Blar i ODA Open Digital Archive på forfatter "Tranvåg, Oscar"
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Dignity and loss of dignity: Experiences of older women living with incurable cancer at home
Staats, Katrine; Grov, Ellen Karine; Husebø, Bettina; Tranvåg, Oscar (Health Care for Women International; Volume 41, 2020 - Issue 9, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-21)In this study, we explored and identified crucial experiences that constitute dignity and loss of dignity among older women living with incurable cancer at home. In-depth interviews with 13 women, and participant observations ... -
Dignity humiliation as experienced by wives caring for a home-dwelling husband with dementia
Tranvåg, Oscar; Nåden, Dagfinn; Hemberg, Jessica (Health Care for Women International;Volume 43, 2022 - Issue 10-11, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In this study, we explored key sources that led wives who care for their husbands with dementia at home to experience dignity humiliation – an issue that affects the well-being of women around the world. Through hermeneutic ... -
Dignity of older home-dwelling women nearing end-of-life: Informal caregivers’ perception
Staats, Katrine; Grov, Ellen Karine; Husebø, Bettina; Tranvåg, Oscar (Nursing Ethics;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-28)Background: Most older people wish to live in the familiar surroundings of their own home until they die. Knowledge concerning dignity and dignity loss of home-dwelling older women living with incurable cancer should be ... -
Dignity work of older women caring for a husband with dementia at home
Tranvåg, Oscar; Nåden, Dagfinn; Gallagher, Ann (Health Care for Women International;Volume 40, 2019 - Issue 10, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-26)In this study, we explored perceptions of dignity, and sources preserving dignity of six older Norwegian women caring for a home-dwelling husband with dementia. Through hermeneutic interpretation of in-depth interviews, ... -
Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of dignity-preserving care for older home-dwelling women with incurable cancer in Norway
Staats, Katrine; Christensen, Karen Erika Kirsten; Grov, Ellen Karine; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska; Tranvåg, Oscar (Journal of Women & Aging;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-19)Municipal end-of-life care for older home-dwelling patients with cancer is a complex matter requiring healthcare professionals (HCPs) to recognize gender differences in a social, historical and organizational context. A ... -
“It is both scary and exciting” - Home care nurses’ experiences with medication-kits as tools in a palliative context
Staats, Katrine (Master thesis, 2017)Purpose: The purpose of the study is to develop new knowledge on home care nurses’ experiences with the medication-kit as a tool in symptom management for home-dwelling patients in the terminal phase. Method: The study ...