Demographic changes, as well as the transfer of medical and caring tasks from specialist to primary care in Norwegian municipali- ties, have led to changes in care service delivery. So far, we have limited knowledge of how ...

Background Active patients lie at the heart of integrated care. Although interventions to increase the participation of older patients in care planning are being implemented in several countries, there is a lack of ...

The expectations of Norwegian citizens with respect to the quality, availability, and effectiveness of public healthcare and welfare service provided by municipalities, are rising. Public resources are at the same time ...

Background Numerous studies have revealed challenges associated with ensuring informational continuity in municipal care services for older adults with comprehensive, prolonged and complex care needs. Most research is ...

In response to the continual pressure on health and social services worldwide, there has been a demand for innovation in this sector. One area of interest has been collaboration between public and private actors in developing ...

En økende spesialisering i kommunale helse- og omsorgstjenester har ført til at eldre i større grad beveger seg mellom ulike tilbud i kommunen. For å ivareta pasientsikkerheten er informasjonsoverføring mellom tjenestene ...

Introduction: Informal caregivers are in increasing demand to provide care for sick, disabled and elderly persons in the years to come, also in the Nordic welfare states. Informal caregivers can provide different types of ...

Across Europe, governments call for increased involvement of volunteers to shoulder some of the welfare burden. Nevertheless, there is little research into what kind of work and how much volunteers currently contribute in ...