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Development of an evidence-based practice framework to guide decisionmaking support for people with cognitive impairment due to acquired brain injury or intellectual disability
(Journal article, 2020)Purpose: At least 5% of people in Australia and the USA have cognitive impairment and require support for decision-making. This paper details a research program whereby an evidence-based Support for Decision Making Practice ... -
Development of an evidence-based practice framework to guide decisionmaking support for people with cognitive impairment due to acquired brain injury or intellectual disability
(Journal article, 2020)Purpose: At least 5% of people in Australia and the USA have cognitive impairment and require support for decision-making. This paper details a research program whereby an evidence-based Support for Decision Making Practice ... -
Development, Validity, and Reliability of a Novel Walking Speed Measurement Device: the GaitBox
(Journal article, 2020)Background Gait speed is an important measure of health status for older adults and individuals with neurological conditions. Literature reports that measurements made by people are not as accurate as automatic ... -
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 ... -
Digital oppfølging og støtte for personer med multippel sklerose. Erfaringer fra prosjektet MS-DOS
(SINTEF rapport;, Research report, 2018)MS-DOS er et forprosjekt som undersøker muligheter for at personer med multippel sklerose (MS) og relevante helseaktører kan ta i bruk digitale hjelpemidler for bedre oppfølging, behandling og mestring av sykdommen. Målet ... -
Digitalt tilsyn – en reise i samhandling og samskaping. Rapport fra forskningsprosjektet "Implementation of welfare technology. Digital surveillance in municipalities and its impact on innovation of services and organization"
(Skriftserien fra Høgskolen i Sørøst-Norge;16, Research report, 2017)Det overordnede formålet med forskningsprosjektet «Digitalt tilsyn» har vært å finne ut hva som skal til for å lykkes med implementering av velferdsteknologi i de kommunale helse- og omsorgstjenestene. Tjenestene er svært ... -
Din rosa tablett virker mot…Observasjon av legemiddeleffekt og bivirkning hos mulitisyke gamle
(Report, 2015)Et samarbeidsprosjekt mellom Utviklingssenter for hjemmetjenester i Bærum kommune og Diakonhjemmet Høgskole. Feilmedisinering er en av de hyppigste årsaker til reinnleggelse i sykehus for eldre hjemmeboende pasienter. I ... -
Discourses of service user involvement in meeting places in Norwegian community mental health care: A discourse analysis of staff accounts
(Journal article, 2016)In previous research, meeting places have been favourably addressed by service users, but they have also been contested as exclusionary. In this participatory explorative study, we sought to perform a contextual analysis ... -
Discrepancies between patients and professionals in the assessment of patient needs: a quantitative study of Norwegian mental health care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2002)Fagfolk og pasienter viste tydelig uenighet med hensyn til mengde og type behov som var til stede. Spesielt fagfolk identifiserte flere behov enn pasienter (9,3 vs. 4,3, henholdsvis) og denne forskjellen var preget av et ... -
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 ...