Blar i Faculty of Medicine på emneord "Long-term care"

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    • Atrial fibrillation and heart failure in seven nursing homes 

      Krüger, Kjell; Sandli, Marie; Geitung, Jonn Terje; Eide, Geir Egil; Grimsmo, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-11-01)
      Objectives: Previous research suggests that blood-thinning treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation as well as treatment for patients with heart failure is not adequate among the elderly. We tested this among long-term ...

    • Deprescribing antihypertensive treatment in nursing home patients and the effect on blood pressure 

      Gulla, Christine; Flo, Elisabeth; Kjome, Reidun L. S.; Husebø, Bettina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-04)
      Background: It is debatable whether treating multimorbid nursing home patients with antihypertensive drugs produces beneficial effects. Most cardiovascular guidelines promote treatment; few have advice on how to deprescribe ...