• Older persons’ experiences of adapting to daily life at home after hospital discharge: a qualitative metasummary 

  Hestevik, Christine H.; Molin, Marianne; Debesay, Jonas; Bergland, Astrid; Bye, Asta (Journal article, 2019)

  Background Researchers have shown that hospitalisation can decrease older persons’ ability to manage life at home after hospital discharge. Inadequate practices of discharge can be associated with adverse outcomes and an ...

• Hjemmet som lindrende enhet for gamle døende 

  Grov, Ellen K. (Journal article, 2012)

  Personer med langtkommen sykdom og forestående død ønsker ofte lengst mulig hjemmetid. Samhandlingsreformen pålegger kommunehelsetjenesten større ansvar for blant annet eldre og døende. Dette kan medføre at flere må dø ...

• Hva er Tid som gave – et frivillighetsprosjekt for pasienter med kort forventet levetid og deres pårørende 

  Hagerup, Søren V.; Johansen, Ida E. (Journal article, 2018)

  Tid som gave er et prosjekt i Sandefjord kommune som går ut på å organisere frivillige som støtte til alvorlig syke pasienter med kort forventet levetid og til deres pårørende. Pasientene bor enten hjemme eller er innlagt ...

• Nursing home leaders’ and nurses’ experiences of resources, staffing and competence levels and the relation to hospital readmissions – a case study 

  Glette, Malin K.; Røise, Olav; Kringeland, Tone; Churruca, Kate; Braithwaite, Jeffrey; Wiig, Siri (Journal article, 2018)

  Background Thirty-day hospital readmissions represent an international challenge leading to increased prevalence of adverse events, reduced quality of care and pressure on healthcare service’s resources and finances. There ...

• “Non-palliative care” – a qualitative study of older cancer patients’ and their family members’ experiences with the health care system 

  Fjose, Marianne; Eilertsen, Grethe; Kirkevold, Marit; Grov, Ellen K. (Journal article, 2018)

  Background Among all cancer patients in the palliative phase, ¾ have reached the age of 65. An aging population will increase the number of people afflicted with cancer, and create challenges for patients, family members ...

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