Blar i Omsorgsbiblioteket på tidsskrift "Scandinavian Journal of Public Health"
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A case of community-based fall prevention: survey of organization and content of minor home help services in Swedish municipalities
(Journal article, 2014)BACKGROUND: the aim of this study was to survey minor home help services provided by Swedish municipalities with the main purpose to prevent fall injuries. METHODS: if minor home help services were presented on the homepage ... -
Acute hospital admissions from nursing homes: predictors of unwarranted variation?
(Journal article, 2013)Background: The geriatric nursing home population is frail and vulnerable to sudden changes in their health condition. Very often, these incidents lead to hospitalization, in which many cases represent an unfavourable ... -
Cost-effectiveness in fall prevention for older women
(Journal article, 2009)The aim of this study was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of implementing an exercise-based fall prevention programme for home-dwelling women in the 80-year age group in Norway. Methods: the impact of the home-based ... -
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 ... -
History of and factors associated with diabetic foot ulcers in Norway: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
(Journal article, 2008)Aims: To determine the proportion of people with diabetes mellitus reporting a history of foot ulcer and to investigate factors associated with this adverse outcome. Methods: All inhabitants aged 20 years and older residing ... -
Long-term patients’ outcomes after intermediate care at a community hospital for elderly patients: 12-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article, 2008)Background: Developing a better understanding of if, and when, patients need care at a general hospital is an urgent challenge, as the proportion of general hospital beds being occupied by older patients is continuously ... -
Municipal variation in health and social service use in the last 2 years of life among old people
(Journal article, 2011)Aims: To describe and analyse municipal differences in health and social service use among old people in the last 2 years of life. Methods: The data were derived from national registers. All those who died in 2002 or 2003 ... -
Roadmap for patient safety research: approaches and roadforks
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)Patient safety improvement is a healthcare priority worldwide. Pioneer research reports include the 1984 Harvard Medical Practice Study, and the 1999 report "To err is human''. Patient safety research is expanding rapidly. ...