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Diversity and inclusiveness in dementia: Listening event report
(Research report, 2014)This report provides feedback from a Listening Event held in Salford on March 10th, 2014 which explored issues in relation to diversity and inclusiveness and dementia and captured the views of professionals, service providers ... -
Do patients with PD benefit from music assisted therapy plus treadmill-based gait training? An exploratory study focused on behavioral outcomes
(Journal article, 2020)Purpose: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder, presenting not only with motor symptoms (resting tremor, bradykinesia, and muscular rigidity), but also with cognitive and ... -
Do study circles and a nutritional care policy improve nutritional care in a short- and long-term perspective in special accommodations?
(Journal article, 2010)BACKGROUND: Disease-related malnutrition is a major health problem in the elderly population and management issues are under-explored. OBJECTIVES: What is the prevalence of undernutrition-risk (UN-risk), underweight, and ... -
Doctors are to blame for perceived medical adverse events. A cross sectional population study. The Tromsø study
(Journal article, 2013)Background: Most current knowledge of the incidence of medical adverse events (AEs) comes from studies carried out in hospital settings. Little is known about AEs occurring outside hospitals, in spite the fact that most ... -
Does undernutrition still prevail among nursing home residents?
(Journal article, 2013)Background & aims: During recent years public awareness about malnutrition has increased and collective initiatives have been undertaken. Simultaneously, the number of older adults is increasing, and the elderly care has ... -
Driving forces for home-based reablement: a qualitative study of older adults’ experiences
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)As a result of the ageing population worldwide, there has been a growing international interest in a new intervention termed ‘reablement’. Reablement is an early and time-limited home-based intervention with emphasis on ... -
Drop-out from addiction treatment: A systematic review of risk factors
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Drug prescribing quality for older patients. Explicit indicators and multidisciplinary medication reviews. Explicit indicators and multidisciplinary medication reviews
(Doctoral thesis, 2012)This thesis is based on three published papers that illuminate different aspects of prescribing quality and drug use in older patients who receive home nursing services or live in nursing homes. Persons older than 65 years ... -
Drug treatment at the end of life: An epidemiologic study in nursing homes
(Journal article, 2014)Objective. To examine drug treatment in nursing home patients at the end of life, and identify predictors of palliative drug therapy. Design. A historical cohort study. Setting. Three urban nursing homes in Norway. Subjects. ... -
Drug Treatment in Older People before and after the Transition to a Multi-Dose Drug Dispensing System - A Longitudinal Analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: an association has been found between multi-dose drug dispensing (MDD) and use of many drugs. The aim of this study was to investigate the nature of this association, by performing a longitudinal analysis of ... -
Drug treatment in the elderly: an intervention in primary care to enhance prescription quality and quality of life
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Objective: the aim of the study was to assess the effect on prescription quality and quality of life after intervention with prescription reviews and promotion of patient participation in primary care. Design: a randomized ... -
«Du har på en måte hatt besøk, vet du!»
(Journal article, 2019)Bakgrunn: Mulighet for kontakt mellom pårørende og beboere i sykehjem kan være begrenset på grunn av avstander og beboernes begrensede evne til å anvende telefon. Videokommunikasjon er vanlig ellers i samfunnet, og dette ... -
«Du må bare skrive ut, ønske lykke til, og stole på at det går bra!»: En kvalitativ undersøkelse av sykepleieres muligheter og begrensninger for skjønnsutøvelse når pasienter skal utskrives fra sykehus til kommunale helse-og omsorgstjenester
(Journal article, 2015)“You can only discharge them, wish them luck, and hope for the best!” The aim was to investigate nurse’s experiences of the possibilities to act according to their professional discretion in the process where patients are ... -
"Du må...skape deg et liv." En kvalitativ studie om å oppleve og leve med demens basert på intervjuer med en gruppe personer med tidlig debuterende Alzheimers sykdom
(Doctoral thesis, 2012)Bakgrunn: Demens representerer en av våre aller største helseutfordringer – målt både i form av menneskelig lidelse og økonomiske utgifter til demensomsorg. Det er en kronisk og progredierende hjernesykdom som vi foreløpig ... -
Dusjing i sjukeheim- Eit historisk og notidig perspektiv
(Journal article, 2019)Intervju med bebuarar og helsefagarbeidarar i ein norsk sjukeheim viser at pleietrengjande kunne vere misnøgd med dusj kvar 14. dag. Bebuarane var fødde i perioden 1915 – 1935, og misnøyen med vaskepraksisane kan ha samband ... -
Døgnåpne kommunale akuttenheter: En helsetjeneste-modell med rom for lokale organisasjonstilpasninger
(Journal article, 2015)Fra 1. januar 2016 skal kommunalt akutt døgnopphold (KAD) være etablert i alle landets kommuner. Målet med artikkelen er å klassifisere akuttenhetene i hovedmodeller og belyse hvordan kommunene har nyttiggjort seg ... -
Earlier hospital discharge: a challenge for Norwegian municipalities
(Journal article, 2017)Aim: In order to improve patient outcomes and minimize health care costs, many Western countries are attempting to reduce the length of stay in hospitals by transferring responsibilities from specialist care to primary ... -
Early experiences with the multidose drug dispensing system – A matter of trust?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Objective: to study early experiences with multidose drug dispensing (MDD) among different groups of health personnel. Design: qualitative study based on focus-group interviews. Setting: primary health care, Trondheim, ... -
Eating Difficulties, Nutrition, Meal Preferences and Experiences Among Elderly: A Literature Overview From a Scandinavian Context
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The risk of malnutrition increases with ageing, resulting in poorer health and higher risk of disease. Eating difficulties are important risk factors for malnutrition. Moreover, independence in relation to food and meals ... -
Effect of a Restorative Model of Posthospital Home Care on Hospital Readmissions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This trial suggests that reorganizing the structure and goals of home care can enhance health outcomes of older patients without increasing health care utilization.