Association between self-reported care needs and the allocation of care in Norwegian home nursing care recipients

saevareid h.i., thygesen e., lindstrom t.c. & nygaard h.a. (2012) Association between self-reported care needs and the allocation of care in Norwegian home nursing care recipients. International Journal of Older People Nursing7, 20–28 doi: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2010.00247.x Objectives.  This study investigated the relationship between patients’ self-reported illness, daily afflictions, and the frequency of home nursing care, and whether patients’ coping resources influenced the allocation of care. Design, sample and measurements.  A cross-sectional survey was adopted. Two hundred and forty-two people aged 75 years and above receiving home nursing care participated in the study. Binary logisti…