Research output per year
Research output per year
MSc., PhD., Occupational Therapist
Karen la Cour, Professor
Afilliation
Research unit for User Perspectives & Community-based Interventions,
Department of Public Health,
University of Southern Denmark, SDU
E-mail: [email protected]
Academic degrees
2008 Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.d. Med. dr. Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sverige
1991 Master of Science in Occupational Therapy, Tufts University, Boston, USA
Formal research management courses
2018 Presentation for professors, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
2018 Research management CBS, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen
2012 - 2013 Project management for researchers’ module 1 - 3 by Just Justesen, University of
Southern Denmark, SDU
Positions
2020 - Professor, Head of research group, Unit for User Perspectives & Community-based
Interventions, Department of Public, Health, SDU
2018 - 2020 Affiliated professor at Suunaas Hospital the ‘Regionale Kompetensetjeneste for kræft
Rehabilitering’ in Oslo, Norway
2018 – 2020 Professor wso, in Rehabilitation and Palliative Care, Head of Rehabilitation Research
at REHPA
2015 – 2018 Research group leader for ‘Activity studies and Occupational Therapy, the Research
Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
2014 – 2016 Educational director for the Advanced Master program in Occupational Therapy,
Health Sciences, SDU
2011 – 2018 Associate Professor, Research unit; Health, Man & Society, Institute of Public Health,
SDU
2010 – 2018 Head of the Research Initiative of Activity Studies and Occupational Therapy, SDU
2008 – 2011 Postdoc, Research unit, Health, Man & Society, Institute of Public Health, SDU
Honors
2019 Receiver of the Jeppe Juhl Jensen og hustru Ovita Juhl Jensen’s endowment grant
2016 Poster Prize, European Cancer Rehabilitation Symposium
2015 Academic Honour, Ropox prize
1989 Fullbright Scholarship
Project management
2020 - Coordinating Rehabilitation and Palliative Care, The CRP project, Head of
WorkPackage3, Co-investigator
2019 - P-ALS, Palliative Rehabilitation online support for relatives of People with ALS, Co-
investigator
2018 - COMPAS, REHPA Social Reach in cancer rehabilitation and palliative care, Head of
WorkPackage5, Co-investigator
2018 - YATAC, Young Adult cancer survivors Taking Action project, Principal Investigator
2017 – 2019 Existential Cancer Rehabilitation,Co-investigator
2016 – 2019 Virdex Project, Virtual-based Rehabilitation for people with Dementia, Co-
Investigator
2012 -- 2017 Activity, Cancer and Quality of life at home, ACQ-Project, Principal Investigator
2010 – 2012 Cancer Rehabilitation with Inclusion of Patients and Relatives, KRIPP project. Co-
investigator
2009 – 2010 Community Based Cancer Rehabilitation, Head of Evaluation
2007 – 2008 Everyday life with cancer, Principal Investigator
2002 – 2008 Activities as Resources when Living with Advanced Cancer, Principal Investigator
Ph.d. supervision
I have functioned as supervisor for both master and Ph.D. students. Seven Ph.D.’s have graduated and four are currently enrolled.
Publication overview
Total number of peer-reviewed papers: 44; H-index (Google Scholar): 13 (since 2015), Citations 565
Coordination of Rehabilitation & Palliative Care, CRP, Balance in everyday life with advanced cancer
P-ALS, Palliative online support for relatives of people with ALS
YATAC, Young Adults Taking ACtion
Activity, Cancer in palliative stages, and Quality of life when Living at Home
Cancer rehabilitation with involvement of patients and next of kin
Human activity and everyday life studies
Palliative Care and daily living with advanced cancer
Community based cancer rehabilitation
Peer reviewed publications:
Maerks J., Cutchin, M. & la Cour, K. (2020). Managing daily life in response to uncertainty among people with advanced cancer living at home Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
Pilegaard, MS., Rossau HK., Lejsgaard, E., Moeller, JJK., Jarlbaek L., Dalton, S. & la Cour, K. (2020). Rehabilitation and palliative care for socioeconomically disadvantaged patients with advanced cancer: A scoping review Acta Oncologica
Ding, JP., Larsen, EL., la Cour, K., von Bülow, C., Skouboe, M., Christensen, JR., Waldorff, FB. (2020) Feasibility and efficacy of motion-based technology for people with dementia training at home: A pilot study JMIR Mental Health
la Cour, K., Oestergaard, GL., Brandt, Å., Offersen, SMH., Lindahl-Jakobsen, L., Cutchin, M. & Pilegaard, SM. (2020). Process evaluation of the Cancer Home-Life Intervention: what can we learn from it for future intervention studies? Palliative Medicin (2. July) https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216320939227
Wæhrens, E.E, Brandt, Å, Peoples, H. & la Cour, K. (2020). Everyday activities when living with advanced cancer: a cross sectional study. European Journal of Cancer Care doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13258
Assing Hvidt E., Hvidt, N. C., Graven, V., la Cour, K., Rottmann, N., Thomsen, K. F., Linqvist, O., Rasmussen, A., Skaarup, H. & Roessler, K. K. (2020). An existential support program for people with cancer: Development and qualitative evaluation. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 46, 101768.
Roessler, K.K., Graven, V., la Cour, K., Hvidt, N. C., Rottmann, N. & Assing Hvidt, E. (2020). ”The quietness of the place calmed my troubled mind”: The restorative potential of environments in an existential rehabilitation programme for patients with cancer. Expository times https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0014524620923852
Lindahl-Jacobsen, L. E., la Cour, K., Gregersen Oestergaard, L., Sampedro Pilegaard, M., Peoples, H. & Brandt, Å. (2020). The development of the 'cancer Home-Life intervention': An occupational therapy-based intervention programme for people with advanced cancer living at home. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. p. 1-11, 11 s.
Pilegaard, M. S., Cour, K. l., Brandt, Å., Lozano-Lozano, M. & Oestergaard, L. G. (2019). Impact of pain, fatigue and dyspnoea on occupational performance in people with advanced cancer: A longitudinal study Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
Brekke MF, la Cour K, Brandt Å, Peoples H, & Wæhrens EE. (2019). The association between ADL ability and quality of life among people with advanced cancer, Occupational Therapy International 10 s., 2629673.
Overgaard, A. F., Benigna Kruse, N., Peoples, H., Wæhrens, E. E. E. & la Cour, K. (2019). Fremskreden kræft-hjælpemidler, ADL-evne og livskvalitet BestPractice Onkologi published online: https://bestprac.dk/wp content/uploads/2019/06/fremskreden-kraeft-hjaelpemidler-adl-evne-og-livskvalitet.pdf
Overgaard, A. F., Benigna Kruse, N., la Cour, K., Peoples, H., Wæhrens, E. E. E. & Brandt, Å. (2019), The association between having assistive devices and activities of daily living ability and health‐related quality of life European Journal of Cancer Care. 28, 3, 8 s., e13002.
la Cour, K. & Cutchin, M. Developing Community Based Rehabilitation for Cancer
Survivors: Coordination and coherence. BMC Health Service Research (Accepted, 2013)
lott, I., Kottorp, A., la Cour, K., van Ness, F., Jonsson, H. & Sadlo, G. (2013) Sustanining International Partnerships: The European Master of Science Programme in Occupational Thearpy, a Case Study. Occupational Therapy International, published online 5April
Matovu SN, La cour K, Hemmingsson H: Narratives of Ugandan women adhering to HIV/AIDS medication. Occupational therapy international 2012, 19(4):176-184.
la Cour, K. & Hansen, HP. Aesthetic engagements: (2012) ‘Being’ in everyday life with
incurable cancer. American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicin 29(2):126-133
Gantschnig, B. Hemmingsson, H. & la Cour, K. (2011). Feeling and being involved?
Participation experienced by children with disabilities at mainstream schools. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention 4:260-275
Pereira, E., la Cour, K., Jonsson, H., & Hemmingsson, H., 12-2010. The participation
experience of children with disabilities in Portuguese mainstream schools. British
Journal of Occupational Therapy. 73/12, s 1- 9.
la Cour, K., Johannessen, H. & Josephsson, S. (2009). Activity and meaning-making in
everyday life of people with advanced cancer. Palliative & Supportive Care 7 (4): 469- 479.
la Cour, K., Nordell, K. & Josephsson, S. (2009). Everyday life of people with advanced cancer:
Activity, time, location & experience Occupational Therapy Journal of Research 29 (4): 154-162.
la Cour, K., Josephsson S., Tishelman C. & Nygård L. (2007). Experiences of engaging in
creative activity at a palliative care facility. Palliative & Supportive Care 5, 241-50.
la Cour, K., Josephsson S. & Luborsky M. (2005). Creating Connections to Life during
Life-Threatening llness: Creative Activity Experienced by Elderly People
and Occupational Therapists. Scand J Occup Ther 12 (3):98-109.
Books/Chapters:
la Cour, K & Johannessen, H. (2010). Communit-Based Cancer Rehabilitation [Kommunal Kræftrehabilitering - Erfaringsopsamling fra 11 kommuner], University of Southern Denmark, Institut of Public Health, Odense: Grafisk Produktion Odense
la Cour, K. (2008). Activities as resources when living with advanced cancer, PhD Thesis, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Insitutet, Stockholm: Reproprint AB.
Josephsson, S., la Cour, K. & Jonsson H. (2007). Possibility spaces in everyday life: On creative
potentials in interventions for persons with life-threatening incurable illness. In: Positive
Approaches to Health C.Dumont, G. Kielhofner Eds pp 37-46. New York: Nova Science
Publishers.
Other relevant activities:
Reviewer Journal of Rehabilitation Medicin
Editorial Board of Occupational Therapy Journal of Research
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference without publisher/journal › Poster › Research
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Aagesen, M. (Lecturer), Pilegaard, M. S. (Co-author), Hauken, M. A. (Co-author), Janssens, A. (Co-author) & la Cour, K. (Co-author)
Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
Aagesen, M. (Speaker), Wæhrens, E. (Co-author), Dalton, S. O. (Co-author) & la Cour, K. (Co-author)
Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
Aagesen, M. (Speaker), Pilegaard, M. S. (Co-author), Hauken, M. A. (Co-author), Janssens, A. (Co-author) & la Cour, K. (Co-author)
Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
la Cour, K. (Member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of review committee
la Cour, K. (Speaker) & Pilegaard, M. S. (Co-author)
Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
la Cour, K. (Project manager), Pilegaard, M. S. (Coordinator), Jørgensen, D. S. (Project participant) & Timm, H. (PI)
01/01/2021 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research
la Cour, K. (Project manager), Jarlbæk, L. (Project participant), Møller, J.-J. (Project participant) & Pilegaard, M. S. (Project participant)
01/01/2020 → 30/06/2024
Project: Research
la Cour, K. (PI), Pilegaard, M. S. (Project manager), Aagesen, M. (PhD student) & Hauken, M. A. (Co-supervisor)
01/09/2019 → 14/01/2024
Project: Research
Olsen, L. K. (PhD student), Handberg, C. (Supervisor) & la Cour, K. (Co-supervisor)
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2022
Project: PhD Project
la Cour, K. (PI), Brandt, Å. (Co-PI), Wæhrens, E. (Coordinator), Lindahl-Jacobsen, L. (Project participant), Østergaard, L. G. (Project participant), Pilegaard, M. S. (PhD student) & Peoples, H. (PhD student)
01/10/2012 → 30/06/2017
Project: Research
30/10/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
28/10/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
08/04/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
la Cour, K. (Recipient), 23. Aug 2019
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
la Cour, K. (Recipient), 19. Sept 2016
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
la Cour, K. & Pilegaard, M. S. 01/09/2019 → 30/06/2023 |
Course: Supervision
Jarlbæk, L. & la Cour, K. 01/01/2020 → 30/12/2022 |
Course: Supervision
Brandt, Å. & la Cour, K. 01/09/2019 → 30/06/2022 |
Course: Supervision
la Cour, K. 01/09/2019 → 30/06/2022 |
Course: Supervision
la Cour, K. 10/12/2020 → 26/06/2021 |
Course: Supervision