• Aging and Health Care Costs 

      Karlsson, Martin; Iversen, Tor; Øien, Henning (Chapter; Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018-10)
      An open issue in the economics literature is whether health care expenditure (HCE) is so concentrated in the last years before death that the age profiles in spending will change when longevity increases. The seminal article ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...