Blar i Fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap (MH) på tidsskrift "BMC Geriatrics"
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Exercise patterns in older adults instructed to follow moderate- or high-intensity exercise protocol - the generation 100 study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Making older adults exercise and keeping them in exercise programs is a major challenge. Understanding how older adults prefer to exercise may help developing tailored exercise programs and increase sustained ... -
Exploration of 27 plasma immune markers: A cross-sectional comparison of 64 old psychiatric inpatients having unipolar major depression and 18 non-depressed old persons
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background The prevalence of major depression (MD) according to population studies is the same for old (65 years and older) and younger adults. In contrast, an elevated proportion of old MD patients are hospitalized ... -
Exploring life-space in the nursing home. An observational longitudinal study
(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 ... -
Factors associated with alcohol consumption and prescribed drugs with addiction potential among older women and men – the Nord-Trøndelag health study (HUNT2 and HUNT3), Norway, a population-based longitudinal study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Little is known about factors associated with alcohol consumption and use of drugs with addiction potential in older adults. The aim of this study was to explore the association between socio-demographic ... -
Factors associated with consumption of alcohol in older adults - a comparison between two cultures, China and Norway: the CLHLS and the HUNT-study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background There is little knowledge about the consumption of alcohol among Chinese and Norwegian older adults aged 65 years and over. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and factors related to alcohol ... -
Factors associated with subjective burden among informal caregivers of home-dwelling people with dementia: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background It is estimated that more than 57 million people have dementia worldwide, and it is one of the leading causes of care dependency in old age. Relatives and other informal caregivers are the most important support ... -
Factors that influence the levels of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in memory clinic patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers amyloid β (Aβ), phospho tau (P-tau) and total tau (T-tau) are used increasingly to support a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. The diagnostic power of these ... -
Gait, physical function, and physical activity in three groups of home-dwelling older adults with different severity of cognitive impairment - a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background The research on associations between gait, physical function, physical activity (PA), and cognitive function is growing. Still, clinical assessments of cognitive function and motor function is often kept separate. ... -
Games of uncertainty: the participation of older patients with multimorbidity in care planning meetings - a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)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 ... -
Health-related quality of life in older depressed psychogeriatric patients: one year follow-up
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background Knowledge about long-term change in health related quality of life (HQoL) among older adults after hospitalization for treatment of depression has clinical relevance. The aim was firstly to describe the change ... -
Identification of gait domains and key gait variables following hip fracture
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background:Restoration of gait is an important goal of rehabilitation after hip fracture. Numerous spatial andtemporal gait variables have been reported in the literature, but beyond gait speed, there is little agreement ... -
Interrater and test-retest reliability and validity of the Norwegian version of the BESTest and mini-BESTest in people with increased risk of falling
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) was developed to assess underlying systems for balance control in order to be able to individually tailor rehabilitation interventions to people with balance ... -
Is Frailty Index a better predictor than pre-stroke modified Rankin Scale for neurocognitive outcomes 3-months post-stroke?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background The prognostic value of frailty measures for post-stroke neurocognitive disorder (NCD) remains to be evaluated. Aims The aim of this study was to compare the predictive value of pre-stroke FI with pre-stroke ... -
The long-term effect of being treated in a geriatric ward compared to an orthopaedic ward on six measures of free-living physical behavior 4 and 12 months after a hip fracture – a randomised controlled trial.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background This study is part of the Trondheim Hip Fracture Trial, where we compared free-living physical behavior in daily life 4 and 12 months following hip surgery for patients managed with comprehensive geriatric ... -
Mobility and cognition at admission to the nursing home – a cross-sectional study
(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 ... -
Multi-psychotropic drug prescription and the association to neuropsychiatric symptoms in three Norwegian nursing home cohorts between 2004 and 2011
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as affective symptoms, psychosis, agitation, and apathy are common among nursing home patients with and without dementia. Treatment with one or more psychotropic drug is often ... -
My husband is not ill; He has memory loss - Caregivers perspectives on health care services for persons with dementia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background To explore informal caregivers’ perspectives and perceived needs related to health care services/activities for older adults with dementia, in order to understand barriers and facilitators to participation. The ... -
New relative intensity ambulatory accelerometer thresholds for elderly men and women: The Generation 100 study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Public health initiatives world-wide recommend increasing physical activity (PA) to improve health. However, the dose and the intensity of PA producing the most benefit are still debated. Accurate assessment ... -
Nurse-patient interaction and self-transcendence: assets for a meaningful life in nursing home residents?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Due to the shift to an older population worldwide and an increased need for 24-h care, finding new and alternative approaches to increase wellbeing among nursing home (NH) residents is highly warranted. To guide ... -
Orthogeriatrics prevents functional decline in hip fracture patients: report from two randomized controlled trials
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background The incidence of hip fractures are expected to increase in the following years. Hip fracture patients have in addition to their fracture often complex medical problems, which constitute a substantial burden on ...