Joakim Niklasson
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Health
Room H560B, Karlskrona
Research domain: Applied Health Technology
I became a licensed Occupational Therapist in 2015 at Jönköping University. In 2017, I obtained my master’s degree in Occupational Therapy, with a focus on activity and health from a gerontological perspective. I have worked clinically mainly in the geriatric care field but also in psychiatry and as a research coordinator for RiksSår.
I defended my dissertation in 2024 at Linnaeus University in health sciences with the thesis ‘Understanding Sedentary Behavior in Older Adults: The Role of Lived Experience, Embodied Navigation, and Daily Physical Activity’ and am now working as a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Applied Health Technology at BTH.
As a postdoctoral researcher, my research focus is sustainable aging in relation to the role of activity in the digital society
Selected publications
- Niklasson, J., Fagerström, C., Bergman, P. et al. The meaning of sedentary behavior among older adults: a phenomenological hermeneutic study. BMC Public Health 23, 1134 (2023).
- Niklasson, J., Fagerström, C., Backåberg, S. et al. Daily activity patterns in older adults receiving initial support: the association between daily steps and sitting in bouts of at least 60 min. BMC Geriatr 24, 88 (2024).
- Niklasson, J., Backåberg, S., Lindberg, T., Bergman, P., & Fagerström, C. (2024). Embodied navigation: the influence of lived experience on physical activity and sedentary behavior among older adults. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, 19(1).
Latest publications
- Ann-Therese Hedqvist, Susanna Strandberg, Bodil Holmberg, Joakim Niklasson, Paola Violasdotter Nilsson, Willemo Carlsson, Maria Andreassen, Sara Bergstrand, Mats Holmberg, Charlotta Nilsen, "Older adults as active research partners", BMJ Open, EISSN 2044-6055, Vol. 16, No. 3, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2026
- Sarah Nauman Ghazi, Anders Behrens, Joakim Niklasson, Johan Sanmartin Berglund, Peter Anderberg, "The Effect of Evening Technology Use on Objective Sleep in Older Adults", JMIR Research Protocols, EISSN 1929-0748, Vol. 15, JMIR Publications, 2026
- Emelie Redéen, Jack Åkesson, Joakim Niklasson, "Förekomst av insomni bland äldre med hjärt- och kärlsjukdom", Sömn och Hälsa, ISSN 2003-234X, EISSN 2003-2501, No. 14, pp. 15-28, Kristianstad University, 2025
- Joakim Niklasson, Cecilia Fagerström, Sofia Backaberg, Patrick Bergman, Terese Lindberg, "Exploring predictors of the five-time sit-to-stand test based on cross-sectional findings from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care (SNAC)", BMC Geriatrics, EISSN 1471-2318, Vol. 25, No. 1, BioMed Central (BMC), 2025
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