Blar i SVA - Norwegian Social Research (NOVA) på forfatter "Veenstra, Marijke"
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Are there educational disparities in health and functioningamong the oldest old? Evidence from the Nordic countries
Enroth, Linda; Veenstra, Marijke; Aartsen, Marja; Kjær, Agnete Aslaug; Nilsson, Charlotte Juul; Fors, Stefan (European Journal of Ageing;December 2019, Volume 16, Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-17)With the ageing of the population and recent pressures on important welfare state arrangements, updated knowledge on the linkage between socioeconomic status and health in old age is pertinent for shedding light on emerging ... -
The association between hospital nurses’ perspectives on their information practices and quality of care transitions in older patients: A nation-wide cross-sectional study
Gautun, Heidi; Hellesø, Ragnhild; Veenstra, Marijke (Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning;Årgang 7, nr. 2-2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-24)Background: The main aim of the current study is to provide updated knowledge on hospital nurses’ assessments of quality of care transitions in older patients in Norway. A secondary aim is to analyse to what extent these ... -
Cohort Profile: The Norwegian Life Course, Ageing and Generation Study (NorLAG)
Veenstra, Marijke; Herlofson, Katharina; Aartsen, Marja; Hansen, Thomas; Hellevik, Tale; Henriksen, Gry; Løset, Gøril Kvamme; Vangen, Hanna (International Journal of Epidemiology;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01-26)The Norwegian Life Course, Ageing and Generation Study (NorLAG) was set up to gain new and updated knowledge on ageing and age-related changes in Norway. The nationwide, population-based study includes information on core ... -
Do characteristics of family members influence older persons’ transition to long-term healthcare services?
Syse, Astri; Artamonova, Alyona; Thomas, Michael J.; Veenstra, Marijke (BMC Health Services Research;22, Article number: 362 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-18)Background: Future demographic and economic changes warrant a better understanding of older persons’ need for health-related long-term care services (LTC). LTC uptake among older people is likely to be influenced by the ... -
Educational inequalities in late-life depression across Europe. Results from the Generations and Gender Survey
Hansen, Thomas; Veenstra, Marijke; Slagsvold, Britt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This study explores country- and gender-stratified educational differences in depression among older adults from 10 European countries. We examine inequalities in both absolute (prevalence differences) and relative (odds ... -
Generasjoner imellom. Holdninger til familiens ansvar øst og vest i Europa
Herlofson, Katharina; Daatland, Svein Olav; Veenstra, Marijke (Nordisk Østforum;Vol 33 (2019), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-11)The article addresses the strength and character of family responsibility norms in Eastern and Western Europe. The strength is measured by the level of support for filial and parental responsibilities (i.e., adult children’s ... -
Life-course income trajectories of men and women in Norway: Implications for self-rated health in later life
Veenstra, Marijke; Aartsen, Marja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Socioeconomic inequalities in health are well-established, but studies addressing lagged effects of income or of fluctuations in income over the life course are relatively rare. The current study aims to (i) identify and ... -
A nation-wide cross-sectional study of variations in homecare nurses’ assessments of informational continuity – the importance of horizontal collaboration and municipal context.
Veenstra, Marijke; Skinner, Marianne Sundlisæter; Sogstad, Maren Kristine Raknes (BMC Health Services Research;20, Article number: 464 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-25)Background: Numerous studies have revealed challenges associated with ensuring informational continuity in municipal care services for older adults with comprehensive, prolonged and complex care needs. Most research is ... -
Nurses' assessments of horizontal collaboration in municipal health and care services for older adults: A cross-sectional study
Skinner, Marianne S.; Veenstra, Marijke; Sogstad, Maren (Research in Nursing and Health;Volume 44, Issue 4, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-25)Interprofessional and interorganizational collaboration is considered key to achieving high‐quality care and positive patient outcomes, but there is limited research into how nurses working in nursing homes and home care ... -
Nurses' assessments of staffing adequacy in care services for older patients following hospital discharge
Veenstra, Marijke; Gautun, Heidi (Journal of Advanced Nursing;Volume 77, Issue 2, February 2021, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-22)Aims: To explore community nurses' assessments of staffing adequacy in care provision for older patients following hospital discharge and analyse the extent to which their assessments are associated with characteristics ... -
Real teams and their effect on the quality of care in nursing homes
Havig, Anders Kvale; Skogstad, Anders; Veenstra, Marijke; Romøren, Tor Inge (BMC Health Services Research;13(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Use of teams has shown to be an important factor for organizational performance. However, research has shown that a team has to meet certain criteria and operate in a certain way to realize the potential benefits of team ... -
The role of subjective age in sustaining wellbeing and health in the second half of life.
Veenstra, Marijke; Daatland, Svein Olav; Aartsen, Marja (Ageing and Society;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-15)Subjective age (SA) is a core indicator of the individual ageing experience, with important consequences for successful ageing. The aim of the current study was to investigate the directions of the longitudinal associations ... -
Social pathways to health: On the mediating role of the social network in the relation between socio-economic position and health
Aartsen, Marja; Veenstra, Marijke; Hansen, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Good health is one of the key qualities of life, but opportunities to be and remain healthy are unequally distributed across socio-economic groups. The beneficial health effects of the social network are well known. However, ... -
Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality after age 67: The contribution of psychological factors
Veenstra, Marijke; Løset, Gøril Kvamme; Daatland, Svein Olav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Diverging trends of longer lives and increased inequalities in age-at-death invite to updated research on late-life mortality. Earlier studies have identified health behavior, childhood, psychosocial, and material conditions ...