Oscar Blomberg

Short presentation

I am a researcher in the research programme U-CARE and the research group CIRCLE at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health. My work focuses on developing and adapting psychological support programmes for people with dementia and informal caregivers to improve mental health, within the INVOLVERA and DeCiDE projects, where public contribution is central. U-CARE aims to improve the mental well-being of people living with somatic illness and their loved ones.

Keywords

• Dementia
• mental health
• psychological interventions
• informal caregivers
• complex interventions
• qualitative methods
• mixed methods
• public contribution
• co-design.

Biography

I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Sports Science from the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (GIH) and a Master’s degree in Public Health from Uppsala University.

Previously, I worked within the sports movement at the Swedish Academic Sports Federation (Student Sports), which I became involved with through my engagement in the student sports association IF Trikadien at Snerikes nation during my studies in Uppsala.

At the beginning of 2019, I started working as a research assistant within U-CARE, which was followed by doctoral studies in the projects INVOLVERA and DeCiDE during the period 2020–2025.

During my doctoral studies within U-CARE, I was:

• secretary of the U-CARE Steering Committee and Executive Committee
• coordinator of the BrainPub seminar series and a journal club
• PhD Peer Mentor, supporting fellow doctoral students in various matters
• initiator of restarting the PhD group at KBH, where I served as chair during its first year

I have also been:

• PhD representative in the work environment group, the Research education group (FUG), and several working groups at KBH
• deputy PhD representative in the Research Training Committee (KUF) at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy

Since the beginning of 2026, I have been employed as a researcher within U-CARE/CIRCLE. I remain engaged in the work environment group at KBH as well as in the local group preparing for the department’s upcoming relocation. In my current role, I also serve as a doctoral mentor and am responsible for research administration, including research data management.

Research

My research focuses on developing and adapting psychological support programmes with an emphasis on dementia, informal caregivers, and mental health in the projects INVOLVERA and DeCiDE.

My studies involve people living with dementia, informal caregivers, healthcare professionals, and representatives from patient organisations, either as research participants or as public contributors. I primarily use qualitative and mixed methods, as well as systematic reviews.

I was nominated for the Junior Research Award in Psychogeriatrics at the International Psychogeriatrics Association (IPA) conference in 2023, where I presented the first study from my doctoral thesis.

I have also been awarded three travel grants: two from the Anna Maria Lundin Scholarship Fund (via Smålands nation) and one from the Swedish Society for Medical Research (SSMF). These made it possible to attend the Alzheimer Europe Conference in Geneva and to undertake a two-week research visit at Clinical Education Development and Research (CEDAR), Department of Psychology, University of Exeter.