Browsing Institutt for helse og samfunn by Author "Husebø, Bettina"
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Blytt, Kjersti Marie; Selbæk, Geir; Drageset, Jorunn; Natvig, Gerd Karin; Husebø, Bettina (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Life expectancy is increasing continuously, which increases the likelihood of developing dementia or cancer. Both dementia and cancer are serious conditions that give manifold symptoms. The interaction of these ...
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Husebø, Bettina; Flo, Elisabeth; Aarsland, Dag; Selbæk, Geir; Testad, Ingelin; Gulla, Christine; Aasmul, Irene; Ballard, Clive (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Nursing home patients have complex mental and physical health problems, disabilities and social needs, combined with widespread prescription of psychotropic drugs. Preservation of their quality of life is an ...
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Sverdrup, Karen; Bergh, Sverre; Selbæk, Geir; Benth, Jūratė Š.; Husebø, Bettina; Røen, Irene M.; Thingstad, Pernille; Tangen, Gro G. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Traditional performance-based measurements of mobility fail to recognize the interaction between the individual and their environment. Life-space (LS) forms a central element in the broader context ...
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Gulla, Christine; Selbæk, Geir; Flo, Elisabeth; Kjome, Reidun Lisbet Skeide; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Husebø, Bettina (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as affective symptoms, psychosis, agitation, and apathy are common among nursing home patients with and without dementia. Treatment with one or more psychotropic drug is often ...
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Sandvik, Reidun Karin Norheim Myhre; Selbæk, Geir; Bergh, Sverre; Aarsland, Dag; Husebø, Bettina (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)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 ...
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Erdal, Ane; Flo, Elisabeth; Aarsland, Dag; Selbæk, Geir; Ballard, Clive; Slettebø, Dagrun Daltveit; Husebø, Bettina (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)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 ...
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Sverdrup, Karen; Bergh, Sverre; Selbæk, Geir; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Røen, Irene Mari; Husebø, Bettina; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background In nursing homes (NH) the prevalence of dementia ranges from 50 to 84% and most residents have extensive physical-performance impairments. However, from time of admission, development of physical performance in ...