• Prioritising care services: Do the oldest users lose out? 

      Gautun, Heidi; Grødem, Anne Skevik (Journal article, 2015)
      Population ageing is a major concern in most European countries. Demands for health- and care services will increase, as older people typically have a higher need for such services. What is often overlooked, however, is ...
    • Privatization and quality: Evidence from elderly care in Sweden 

      Bergman, Mats A.; Johansson, Per; Lundberg, Sofia; Spagnolo, Giancarlo (Journal article, 2016)
      Non-contractible quality dimensions are at risk of degradation when the provision of public services is privatized. However, privatization may increase quality by fostering performance-improving innovation, particularly ...
    • Quality of care in for-profit and not-for-profit nursing homes: systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Comondore, Vikram R.; Devereaux, P. J.; Zhou, Qi; Stone, Samuel B.; Busse, Jason W.; Ravindran, Nikila C.; Burns, Karen E.; Haines, Ted; Stringer, Bernadette; Cook, Deborah J.; Walter, Stephen D.; Sullivan, Terrence; Berwanger, Otavio; Bandari, Mohit; Banglawala, Sarfaraz; Lavis, John N.; Petrisor, Brad; Schünemann, Holger; Walsh, Katie; Bhatnagar, Neera; Guyatt, Gordon H. (Journal article, 2009)
      Objective To compare quality of care in for-profit and not-for-profit nursing homes. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies and randomised controlled trials investigating quality of care in ...
    • Rutiner for å vurdere ernærings­status i hjemme­sykepleien 

      Aagaard, Heidi; Grøndahl, Vigdis Abrahamsen (Journal article, 2017)
      Bakgrunn: Undersøkelser viser at pasienter som får hjelp av hjemmesykepleien, kan være utsatt for underernæring. For å kartlegge ernæringsstatus utga Helsedirektoratet i 2009 «Nasjonale faglige retningslinjer for forebygging ...
    • Scoping reviews: time for clarity in definition, methods, and reporting 

      Colquhoun, Heather L.; Levac, Danielle; O'Brian, Kelly K.; Straus, Sharon; Tricco, Andrea C.; Perrier, Laure; Kastner, Monika; Moher, David (Journal article, 2014)
      Objectives The scoping review has become increasingly popular as a form of knowledge synthesis. However, a lack of consensus on scoping review terminology, definition, methodology, and reporting limits the potential of ...
    • Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework 

      Arksey, Hilary; O'Malley, Lisa (Journal article, 2005)
      This paper focuses on scoping studies, an approach to reviewing the literature which to date has received little attention in the research methods literature. We distinguish between different types of scoping studies and ...
    • Store ulikskapar i innhald, utforming og kvalitet på dei generelle skriftelege direktiva 

      Andreassen, Lillian Mo; Halvorsen, Kjell Hermann; Granås, Anne Gerd (Journal article, 2011)
      Bakgrunn: Generelle skriftlege direktiv, utarbeida av sjukeheimslegen, har vore retningsgivande for sjukepleiarane når dei skal vurdere om det skal gis behovsmedisin når legen ikkje er til stades. Det er bekymring for om ...
    • Utilization of medical healthcare among people receiving long‐term care at home or in special accommodation 

      Condelius, A.; Edberg, A.; Hallberg, I. R.; Jakobsson, U. (Journal article, 2010)
      Aim: To investigate the utilization of medical healthcare, hospital care and outpatient care, during a 1‐year period in relation to informal care, multimorbidity, functional status and health complaints and to long‐term ...
    • Variations in drug-related problems detected by multidisciplinary teams in Norwegian nursing homes and home nursing care 

      Devik, Siri A.; Olsen, Rose M.; Fiskvik, Inger L.; Halbostad, Terje; Lassen, Tone; Kuzina, Natalia; Enmarker, Ingela (Journal article, 2018)
      Objective: Traditionally, nursing homes have been associated with suboptimal drug therapy and drug-related problems (DRPs). In contrast, less is known about drug safety in homecare. The aim of this study was to describe ...
    • Variations in levels of care between nursing home patients in a public health care system 

      Døhl, Øystein; Garåsen, Helge; Kalseth, Jorid; Magnussen, Jon (Journal article, 2014)
      Background Within the setting of a public health service we analyse the distribution of resources between individuals in nursing homes funded by global budgets. Three questions are pursued. Firstly, whether there are ...