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A European multicenter study on systematic ethics work in nursing homes

Bollig, Georg; Rosland, Jan H.; Gjengedal, Eva; Schmidt, Gerda; May, Arnd T.; Heller, Andreas (Journal article, 2017)

Background There are many existing ethical challenges in nursing homes. Although different methods and approaches to discussing the ethical challenges have been established, systematic ethics work is not yet a standard ...

Advance care planning in life-threatening pulmonary disease: a focus group study

Hjorth, Nina E.; Haugen, Dagny F.; Schaufel, Margrethe A. (Journal article, 2018)

Advance care planning (ACP) is a communication process for mapping a patient's wishes and priorities for end-of-life care. In preparation for the introduction of ACP in Norway, we wanted to explore the views of Norwegian ...

Advance Care Planning in Nursing Homes – Improving the Communication Among Patient, Family, and Staff: Results From a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (COSMOS)

Aasmul, Irene; Husebo, Bettina S.; Sampson, Elizabeth L.; Flo, Elisabeth (Journal article, 2018)

Introduction: The majority of nursing home (NH) patients suffer from complex diseases, including dementia. This makes advance care planning (ACP) particularly important. Objectives: The aim was to investigate the effect ...

Alvorlig sykes erfaringer med å delta i støttegruppe ledet av frivillige - Seriously ill persons’ experiences with participation in a support group led by volunteers

Fensli, Marthe; Söderhamn, Ulrika; Flateland, Sylvi; Skaar, Ragnhild (Journal article, 2017)

Bakgrunn og hensikt: Å leve med en uhelbredelig alvorlig sykdom vil medføre komplekse fysiske og psykiske utfordringer som fører til et krevende sykdomsforløp. Hensikten med denne studien var å belyse alvorlig syke personers ...

Ansattes erfaringer med Liverpool Care Pathway

Johansen, H.; Helgesen, A.K. (Journal article, 2015)

Are emergency admissions in palliative cancer care always necessary? Results from a descriptive study

Hjermstad, Marianne J.; Kolflaath, Jan; Løkken, Aud O.; Hanssen, Sjur B.; Normann, Are P.; Aass, Nina (Journal article, 2013)

Objectives Patients with advanced cancer are often admitted to hospital as emergency cases. This may not always be medically indicated. Study objectives were to register the reasons for the emergency admissions, to examine ...

Being a nurse in nursing home for patients on the edge of life

Hov, Reidun; Athlin, Elsy; Hedelin, Birgitta (Journal article, 2009)

Nurses in nursing homes care for patients with complex health problems that need to be followed up by medical treatment. Most patients benefit from the treatment, but for some the treatment seems only to lengthen their ...

Bereaved family members' perspectives on suffering among older rural cancer patients in palliative home nursing care: A qualitative study

Devik, Siri A.; Hellzèn, Ove; Enmarker, Ingela (Journal article, 2017)

Little is known about experiences with receiving home nursing care when old, living in a rural area, and suffering from end‐stage cancer. The aim of this study was thus to investigate bereaved family members' perceptions ...

Drug treatment at the end of life: An epidemiologic study in nursing homes

Jansen, Kristian; Schaufel, Margrethe Aa.; Ruths, Sabine (Journal article, 2014)

Objective. To examine drug treatment in nursing home patients at the end of life, and identify predictors of palliative drug therapy. Design. A historical cohort study. Setting. Three urban nursing homes in Norway. Subjects. ...

Ethical challenges in nursing homes – staff's opinions and experiences with systematic ethics meetings with participation of residents’ relatives

Bollig, Georg; Schmidt, Gerda; Rosland, Jan H.; Heller, Andreas (Journal article, 2015)

Background Many ethical problems exist in nursing homes. These include, for example, decision‐making in end‐of‐life care, use of restraints and a lack of resources. Aims The aim of the present study was to investigate ...

Ethical decision-making in nursing homes: Influence of organizational factors

Dreyer, Anne; Førde, Reidun; Nortvedt, Per (Journal article, 2011)

In this article we report findings from a qualitative study that explored how doctors and nurses in nursing homes describe professional collaboration around dying patients. The study also examined the consequences this can ...

Evaluering av studiet «Pårørendearbeid innen lindrende omsorg»

Hov, Reidun; Kjøs, Bente Ødegård; Sveen, Silje; Sogstad, Maren (Rapportserien;9/2015, Report, 2015)

Mange pårørende står i utfordrende omsorgsoppgaver uten nok støtte (Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet, 2011). En ny pårørendepolitikk er nødvendig, hvor det er svært viktig å ta vare på pårørende med store omsorgsbelastninger. ...

Experiences and challenges of home care nurses and general practitioners in home-based palliative care – a qualitative study

Danielsen, Britt V.; Sand, Anne M.; Rosland, Jan H.; Førland, Oddvar (Journal article, 2018)

Background Norway has one of the lowest home death rates in Europe. However, it is the health authorities´ ambition to increase this by facilitating palliative care at home. The aim of this study was to achieve more ...