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Access to and interest in assistive technology for home-dwelling people with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic (PAN.DEM)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The COVID-19 restrictions affect daily living in Norway, including home-dwelling people with dementia, and researchers conducting clinical trials in dementia care. In this paper, we 1) describe the development of a pandemic ... -
Access to, use of, and experiences with social alarms in home-living people with dementia: results from the LIVE@Home.Path trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Social alarms are considered an appropriate technology to ensure the safety and independence of older adults, but limited research has been conducted on their actual use. We, therefore, explored the access, ... -
"All I expect is that they accept that I am a Sami" an analysis of experiences of healthcare encounters and expectations for future care services among older South Sami in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The aim of this study first aims to forward our empirical knowledge of how older Sami experience healthcare encounters in Norway and what they expect in terms of future care services, and second, to forward our understanding ... -
Ambisjoner og realiteter i kommunenes prioriteringer av helse-og omsorgstjenester - en casestudie fra tre norske kommuner
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Bakgrunn: Begrensede ressurser i kommunenes helse- og omsorgssektor gjør prioriteringer nødvendig. Vi har undersøkt hvordan faglig ansatte og mellomledere i sektoren erfarer prioriteringene, og hvordan de håndterer ... -
The Art of Caring in Selected Norwegian Nursing Homes: A Qualitative Approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Caring in nursing includes reflection as well as healthcare personnel’s attitudes and their intentions. However, without blending the art of caring into patient care, healthcare personnel are unable to meet ... -
Being connected to nature, reindeer, and family: findings from a photovoice study on well-being among older South Sámi people
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In this paper, we examine the perceptions of well-being among older South Sámi people with various experiences from reindeer herding by use of a method called photovoice. Eleven participants, including six men and five ... -
Between Privileged and Opperessed? Immigrant Labor Trajectories in Norwegian Long-Term Care.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)An increase in older people coupled with growing life expectancy has created a higher demand for long-term care (LTC) services in the global North. Recruitment of staff with an immigrant background has been a solution to ... -
Bilder av omsorg: tause normer for arbeid i flerkulturelle stabsfellesskap i norske sykehjem
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background. Nursing homes in Norway constitute important workplaces for women and, increasingly, for women with an immigrant background. A multicultural workforce can bring diverse understandings of work and care. This ... -
Challenging Behaviors as a Relational Phenomenon: Findings From a Qualitative Study in a Nursing Home in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Challenging behaviors are common in nursing homes. Drawing on rich qualitative data from fieldwork and in-depth interviews with staff in a nursing home in Norway, we will explore (a) how challenging behaviors unfolded, and ... -
Cisan and Malahang: Indigenous Older Adults’ Voices on Active Aging – Findings from a Qualitative Study in Taiwan
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The Taiwan Government follows the policy of active aging to prevent frailty. However, the current services lack cultural safety toward the Indigenous peoples and would benefit from a broader perspective on what active aging ... -
Conceptions of healthcare professionals about rehabilitees’ participation in goal setting in an acute hospital: A phenomenographic study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose In acute care, effective goal-setting is an essential phase of a successful rehabilitation process. However, professionals’ knowledge and skills in rehabilitee-centered practice may not always match the ways of ... -
Conceptualizing Needs When Allocating Public Long-Term Care Services in the Welfare State
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2024)The chapter explores and discusses the concept and phenomenon of needs within public long-term care services. A shift from primarily thinking of the welfare state as a safety net securing basic needs to considering it as ... -
The crisis in the nursing home labour force: where is the political will?
(In a Turbulent Era series;, Chapter, 2023)There is no care without care workers. When it comes to the nursing home labour force, the pandemic turned what was a dire situation into a crisis, with working conditions driving staff out of care. Well before Covid, ... -
A critical appraisal and recommendation synthesis of delirium clinical practice guidelines relevant to the care of older adults in the emergency department: An umbrella review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Rationale Older adults are at high risk of developing delirium in the emergency department (ED); however, it is often missed or undertreated. Improving ED delirium care is challenging in part due to a lack of standards ... -
Deltaking og medverknad for tilsette i helse- og omsorgssektoren
(Book, 2019)Bakgrunn: Forsking og utviklingsarbeid har vist at dagens norske arbeidsliv har eit ubrukt potensiale når det gjeld tilsette sin medverknad og deltaking i sektoren. I denne sektoren er sjukefråværet høgare enn ønska, og ... -
Developing a tool to measure enactment of complex quality improvement interventions in healthcare
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Quality improvement (QI) projects are common in healthcare settings and often involve interdisciplinary teams working together towards a common goal. Many interventions and programmes have been introduced through research ... -
Development and validation of the Overall Fidelity Enactment Scale for Complex Interventions (OFES-CI)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background In many quality improvement (QI) and other complex interventions, assessing the fidelity with which participants ‘enact’ intervention activities (ie, implement them as intended) is underexplored. Adapting the ... -
Does context matter? Voluntary work in long-term care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction: Increased voluntary work in long-term care (LTC) is encouraged in white papers in Norway as well as in many other western states. This is due to the growth in the number of service recipients and a subsequent ... -
Effect of Optimal Alcohol-Based Hand Rub among Nurse Students Compared with Everyday Practice among Random Adults; Can Water-Based Hand Rub Combined with a Hand Dryer Machine Be an Alternative to Remove E. coli Contamination from Hands?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Efficient hand hygiene is essential for preventing the transmission of microorganisms. Alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) is a recommended method. We compared health personnel (skilled nurse students) with random adults to study ... -
En analyse av arbeidssøkeres erfaringer med å få oppfølging: «Jobbspesialisten ble min redning»
(Chapter, 2021)Når vi er opptatt av å utvikle kvaliteten i oppfølgingstjenestene i NAV er det viktig å lytte til arbeidssøkerne for å høre hva de har å si om den oppfølgingen de får. I dette kapittelet vil vi analysere dybdeintervjuer ...