Browsing SVA - Norwegian Social Research (NOVA) by Author "Thorsen, Kirsten"
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Adult children of parents with young-onset dementia narrate the experiences of their youth through metaphors
Johannessen, Aud; Engedal, Knut; Thorsen, Kirsten (Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare;8, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-05-27)Background: Limited research exists on the development and needs of children of parents with young-onset dementia (YOD) (<65 years old). There is scarce knowledge of how these children experience the situation of growing ... -
Awareness of dementia and coping to preserve quality of life: a five-year longitudinal narrative study
Thorsen, Kirsten; Dourado, Marcia; Johannessen, Aud (International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being;Volume 15, 2020 - Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-11)Purpose: To examine how people (<65 years) with young-onset dementia (YOD) express awareness of dementia and how they seem to handle awareness as a strategy to preserve quality of life over time.Method: A longitudinal ... -
Coping with transitions in life: a four-yearlongitudinal narrative study of single youngerpeople with dementia
Johannessen, Aud; Engedal, Knut; Haugen, Per Kristian; Dourado, Marcia Cristina Nascimento; Thorsen, Kirsten (Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare;Volume 12, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-15)Background: People with younger onset dementia (YOD <65 years) experience a great transformation of existential life. Living alone, they lack the support of a partner, and have a higher risk of moving into a residential ... -
Developing dementia: The existensial experience of the quality of life With young-onset dementia- A longitudinal case study
Thorsen, Kirsten; Dourado, Marcia Cristina Nascimento; Johannessen, Aud (Dementia;Article first published online July 30, 2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Cognition and the ability to take care of daily activities and oneself gradually declines among people with dementia. Studies are scarce, especially regarding how people with young-onset dementia (YOD) (<65 ... -
Family Carers of People with Young-Onset Dementia: Their Experiences with the Supporter Service
Johannessen, Aud; Engedal, Knut; Thorsen, Kirsten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Family carers and people with young-onset dementia (YOD) require tailored assistance as dementia progresses. A variety of health care services is needed, including supporter services. To our knowledge, research ... -
How gender matters in demanding caring for a spouse with young-onset dementia: A narrative study
Thorsen, Kirsten; Johannessen, Aud (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: The gendered aspects of extraordinary demanding spousal car- ing for people with young-onset dementia have been scarcely researched. Aim: To analyze spouses’ experiences of the meaning, content, and effort of ... -
Lydhør identitetsstøtte i samtaler med personer med demens. En studie av intervjuer i en femårig narrativ forløpsstudie.
Thorsen, Kirsten; Johannessen, Aud (Nordisk tidsskrift for helseforskning;Årg 16, Nr 2 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-18)A narrative longitudinal study depends on trust and a positive relationship between the interviewer and the participant to encourage the participant’s continued participation. In reported studies, the methodological part ... -
Pårørendes erfaringer av kvalitet i helse- og omsorgstjenester til personer med demens og pårørende.En longitudinell narrativ studie.
Tretteteig, Signe; Rokstad, Anne Marie Mork; Thorsen, Kirsten (Tidsskriftet aldring og helse;Vol. 23 - nr. 4 - 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Bakgrunn: Det har de siste årene vært en stor satsing på å utvikle og styrke demensomsorgen i Norge. Ett av målene er at personer med demens og pårørende skal få dekket sine individuelle behov ved tjenester preget av høy ... -
Personsentrert omsorg i praksis: Fire perspektiver på støttekontakttjenesten i demensomsorgen - en case studie
Thorsen, Kirsten; Johannessen, Aud (Nordisk tidsskrift for helseforskning;Nr. 2–2018, 14. årgang, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The number of people with dementia is increasing rapidly and will result in a growing demand for varied health and social services. Support contact is a potential service with positive implications, but it has yet to be ... -
"To be, or not to be": Experiencing deterioration among people with young-onset dementia living alone
Johannessen, Aud; Engedal, Knut; Haugen, Per Kristian; Dourado, Marcia Cristina Nascimento; Thorsen, Kirsten (International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being;Volume 13, 2018 - Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-05)Having dementia before the age of 65 (YOD) represents a radical break from an agenormative and expected life course. The disease afflicts the person’s identity, threatens the self-image and self-confidence, and erodes the ... -
“We feel included”: education and inclusion of health care staff with minority language in elder care
Krohne, Kariann; Døble, Betty; Johannessen, Aud; Thorsen, Kirsten (Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare;Volume 2019:12, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-20)Background: In Norwegian elder care, an increasing percentage of the health care staff has a migrant background. “The aging and nursing care ABC” educational program offers multicomponent training for municipal care staff ...