Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Røen, Irene Mari"
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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 ... -
Exploring the trajectories of quality of life and its covariates in nursing home residents: A longitudinal study
Røen, Irene Mari; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Testad, Ingelin; Selbæk, Geir; Engedal, Knut; Bergh, Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: There is no cure for dementia and appropriate care should be offered to improve or maintain quality of life for those living with dementia. Objectives: To identify groups of residents following similar trajectories ... -
Mobility and cognition at admission to the nursing home – a cross-sectional study
Sverdrup, Karen; Bergh, Sverre; Selbæk, Geir; Røen, Irene Mari; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Earlier studies show that the main reasons for admission to long-term nursing home care are cognitive impairment and functional impairments of activities of daily life. However, descriptive evidence of mobility ... -
The Reliability and Validity of the Norwegian Version of the Quality of Life in Late-Stage Dementia Scale
Røen, Irene Mari; Selbæk, Geir; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Engedal, Knut; Lerdal, Anners; Bergh, Sverre (Journal article, 2015)Aim: To translate the Quality of Life in Late-Stage Dementia (QUALID) Scale into Norwegian, and to evaluate the test-retest reliability and validity of the scale. Method: QUALID was translated according to standardised ... -
Resource Use and Disease Course in dementia - Nursing Home (REDIC-NH), a longitudinal cohort study; design and patient characteristics at admission to Norwegian nursing homes
Røen, Irene Mari; Selbæk, Geir; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Engedal, Knut; Testad, Ingelin; Bergh, Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Earlier studies of nursing home patients show a high prevalence of dementia, neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), pain, and dependency in activities of daily living. The REDIC-NH cohort was set up to study the disease ... -
Severity of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Nursing Home Residents
Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Engedal, Knut; Wu, Bei; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Corazzini, Kirsten; Røen, Irene Mari; Selbæk, Geir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)We aimed at assessing time shift in the severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in nursing home residents between 2004/2005 and 2010/2011 and associations between NPS and socio-demographic variables, physical health ... -
The course of neuropsychiatric symptoms in nursing home residents from admission to 30-month follow-up
Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Selbæk, Geir; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Røen, Irene Mari; Bergh, Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Aim The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence and persistence of clinically significant neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in nursing home residents with dementia, and to study the association between severity of ...