By inquiring into older adults' narrations about their lives in the present, past, and future, this study aims to learn more about home-dwelling older adults' lived experiences of being and becoming “frail”. This article is based on a dialogical narrative analysis of interviews with three home-dwelling older adults identified as frail by the home care services. We conducted a series of three interviews ...

Most populations around the world are ageing. The proportion of older adults in the population is larger and is growing more rapidly in rural communities than in urban areas. Longevity increases the risk of frailty. Our aim was to explore how single-living frail older adults experience living with frailty in everyday life in rural Arctic areas. Over eight months, we conducted a series of three ...

Aims and objectives: To explore students' experiences from a pilot project testing out a model for active, collaborative learning in first-year placement at a nursing home.<p> <p>Background: There is a need for innovative learning activities and projects to improve clinical education in nursing homes. Active, collaborative approaches in placement learning may enhance students learning ...

Although older people who live alone might be in a vulnerable situation, they have often managed their everyday life for a long time, frequently with health challenges. In this article, we explore how nine older persons who live alone, who receive home care and are identified by home care professionals as being frail, manage their everyday lives by inquiring into their stories about living alone and ...

I de senere årene har det vært sterkt fokus på pårørendes rolle i ivaretakelsen av eldres helseutfordringer, og pårørendesamarbeid er viet stor plass i nasjonale og politiske føringer.

Background: In Norway, as in many other countries, more people receive health and care services in their homes than before. Home care professionals provide care and support to people with a range of health and care needs. Older home care service users are sometimes referred to as ‘frail’, but the terms ‘frail’ and ‘frailty’ have different meanings in different contexts, and little is known about ...

<p>Bakgrunn og hensikt: Utfordrende atferd er hyppig forekommende på sykehjem. Hensikten med studien er å få kunnskap om sykepleieres erfaringer med utfordrende atferd hos personer med demens i forsterket skjermet enhet på sykehjem. <p>Metode: Dette er en kvalitativ studie der data er samlet inn ved hjelp av fire semi-strukturerte forskningsintervju. Data er analysert ved å bruke systematisk ...