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Results RELOC-AGE

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Original publications

1.    Zingmark, M., Björk, J., Granbom, M., Gefenaite, G., Nordeström, F., Schmidt, S. M., Rantanen, T., Slaug, B., & Iwarsson, S. (2021). Exploring associations of housing, relocation, and active and healthy ageing in Sweden: Protocol for a prospective longitudinal mixed methods study. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(9)

2.    Zingmark, M., Nordeström, F., & Iwarsson, S. (2022). Challenges related to self-assessment of active ageing during the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden. BMC Research Notes, 15(1) 

3.    Nordeström, F., Granbom, M., Iwarsson, S. & Zingmark, M. (2023). Ageing in the Right Place - Usability of a web-based housing counselling service. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 31(1) 

4.    Nordeström, F., Slaug, B., Zingmark, M., Granbom, M., Rantanen, T., & Iwarsson, S., (2024). Translation and psychometric evaluation of the University of Jyvaskyla Active Aging Scale (UJACAS) for use in Sweden. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 1-18

5.    Slaug, B., Zingmark, M., Granbom, M., Björk, J., Rantanen, T., Schmidt, S. M., & Iwarsson, S. (2024). Meaning of home attenuates the relationship between functional limitations and active aging. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 36(1), 1-11

6.    Zingmark, M., & Iwarsson, S. (2025). Case study on challenges in research with public partners: A personal data incident during recruitment for a survey study on ageing and housing. BMC Research Notes, 18(1), 173.

7.    Gefenaite, G., Björk, J., Iwarsson, S. (2024). Cohort Profile: A nationwide Swedish register-based cohort on housing, residential relocation and healthy ageing among older adults (Register RELOC-AGE). Accepted to IJE May 2025.

During the spring 2025 at least seven other publications have been submitted.  
 

Doctoral dissertations

1.    Nordeström, F. (2024). Active Ageing in the Right Place. Doctoral dissertation. Lund University: Dept. of Health Sciences.

2.    Eriksson, E. (2024). On Meaningfulness and Control Beliefs of the Home Across Retirement and Relocation: Implications for health and quality of life in older age. Lund University: Dept. of Health Sciences. (Note: one of four papers)
 

Conference contributions

1.    Zingmark, M., Iwarsson, S., Granbom, M. (2021, June). Ageing in the right place – the development of a web-based housing counselling intervention. 25th Nordic Gerontology Congress, June 2-4, 2021, Reykjavik, Iceland.

2.    Gefenaite, G., Björk, J., Iwarsson, S. (2022, June). Cohort Profile: Register RELOC-AGE: A nationwide Swedish register-based study to identify the links between housing, relocation and active and healthy ageing in adults aged 55+ between 1987 and 2021. 26th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, June 8–10 2022, Odense, Denmark. https://www.26nkg.dk/

3.    Nordeström, F., Zingmark, M., Granbom, M., Slaug, B., Rantanen, T., & Iwarsson, S. (2022, June). Translation and psychometric evaluation of the Swedish version of the University of Jyväskylä Active Aging Scale (UJACAS). 26th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, June 8–10, 2022, Odense, Denmark. https://26nkg.dk/

4.    Zingmark, M., Björk, J., Granbom, M., Slaug, B., & Iwarsson, S. (2022, June). Prospective RELOC-AGE: Baseline data from a longitudinal mixed-methods study exploring associations of housing, relocation and active ageing in Sweden. 26th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, June 8–10 2022, Odense, Denmark. https://www.26nkg.dk/

5.    Slaug, B., Zingmark, M., & Iwarsson, S. (2022, November). Associations Between Life Space Mobility and Aspects of Housing and Service Infrastructure. 74th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Indianapolis, USA.

6.    Kylén, M., Slaug, B., Iwarsson, S., Dahlgren, D., Bjork, J., & Zingmark, M. (2023). Housing attribute preferences when considering relocation in older age. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Nov 8–12, 2023, Tampa, Florida, USA. Innovation in Aging, 7(Suppl 1), 223. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad104.0736

7.    Iwarsson, S., Mtutu, R. S., Rantanen, T., Nordeström, F., & Zingmark, M. (2024, June 12-14). Housing Choices, Relocation and Active Ageing. Symposium abstract. 27th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Stockholm, Sweden. 

8.    Slaug, B., Granbom, M., Björk, J., Rantanen, T., Schmidt, S. M., & Iwarsson, S. (2024, November). Attaching More Meaning to the Home Supports Active Aging Despite Functional Decline. 76th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Seattle, USA.

9.    Zingmark, M., Iwarsson, S & Granbom, M. (May 2024). Utilization of research for active and healthy ageing: Implementation of web-based housing counselling in Swedish municipalities. Arctic Congress 2024, Bodö, Norway.

10.    Iwarsson, S., Nordeström, F., Kylberg, M., & Zingmark, M. (2025, 6-7 juni). Aktivt åldrande på rätt plats: Forskningsresultat för utveckling av proaktiva praxismodeller inom arbetsterapi. Arbetsterapiforum, Stockholm, Sverige.

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