Browsing Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care by Author "Habiger, Torstein Frugård"
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The interactive relationship between pain, psychosis, and agitation in people with dementia: results from a cluster-randomised clinical trial
Habiger, Torstein Frugård; Flo, Elisabeth; Achterberg, Wilco P.; Husebø, Bettina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03)Background. Neuropsychiatric symptoms are common in people with dementia, and pain is thought to be an important underlying factor. Pain has previously been associated with agitation, and pain treatment has been shown to ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The relationship between psychosis symptoms and pain in nursing home residents
Habiger, Torstein Frugård (Doctoral thesis, 2022-06-17)Background: In nursing homes (NH) >80% have dementia, and 30-60% experience pain daily. Psychosis symptoms (delusions and hallucinations) are common. These can lead to reduced quality of life (QoL) and are often treated ...