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Nutritional Status According to Mini Nutritional Assessment in an Institutionalized Elderly Population in Sweden
(Journal article, 2000)Background: In 1992, local municipalities in Sweden took over full responsibility for the long-term care of elderly. This has led to an increased care burden for the various assisted accommodation services run by the ... -
To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System
(Book, 2000)This report lays out a comprehensive strategy by which government, health care providers, industry, and consumers can reduce preventable medical errors. Concluding that the know-how already exists to prevent many of these ... -
Individually adjusted meals for older people with protein-energy malnutrition: A single-case study
(Journal article, 2001)• The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a 3‐month intervention programme consisting of meals based on individual nutritional requirements in residents assessed as protein‐energy malnourished on ... -
Hva vet vi om sitteputers trykkavlastende effekt?
(Journal article, 2001)Sammendrag. Denne artikkelen gir et sammendrag av en undersøkelse foretatt ved SINTEF Unimed høsten 2000. Målet med undersøkelsen var å gi en oversikt over hva som gjøres i forebyggende hensikt innenfor feltet sitting og ... -
A risk assessment scale for the prediction of pressure sore development: reliability and validity
(Journal article, 2002)Background. The ability to assess the risk of a patient developing pressure sores is a major issue in pressure sore prevention. Risk assessment scales should be valid, reliable and easy to use in clinical practice. Aim. ... -
Riktigere medisinlister ved multidosepakking?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2003)Bakgrunn: hjemmesykepleien i en bydel i Oslo ønsket å undersøke om kjøp av multidosepakkede legemidler til brukerne medførte en kvalitetsgevinst i forhold til manuell fylling av dosetter. Materiale og metode: vi inkluderte ... -
Prediction of falls among older people in residential care facilities by the Downton index
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2003)Background and aims: falls are frequent among older people living in residential care facilities. The aim of this study was to investigate the prediction accuracy of the Downton fall risk index among older people living ... -
Feil i medikamentkortene – en helserisiko?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2003)Bakgrunn: for pasienter som får medisiner administrert via hjemmesykepleien, er det en forutsetning for forsvarlig medisinsk praksis at medikamentkortene i journalene hos fastlege og i hjemmesykepleien stemmer overens. ... -
Fall and Injury Prevention in Residential Care—Effects in Residents with Higher and Lower Levels of Cognition
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2003)To evaluate the effectiveness of a multifactorial fall and injury prevention program in older people with higher and lower levels of cognition. A preplanned subgroup comparison of the effectiveness of a cluster‐randomized, ... -
Multidisciplinary medication review in nursing home residents: what are the most significant drug-related problems? The Bergen District Nursing Home (BEDNURS) study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2003)Aim: based on a multidisciplinary review of drug use in nursing home residents, this study aimed to identify the most frequent clinically relevant medication problems and to analyse them according to the drugs involved and ... -
Forekomst av trykksår på sykehjem- en litteraturstudie
(SINTEF rapport;STF78 A034509, Report, 2003)I Norge finnes det lite dokumentasjon over omfanget av trykksår ved sykehjem. Internasjonale studier viser at en forekomst på 20-30 % ikke er uvanlig. Hensikten med denne litteraturstudien er å vise eksempler på systemer ... -
Vet fastlegen hvilke medisiner hjemmesykepleien gir pasientene?
(Journal article, 2004)Bakgrunn. Hjemmeboende, pleietrengende eldre må ofte overlate til hjemmesykepleien å administrere legemidlene sine. Lite er kjent om hvordan hjemmesykepleien og fastlegene samordner og oppdaterer medisinlister for felles ... -
Potentially inappropriate medication use among elderly home care patients in Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2005)Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use among elderly patients have been used in the past decade in large US epidemiological surveys to identify populations at risk and specifically target risk-management ... -
What we know and what they do: nursing students' experiences of improvement knowledge in clinical practice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2005)Nations around the world face mounting problems in health care, including rising costs, challenges to accessing services, and wide variations in safety and quality. Several reports and surveys have clearly demonstrated ... -
Impact of a community-based osteoporosis and fall prevention program on fracture incidence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2005)Associations between a 10-year community-based osteoporosis and fall prevention program and fracture incidence amongst middle-aged and elderly residents in an intervention community are studied, and comparisons are made ... -
Nutritional status, well-being and functional ability in frail ederly service flat residents
(Journal article, 2005)Objective: To investigate nutritional status and its relationship to cognition, well-being, functional ability and energy intake in frail elderly service flat residents. Design: Cross-sectional and prospective study. ... -
Diabetiske fotsår
(Journal article, 2005)Diabetiske fotsår skyldes to senkomplikasjoner av diabetes: nevropati og arteriosklerose. Rask og adekvat behandling av disse ofte krevende sårene er viktig for å forhindre amputasjon. Ideelt sett bør diabetiske fotsår ... -
Tryksår opstår på plejehjem
(Journal article, 2005)Udefunktion. Et projekt i Københavnsområdet viste, at plejehjems beboeres tryksår oftest var opstået på plejehjemmet. Det afdækkede også, at plejehjemmene kun i begrænset omfang havde de nødvendige sårbehandlings- og ... -
Fall prediction and a high-intensity functional exercise programme to improve physical functions and to prevent falls among older people living in residential care facilities
(Doctoral thesis, 2006)Impairments in balance, mobility, and lower-limb strength are common in the growing population of older people and can lead to dramatic consequences for the individual, such as dependency in activities of daily living, ... -
Fallskjermprosjektet: Fagutvikling i praksis. Fallforebyggende arbeid med eldre
(Report, 2006)Fallskjermprosjektet er et fagutviklingsprosjekt som har hatt som mål å videreutvikle kommunefysioterapeuters kompetanse i arbeidet med eldre med fallproblematikk. Deltakerne var fysioterapeuter ansatt i Enhet for ...