Blar i Institutt for samfunnsmedisin og sykepleie på tidsskrift "BMC Geriatrics"
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A 36-month follow-up of decline in activities of daily living in individuals receiving domiciliary care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background There have been few studies of how personal and instrumental activities of daily living (P-ADL and I-ADL) develop over time in older people receiving domiciliary care. This study aimed at assessing variables ... -
A 52 month follow-up of functional decline in nursing home residents - Degree of dementia contributes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Few have studied how personal activities of daily living (P-ADL) develop over time in nursing home residents with dementia. Thus, the aim was to study variables associated with the development of P-ADL functioning ... -
Abusive episodes among home-dwelling persons with dementia and their informal caregivers: a cross-sectional Norwegian study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Elder abuse is a serious issue with a global prevalence of 15.7% in the community setting. Persons with dementia are at higher risk of elder abuse than the older population in general. With a high and increasing ... -
Association between vascular comorbidity and progression of Alzheimer's disease: a two-year observational study in Norwegian memory clinics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Vascular risk factors increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but there is limited evidence on whether comorbid vascular conditions and risk factors have an impact on disease progression. The aim of this ... -
The association of change in peak oxygen uptake with use of psychotropics in community-dwelling older adults - The Generation 100 study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background The use of psychotropics is high among the older population and may have detrimental effects on their physical and mental health. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a strong and modifiable measure of health ... -
Associations between complex multimorbidity, activities of daily living and mortality among older Norwegians. A prospective cohort study: the HUNT Study, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background With increasing age, having multiple chronic conditions is the norm. It is of importance to study how co-existence of diseases affects functioning and mortality among older persons. Complex multimorbidity may ... -
Balancing the struggle to live with dementia: a systematic meta-synthesis of coping
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)BACKGROUND: People with dementia describe experiences of loss that threaten their autonomy and ability to contribute to society. They often have difficulties with orientation, loss of roll function, and fear about the ... -
Course of activities of daily living in nursing home residents with dementia from admission to 36-month follow-up
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Dementia is affecting both the person with the disease and the family members. It is associated with nursing home admission, and a reduced ability to perform personal activities of daily living (P-ADL). The aim ... -
Crucial aspects promoting meaning and purpose in life: perceptions of nursing home residents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Meaning and purpose in life are fundamental to human beings. In changing times, with an aging population and increased life expectancy, the need for health care services and long-term care is likely to grow. ... -
Effect of in-hospital comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in older people with hip fracture. The protocol of the Trondheim Hip Fracture Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Background Hip fractures in older people are associated with high morbidity, mortality, disability and reduction in quality of life. Traditionally people with hip fracture are cared for in orthopaedic departments without ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Persistent use of psychotropic drugs in nursing home residents in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background The prevalence of psychotropic drug (PTD) use in NH residents is high, but few have explored prevalence and persistency in PTD in NH residents and factors associated with persistency. This at the same time as ... -
Physical diagnoses in nursing home residents - is dementia or severity of dementia of importance?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Dementia and physical morbidity are primary reasons for nursing home admission globally. However, data on physical morbidity in nursing home residents with and without dementia are scarce. The first aim of the ... -
Prevalence and correlates of fecal incontinence among nursing home residents: a population-based cross-sectional study
(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 ...