Browsing Pasientsikkerhet by Title
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Potentially inappropriate drug use and hip fractures among older people. Pharmacoepidemiological studies
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)De siste tiårene har det vært en betydelig økning i legemiddelbruk, spesielt blant eldre. Bruk av legemidler er nyttig i mange sammenhenger, men også forbundet med potensielt skadelige effekter. Eldre er spesielt utsatt, ... -
Potentially inappropriate medication use among elderly home care patients in Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2005)Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use among elderly patients have been used in the past decade in large US epidemiological surveys to identify populations at risk and specifically target risk-management ... -
Prediction of falls among older people in residential care facilities by the Downton index
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2003)Background and aims: falls are frequent among older people living in residential care facilities. The aim of this study was to investigate the prediction accuracy of the Downton fall risk index among older people living ... -
Predictive validity and cut-off scores in four diagnostic tests for falls – a study in frail older people at home
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)No study has investigated the predictive validity and cut-off scores in diagnostic tests for falls used in in-home assessment in frail older people. The objective was to investigate the predictive validity for falls in the ... -
Prescribing quality for older people in Norwegian nursing homes and home nursing services using multidose dispensed drugs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Purpose: to examine and compare the quality of drug prescribing for older patients in nursing homes and home nursing services. Methods: Cross-sectional study comprising 11 254 patients aged ≥65 years in nursing homes (n = ... -
Prescription peer academic detailing to reduce inappropriate prescribing for older patients: a cluster randomised controlled trial
(Journal article, 2013)BACKGROUND: Older patients are at particular risk for adverse drug reactions. In older people, interventions targeting potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIPs) are considered important measures to minimise drug-related ... -
Pressure Ulcer in Norway—A Snapshot of Pressure Ulcer Occurrence across Various Care Sites and Recommendations for Improved Preventive Care
(Journal article, 2015)Pressure ulcers (PU) are common in all care settings, although most ulcers are preventable. Much evidence exists on Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers (HAPU), however, few studies describe PU in community care. From a ... -
Pressure ulcer is associated with malnutrition as assessed by Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS 2002) in a mixed hospital population
(Journal article, 2017)Background and aim : Pressure ulcers (PUs) and malnutrition represent a significant health problem for hospital inpatients. Satisfactory nutritional status is crucial for proper wound healing. Risk of malnutrition can be ... -
Pressure ulcer prevalence in Europe: A pilot study
(Journal article, 2007)Rationale and aims Numerous prevalence studies have been conducted. The problem with these studies is that prevalence proportions cannot be compared with each other, because of differences in performance of each survey. ... -
Prevalence and association of undernutrition with quality of life among Swedish people aged 60 years and above: Results of the SNAC-B study
(Journal article, 2015)Objectives: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of undernutrition among elderly and to investigate the association of risk of undernutrition with health-related quality of life and life satisfaction controlling for ... -
Prevalence and predictors of falls and dizziness in people younger and older than 80 years of age—A longitudinal cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The objectives were to investigate the prevalence and predictors for falls and dizziness among people younger and older than 80 years of age. The sample was drawn from the Swedish National study on Aging and Care (SNAC) ... -
The prevalence, prevention and multilevel variance of pressure ulcers in Norwegian hospitals: A cross-sectional study
(Journal article, 2015)Background Pressure ulcers are preventable adverse events. Organizational differences may influence the quality of prevention across wards and hospitals. Objective To investigate the prevalence of pressure ulcers, ... -
Prosjekt kosthold og ernæring
(Report, 2016)Prosjektet skulle gi økt fokus på en helhetlig og forebyggende satsing på kosthold og ernæring innen ulike tjenester, samt anbefale hvordan helse - og sosialsektoren bør prioritere å jobbe mer systematisk og kunnskapsbasert ... -
Psychometric testing of the Norwegian version of the Nutritional Form For the Elderly among older home-dwelling people
(Journal article, 2012)Nutritional screening instruments need to be evaluated in terms of reliability and validity and being able to demonstrate sensitivity and specificity for use in clinical practice and research. The aims of this study were ... -
Quality indicators of nutritional care practice in elderly care
(Journal article, 2017)Objectives: The aim is to explore the effects of antecedent, structural and process quality indicators of nutritional care practice on meal satisfaction and screened nutritional status among older adults in residential ... -
Registered nurses’ thinking strategies on malnutrition and pressure ulcers in nursing homes: a scenario-based think-aloud study
(Journal article, 2011)Aim. The aim of this study was to explore the thinking strategies and clinical reasoning processes registered nurses use during simulated care planning for malnutrition and pressure ulcers in nursing home care. Background. ... -
Retningslinje for publisering av kvalitetsforbedringsprosjekt, SQUIRE retningslinje
(Others, 2011)Mange lands vitenskapelige tidskrifter har tatt i bruk en retningslinje for publisering av kvalitetsforbedringsprosjekter, kalt SQUIRE guidelines. Det var ønskelig å oversette denne til norsk, slik at den også kan tas i ... -
Retten til fullgod mat ved sykehjem: en menneskerettighetsbasert tilnærming til personalets muligheter og utfordringer ved realisering av denne rettigheten for beboerne
(Master thesis, 2011)Bakgrunn: i løpet av de siste par tiår har menneskerettighetsbaserte tilnærminger for økonomisk og sosial utvikling fått økt anerkjennelse. Norge har ratifisert alle de internasjonale menneskerettighetskonvensjonene, og ... -
Riktig legemiddelbruk i kommunehelsetjenesten: erfaringer fra læringsnettverk i Nord-Trøndelag
(Report, 2014)Riktig legemiddelbruk i sykehjem og hjemmetjenesten har vært innsatsområdet i et læringsnettverk der 11 nordtrønderske kommuner deltok i perioden desember 2013 til juni 2014. Læringsnettverket har fulgt pasientsikkerhetskampanjens ...