judy Myers, Jane Zak, Tabitha Marquardt, Maureen Roche, Michelle Bender & Grace Fisher. (2016) Religious Sisters of Mercy and Matuska and Christiansen's life balance model. Journal of Occupational Science 23:2, pages 145-155.
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Jacob Madsen, Anne Marie Kanstrup & Staffan Josephsson. (2016) The assumed relation between occupation and inequality in health. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 23:1, pages 1-12.
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Petra Wagman, Carita Håkansson & Hans Jonsson. (2015) Occupational Balance: A Scoping Review of Current Research and Identified Knowledge Gaps. Journal of Occupational Science 22:2, pages 160-169.
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Petra Wagman & Carita Håkansson. (2014) Exploring occupational balance in adults in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 21:6, pages 415-420.
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Isabella Van Dongen, Staffan Josephsson & Lisa Ekstam. (2014) Changes in daily occupations and the meaning of work for three women caring for relatives post-stroke. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 21:5, pages 348-358.
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Kiah L. Evans, Jeannine Millsteed, Janet E. Richmond, Marita Falkmer, Torbjorn Falkmer & Sonya J. Girdler. (2014) The complexity of role balance: Support for the Model of Juggling Occupations. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 21:5, pages 334-347.
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Mineko Wada, Catherine L. Backman, Susan J. Forwell, Wolff-Michael Roth & James Joseph Ponzetti$suffix/text()$suffix/text(). (2014) Balance in Everyday Life: Dual-Income Parents' Collective and Individual Conceptions. Journal of Occupational Science 21:3, pages 259-276.
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Inger Jansson, Kent-Inge Perseius, Anna Birgitta Gunnarsson & Anita Björklund. (2014) Work and everyday activities: Experiences from two interventions addressing people with common mental disorders. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 21:4, pages 295-304.
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Petra Wagman & Carita Håkansson. (2014) Introducing the Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ). Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 21:3, pages 227-231.
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Mike Carlson, Daniel J. Park, Ann Kuo & Florence Clark. (2014) Occupation in Relation to the Self. Journal of Occupational Science 21:2, pages 117-129.
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Therese Hellman, Hans Jonsson, Ulla Johansson & Kerstin Tham. (2013) Connecting rehabilitation and everyday life – the lived experiences among women with stress-related ill health. Disability and Rehabilitation 35:21, pages 1790-1797.
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Birgitta A. Wästberg, Lena-karin Erlandsson & Mona Eklund. (2013) Client perceptions of a work rehabilitation programme for women: The Redesigning Daily Occupations (ReDO) project . Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 20:2, pages 118-126.
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Isabelle Ottenvall Hammar & Carita Håkansson. (2013) The importance for daily occupations of perceiving good health: Perceptions among women with rheumatic diseases. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 20:2, pages 82-92.
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Petra Wagman, Carita Håkansson, Christian Jacobsson, Torbjörn Falkmer & Anita Björklund. (2012) What is considered important for life balance? Similarities and differences among some working adults. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 19:4, pages 377-384.
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Petra Wagman, Carita Håkansson & Anita Björklund. (2012) Occupational balance as used in occupational therapy: A concept analysis. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 19:4, pages 322-327.
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Petra Wagman, Carita Håkansson, KathleenM. Matuska, Anita Björklund & Torbjörn Falkmer. (2012) Validating the Model of Lifestyle Balance on a Working Swedish Population. Journal of Occupational Science 19:2, pages 106-114.
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Gun Johansson, Mona Eklund & Lena-Karin Erlandsson. (2012) Everyday hassles and uplifts among women on long-term sick-leave due to stress-related disorders. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 19:3, pages 239-248.
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Rebecca M. Aldrich. (2011) A review and critique of well-being in occupational therapy and occupational science. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 18:2, pages 93-100.
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LeahI. Stein, AmandaC. Foran & Sharon Cermak. (2011) Occupational Patterns of Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Revisiting Matuska and Christiansen's Model of Lifestyle Balance. Journal of Occupational Science 18:2, pages 115-130.
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Carita Håkansson & Gunnar Ahlborg$suffix/text()$suffix/text(). (2010) Perceptions of employment, domestic work, and leisure as predictors of health among women and men. Journal of Occupational Science 17:3, pages 150-157.
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Carita Håkansson & KathleenM. Matuska. (2010) How life balance is perceived by Swedish women recovering from a stress‐related disorder: A validation of the life balance model. Journal of Occupational Science 17:2, pages 112-119.
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KathleenM. Matuska. (2010) Workaholism, life balance, and well‐being: A comparative analysis. Journal of Occupational Science 17:2, pages 104-111.
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Mineko Wada, CatherineL. Backman & SusanJ. Forwell. (2010) Theoretical perspectives of balance and the influence of gender ideologies. Journal of Occupational Science 17:2, pages 92-103.
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Ulrika Bejerholm. (2010) Occupational Balance in People With Schizophrenia. Occupational Therapy in Mental Health 26:1, pages 1-17.
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Therese Eriksson, Eva Karlström, Hans Jonsson & Kerstin Tham. (2010) An exploratory study of the rehabilitation process of people with stress-related disorders. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 17:1, pages 29-39.
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Eva Ekvall Hansson, Eva Håkansson, Annelie Raushed & Anders Håkansson. (2009) Multidisciplinary program for stress-related disease in primary health care. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2, pages 61-65.
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Carita Håkansson, Lauren Lissner, Cecilia Björkelund & Ulla Sonn. (2009) Engagement in patterns of daily occupations and perceived health among women of working age. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 16:2, pages 110-117.
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KathleenM. Matuska & CharlesH. Christiansen. (2008) A proposed model of lifestyle balance. Journal of Occupational Science 15:1, pages 9-19.
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