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Halldór Sigurður Guðmundsson

University of Iceland, Faculty of social work / Háskóli Íslands, Félagsráðgjafardeild

Halldór Sigurður Guðmundsson

Associate Professor – Associate professor in Social Work. Vice-Dean of Faculty of Social Work

FURTHER INFORMATION

Countries Iceland;
Topics Ageing in place; Artificial Intelligence; Care Homes; Care in rural and other non-urban settings; Care innovations; Care outcomes; Care work and migration; Dementia care and support; Employment education and family carers; Loneliness among older people; LTC Reforms; Pensions; Stigma and discrimination; Technology and LTC; Unpaid / informal care;
Methods Mixed methods; Questionnaire; Research ethics; Scoping reviews; Systematic Review; Translation and cultural adaptation of instruments; Trials and other evaluations;
Role Research;
Interest Groups Ageing and Place; Community-based approaches to dementia care; Long-Term Care Policy; Migration Mobility and Care Workers; Technology and Long-Term Care;
Websitehttps://www.hi.is/starfsfolk/halldorg
ORC.ID0000-0002-5917-5206
X (Twitter)https://www.twitter.com/halldorgum
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/halldorsg
Research interests

Welfare services, wellbeing, assessment and methods, child protection, social work, evidence based practice, policy, welfare technology, loneliness and older adults, care – formal and informal, LTC, home services
Key publications

Árnadóttir, H. A., Guðmundsson, H. S. og Magnúsdóttir, B. (2023). Náttúrumeðferð við langvarandi streitu og kulnun. Tímarit Félagsráðgjafa, 17(1), 29-37. https://felagsradgjof.is/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Na%CC%81ttu%CC%81rumedferd.pdf

Gudjonsdottir, B., Arnadottir, H. A., Gudmundsson, H. S., Juliusdottir, S. og Arnadottir, S. A. (2017). Attitudes Toward Adoption of Evidence-Based Practice Among Physical Therapists and Social Workers: A Lesson for Interprofessional Continuing Education. J Contin Educ Health Prof, 37(1), 37-45. https://doi.org/10.1097/ceh.0000000000000139

Guðmundsson, H. S. (2021). Respect and Dignity. Integrated health and social services for older persons. A draft to policy on health services for older persons, prepared for the Ministry of Health in June 2021. Ministry of health. https://www.stjornarradid.is/library/02-Rit–skyrslur-og-skrar/Vir%c3%b0ing%20og%20reisn%20-%20dr%c3%b6g%20a%c3%b0%20stefnu%20um%20heilbrig%c3%b0is%c3%bej%c3%b3nustu%20vi%c3%b0%20aldra%c3%b0a.pdf

Guðmundsson, H. S. (2021). Virðing og reisn. Samþætt heilbrigðis- og félagsþjónusta fyrir eldra fólk. Drög að stefnu um heilbrigðisþjónustu fyrir aldraða, unnið fyrir heilbrigðisráðuneytið í júní 2021. Heilbrigðisráðuneytið. https://www.stjornarradid.is/library/02-Rit–skyrslur-og-skrar/Vir%c3%b0ing%20og%20reisn%20-%20dr%c3%b6g%20a%c3%b0%20stefnu%20um%20heilbrig%c3%b0is%c3%bej%c3%b3nustu%20vi%c3%b0%20aldra%c3%b0a.pdf

Guðmundsson, H. S. og Árnadóttir, H. A. (2019). Gagnreynt og gagnlegt vinnulag. Í H. S. Guðmundsson og S. Harðardóttir (ritstj.), Af neista verður glóð. Vísindi og vettvangur í félagsráðgjöf (bls. 183-200). Háskólaútgáfan.

Guðmundsson, H. S. og Harðardóttir, S. (2021). Af neista verður glóð –Vísindi og vettvangur í félagsráðgjöf. Tímarit Félagsráðgjafa, 15(1), 50.

Guðmundsson, H. S. og Ólafsson, K. (2022). Málavog í barnavernd. Úttekt á áreiðanleika, uppbyggingu og notkunarmöguleikum. Barna- og fjölskyldustofa. https://www.bofs.is/media/almenningur/Malavog-skyrsla-LOK-11.pdf

Guðmundsson, H. S. og Sigurðardóttir, S. H. (2024). Einmanaleiki og félagsleg einangrun eldra fólks: Nýlegar íslenskar rannsóknir og alþjóðlegar áherslur. Tímarit Félagsráðgjafa, 18(1), 15-23. https://felagsradgjof.is/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/06_Timarit_Felagsradgjafa_2024_Einmanaleiki.pdf

Guðmundsson, H. S., Steingrímsdóttir, H., Stefánsson, K. H. og Ólafsson, K. (2023). Fátækt og áætlaður samfélagslegur kostnaður. Skýrsla forsætisráðherra. Forsætisráðuneytið. https://www.stjornarradid.is/library/02-Rit–skyrslur-og-skrar/F%c3%a1t%c3%a6kt%20og%20%c3%a1%c3%a6tla%c3%b0ur%20samf%c3%a9lagslegur%20kostna%c3%b0ur.pdf

Guðmundsson, H. S. og Þórarinsson, Þ. G. (2017). Nýsköpun og tækni í velferðarþjónustu : Já, og hvað ætlar þú að gera? Tímarit félagsráðgjafa., 30-31. https://felagsradgjof.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2560-3560-1-PB.pdf

Guðmundsson, H. S., Þórarinsson, Þ. G. og Magnúsdóttir, B. (2017). Velferðartækni og Connect : Lærum af reynslu sveitarfélaga annars staðar á Norðurlöndum. Tímarit félagsráðgjafa., 32. https://felagsradgjof.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2560-3560-1-PB.pdf

Harðardóttir, S., Júlíusdóttir, S. og Guðmundsson, H. S. (2015). Understanding Resilience in Learning Difficulties: Unheard Voices of Secondary School Students. [journal article]. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 32(4), 351-358. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-014-0373-1

Ivanova, M. Y.Achenbach, T. M.Rescorla, L. A.Turner, L. V.Árnadóttir, H. A.Au, A.Caldas, J. C.Chaalal, N.Chen, Y. C.da Rocha, M. M.Decoster, J.Fontaine, J. R. J.Funabiki, Y.Guðmundsson, H. S.Kim, Y. A.Leung, P.Liu, J.Malykh, S.Marković, J. (2015). Syndromes of collateral-reported psychopathology for ages 18-59 in 18 Societies. Int J Clin Health Psychol, 15(1), 18-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2014.07.001

Ivanova, M. Y.Achenbach, T. M.Rescorla, L. A.Turner, L. V.Dumas, J. A.Almeida, V.Anafarta-Sendag, M.Bite, I.Boomsma, D. I.Caldas, J. C.Capps, J. W.Chen, Y. C.Colombo, P.da Silva Oliveira, M.Dobrean, A.Erol, N.Frigerio, A.Funabiki, Y.Gedutien, R. (2020). The Generalizability of Older Adult Self-Report (OASR) Syndromes of Psychopathology Across 20 Societies. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5268

Ivanova, M. Y.Achenbach, T. M.Rescorla, L. A.Turner, L. V.Dumas, J. A.Almeida, V.Anafarta-Sendag, M.Carlos Caldas, J.Chen, Y. C.da Silva Oliveira, M.Erol, N.Funabiki, Y.Guðmundsson, H. S.Kim, Y. A.Leite, M.Liu, J.Markovic, J.Misiec, M.Oh, K. J. (2021). The generalizability of empirically derived syndromes of collateral-reported elder psychopathology across 11 societies. Res Nurs Health, 44(4), 681-691. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22161

Ivanova, M. Y.Achenbach, T. M.Turner, L.Almqvist, F.Begovac, I.Bilenberg, N.Bird, H.Broberg, A. G.Cordova Calderon, M. A.Chahed, M.Dang, H. M.Dobrean, A.Dopfner, M.Erol, N.Forns, M.Guethmundsson, H. S.Hannesdottir, H.Hewitt-Ramirez, N.Kanbayashi, Y. (2022). Effects of individual differences, society, and culture on youth-rated problems and strengths in 38 societies. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13569

Kairys, A., Sadauskaitė, R., Zamalijeva, O., Guðmundsson, H. S., Reine, I., Sakkeus, L. og Tomsone, S. (2023). A Systematic Literature Review on the Relationship Between Quality of Work and Intentions to Retire Among Individuals Aged 50 and Older. Socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika(27), 58-83. https://doi.org/10.15388/stepp.2023.27.4

Mikelsone, M., Reine, I., Tomsone, S., Gudmundsson, H., Ivanovs, A. og Gudmundsson, H. S. (2023). Construction of healthy aging index from two different datasets. Front. Public Health, 11. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1231779

Rapeli, M., Carlstedt, J., Hergeirsdóttir, R., Guðmundsson, H. S., Cuadra, C. og Hatakka, I. (2022). Three Nordic countries responding to COVID-19 – Eldercare perspectives. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103442

Reine, I., Mikelsone, M., Gudmundsson, H., Ivanovs, A., Tomsone, S. og Gudmundsson, H. S. (2023). Loneliness, social isolation and ageing: a methodological approach to compare Latvian and Icelandic older populations in the course of COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Geriatrics. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2870118/v1

Reine, I., Miķelsone, M., Tomsone, S., Guðmundsson, H., Ivanovs, A., Guðmundsson, H. S. og Koroļeva, I. (2024). Loneliness in the Baltic-Nordic Region. Í Z. Ahmed (ritstj.), Determinants of Loneliness. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1004199

Reine, I., Miķelsone, M., Tomsone, S., Guðmundsson, H., Ivanovs, A., Guðmundsson, H. S. og Koroļeva, I. (2024). Unraveling the dynamics of loneliness in the Baltic-Nordic region: a comparative analysis in the wake of COVID-19. Frontiers in Public Health, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1360285

Reine, I., Reine, A., Ivanovs, A., Kairys, A., Guðmundsson, H. S., Koroļeva, I., Miķelsone, M., Kuļigina, N., Rajevska, O., Zamalijeva, O. og Tomsone, S. (2023). Intergenerational Solidarity in the Nordic and Baltic Regions. Í A. Klimczuk (ritstj.), Intergenerational Relations – Contemporary Theories, Studies and Policies. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1003076

Rescorla, L. A.Achenbach, T. M.Ivanova, M. Y.Turner, L. V.Althoff, R. R.Árnadóttir, H. A.Au, A.Bellina, M.Caldas, J. C.Chen, Y.-C.Csemy, L.da Rocha, M. M.Decoster, J.Fontaine, J. R. J.Funabiki, Y.Guðmundsson, H. S.Harder, V. S.Kim, Y. A.Leung, P. (2016). Problems and adaptive functioning reported by adults in 17 societies. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 5(2), 91-109. https://doi.org/10.1037/ipp0000046

Rescorla, L. A.Achenbach, T. M.Ivanova, M. Y.Turner, L. V.Árnadóttir, H.Au, A.Caldas, J. C.Chen, Y.-C.Decoster, J.Fontaine, J.Funabiki, Y.Guðmundsson, H. S.Leung, P.Liu, J.Maraš, J. S.Marković, J.Oh, K. J.da Rocha, M. M.Samaniego, V. C. (2016). Collateral reports and cross-informant agreement about adult psychopathology in 14 societies. [info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion]. ISSN: 1573-3505. https://doi.org/https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8561507/file/8561508

Rescorla, L. A.Ivanova, M. Y.Achenbach, T. M.Almeida, V.Anafarta-Sendag, M.Bite, I.Caldas, J. C.Capps, J. W.Chen, Y. C.Colombo, P.da Silva Oliveira, M.Dobrean, A.Erol, N.Frigerio, A.Funabiki, Y.Gedutienė, R.Guðmundsson, H. S.Heo, M. Q.Kim, Y. A. (2020). Older adult psychopathology: international comparisons of self-reports, collateral reports, and cross-informant agreement. Int Psychogeriatr, 34(5), 11. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610220001532