Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Norton, Christine"
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Bowel problem management among nursing home residents: a mixed methods study
Saga, Susan; Seim, Arnfinn; Mørkved, Siv; Norton, Christine; Vinsnes, Anne Guttormsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Bowel problems such as constipation, diarrhoea and faecal incontinence (FI) are prevalent conditions among nursing home residents and little is known about nursing management. This study aimed to elucidate ... -
Bowel problem management among nursing home residents: a mixed methods study
Saga, Susan; Seim, Arnfinn; Mørkved, Siv; Norton, Christine; Vinsnes, Anne Guttormsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014) -
Constipation and Laxative Use among Nursing Home Patients: Prevalence and Associations Derived from the Residents Assessment Instrument for Long-Term Care Facilities (interRAI LTCF)
Blekken, Lene Elisabeth; Nakrem, Sigrid; Vinsnes, Anne Guttormsen; Norton, Christine; Mørkved, Siv; Salvesen, Øyvind; Gjeilo, Kari Hanne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Introduction. Constipation is a common, bothersome, and potentially dangerous condition among nursing home (NH) patients. Between 50 and 74% of NH patients use laxatives. Objective. To study prevalence and associations of ... -
Effect of a multifaceted educational program for care staff concerning fecal incontinence in nursing home patients: Study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial
Blekken, Lene Elisabeth; Vinsnes, Anne Guttormsen; Gjeilo, Kari Hanne; Mørkved, Siv; Salvesen, Øyvind; Norton, Christine; Nakrem, Sigrid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Fecal incontinence has a high prevalence in the older population, which cannot be explained by comorbidity or the anatomical or psychological changes of aging alone. Fecal incontinence leads to a high economic ... -
Feasibility, acceptability, and adherence of two educational programs for care staff concerning nursing home patients' fecal incontinence: A pilot study preceding a cluster-randomized controlled trial
Blekken, Lene Elisabeth; Nakrem, Sigrid; Gjeilo, Kari Hanne; Norton, Christine; Mørkved, Siv; Vinsnes, Anne Guttormsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Fecal incontinence has a high prevalence in the nursing home population which cannot be explained by co-morbidity or anatomic and physiological changes of aging alone. Our hypothesis is that fecal incontinence ... -
Prevalence and correlates of fecal incontinence among nursing home residents: a population-based cross-sectional study
Saga, Susan; Vinsnes, Anne Guttormsen; Mørkved, Siv; Norton, Christine; Seim, Arnfinn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background Fecal incontinence is highly prevalent among nursing home residents. Previous nursing home studies have identified co-morbidity associated with fecal incontinence, but as this population is increasingly old ... -
The prevalence, incidence, and correlates of fecal incontinence among older people residing in care homes: A systematic review
Musa, Massirfufulay Kpehe; Saga, Susan; Blekken, Lene Elisabeth; Harris, Ruth; Goodman, Claire; Norton, Christine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective Older people resident in care homes often rely on staff for support relating to their activities of daily living, including intimate care such as continence care. Managing fecal incontinence can be challenging ...