Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Geitung, Jonn Terje"

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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 ...

    • Can Electronic Tools Help Improve Nursing Home Quality? 

      Krüger, Kjell; Strand, Line; Geitung, Jonn Terje; Eide, Geir Egil; Grimsmo, Anders (Journal article, 2011)
      Background: Nursing homes face challenges in the coming years due to the increased number of elderly. Quality will be under pressure, expectations of the services will rise, and clinical complexity will grow. New strategies ...

    • Diffusion tension imaging is a good tool for assessing patients with dementia and behavioral problems and discriminating them from other dementia patients 

      Naik, Mala; Esmaeili, Morteza; Thomas, Owen Matthew Truscott; Geitung, Jonn Terje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Dementia is one of the leading public health concerns as the world’s population ages. Although Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common dementia diagnosis among older patients, some patients have additional ...

    • Hospital Admissions from Nursing Homes: Rates and Reasons 

      Krüger, Kjell; Jansen, Kristian; Grimsmo, Anders; Eide, Geir Egil; Geitung, Jonn Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)
      Hospital admissions from nursing homes have not previously been investigated in Norway. During 12 months all hospital admissions (acute and elective) from 32 nursing homes in Bergen were recorded via the Norwegian ambulance ...

    • Psychoactive drugs in seven nursing homes 

      Krüger, Kjell; Folkestad, Malin; Geitung, Jonn Terje; Eide, Geir Egil; Grimsmo, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-07)
      Aims: We wanted to pinpoint any differences in treatment between participating nursing homes, investigate which drugs are currently prescribed most frequently for long-term patients in nursing homes, estimate prevalence ...

    • Temporomandibular joint pain and associated magnetic resonance findings: a retrospective study with a control group 

      Eriksen, Elisabeth Schilbred; Hellem, Sølve; Skartveit, Liv; Brun, Johan G; Bøe, Olav Egil; Moen, Ketil; Geitung, Jonn Terje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background To better understand and evaluate clinical usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD), parameters for the evaluation are useful. Purpose To ...