Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Achterberg, Wilco"
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The Difficulties of Managing Pain in People Living with Frailty: The Potential for Digital Phenotyping
Collins, Jemima T.; Walsh, David A.; Gladman, John R. F.; Patrascu, Monica; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska; Adam, Esmee; Cowley, Alison; Gordon, Adam L; Ogliari, Giulia; Smaling, Hanneke; Achterberg, Wilco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Pain and frailty are closely linked. Chronic pain is a risk factor for frailty, and frailty is a risk factor for pain. People living with frailty also commonly have cognitive impairment, which can make assessment of pain ... -
Does paracetamol improve quality of life, discomfort, pain and neuropsychiatric symptoms in persons with advanced dementia living in long-term care facilities? A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled crossover (Q-PID) trial
van Dam, Paulien H.; Achterberg, Wilco; Husebø, Bettina; Caljouw, Monique A. A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background The objectives of this study are to determine the effects of regularly scheduled administration of paracetamol (acetaminophen) on quality of life (QoL), discomfort, pain and neuropsychiatric symptoms of persons ... -
Factors associated with formal and informal resource utilization in nursing home patients with and without dementia: cross-sectional analyses from the COSMOS trial
Vislapuu, Maarja; Berge, Line Iden; Angeles, Renira Corinne; Kjerstad, Egil; Mannseth, Janne; Achterberg, Wilco; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives: To investigate the association between clinical, demographic, and organizational factors and formal (health professionals) and informal (relatives) resource utilization in nursing home patients with and without ... -
Identifying and managing pain in people with Alzheimer’s Disease and other types of dementia: a aystematic review
Husebø, Bettina; Achterberg, Wilco; Flo, Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06)Background and Objective: Pain in patients with Alzheimer’s disease is a complex issue; these patients suffer from the common causes of acute and chronic pain, and some also have neuropathic or nociceptive pain. Whatever ... -
Impact of Pain and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms on Activities in Nursing Home Residents (COSMOS Trial)
van de Beek, Sifra H.; Erdal, Ane; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska; Vislapuu, Maarja; Achterberg, Wilco; Caljouw, Monique A.A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objective: This study aims to identify whether pain and dementia-related behavior are associated with different types of activities in nursing home residents, controlled for dementia severity. Design: Cross-sectional ... -
An international road map to improve pain assessment in people with impaired cognition: the development of the Pain Assessment in Impaired Cognition (PAIC) meta-tool
Corbett, Anne; Achterberg, Wilco; Husebø, Bettina; Lobbezoo, Frank; de Vet, Henrica; Kunz, Miriam; Strand, Liv Inger; Constantinou, Marios; Tudose, Catalina; Kappesser, Judith; de Waal, Margot; Lautenbacher, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-10)Background: Pain is common in people with dementia, yet identification is challenging. A number of pain assessment tools exist, utilizing observation of pain-related behaviours, vocalizations and facial expressions. Whilst ... -
LIVE@Home.Path--innovating the clinical pathway for home-dwelling people with dementia and their caregivers: Study protocol for a mixed-method, stepped-wedge, randomized controlled trial
Husebø, Bettina; Allore, Heather; Achterberg, Wilco; Angeles, Renira Corinne; Ballard, Clive; Bruvik, Frøydis Kristine; Fæø, Stein Erik; Gedde, Marie H.; Hillestad, Eirin; Jacobsen, Frode F.; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Kjerstad, Egil; Kjome, Reidun Lisbet Skeide; Mannseth, Janne; Naik, Mala; Nouchi, Rui; Puaschitz, Nathalie; Samdal, Rune; Tranvåg, Oscar; Tzoulis, Charalampos; Vahia, Ipsit Vihang; Vislapuu, Maarja; Berge, Line Iden (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background The global health challenge of dementia is exceptional in size, cost and impact. It is the only top ten cause of death that cannot be prevented, cured or substantially slowed, leaving disease management, caregiver ... -
Managing Pain and Psychosis Symptoms in Nursing Home Patients: Results from a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial (COSMOS)
Habiger, Torstein Frugård; Achterberg, Wilco; Flo-Groeneboom, Elisabeth; Mannseth, Janne; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives In nursing homes (NHs), 30% to 60% of patients experience daily pain and >80% have dementia. This can lead to neuropsychiatric symptoms, including psychosis symptoms such as delusion. We investigated if there ... -
Pain in dementia
Achterberg, Wilco; Lautenbacher, Stefan; Husebø, Bettina; Erdal, Ane; Herr, Keela (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The ageing revolution is changing the composition of our society with more people becoming very old with higher risks for developing both pain and dementia. Pain is normally signaled by verbal communication, which becomes ... -
Psychosis symptoms in nursing home residents with and without dementia?Cross-sectional analyses from the COSMOS study
Habiger, Torstein Frugård; Achterberg, Wilco; Flo, Elisabeth; Husebø, Bettina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objective: To investigate the characteristics of nursing home residents with psychosis and the association with potential underlying factors, such as pain, sleep disturbances, and antipsychotic medication. Method: Five ...