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Fall risk factors in community-dwelling elderly people
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Falls are a common and serious problem for older adults. Approximately one-third of older communitydwelling people fall at least once a year. The main purpose of this paper is to present risk factors for fall in older ... -
Fall scenarios in causing older women´s hip fractures
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Objective: falls and fall-related injuries among older women constitute a major public health problem with huge costs for the society and personal suffering. The aim of this study was to describe and illustrate how a number ... -
Falls and fall risk among nursing home residents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for falls in older people living in nursing homes. Impaired cognitive function and a poor sense of orientation could lead to an increase in falls among those with impaired ... -
Falls in very old people: the population-based Umeå 85+ Study in Sweden
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)The aim of this study was to describe incidences of falls and fall-related injuries, and to identify predisposing factors for falls in very old people in a prospective population-based follow-up study for falls. The study ... -
Falls risk among a very old home-dwelling population
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)The aim of this prospective study was to examine risk factors of falling in a very old home-dwelling population. Design: a prospective study of home-dwelling elderly people. Methods: baseline data were collected by ... -
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. ... -
GPs’ prescription routines and cooperation with other healthcare personnel before and after implementation of multidose drug dispensing
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: this study addresses GPs’ attitudes towards multidose drug dispensing before and after implementation and their perceived experience of how multidose drug dispensing affects prescription and communication ... -
Healing in the Sámi North
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Here is a special emphasis today on integrating traditional healing within health services. However, most areas in which there is a system of traditional healing have undergone colonization and a number of pressures ... -
Health service use in indigenous Sami and non-indigenous youth in North Norway: a population based survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)Background: this is the first population based study exploring health service use and ethnocultural factors in indigenous Sami and non-Sami youth in North Norway. The first aim of the present study was to compare the ... -
Helsepersonells oppfatninger om multidosepakkede legemidler
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)Bakgrunn: maskinell dosepakking (multidose) av legemidler er i dag et satsingsområde for å gi mindre feilbruk av legemidler. Det er mangelfull kunnskap om hvordan multidosepakninger påvirker rutinene og kvaliteten av ... -
High-intensity functional exercise program and protein-enriched energy supplement for older persons dependent in activities of daily living: a randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006)The aims of this randomised controlled trial were to determine if a high-intensity functional exercise program improves balance, gait ability, and lower-limb strength in older persons dependent in activities of daily living ... -
‘‘Hitting the wall’’: Lived experiences of mental health crises
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Norge beveger seg mot mer levering av hjemmebaserte tjenester innenfor psykisk helsearbeid, og mer kunnskap trengs om forståelser av psykisk helse og krise - og effektive måter å håndtere kriser i hjemmet. Målet med ... -
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 ... -
Inappropriate prescribing for older people admitted to an intermediate-care nursing home unit and hospital wards
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Objective: to identify inappropriate prescribing among older patients on admission to and discharge from an intermediatecare nursing home unit and hospital wards, and to compare changes during stay within and between these ... -
Indigenous Life Stories as Narratives of Health and Resistance: a Dialogical Narrative Analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)The Sami people have historically been exposed to severe assimilation processes. The objective of this study was to explore elderly Samis’ experiences of health. A total of 19 elderly Sami individuals in Norway were ... -
Inpatients’ and providers’ experiences with user involvement in inpatient care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Artikkelen beskriver en studie av pasienters perspektiver på hva det vil si å være involvert i sin egen omsorg, og de profesjonelle sine erfaringer med oppmuntrende brukermedvirkning i behandling, planlegging og tjenesteyting. ... -
Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: falls in nursing care facilities and hospitals are common events that cause considerable morbidity and mortality for older people. Objectives: to assess the effectiveness of interventions designed to reduce ... -
Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)As people get older, they may fall more often for a variety of reasons including problems with balance, poor vision, and dementia. Up to 30% may fall in a year. Although one in five falls may require medical attention, ... -
Interventions to reduce dependency in personal activities of daily living in community dwelling adults who use homecare services: A systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Abstract Objectives: to identify interventions that aim to reduce dependency in activities of daily living (ADL) in homecare service users. To determine: content; effectiveness in improving ability to perform ADL; and ... -
Klassifisering av legemiddelrelaterte problemer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)Bakgrunn: legemiddelrelaterte problemer forekommer hyppig og påfører pasientene betydelig sykelighet og i noen tilfeller død, samt økte utgifter for samfunnet. Et klassifiseringssystem kan bidra til å identifisere slike ...