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‘We do things together’. A case study of ‘couplehood’ in dementia
(Journal article, 2005)The value of the single case study is well established in dementia care with the seminal contributions of Alzheimer and Kitwood being based on the study of individuals. This article presents a case study of an elderly ... -
‘We just have to make it work’: A qualitative study on assistant nurses’ experiences of patient safety performance in home care services using forum play scenarios
(Journal article, 2022)Objective Safety is essential to support independent living among the rising number of people with long-term healthcare and social care needs. Safety performance in home care leans heavily on the capacity of unlicensed ... -
“We own the illness”: a qualitative study of networks in two communities with mixed ethnicity in Northern Norway
(Journal article, 2018)Background: When people in Northern Norway get ill, they often use traditional medicine. The global aim of this study was to examine the extended family networks’ function and responsibility in cases of illness in the ... -
What are the key contextual factors when preparing for successful implementation of assistive living technology in primary elderly care? A case study from Norway
(Journal article, 2017)Objective: To identify contextual factors at different organisational levels to guide the implementation of an assistive living technology intervention in Norwegian primary home care. Design: A single embedded case study ... -
What are the mechanisms that support healthcare professionals to adopt assisted decision-making practice? A rapid realist review
(Journal article, 2019)Background The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) establishes a right to legal capacity for all people, including those with support needs. People with disabilities have a legal ... -
What can we talk about, in which language, in what way and with whom?: Sami patients' experiences of language choice and cultural norm in mental health treatment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)BACKGROUND: the Sami in Norway have a legal right to receive health services adapted to Sami language and culture. This calls for a study of the significance of language choice and cultural norms in Sami patients' encounters ... -
What constitutes ‘good care’ and ‘good carers’?: The normative implications of introducing reablement in Danish home care
(Journal article, 2019)As populations worldwide are ageing, Western welfare states are currently implementing welfare reforms aimed at curbing the rising need for social and healthcare services for ageing populations. A central element in home-care ... -
What do health professionals think about patient safety?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)Patient safety is a main determinant of the quality of healthcare services. The literature shows that the occurrence of medical errors is quite important in countries where it has been measured. Various actions like ... -
What Does it Mean to Listen to People with Dementia?
(Journal article, 2001)A total of 19 people with dementia were interviewed as part of a study into unmet respite care need amongst caregivers and day-care attenders in Shef eld. Some important contextual debates associated with conducting social ... -
What drives change? Barriers to and incentives for achieving evidence-based practice
(Journal article, 2004)To bridge the gap between scientific evidence and patient care we need an in-depth understanding of the barriers and incentives to achieving change in practice. Various theories and models for change point to a multitude ... -
What hinders and facilitates the implementation of nurse-led interventions in dementia care? A scoping review
(Journal article, 2020)Background The implementation of evidence-based interventions for people with dementia is complex and challenging. However, successful implementation might be a key element to ensure evidence-based practice and high quality ... -
What is a planning model? An introduction to PRECEDE‐PROCEED
(Journal article, 2011)Planning models exist at a macroscopic level; they serve as an organizing framework for an entire health promotion effort aimed at fostering reduction in a given disease. A particularly useful, widely applied, and ... -
What is the matter with crushing pills and opening capsules?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)This study aims to map out to what degree medication is being crushed and mixed into the patients' food and beverages and how often this practice included medication, which has a statement in the Norwegian pharmaceutical ... -
What Was (Also) at Stake When a Robot Bathtub Was Implemented in a Danish Elder Center: A Constructivist Secondary Qualitative Analysis
(Journal article, 2016)Assistive technologies are often considered to be passive tools implemented in targeted processes. Our previous study of the implementation of the robot bathtub in a Danish elder center suggested that purposeful rationality ... -
What we know and what they do: nursing students' experiences of improvement knowledge in clinical practice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2005)Nations around the world face mounting problems in health care, including rising costs, challenges to accessing services, and wide variations in safety and quality. Several reports and surveys have clearly demonstrated ... -
When Coercion Moves into Your Home : A Study of Outpatient Commitment in Northern Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2016)”Når tvangen flyttes hjem i stua” Tvang overfor pasienter som bor hjemme erfares annerledes enn hvordan vi vanligvis tenker om tvang i psykisk helsevern, viser en ny studie fra UIT. Tvunget psykisk helsevern uten døgnopphold ... -
‘When the saints go marching in’: constructions of senior volunteering in Norwegian government white papers, and in Norwegian senior volunteers’ and health-care professionals’ stories
(Journal article, 2017)This study explores policy makers’, health-care professionals’ and senior volunteers’ perceptions of senior volunteers. Two Norwegian government white papers regarding older adult care and welfare services, which were ... -
Which test is best? Strength testing neurological rehabilitation
(Others, 2020)Muscle weakness is the primary impairment affecting people with neurological conditions. Despite its significance to both clinicians and patients, the gold standard measure is largely restricted to laboratory settings for ... -
WHO Global Report on Falls Prevention in Older Age
(Research report, 2007)The WHO Falls Prevention for Active Ageing model provides an action plan for making progress in reducing the prevalence of falls in the older adult population. By building on the three pillars of falls prevention, the model ... -
Whose story is it? An autoethnography concerning narrative identity
(Journal article, 2012)This paper is divided into three parts, each separated by centrally spaced asterisks. The first part, co-written on the basis of the standpoint interests of both authors, outlines the historical, philosophical, theoretical ...