Blar i UiS Brage på forfatter "Testad, Ingelin"
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Complementary and alternative medicine in relation to the behavioural and psychological symptoms in people with dementia: A systematic review
Xu, Ting (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)The purpose of this thesis is to assess the efficacy of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in people with dementia with behavioural and psychological symptoms. A literature search was undertaken. Three databases, ... -
Health Care Personnel’s Perspective on Potential Electronic Health Interventions to Prevent Hospitalizations for Older Persons Receiving Community Care: Qualitative Study
Gjestsen, Martha Therese; Wiig, Siri; Testad, Ingelin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: The use of electronic health (eHealth) interventions is suggested to help monitor and treat degenerative and chronic diseases through the use of sensors, alarms, and reminders and can potentially prevent ... -
Hjemmeboende eldres erfaringer med appetitt og evne til å påvirke middagsleveringstjenesten
Aakre, Jon Arild (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-29)Abstract Objective: To explore the home living elderly’s experience with appetite and perceived ability to influence their Meals on wheels service. Design: Exploratory qualitative study using semi-structured qualitative ... -
Informing an assistive living technology intervention to prevent hospitalisations for home-dwelling older persons
Gjestsen, Martha Therese (PhD thesis;446, Doctoral thesis, 2019-04)This thesis describes the process of planning an assistive living technology intervention for home-dwelling older persons receiving community care. The use of such technologies in the community care setting is heralded as ... -
Konsistenstilpasset mat – En kilde til økt mestringsfølelse hos helsepersonell
Holteng, Lise Birgitte (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05-30)Mål og hensikt Hensikten var å undersøke helsepersonellets opplevelser og erfaringer ved bruk av konsistenstilpasset mat til pasienter med dysfagi. Målet med studien var å få ny kunnskap om hvordan maten fungerer som ... -
Male caregivers to persons diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia have higher stress level than caregiver to persons diagnosed with Alzheimers Dementia
Svendsbø, Ellen J; Terum, Toril; Testad, Ingelin; Aarsland, Dag; Rongve, Arvid (Conference object, 2015) -
«My home is my castle» -en kvalitativ litteraturstudie om implementering av personsentrert omsorg til enslige, hjemmeboende personer med demens
Hatlestad, Linda Diana (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-05-31)Bakgrunn: Egen interesse for dagens demensomsorg. Det er et stadig stigende antall personer med demens og mange ønsker å bo i sitt eget hjem så lenge det er mulig. Studien hadde fokus på om implementering av personsentrert ... -
Older patients’ participation in hospital admissions through the emergency department: an interview study of healthcare professionals
Dyrstad, Dagrunn Nåden; Testad, Ingelin; Storm, Marianne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-10)Background: Patient participation is an important aspect of healthcare quality and may be one way to improve the quality of transitional care for older patients. Research reveals minimal awareness about patient participation ... -
Patient participation in transitional care of older patients
Dyrstad, Dagrunn Nåden (PhD thesis UiS;310, Doctoral thesis, 2016-10-27)Background: Older patients often have several health challenges, with multiple medications, which leads to a need of treatment and care from diverse healthcare services. These patients are often in need of transitions from ... -
Quality and safety in the transitional care of the elderly (phase 2): the study protocol of a quasi-experimental intervention study for a cross-level educational programme
Storm, Marianne; Groene, Oliver; Testad, Ingelin; Dyrstad, Dagrunn Nåden; Heskestad, Randi N; Aase, Karina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-07)Introduction: Transitional care and patient handover are important areas to ensure quality and safety in elderly healthcare services. Previous studies showed that healthcare professionals have little knowledge of the setting ... -
Self-reported sleep fragmentation and sleep duration and their association with cognitive function in PROTECT, a large digital community-based cohort of people over 50
Aakre, Jon Arild; Schulz, Jörn; Ballard, Clive; Corbett, Anne; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Aarsland, Dag; Creese, Byron; Hampshire, Adam; Brooker, Helen; Testad, Ingelin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective Sleep is vital for normal cognitive function in daily life, but is commonly disrupted in older adults. Poor sleep can be detrimental to mental and physical health, including cognitive function. This study assessed ... -
Use of drugs with anticholinergic properties and factors affecting cognition in patients with mild dementia
Jonas, Jolanda (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-05)Background: Elderly people, particularly those with dementia, are at high risk of adverse anticholinergic drug effects. Despite the well-recognized potential for cognitive decline with anticholinergic agents, their use ... -
What are the key contextual factors when preparing for successful implementation of assistive living technology in primary elderly care? A case study from Norway
Gjestsen, Martha Therese; Wiig, Siri; Testad, Ingelin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07)Objective To identify contextual factors at different organisational levels to guide the implementation of an assistive living technology intervention in Norwegian primary home care. Design A single embedded case study ... -
What does it take? Healthcare professional’s perspective on incentives and obstacles related to implementing ICTs in home-based elderly care
Gjestsen, Martha Therese; Wiig, Siri; Testad, Ingelin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-07)The purpose of this study is to identify obstacles and incentives associated with implementation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in elderly home-based care services, from a healthcare professional ...