• The effect of a music-based caregiving intervention on pain intensity in nursing home patients with dementia. A cluster-randomized controlled study 

      Myrenget, Martin Elstad; Rustøen, Tone; Myskja, Audun X.; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Rangul, Vegar; Håpnes, Odd Sigfast; Borchgrevink, Petter Christian; Butler, Stephen; Selbæk, Geir; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska; Sandvik, Reidun Karin Norheim Myhre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Treatment of chronic pain in patients with dementia is challenging because they have reduced ability to report pain and are particularly vulnerable to side effects of analgesics. Different types of music-based therapy have ...
    • Exploring life-space in the nursing home. An observational longitudinal study 

      Bergh, Sverre; Selbæk, Geir; Benth, Jurate Saltyte; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska; Røen, Irene Mari; Thingstad, Pernille; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background Traditional performance-based measurements of mobility fail to recognize the interaction between the individual and their environment. Life-space (LS) forms a central element in the broader context of mobility ...
    • Pain and quality of life in nursing home residents with dementia after admission – a longitudinal study 

      Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Bergh, Sverre; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Borza, Tom; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska; Tevik, Kjerstin Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Pain in nursing home (NH) residents with dementia is commonly reported and may affect Quality of Life (QoL) negatively. Few longitudinal studies have explored how pain and QoL develop in NH residents with ...
    • Pain and quality of life in nursing home residents with dementia after admission – a longitudinal study 

      Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Bergh, Sverre; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Borza, Tom; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska; Tevik, Kjerstin Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Pain in nursing home (NH) residents with dementia is commonly reported and may affect Quality of Life (QoL) negatively. Few longitudinal studies have explored how pain and QoL develop in NH residents with dementia starting ...
    • Pain in nursing home residents with dementia and its association to quality of life 

      Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Bergh, Sverre; Šaltytė Benth, Jūratė; Selbæk, Geir; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska; Tevik, Kjerstin Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Abstract Objectives We aimed to describe pain, use of analgesics and quality of life (QoL) in people with dementia admitted to a Norwegian nursing home (NH), and to explore if and how pain was associated with their QoL ...
    • Prevalence and persistent prescription of analgesic drugs in persons admitted with dementia to a nursing home - A longitudinal study 

      Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Bergh, Sverre; Kabukcuoglu, Kamile; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Lichtwarck, Bjørn; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska; Tevik, Kjerstin Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The overall aim was to explore the prevalence and persistent regular prescription of opioids and paracetamol among nursing home (NH) residents with dementia at admission and over time. A total of 996 residents with dementia, ...