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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 ... -
Ageing in Norwegian Rural and Urban Communities
(Journal article, 2018)I denne artikkelen sammenlignes eldres levekår og livskvalitet i bygd og by. Den undersøker hvor tilfredse de eldre er med tilgang til ulike tjenester og deres sosiale deltakelse i lokalsamfunnet. Artikkelen bygger på data ... -
Antall kroniske sykdommer og persontilpasning bør ligge til grunn for prioriteringer i kommunale helse- og omsorgstjenester
(Journal article, 2018)Utvalget for prioritering i helse- og omsorgstjenestene i kommunene (Blankholmutvalget) har i sitt mandat fått i oppgave å vurdere om prioriteringskriteriene som ble fremlagt i Meld. St. 34 (2015−2016) for spesialisthelsetjenesten ... -
Dementia as a determinant of social and health service use in the last two years of life 1996-2003
(Journal article, 2011)Background Dementia is one of the most common causes of death among old people in Finland and other countries with high life expectancies. Dementing illnesses are the most important disease group behind the need for ... -
Earlier hospital discharge: a challenge for Norwegian municipalities
(Journal article, 2017)Aim: In order to improve patient outcomes and minimize health care costs, many Western countries are attempting to reduce the length of stay in hospitals by transferring responsibilities from specialist care to primary ... -
Experiences and challenges of home care nurses and general practitioners in home-based palliative care – a qualitative study
(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 ... -
Factors associated with the amount of public home care received by elderly and intellectually disabled individuals in a large Norwegian municipality
(Journal article, 2016)This study reports an analysis of factors associated with home care use in a setting in which long‐term care services are provided within a publicly financed welfare system. We considered two groups of home care recipients: ... -
Healthcare-associated infection among residents of long-term care facilities: a cohort and nested case–control study
(Journal article, 2007)Knowledge of infection control measures in nursing homes is limited. This study aimed to assess the incidence of, and potential risk factors for, healthcare-associated infection in long-term care facilities in Norway. ... -
Hospital readmission among elderly patients
(Journal article, 2013)This study investigates the incidence and determinants of hospital readmissions among elderly patients in Norway. The analyses are based on registered data on inpatient admissions to public hospitals from 1999 to 2006. ... -
Mapping Nursing Home Inspections & Audits in Six Countries
(Journal article, 2016)International quality concerns regarding long-term residential care, home to many of the most vulnerable among us, prompted our examination of the audit and inspection processes in six different countries. Drawing on ... -
Mat og måltider i sykehjem. En nasjonal kartleggingsundersøkelse
(Journal article, 2010)Bakgrunn: God ernæringsstand er en viktig forutsetning for helse og livskvalitet. Forskning viser imidlertid at eldre beboere på sykehjem er utsatt for underernæring. Sosial- og helsedirektoratet fikk i oppdrag fra Helse- ... -
The measurement of satisfaction with health care: implications for practice from a systematic review of the literature
(Journal article, 2003)Satisfaction and its measurement are important for public policy analysts, healthcare managers, practitioners and users. Despite problems with establishing a tangible definition of “satisfaction” and difficulties with its ... -
Moments of joy and delight: the meaning of traditional food in dementia care
(Journal article, 2016)Aims and objectives To learn about the meaning of traditional food to institutionalised patients with dementia. Background Traditional food strengthens the feelings of belonging, identity and heritage, which help ... -
Multidisciplinary intervention to identify and resolve drug-related problems in Norwegian nursing homes
(Journal article, 2010)Objective. To describe an innovative team intervention to identify and resolve DRPs (drug-related problems) in Norwegian nursing homes. Design. Descriptive intervention study. Setting. Three nursing homes in Bergen, Norway. ... -
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 ... -
The normativity of democracy
(Journal article, 2017)The aim of this paper is to advance our understanding of the normative grammar of the concept of democracy by distinguishing two levels at which a political concept may play a normative function, and proceeds by analysing ... -
Nurse Staffing and Deficiencies in the Largest For-Profit Nursing Home Chains and Chains Owned by Private Equity Companies
(Journal article, 2012)Objective To compare staffing levels and deficiencies of the 10 largest U.S. for-profit nursing home chains with five other ownership groups and chain staffing and deficiencies before and after purchase by four private ... -
Nursing home leaders’ and nurses’ experiences of resources, staffing and competence levels and the relation to hospital readmissions – a case study
(Journal article, 2018)Background Thirty-day hospital readmissions represent an international challenge leading to increased prevalence of adverse events, reduced quality of care and pressure on healthcare service’s resources and finances. There ... -
Nutritional Status and Duration of Overnight Fast among Elderly Residents in Municipal Nursing Homes in Oslo
(Journal article, 2013)Aim: To examine the duration of overnight fast and the significance of having an overnight fast below or above 11 hrs with respect to nutritional status among elderly nursing home residents. Background: Elderly nursing ...