• Beyond autonomy and care: Experiences of ambivalent abortion seekers 

      Kjelsvik, Marianne; Sekse, Ragnhild Johanne Tveit; Moi, Asgjerd Litleré; Aasen, Elin Margrethe; Nortvedt, Per; Gjengedal, Eva (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background While being prepared for abortions, some women experience decisional ambivalence during their encounters with health personnel at the hospital. Women’s experiences with these encounters have rarely been examined. ...
    • Dignity of older home-dwelling women nearing end-of-life: Informal caregivers’ perception 

      Staats, Katrine; Grov, Ellen Karine; Husebø, Bettina; Tranvåg, Oscar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Most older people wish to live in the familiar surroundings of their own home until they die. Knowledge concerning dignity and dignity loss of home-dwelling older women living with incurable cancer should be a ...
    • Forced treatment and care in home-dwelling persons with dementia 

      Gjellestad, Åshild; Oksholm, Trine; Bruvik, Frøydis Kristine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background: The use of forced treatment and care of home-dwelling persons with dementia is a universally important topic. These patients are completely dependent on care from others to continue living at home. Aim: This ...
    • Home dwelling persons with dementia's perception on care support: Qualitative study 

      Fæø, Stein Erik; Bruvik, Frøydis Kristine; Tranvåg, Oscar; Husebø, Bettina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: Over the last years, there has been a growth in care solutions aiming to support home-dwelling persons with dementia. Assistive technology and voluntarism have emerged as supplements to traditional homecare and ...
    • Priority-setting dilemmas, moral distress and support experienced by nurses and physicians in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway 

      Miljeteig, Ingrid; Forthun, Ingeborg; Hufthammer, Karl Ove; Engelund, Inger Elise; Schanche, Elisabeth; Schaufel, Margrethe Aase; Onarheim, Kristine Husøy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: The global COVID-19 pandemic has imposed challenges on healthcare systems and professionals worldwide and introduced a ´maelstrom´ of ethical dilemmas. How ethically demanding situations are handled affects ...
    • Trust-building interventions to home-dwelling persons with dementia who resist care 

      Gjellestad, Åshild; Oksholm, Trine; Alvsvåg, Herdis; Bruvik, Frøydis Kristine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: Providing care for a home-dwelling person with dementia who resists care is an ethical and practical complex and challenging task. Faced with a growing number of persons with dementia, the healthcare professional’s ...
    • Viewing the image? Ultrasound examination during abortion preparations, ethical challenges 

      Kjelsvik, Marianne; Sekse, Ragnhild Johanne Tveit; Aasen, Elin Margrethe; Gjengedal, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      During preparation for early abortion in Norway, an ultrasound examination is usually performed to determine gestation and viability. This article aims to provide a deeper understanding of women’s and health care personnel’s ...