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Nutritional screening of older home-dwelling Norwegians: a comparison between two instruments.
2012
Ulrika Söderhamn, Bjørg Dale, Kari Sundsli, Olle SöderhamnCentre for Caring Research-Southern Norway, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Grimstad, NorwayBackground: It is important to obtain knowledge about the prevalence of nutritional risk and associated factors among older home-dwelling people in order to be able to meet nutritional challenges in this group in the future and to plan appropriate interventions. The aim of this survey was to investigate the prevalence of home-dwelling older people at nutritional risk and to identify associated factors using two different nutritional screening instruments as self-report instruments.Methods…
Tools to identify nutritional risk for older people in the home
2012
Author's version of an article in the journal: British Journal of Community Nursing. Community nurses are in an ideal position to identify older home-dwelling people at nutritional risk and thereby to prevent undernutrition. The aim of this paper is to present some nutritional screening instruments for older home-dwelling people and to discuss nutritional issues of importance for community nurses in order to assess nutritional risk and prevent undernutrition. The screening instruments Nutritional Form For the Elderly (NUFFE) and Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) are especially developed for screening older people. The Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) is recommended for screening…
'Like a prison without bars' : dementia and experiences of dignity
2013
Author's version of an article in the journal: Nursing Ethics. Also available from the publisher at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969733013484484 The aim of this article is to investigate how life in Norwegian nursing homes may affect experiences of dignity among persons with dementia. The study had a qualitative design and used a phenomenological and hermeneutic approach. Participant observation in two nursing home units was combined with qualitative interviews with five residents living in these units. The study took place between March and December 2010. The residents feel that their freedom is restricted, and they describe feelings of homesickness. They also experience that they are not b…
Preoperative Anemia Screening and Treatment Practices in Patients Having Total Joint Replacement Surgery: A Retrospective, Observational Audit
2020
Alana Delaforce,1,2 Lemya Galeel,2 Edgar Poon,3 Cameron Hurst,4 Jed Duff,1,5 Judy Munday,5,6 Janet Hardy2 1School of Nursing, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; 2Mater Research, Mater Health Services, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia; 3School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; 4QIMR Berghoffer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; 5School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; 6School of Nursing, The University of Agder, Kristiansand, NorwayCorrespondence: Alana DelaforceMater Research Mater Health Services, Level 6, Duncombe Building, Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, AustraliaTel +61 3163 …
Technology-Supported Guidance Models Stimulating the Development of Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice: Mixed Methods Systematic Review
2022
Background Nursing education has increasingly focused on critical thinking among nursing students, as critical thinking is a desired outcome of nursing education. Particular attention is given to the potential of technological tools in guiding nursing students to stimulate the development of critical thinking; however, the general landscape, facilitators, and challenges of these guidance models remain unexplored, and no previous mixed methods systematic review on the subject has been identified. Objective This study aims to synthesize existing evidence on technology-supported guidance models used in nursing education to stimulate the development of critical thinking in nursing students in …
Qualitative Longitudinal Research in Health Research: A Method Study
2022
Abstract Background Qualitative longitudinal research (QLR) comprises qualitative studies, with repeated data collection, that focus on the temporality (e.g., time and change) of a phenomenon. The use of QLR is increasing in health research since many topics within health involve change (e.g., progressive illness, rehabilitation). A method study can provide an insightful understanding of the use, trends and variations within this approach. The aim of this study was to map how QLR articles within the existing health research literature are designed to capture aspects of time and/or change. Methods This method study used an adapted scoping review design. Articles were eligible if they were wr…
Sykepleiers erfaringer og oppfatninger om samarbeid med tolk i sykehushverdag : En kvalitativ studie om sykepleieres erfaringer og oppfatninger om br…
2016
Masteroppgave helsefag ME507 - Universitetet i Agder 2016 Background: When foreign language patients are hospitalized and unable to communicate, the nurses are dependent on working with interpreters. There is little knowledge about the experiences nurses have had when working with an interpreter. Aim and objectives: The purpose of this thesis is to gain insight into the experiences and perceptions nurses have about working with an interpreter. The study focuses on cooperation with the use of interpreters from a nursing perspective and answers the following question: What experiences do nurses have with the use of interpreters for foreign language patients who are hospitalized? Method: Six q…
En kvalitativ studie om pårørendes erfaringer knyttet til etterlattesamtale med sykepleier fra en kommunal institusjon
2014
Masteroppgave i helsefag ME 518 Universitetet i Agder 2014 Background: There is a deficiency of bereavement support in Norwegian municipalities. The deficiency is shown in the existing literature of the relatives point of view, both national and internationally. The bereavement support is important forthe bereaved and the palliative care. The follow-up could have a positive effect onthe bereaved. The aim of the study was to gain knowledge about the family membersexperience with follow- up, conducted by a community nurse from a municipalinstitution.Method: The study used a qualitative, descriptive method. Qualitative interviews wereconducted with 7 relatives to earlier cancer patients from t…
Riddere på slakk line : Om pårørende, uhelbredelig kreft og komplementær og alternativ behandling
2014
Masteroppgave Universitetet i Agder, 2014 Fakultet for helse- og idrettsvitenskap Institutt for helse- og sykepleievitenskap Forskning viser at KAM-bruk er utbredt blant kreftpasienter, og pasienter med uhelbredelig kreft oppsøker i større grad KAM-behandlere. Pårørende er sentral i støtte og omsorg for pasienten, og opplever byrder og belastning i denne rollen. Hensikten med denne masteroppgaven har vært å bidra til økt kunnskap om pårørendes opplevelser, for videre kunne gi dem bedre støtte og hjelp. Problemstillingen i dette prosjektet lyder: Hvordan oppleves det å være pårørende til personer med uhelbredelig kreft som søker komplementær og alternativ behandling? Empiriske data er hentet…
Experiences of a non-clinical set of adolescents and young adults living with persistent pain:a qualitative metasynthesis
2021
PurposeAround 15%–30% of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) experience persistent or chronic pain. The purpose of this study was to synthesise evidence from qualitative primary studies on how AYAs in a non-clinical population experience living with persistent pain.MethodA qualitative metasynthesis guided by Sandelowski and Barroso’s guidelines was used. The databases Medline, Embase, Cinahl, PsycINFO, Mednar and ProQuest were searched for studies from 1 January 2005 to 15 February 2021. Inclusion criteria were AYAs aged 13–24 years with first-hand experience of living with persistent, recurrent or episodic non-clinical pain in any body site. Pain associated with a medical diagnosis, malign…