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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 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 ... -
Early experiences with the multidose drug dispensing system – A matter of trust?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Objective: to study early experiences with multidose drug dispensing (MDD) among different groups of health personnel. Design: qualitative study based on focus-group interviews. Setting: primary health care, Trondheim, ... -
Eating Difficulties, Nutrition, Meal Preferences and Experiences Among Elderly: A Literature Overview From a Scandinavian Context
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The risk of malnutrition increases with ageing, resulting in poorer health and higher risk of disease. Eating difficulties are important risk factors for malnutrition. Moreover, independence in relation to food and meals ... -
Effect of e-learning program on risk assessment and pressure ulcer classification — A randomized study
(Journal article, 2016)Background Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a problem in health care. Staff competency is paramount to PU prevention. Education is essential to increase skills in pressure ulcer classification and risk assessment. Currently, no ... -
Effect of interventions to reduce potentially inappropriate use of drugs in nursing homes: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials
(Journal article, 2011)Background: Studies have shown that residents in nursing homes often are exposed to inappropriate medication. Particular concern has been raised about the consumption of psychoactive drugs, which are commonly prescribed ... -
The Effect of Telemedicine Follow-Up Care on Diabetes-Related Foot Ulcers: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Non- Inferiority Trial
(Journal article, 2018)OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether telemedicine (TM) follow-up of patients with diabetes-related foot ulcers (DFUs) in primary health care in collaboration with specialist health care was noninferior to standard outpatient care ... -
Effect on body weight, quality of life and appetite following individualized, nutritional counselling to home-living elderly after rehabilitation – An open randomized trial
(Journal article, 2017)Objectives: We examined if individually-adapted nutritional counselling could prevent > 5% weight loss among elderly patients 3 months after discharge from a rehabilitation institution. In addition we assessed quality of ... -
Effects of a computerized decision support system on care planning for pressure ulcers and malnutrition in nursing homes: An intervention study
(Journal article, 2013)Background Nursing documentation is essential for facilitating the flow of information to guarantee continuity, quality and safety in care. High-quality nursing documentation is frequently lacking; the implementation of ... -
Effects of a one-year home-based case management intervention on falls in older people: a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)OBJECTIVES: to investigate the effects of a home-based one-year case management intervention in older people with functional dependency and repeated contact with the health care services on self-reported falls and self-reported ... -
Effects of a pharmacist-led structured medication review in primary care on drug-related problems and hospital admission rates: a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article, 2014)Objective . To determine whether a pharmacist-led medications review in primary care reduces the number of drugs and the number of drug-related problems. Design. Prospective randomized controlled trial. Setting. Liljeholmen ... -
The effects of pressure redistribution of an innovative cradle-shaped turning mattress compared to manual re-positioning of bed-ridden patients
(Others, 2019)Aim: The aim of this work was to investigate the pressure distribution in an innovative mattresssystem that is automatically shaped as a cradle before it slowly starts the turning process. Method: We have tested a system ... -
Effects of risk-based multifactorial fall prevention on postural balance in the community-dwelling aged: a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)Abstract: the purpose of the study was to assess the effects of 12-month risk-based multifactorial fall prevention program on postural control of the aged. Five hundred and ninety-one (97%) eligible subjects were randomized ... -
Effekt av tiltak for å redusere potensielt uhensiktsmessig bruk av legemidler i sykehjem: en systematisk oversikt over randomiserte kontrollerte forsøk
(Research report, 2010)Bakgrunn: Studier har vist at beboere i sykehjem kan være utsatt for uhensiktsmessig medisinering, spesielt med psykofarmaka. Dette øker risikoen for uønskede bivirkninger. Oppdrag: Denne rapporten har identifisert, vurdert ... -
Elektronisk "Legemidler i bruk" - et blikk inn i framtiden. Evaluering av pilotprosjektet "Legemidler i bruk" i "Reseptformidleren" inkludert elektronisk multidose i e-resept
(Master thesis, 2015)Utvidelsen av elektronisk forskrivning øker raskt og nye eRx-løsninger innføres fortløpende i den norske primærhelsetjenesten. Den aktuelle oppgaven hadde som målsetning å belyse hvordan legene ved kommunalhelsetjenesten ... -
En pille for alt som er ille. Gjennombruddsprosjekt for sykehjemsmedisin 2008
(Research report, 2011)Kroken sykehjem deltok i 2008 i Gjennombruddsprosjekt i sykehjemsmedisin i regi av Den Norske Legeforening. Prosjektet var samlingsbasert, og det var 26 sykehjem fra hele landet som deltok. Tema for forbedringsområder var ... -
Endring i forskrivningsmønster for psykoleptika hos sykehjemspasienter i Norge i perioden 2009-2013
(Master thesis, 2015)Bakgrunn: i 2013 bodde det om lag 34 000 personer på langtidsopphold i norske sykehjem og omtrent 80 % av pasientene lider av demens. Det er vist at personer med demens bruker flere psykotropiske legemidler enn personer ... -
Energirike smoothies til pasienter i sykehjem
(Journal article, 2017)Bakgrunn: Eldre pasienter i sykehjem er utsatt for å bli underernærte, og det har vist seg at energirike smoothies kan være et supplement til energirik og næringstett mat for å forebygge og behandle underernæring. Hensikt: ... -
An epidemiologic study of diabetes-related foot ulcers. Issues related to prevention and mortality based on the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT 2)
(Doctoral thesis, 2010)The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing dramatically and type 1 diabetes moderately both in Norway and globally. As a result, long-term diabetes-related complications are also likely to increase. One long-term ...