Blar i Faculty of Medicine på emneord "Dementia"
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Sensory stimulation-A way of creating mutual relations in dementia care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-08)The overall aim of this 2-year Norwegian action research study was to improve the interaction between care workers and patients with dementia in a nursing home by means of sensory stimulation. Furthermore, the aim was to ... -
Signs of Imminent Dying and Change in Symptom Intensity During Pharmacological Treatment in Dying Nursing Home Patients: A Prospective Trajectory Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09)Objectives: To investigate whether it is possible to determine signs of imminent dying and change in pain and symptom intensity during pharmacological treatment in nursing home patients, from day perceived as dying and to ... -
Staff distress improves by treating pain in nursing home patients with dementia: results from a cluster-randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12)Context. Most people with dementia develop neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs), which are distressing for their carers. Untreated pain may increase the prevalence and severity of NPSs and thereby staff burden. Objectives. We ... -
Tolerability of buprenorphine transdermal system in nursing home patients with advanced dementia: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial (DEP.PAIN.DEM)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-16)Purpose: Buprenorphine transdermal system is increasingly prescribed in people with advanced dementia, but no clinical trial has investigated the safety and factors associated with discontinuation due to adverse events in ... -
White Matter Hyperintensities and the Course of Depressive Symptoms in Elderly People with Mild Dementia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)Objectives: To explore the relationship between white matter hyperintensities (WMH) and the prevalence and course of depressive symptoms in mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Lewy body dementia. Design: This is a prospective ...