• Drug treatment at the end of life: An epidemiologic study in nursing homes 

      Jansen, Kristian; Schaufel, Margrethe Aase; Ruths, Sabine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      Objective. To examine drug treatment in nursing home patients at the end of life, and identify predictors of palliative drug therapy. Design. A historical cohort study. Setting. Three urban nursing homes in Norway. Subjects. ...
    • Nursing home patients with diabetes: Prevalence, drug treatment and glycemic control 

      Andreassen, Lillan Mo; Sandberg, Sverre; Kristensen, Gunn Berit Berge; Sølvik, Una Ørvim; Kjome, Reidun Lisbet Skeide (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-28)
      Aims: Determine prevalence of diabetes, and describe use of blood glucose lowering (BGL) drugs and glycemic control in Norwegian nursing homes. Methods: In this cross-sectional study we collected details of BGL drugs, ...
    • Total drug treatment and comorbidity in myasthenia gravis: a population-based cohort study 

      Andersen, Jintana Bunpan; Owe, Jone Furulund; Engeland, Anders; Gilhus, Nils Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-09)
      Background and purpose: Comorbidity in myasthenia gravis (MG) is important for diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Disease complexity was assessed by examining total drug treatment, immune therapy and comorbidity in a ...