• Caregiving for frail home-dwelling older people: A qualitative study of family caregivers' experiences 

      Søvde, Bente Egge; Sandvoll, Anne Marie; Natvik, Eli; Drageset, Jorunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: The increasing frailty of home-dwelling older people can lead to rising expectations from their family caregivers due to various demographic developments and political guidelines. European data show that 60% ...
    • Carrying on life at home or moving to a nursing home: frail older people’s experiences of at-homeness 

      Søvde, Bente Egge; Sandvoll, Anne Marie; Natvik, Eli; Drageset, Jorunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Aims and objectives The aim was to explore frail older people’s lived experiences of managing life at home on the verge of moving to a nursing home. Background As people age, their reserve capacity decreases, increasingthe ...
    • End-of-life care at home: Dignity of family caregivers 

      Staats, Katrine; Jeppestøl, Kristin; Søvde, Bente Egge; Brenne, Bodil Aarmo; Tarberg, Anett Skorpen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background: Healthcare services are increasingly being shifted to home settings for patients nearing end-of-life. Consequently, the burden on family caregivers is significant. Their vulnerable situation remains poorly ...
    • In the borderland of the body- how home dwelling older people experience frailty 

      Søvde, Bente Egge; Sandvoll, Anne Marie; Natvik, Eli; Drageset, Jorunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Rationale The increasing number of frail home-dwelling older people has sharpened the focus on discovering and implementing suitable treatment and care in clinical practice, aiming to prevent loss of physical functioning ...
    • Lost in transition? How frail older people experience at-homeness 

      Søvde, Bente Egge; Sandvoll, Anne Marie; Natvik, Eli; Drageset, Jorunn (Others, 2021)
      Background The experience of frailtyextends beyond declininghealth and physical wellbeing and encompassesvarious dimensions,including physiological andsocial functioning.Research questionThe research questionguiding our ...
    • Sjukepleiarkompetanse i kommunehelsetenesta: Er det rom for fagleg oppdatering 

      Kyrkjebø, Dagrun; Søvde, Bente Egge; Råholm, Maj-Britt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Bakgrunn: Samhandlingsreforma har ført med seg endring i arbeidsoppgåver og kompetansekrav for kommunalt tilsette sjukepleiarar. Det har vore ein auke i komplekse, pasientretta oppgåver, og sjukepleiarane har fått ein ...