Browsing Institutt for helsevitenskap Gjøvik by Journals "Healthcare"
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Associations between Measured and Patient-Reported Physical Function and Survival in Advanced NSCLC
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: There is a lack of tools for selecting patients with advanced lung cancer who benefit the most from systemic treatment. Patient-reported physical function (PRPF) has been identified as a prognostic factor in ... -
Efforts of a Mobile Geriatric Team from a Next-of-Kin Perspective: A Phenomenographic Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Many older adults with complex illnesses are today cared for by their next of kin in their own homes and are often sent between different caregivers in public healthcare. Mobile Geriatric Teams (MGTs) are a healthcare ... -
Experience Measures after Radical Prostatectomy: A Register-Based Study Evaluating the Association between Patient-Reported Symptoms and Quality of Information
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Patient-reported data are important for quality assurance and improvement. Our main aim was to investigate the association between patient-reported symptoms among patients undergoing radical prostatectomy and their perceived ... -
Informal Caregivers’ Experiences with Performing Telemonitoring in Heart Failure Care at Home—A Qualitative Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Informal caregivers have an important role in caring for family members at home. Supporting persons with a chronic illness such as heart failure (HF) in managing their self-care is reported to be a challenge and telemonitoring ... -
The Quality in Psychiatric Care–Inpatient Staff Instrument: A Psychometric Evaluation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Much work has focused on the development of instruments that measure the quality of care, but few studies have been published for staff assessment of the quality of care provided by inpatient psychiatric care. Therefore, ... -
To Consent or Not to Consent to Screening, That Is the Question
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The objective of this article is to address the controversial question of whether consent is relevant for persons invited to participate in screening programs. To do so, it starts by presenting a case where the provided ... -
Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Evaluation of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of the Quality in Psychiatric Care—Outpatients Instrument
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Measuring the quality of care received by patients of mental health services is necessary to determine the effectiveness of prevention programs and mental health treatment. This study translated the original Swedish Quality ... -
Visualizing the Invisible: InvisibleWaste in Diagnostic Imaging
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)There is extensive waste in diagnostic imaging, at the same time as there are long waiting lists. While the problem of waste in diagnostics has been known for a long time, the problem persists. Accordingly, the objective ...