Omsorgsbiblioteket: Recent submissions
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Erfaringer fra hjemmeboende eldre (uten andre helse- og omsorgstjenester) med bruk av den mobile trygghetsalarmen
(Master thesis, 2019)Bakgrunn: Framskrivinger viser at vi blir flere eldre. Samtidig vil antallet yrkesaktive per person over 67 år reduseres, noe som vil gi utfordringer for de kommunale helsetjenestene. Bruk av teknologi i det kommunale ... -
Current and Future Prevalence Estimates of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, and Its Subtypes in a Population-Based Sample of People 70 Years and Older in Norway: The HUNT Study
(Journal article, 2021)Background: Having accurate, up-to-date information on the epidemiology of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia is imperative. Objective: To determine the prevalence of MCI and dementia in Norway using data ... -
What constitutes ‘good care’ and ‘good carers’?: The normative implications of introducing reablement in Danish home care
(Journal article, 2019)As populations worldwide are ageing, Western welfare states are currently implementing welfare reforms aimed at curbing the rising need for social and healthcare services for ageing populations. A central element in home-care ... -
Using thematic analysis in psychology
(Journal article, 2006)Thematic analysis is a poorly demarcated, rarely acknowledged, yet widely used qualitative analytic method within psychology. In this paper, we argue that it offers an accessible and theoretically flexible approach to ... -
Controlling the Uncontrollable: Patient Safety and Medication Management From the Perspective of Registered Nurses in Municipal Home Health Care
(Journal article, 2022)Most adverse events in health care are related to medication management and they are almost always preventable. Increased knowledge of patient safety related to medication management in home health care is an urgent issue ... -
Prevalence, type, and reasons for missed nursing care in municipality health care in Sweden – A cross sectional study
(Journal article, 2022)Background With an ageing population, there is an increasing need for care, both as home care and in nursing homes. However, some needed care is not carried out for different reasons, which can affect patient safety. The ... -
Optimizing mobility in later life: The role of the urban built environment for older adults aging in place
(Journal article, 2013)Hazards in the urban built environment can create barriers to mobility among older adults aging in place. We investigated the relationship between urban built environment characteristics and 15-month trajectories of mobility ... -
Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework
(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 ... -
Individual and organisational factors in the psychosocial work environment are associated with home care staffs’ job strain: A Swedish cross-sectional study
(Journal article, 2022)Background Home care staff (HCS) provide essential service to enable older adults to age in place. However, unreasonable demands in the work environment to deliver a safe, effective service with high quality has a negative ... -
A qualitative study on promoting reablement among older people living at home in Norway: opportunities and constraints
(Journal article, 2022)Background Healthcare services that traditionally have been provided in long-term care institutions in Norway are increasingly being delivered at home to a growing population of older people with chronic conditions and ... -
Using thematic analysis in psychology
(Journal article, 2006)Thematic analysis is a poorly demarcated, rarely acknowledged, yet widely used qualitative analytic method within psychology. In this paper, we argue that it offers an accessible and theoretically flexible approach to ... -
Eldre sitt forhold til elektronisk medisineringsstøtte
(Master thesis, 2022)Det blir stadig flere eldre i Norge og om få år vil det være færre yrkesaktive per eldre. Og når levealderen øker lever en også lengre med sykdom. Nasjonale føringer ber kommunene satse på blant annet elektronisk ... -
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 ... -
Demografisk utvikling og potensialet for uformell omsorg i Norge
(Journal article, 2021)Bakgrunn: Myndighetene har forventninger om at bidrag fra pårørende og frivillige i omsorg for hjemmeboende eldre skal opprettholdes på dagens nivå eller økes i fremtiden. I artikkelen undersøker vi potensialet for uformell ... -
‘We just have to make it work’: A qualitative study on assistant nurses’ experiences of patient safety performance in home care services using forum play scenarios
(Journal article, 2022)Objective Safety is essential to support independent living among the rising number of people with long-term healthcare and social care needs. Safety performance in home care leans heavily on the capacity of unlicensed ... -
Interprofessional collaboration in a community virtual ward: A focus group study
(Journal article, 2023)Background The problem of a lack of nurses is expected to worsen in the future. With an ever-increasing number of elderly patients with multimorbidity and a shortage of healthcare professionals, primary care must innovatively ... -
Å falle, det kan jo hende alle!: Eldre hjemmeboende og risiko for fall
(Journal article, 2018)Fall og fallforebygging hos gamle personer har de siste årene fått økende oppmerksomhet. Få studier har tatt utgangspunkt i de gamles fortellinger og perspektiv. I denne artikkelen er eldre hjemmeboende personers tanker ... -
Advice from rural elders: What it takes to age in place
(Journal article, 2010)Older adults prefer to age in place (AIP), and there are psychological, physiological, and economic benefits in doing so. However, it is especially challenging to AIP in rural communities. AIP models have been tested in ... -
Experiences of Assistive Products and Home Care among Older Clients with and without Dementia in Sweden
(Journal article, 2022)The purpose was to compare selection, use and outcomes of assistive products among older home care clients with and without dementia in Sweden, and to explore the relations between the use of assistive products and perceptions ...