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Change in psychotropic drug use in Norwegian nursing homes between 2004 and 2011
(International psychogeriatrics;30(3), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-10-09)Background: We aimed to assess whether there were any changes in the use of psychotropic drugs in Norwegian nursing homes between 2004 and 2011. Also, we investigated whether the predictors of use of specific psychotropic ... -
A Norwegian 15D value algorithm: proposing a new procedure to estimate 15D value algorithms
(Quality of Life Research;28(5), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-30)Purpose So far there is no Norwegian value algorithm to inform healthcare decision making. The 15D health state values estimated with the original 15D valuation procedure tend to be higher than the values of other generic ... -
Trajectories of Depression in Late Life: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study
(Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders;43(3-4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-04)Aims: To investigate the prognosis of depression in late life (DLL) in terms of the course of depression over 1 year and assess clinical factors related to the prognosis. Methods: We performed an observational, multicenter, ... -
Searching for ‘transformative moments’: a qualitative study of nurses’ work during home visits to COPD patients and their caregivers in Norway
(Nursing Open;6(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-09)Aim The integration of families into healthcare services is being emphasized increasingly in healthcare polices. The aim of this study was to investigate how professionals during home visits support both patients and ... -
Trolly dilemmas fail to predict ethical judgment in a hypothetical vaccination context
(Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics;14(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-01)We investigated whether the responses of 68 ethics committee members and staff to trolley dilemmas could predict their responses to research ethics problems concerning vaccine trials. Trolley dilemmas deal with the issue ... -
The possible impact of vulnerability on clinical communication: Some reflections and a call for empirical studies
(Patient education and counseling;101(11), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-30)Objective To direct attention to the concept of vulnerability, how it affects interactions in subtle ways and is difficult to detect in studies of clinical dialogues. Methods A reflection on three everyday examples ... -
Physical diagnoses in nursing home residents - is dementia or severity of dementia of importance?
(BMC geriatrics;18(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-22)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 ... -
Changes in survival and characteristics among older stroke unit patients-1994 versus 2012
(Brain and behavior;9(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-25)Objectives Treatment on organized stroke units (SUs) improves survival after stroke, and stroke mortality has decreased worldwide in recent decades; however, little is known of survival trends among SU patients specifically. ... -
Characteristics of menstrual versus non-menstrual migraine during pregnancy: a longitudinal population-based study
(The journal of headache and pain;19(1), Academic article, 2018-04-02)Background Migraine is a common headache disorder that affects mostly women. In half of these, migraine is menstrually associated, and ranges from completely asymptomatic to frequent pain throughout pregnancy. Methods The ... -
The impact of attending day care designed for home-dwelling people with dementia on nursing home admission : a 24-month controlled study
(BMC health services research;18(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-16)Background Day care services offer meaningful activities, a safe environment for attendees and respite for family caregivers while being expected to delay the need for nursing home (NH) admission. However, previous research ... -
Patient safety culture in out-of-hours primary care services in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional survey
(Scandinavian journal of primary health care;36(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-15)Objective: To examine patient safety culture in Dutch out-of-hours primary care using the safety attitudes questionnaire (SAQ) which includes five factors: teamwork climate, safety climate, job satisfaction, perceptions ... -
A hybrid discrete event agent based overdue pregnancy outpatient clinic simulation model
(Proceedings of the 2018 Winter Simulation Conference;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12)This paper provides an overview of a hybrid, discrete event simulation (DES) agent based model (ABM), simulation model of the overdue pregnancy outpatient clinic at the Obstetrics department of Akershus University Hospital, ... -
General population norms for the EQ-5D-3 L in Norway: comparison of postal and web surveys
(Health and quality of life outcomes;16(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-19)Background The EQ-5D-3 L instrument is a standardized questionnaire which was developed as a simple, generic measure of health for clinical and economic appraisal. To aid in the interpretation, scores are often compared ... -
Can depression in psychogeriatric inpatients at one year follow-up be explained by locus of control and coping strategies?
(Aging & mental health;22(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-04)Objectives: Treatment of depression (in late life) is good. The short-term, but not long-term prognosis after treatment of depression in late life is good. To identify modifiable factors, we wanted to examine whether coping ... -
Community treatment orders and social outcomes for patients with psychosis: a 48-month follow-up study
(Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology;52(11), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-12)PURPOSE: Community treatment orders (CTOs) are widely used internationally despite a lack of evidence supporting their effectiveness. Most effectiveness studies are relatively short (12-months or less) and focus on clinical ... -
A prospective, quantitative study of mental health act assessments in England following the 2007 amendments to the 1983 act: Did the changes fulfill their promise?
(BMC psychiatry;17(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-10)Background In 2008, the Mental Health Act (MHA) 2007 amendments to the MHA 1983 were implemented in England and Wales. The amendments were intended to remove perceived obstacles to the detention of high risk patients with ... -
Charlson comorbidity index derived from chart review or administrative data: Agreement and prediction of mortality in intensive care patients
(Clinical Epidemiology;9, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-02)Purpose: This study compared the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) information derived from chart review and administrative systems to assess the completeness and agreement between scores, evaluate the capacity to predict ... -
The safety attitudes questionnaire - ambulatory version: psychometric properties of the Slovenian version for the out-of-hours primary care setting
(BMC Health Services Research;17(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-13)Background Several tools have been developed to measure safety attitudes of health care providers, out of which the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) is regarded as one of the most appropriate ones. In 2007, it was ... -
Patient safety culture in Slovenian out-of-hours primary care clinics
(Slovenian Journal of Public Health;56(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-09)Introduction Patient safety culture is a concept which describes how leader and staff interaction, attitudes, routines and practices protect patients from adverse events in healthcare. We aimed to investigate patient ... -
Coordination between primary and secondary care: the role of electronic messages and economic incentives
(BMC Health Services Research;17(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-17)Background In Norway, a government reform has recently been introduced to enhance coordination between primary and secondary care. This paper examines the effects of two newly introduced measures to improve the coordination: ...
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