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The emergent modes of dementia activism
(Journal article, 2014)After decades of silencing and discrimination, people with dementia are beginning to join forces, take action and campaign for social change. Drawing on data obtained from ‘activists’ with dementia using diary interview ... -
The fall descriptions and health characteristics of older adults with hip fracture: a mixed methods study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)BACKGROUND: in light of the multifactorial etiology of fall-related hip fracture, knowledge of fall circumstances may be especially valuable when placed in the context of the health of the person who falls. We aimed to ... -
The Impact of Clinical Pharmacists on Drug-Related Problems and Clinical Outcomes
(Journal article, 2008)Drug‐related problems are frequent and may result in reduced quality of life, and even morbidity and mortality. Many studies have shown that clinical pharmacists can effectively identify and prevent clinically significant ... -
The impact of physical therapy on functional outcomes after stroke: what's the evidence?
(Journal article, 2004)Objective: To determine the evidence for physical therapy interventions aimed at improving functional outcome after stroke. Methods: MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of ... -
The importance of moral sensitivity when including persons with dementia in qualitative research
(Journal article, 2013)The aim of this article is to show the importance of moral sensitivity when including persons with dementia in research. The article presents and discusses ethical challenges encountered when a total of 15 persons with ... -
The influence of an intermediate care hospital on health care utilization among elderly patients - a retrospective comparative cohort study
(Journal article, 2015)Background: An intermediate care hospital (ICH) was established in a municipality in Central Norway in 2007 to improve the coordination of services and follow-up among elderly and chronically ill patients after hospital ... -
The influence of cultural background in intercultural dementia care: exemplified by Sami patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Aim: To gain knowledge about how the original culture may influence communication and interaction with institutionalised patiens with dementia and of what particular cultural aspects may come to the fore, exemplified by ... -
The Knowledge Concealed in User's Narratives, Valuing Clients' Experiences as Coherent Knowledge in Their Own Right
(Journal article, 2014)Brukerfortellingene er sammenhengende, inneholder tradisjonelle plot, men rapporterer misnøye, dårlig kommunikasjon, mangel på respons og krenkelser. Fortellingene fra brukerne kan synes å ikke ha innvirkning på profesjonell ... -
"The lady in the Coffin" - Delusions and Hearing Voices: A Narrative Performance of Insight
(Journal article, 2013)Artikkelen er en del av en avhandling om brukermedvirkning og innsikt blant brukere av distriktspsykiatriske tjenester i Nord- Norge. Innsikt i egen helse og behandling er i fokus, og forfatteren argumenterer for en ... -
The loss of a shared lifetime: a qualitative study exploring spouses' experiences of losing couplehood withtheir partner with dementia living in institutional care
(Journal article, 2015)Målet med artikkelen er å utforske og beskrive ektefellenes opplevelser av å miste samlivet med sin demens-rammede partner. Til tross for tap og opplevelser av diskontinuitet på grunn av kognitiv svikt forårsaket av demens, ... -
The meaning of patient involvement and participation in health care consultations: a taxonomy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)Deltakelse blir sett på noe som co-bestemmes av pasienter og fagfolk, og forekommer bare gjennom gjensidige relasjoner for dialog og felles beslutninger. Ikke alle pasienter ønsket å være involvert, og i hvilken grad ... -
The nature of recovery as lived in everyday experience
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)Recovery ved alvorlig psykisk lidelse blir ofte sett på som en individuell prosess. Nyere forskning har begynt å utforske recovery som en sosial prosess. Som en videre utforskning undersøker denne artikkelen prosesser i ... -
The need for and barriers to professional help – a qualitative study of the bereaved in Sámi areas
(Journal article, 2014)In order to secure appropriate follow-up for the bereaved after traumatic death among indigenous groups in Norway, this study aims to acquire specific and local knowledge conserning their need for help and to examine whether ... -
The Norwegian Dementia Plan 2015- 'making most of the good days'
(Journal article, 2010)In autumn 2006 the Norwegian government proposed a sub plan of the Care plan 2015 (Report nr. 15 2005/2006: Long-term care—future challenges) called the Dementia Plan (Norwegian ministry of health and care services, 2007). ... -
The Norwegian General Practice (NORGEP) criteria for assessing potentially inappropriate prescriptions to elderly patients
(Journal article, 2009)Objective. To establish a clinically relevant list with explicit criteria for pharmacologically inappropriate prescriptions in general practice for elderly people ]70 years. Design. A three-round Delphi process for validating ... -
The Norwegian General Practice – Nursing Home criteria (NORGEP-NH) for potentially inappropriate medication use: a web-based Delphi study
(Journal article, 2015)Objective. To develop a set of explicit criteria for pharmacologically inappropriate medication use in nursing homes. Design. In an expert panel, a three-round Delphi consensus process was conducted via survey software. ... -
The Nutritional Form For the Elderly (NUFFE). A Short Scale Development Report
(Journal article, 2011)Background: screening is recommended as the first step in the process for assessing nutritional status in order to identify nutritional at-risk patients and should be performed with reliable and valid instruments. The ... -
“The Old Sami” – who is he and how should he be cared for?: a discourse analysis of Norwegian policy documents regarding care services for elderly Sami
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)This study examined four policy documents published by the Norwegian government from 1995 to 2009 describing issues regarding the provision of public services to elderly Sami in Norway. Adopting a Foucauldian discourse ... -
The Personal Emergency Response System as a Technology Innovation in Primary Health Care Services: An Integrative Review
(Journal article, 2016)Background: Most western countries are experiencing greater pressure on community care services due to increased life expectancy and changes in policy toward prioritizing independent living. This has led to a demand for ... -
The Politics of Mental Illness and Involvement-"A Discourse Analysis of Danish Anti-Stigma and Social Inclusion Campaigns"
(Journal article, 2015)The present study is a part of a broader multisited field study on involvement of relatives in Danish psychiatry. The article aims to elucidate which political classifications of normality and mental illness that are ...