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    • A qualitative study of women’s experiences of living with COPD 

      Steindal, Simen Alexander; Österlind, Jane; Halvorsen, Kristin; Schelderup, Therese; Ellen, Kive; Sørbye, Liv Wergeland; Dihle, Alfhild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Aim:To explore women's experiences of living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at home. Design An explorative and descriptive qualitative design. Methods: A consecutive sample of nine women with COPD living ...

    • Autonomy conquers all: a thematic analysis of nurses’ professional judgement encountering resistance to care from home-dwelling persons with dementia 

      Gjellestad, Åshild; Oksholm, Trine; Alvsvåg, Herdis; Bruvik, Frøydis Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Adequate care support from home health care nurses is needed to meet the needs of an increasing number of home-dwelling persons with dementia and those who resist care. The decisions nurses make in home health ...

    • Home care needs of extremely obese elderly european women 

      Sørbye, Liv Wergeland; Schroll, M.; Finne-Soveri, H.; Jónnson, P. V.; Ljunggren, G.; Topinkova, E.; Bernabei, R. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007-06)
      Objective: To examine the health and needs of extremely obese women aged over 65 years receiving home care in Europe. Study design: A cross-sectional assessment study based on the Aged in Home Care (AdHOC) project recruited ...

    • Home care patients in four Nordic capitals – predictors of nursing home admission during one-year followup 

      Sørbye, Liv Wergeland; Hamran, Torunn; Henriksen, Nils; Norberg, Astrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-03-23)
      The aim was to predict nursing home admission (NHA) for home care patients after a 12-month follow-up study. This Nordic study is derived from the aged in home care (AdHOC) project conducted in 2001–2003 with patients at ...

    • Homecare at the end of life. A study of fifteen patients 

      Sørbye, Liv Wergeland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 1990)
      The study is a part of a research project on death in a sector of a large city, involved cooperation with the Franciscan Aid "home care team". The purpose was to study death in the home setting. Fifteen deaths were registered. ...

    • Home‐care nurses’ distinctive work: A discourse analysis of what takes precedence in changing healthcare services 

      Fjørtoft, Ann-Kristin; Oksholm, Trine; Delmar, Charlotte; Førland, Oddvar; Alvsvåg, Herdis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Ongoing changes in many Western countries have resulted in more healthcare services being transferred to municipalities and taking place in patients’ homes. This greatly impacts nurses’ work in home care, making their work ...

    • Indwelling catheter use in home care - elderly, aged 65+ in 11 different countries in Europe 

      Sørbye, Liv Wergeland; Finne-Soveri, Harriet; Ljunggren, Gunnar; Topinková, Eva; Bernabei, Roberto (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2005)
      Objective: to describe possible differences/patterns in the use of indwelling urinary catheters (IUC) in Europe. Methods: the clients were assessed by using the Resident Assessment Instrument MDS-HC; epidemiological and ...

    • Predictors of societal costs of older care-dependent adults living in the community in 11 European countries 

      van Lier, Lisanne I.; van der Roest, Henriëtte G.; Oosten, Babette SH.; Garms-Homolova, Vjenka; Onder, Graziano; Finne-Soveri, Harriet; Jónsson, Pálmi V.; Ljunggren, Gunnar; Henrard, Jean-Claude; Topinková, Eva; Sørbye, Liv Wergeland; Bernabei, Roberto; van hout, Hein PJ; Bosmans, Judith E. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The objective was to identify predictors of societal costs covering formal and informal care utilization by older home care clients in 11 European countries. Societal costs of 1907 older clients receiving home care for ...

    • Proposal of a service delivery integration index of home care for older persons : application in several European cities 

      Henrard, Jean-Claude; Ankri, Joël; Frijters, Dinnus; Carpenter, Iain; Topinkova, Eva; Garms-Homolova, Vjenka; Finne-Soveri, Harriet[t]; Sørbye, Liv Wergeland; Jónsson, Pálmi V.; Ljunggren, Gunnar; Schroll, Marianne; Wagner, Cordula; Bernabei, Roberto (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006-07)
      Purpose: To propose an integration index of home care delivery to older persons, to study its validity and to apply it to home care services of European cities. Theory: Home care delivery integration was based on two ...

    • Should frail older adults be in long-term care facilities? 

      Sørbye, Liv Wergeland; Sverdrup, Sidsel; Pay, Birgit Brunborg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Home-based nursing care is relatively easy to access in Norway compared to the rest of Europe, and the threshold for applying for assistance is relatively low. The aim of the present study was to analyze factors that enable ...

    • Unintended weight loss in the elderly living at home: the aged in homecare project (Adhoc) 

      Sørbye, Liv Wergeland; Schroll, M.; Finne-Soveri, H.; Jonsson, P.V.; Ljunggren, G.; Topinkova, E.; Bernabei, R. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)
      Objective: To describe associations between unintended weight loss (UWL) and characteristics of nutritional status. Design: A comparative cross-sectional assessment study at 11 sites in Europe. The target population was a ...