Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Thronæs, Morten"
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A cross-sectional study examining the prevalence of cachexia and areas of unmet need in patients with cancer
Vagnildhaug, Ola Magne; Balstad, Trude Rakel; Almberg, Sigrun Saur; Brunelli, Cinzia; Knudsen, Anne Kari; Kaasa, Stein; Thronæs, Morten; Laird, Barry J; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose The semantics of defining cancer cachexia over the last decade has resulted in uncertainty as to the prevalence. This has further hindered the recognition and subsequent treatment of this condition. Following the ... -
An in-hospital clinical care pathway with integrated decision support for cancer pain management reduced pain intensity and needs for hospital stay
Løhre, Erik Torbjørn; Thronæs, Morten; Brunelli, Cinzia; Kaasa, Stein; Klepstad, Pål (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose A clinical care pathway for pain management in a palliative care unit was studied with outcomes related to patients, physicians, and health care service. Mandatory use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) ... -
Antibiotic Therapy in Integrated Oncology and Palliative Cancer Care: An Observational Study
Moen, Martine Kjølberg; Løhre, Erik T; Jakobsen, Gunnhild; Thronæs, Morten; Klepstad, Pål (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Simple Summary Approximately one-quarter of the patients with advanced cancer acutely admitted to the Palliative Care Unit at St. Olav’s University Hospital received intravenous antibiotics. We observed that physiological ... -
Breakthrough and Episodic Cancer Pain from a Palliative Care Perspective
Løhre, Erik Torbjørn; Jakobsen, Gunnhild; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll; Klepstad, Pål; Thronæs, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Cancer pain intensity (PI) fluctuates, but the relationship between pain flares and background pain with respect to pain management is not settled. We studied how flare and background PIs corresponded with treatment results ... -
Breakthrough cancer pain in 2020
Løhre, Erik T; Thronæs, Morten; Klepstad, Pål (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose of review An overview on breakthrough cancer pain (BTCP), including inherent limitations of the terminology, assessment, clinical presentation, and treatment options. Recent findings The estimated prevalence ... -
Cancer pain – clinical studies on prevalence and treatment with nasal fentanyl
Thronæs, Morten (Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2016:81, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Summary in English: Pain is one of the most feared symptoms among cancer patients. Studies show that about 50% of all cancer patients experience pain and these numbers are increasing for patients with advanced disease. ... -
Emergency Palliative Cancer Care: Dexmedetomidine Treatment Experiences—A Retrospective Brief Report on Nine Consecutive Cases
Løhre, Erik Torbjørn; Svedahl, Augstein; Jakobsen, Gunnhild; Solheim, Tora S; Klepstad, Pål; Thronæs, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction Dexmedetomidine, an alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist with potential opioid sparing properties, is utilized in palliative medicine, but the knowledge base for this practice is limited. We describe concomitant ... -
Fully Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care Services at a Local Hospital in Mid-Norway: Development and Operation of an Innovative Care Delivery Model
Brenne, Anne-Tove; Knudsen, Anne Kari; Raj, Sunil Xavier; Skjelvan, Laila Strand; Lund, Jo-Åsmund; Thronæs, Morten; Løhre, Erik Torbjørn; Hågensen, Liv Ågot; Brunelli, Cinzia; Kaasa, Stein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction Early access to cancer palliative care is recommended. Descriptions of structures and processes of outpatient palliative care clinics operated within smaller hospitals are scarce. This paper presents the ... -
Implementing a Standardized Care Pathway Integrating Oncology, Palliative Care and Community Care in a Rural Region of Mid-Norway
Brenne, Anne-Tove; Løhre, Erik T; Knudsen, Anne Kari; Thronæs, Morten; Lund, Jo-Åsmund; Kongshaug, Nina; Neverdal, Marte Nilssen; Rystad, Kristina Edvardsen; Johansen, Marianne Haug; Braseth, Tone Inga; Kaasa, Stein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction To improve quality across levels of care, we developed a standardized care pathway (SCP) integrating palliative and oncology services for hospitalized and home-dwelling palliative cancer patients in a rural ... -
Interventions and symptom relief in hospital palliative cancer care: results from a prospective longitudinal study
Thronæs, Morten; Løhre, Erik T; Kvikstad, Anne; Brenne, Elisabeth; Norvaag, Robin; Aalberg, Kathrine Otelie; Moen, Martine Kjølberg; Jakobsen, Gunnhild; Klepstad, Pål; Solberg, Arne; Solheim, Tora S (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose To study the use of interventions and symptom relief for adult patients with incurable cancer admitted to an acute palliative care unit providing integrated oncology and palliative care services. Methods All ... -
Is it possible to detect an improvement in cancer pain management? A comparison of two Norwegian cross-sectional studies conducted 5 years apart.
Thronæs, Morten; Raj, Sunil; Brunelli, Cinzia; Almberg, Sigrun Saur; Vagnildhaug, Ola Magne; Bruheim, Susanna; Helgheim, Birgit; Kaasa, Stein; Knudsen, Anne Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Purpose: Cancer pain (CP) management is challenging. In recent years, efforts were undertaken to achieve better CP management, e.g. clinical research, new treatment modalities, development of guidelines, education, and ... -
Nurses' experiences of compassionate care in the palliative pathway
Tarberg, Anett Skorpen; Landstad, Bodil J.; Hole, Torstein; Thronæs, Morten; Kvangarsnes, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aims and objectives The aim was to explore how nurses experience compassionate care for patients with cancer and family caregivers in different phases of the palliative pathway. Background Compassion is fundamental ... -
Pain management index (PMI)-does it reflect cancer patients? wish for focus on pain?
Thronæs, Morten; Balstad, Trude Rakel; Brunelli, Cinzia; Løhre, Erik Torbjørn; Klepstad, Pål; Vagnildhaug, Ola Magne; Kaasa, Stein; Knudsen, Anne Kari; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The pain management index (PMI) was developed to combine information about the prescribed analgesics and the self-reported pain intensity in order to assess physicians’ response to patients’ pain. However, ... -
Parenteral Nutrition in Advanced Cancer: The Healthcare Providers’ Perspective
Balstad, Trude Rakel; Løhre, Erik T; Thoresen, Lene; Thronæs, Morten; Skjelvan, Laila Strand; Helgås, Ragnhild Green; Solheim, Tora S; Sand, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction The evidence base for parenteral nutrition (PN) in advanced cancer patients is limited. We studied healthcare providers’ (HCPs’) experiences with PN in cancer patients, focusing on perceived treatment benefits ... -
Patient participation, family involvement, and compassionate care in palliative cancer care: Health personnel and family caregiver`s experiences
Tarberg, Anett Skorpen (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:69, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Samandrag Hensikta med denne avhandlinga var å utvikle kunnskap om pasientmedverknad, familieinvolvering og “compassionate care” i dei ulike fasane av det palliative forløpet sett frå perspektiva til pårørande og ... -
Physicians' perceptions of patient participation and the involvement of family caregivers in the palliative care pathway
Tarberg, Anett Skorpen; Thronæs, Morten; Landstad, Bodil; Kvangarsnes, Marit; Hole, Torstein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction Patient participation is essential for quality palliative care, and physicians play a crucial role in promoting participation. This study explores physicians' perceptions of patients and family caregivers' ... -
Rapid acting fentanyl formulations in breakthrough pain in cancer. Drug selection by means of the System of Objectified Judgement Analysis
Janknegt, Robert; van den Beuken, Marieke; Schiere, Sjouke; Uberall, Michael; Knaggs, Roger; Hanley, Jaquie; Thronæs, Morten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Drug selection of rapid acting fentanyl formulations in the treatment of breakthrough pain in patients with cancer is performed by the System of Objectified Judgement Analysis method. All seven available formulations were ... -
Silent voices: Family caregivers' narratives of involvement in palliative care
Tarberg, Anett Skorpen; Kvangarsnes, Marit; Hole, Torstein; Thronæs, Morten; Madssen, Torfinn Støve; Landstad, Bodil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Aim To explore how family caregivers experience involvement in palliative care. Design A qualitative design with a narrative approach was used. Methods Purposive sampling and narrative interviews were conducted. Eleven ... -
Sleep quality in hospitalized patients with advanced cancer: an observational study using self-reports of sleep and actigraphy
Jakobsen, Gunnhild; Engstrøm, Morten; Thronæs, Morten; Løhre, Erik Torbjørn; Kaasa, Stein; Fayers, Peter; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Klepstad, Pål (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose Although patients with advanced cancer report poor sleep quality, few studies have assessed sleep quality with a combination of subjective and objective measures. We aimed to examine sleep quality in hospitalized ... -
Zopiclone versus placebo for short-term treatment of insomnia in patients with advanced cancer: study protocol for a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical multicenter trial
Jakobsen, Gunnhild; Engstrøm, Morten; Paulsen, Ørnulf; Sjue, Karin; Raj, Sunil Xavier; Thronæs, Morten; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Kaasa, Stein; Fayers, Peter; Klepstad, Pål (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Despite the high prevalence of insomnia in patients with advanced cancer, there are no randomized controlled trials on pharmacological interventions for insomnia in this group of patients. A variety of ...