• Boundary work in task-shifting practices – A qualitative study of reablement teams 

      Eliassen, Marianne; Moholt, Jill-Marit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-18)
      Background - Health services worldwide have provided incentives for establishing teams to accommodate complex health care tasks, enhance patient outcomes and organizational efficiency, and compensate for shortages of health care professionals. Parallel to and partly due to the increased focus on teamwork, task shifting has become a health policy. Task shifting involves new tasks and responsibilities, ...
    • Crisis Management in Norwegian Nursing Homes During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Pragmatism and Performativity 

      Krane, Martin Sollund; Arntzen, Cathrine; Tingvold, Laila; Moholt, Jill-Marit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-22)
      Background: The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 imposed a severe crisis on nursing homes in Norway. Despite criticism in evaluations pointing to inadequate preparedness, nursing homes managed to keep infection and mortality rates low. Enhanced knowledge of crisis management in the aftermath of a crisis is important for preparedness and future crisis management and can contribute to ...
    • Demens og pårørendes situasjon 

      Moholt, Jill-Marit; Skaalvik, Mari Wolff (Chronicle; Kronikk, 2016-04-07)
    • Demografisk utvikling og potensialet for uformell omsorg i Norge 

      Blix, Bodil Hansen; Stalsberg, Helge; Moholt, Jill-Marit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-11)
      Bakgrunn: Myndighetene har forventninger om at bidrag fra pårørende og frivillige i omsorg for hjemmeboende eldre skal opprettholdes på dagens nivå eller økes i fremtiden. I artikkelen undersøker vi potensialet for uformell omsorg med utgangspunkt i den demografiske utviklingen frem mot 2040. Metode: Med utgangspunkt i folketall fra 2018 og Statistisk sentralbyrås befolkningsframskrivinger 2018–2040 ...
    • Erfaringer med deltakelse på kommunale pårørendeskoler 

      Larsen, Lill Sverresdatter; Moholt, Jill-Marit; Hamran, Torunn; Henriksen, Nils Oddbjørn; Blix, Bodil Hansen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-25)
      <p><i>Bakgrunn:</i> Det er sterke helsepolitiske føringer for at personer med demens skal bo hjemme så lenge som mulig, og det forventes at pårørende skal bidra i omsorgsarbeidet. Pårørendeskolen skal bidra til læring og mestring hos pårørende. <p><i>Metode:</i> Studien er basert på kvalitative intervju med 16 pårørende som hadde deltatt på pårørendeskoler i nordnorske kommuner i perioden 2010–2017. ...
    • Factors affecting the use of home-based and out-of-home respite care services: A survey of family caregivers of older persons with dementia in Northern Norway 

      Moholt, Jill-Marit; Friborg, Oddgeir; Blix, Bodil Hansen; Henriksen, Nils Oddbjørn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-15)
      <i><p>Background</i>: Family caregivers contribute substantially to the care for older home-dwelling people with dementia, although community healthcare services tend to be underutilized. In this study, we aimed to explore the use and predictors of use of home-based and out-of-home respite care services available to older home-dwelling persons with dementia, as reported by the family caregivers.</ ...
    • From volunteer work to informal care by stealth: a ‘new voluntarism’ in social democratic health and welfare services for older adults 

      Ågotnes, Gudmund; Moholt, Jill-Marit; Blix, Bodil Hansen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-09)
      In the context of current and expected demographic changes, the issues of which services the welfare state should offer and, ultimately, the very function of the welfare state are currently debated in Norway. The political discourse on health and care services for older adults has morphed into an accepted reality in which the system must be altered, prompting policy makers and stakeholders to find ...
    • Intended, Unintended, Unanticipated? Consequences of Social Distancing Measures for Nursing Home Residents During the Covid-19 Pandemic 

      Tingvold, Laila; Moholt, Jill-Marit; Førland, Oddvar; Jacobsen, Frode Fadnes; Tranvåg, Oscar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-28)
      During the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Norwegian health authorities introduced social distancing measures in nursing homes. The aim was to protect vulnerable residents from contracting the potentially deadly infection. Drawing on individual interviews with nursing home managers and physicians, and focus groups with nursing staff, we explore and describe consequences the social distancing ...
    • Non-use of community health-care services – an exploratory cross-sectional study among family care-givers for older, home-dwelling persons with dementia 

      Moholt, Jill-Marit; Friborg, Oddgeir; Henriksen, Nils Oddbjørn; Hamran, Torunn; Blix, Bodil Hansen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-05)
      Community health-care services for older, home-dwelling persons with dementia tend to be underutilised. Family care-givers provide substantial care, and they often arrange for and co-ordinate health-care services on behalf of persons with dementia. The aim of this study was to examine family care-givers’ knowledge of unused services and their self-reported reasons for non-use of such services. We ...
    • Older high-cost patients in Norwegian somatic hospitals: A register-based study of patient characteristics 

      Lønhaug-Næss, Morten; Jakobsen, Monika Dybdahl; Blix, Bodil Hansen; Bergmo, Trine Strand; Hoben, Matthias; Moholt, Jill-Marit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-04)
      Objective Two-thirds of the economic resources in Norwegian hospitals are used on 10% of the patients. Most of these high-cost patients are older adults, which experience more unplanned hospital admissions, longer hospital stays and higher readmission rates than other patients. This study aims to examine the individual and clinical characteristics of older patients with unplanned admissions ...
    • Oversettelse og psykometrisk testing av The Family Collaboration Scale 

      Moholt, Jill-Marit; Hanssen, Tove Aminda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-15)
      Bakgrunn: <br>Instrumentet The Family Collaboration Scale (FCS) er utviklet for å undersøke pårørendes opplevelser rundt samarbeid med pleiepersonalet når svekkete eldre er akutt innlagt i sykehus. <br>Hensikt: <br>Studiens hensikt var å oversette FCS fra dansk til norsk. Vi ønsket også å teste de måletekniske egenskapene til den oversatte versjonen på et utvalg pårørende til svekkete eldre ...
    • Oversettelse og validering av et spørreskjema om pleiepersonalets samarbeid med pårørende til syke eldre pasienter innlagt i sykehus 

      Moholt, Jill-Marit (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-05-06)
      Bakgrunn: Pårørende som har vært involvert i hjelp og pleie til syke eldre forut for innleggelse i sykehus har ofte tilegnet seg viktig kunnskap om den eldres funksjonsnivå, behov og ønsker. De anses som en viktig støtte under sykehusoppholdet, men pårørende kan også være delaktig i forhold til informasjon og beslutninger om pleie og behandling dersom pasienten ønsker det. Dette krever at ...
    • Perceptions of Family Caregivers of Home-Dwelling Persons with Dementia regarding Access to Information and Involvement in Decisions 

      Henriksen, Nils Oddbjørn; Moholt, Jill-Marit; Blix, Bodil Hansen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-09)
      This cross-sectional study explored factors affecting information about available health services, content of services provided, and involvement in decisions regarding services as perceived by the family caregivers of home-dwelling persons with dementia in Northern Norway. Altogether, 788 family caregivers were invited to participate in a survey, with a response rate of 54.6% (n = 430). The respondents ...
    • Psychometric validation of the Carers of Older People in Europe Index among family caregivers of older persons with dementia 

      Moholt, Jill-Marit; Friborg, Oddgeir; Skaalvik, Mari Wolff; Henriksen, Nils Oddbjørn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-16)
      Objectives:<br> The Carers of Older People in Europe Index is a first-stage assessment tool to detect family caregivers in need of support. This instrument assesses caregivers’ subjective perceptions of their caregiving circumstances. The present study examines the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Carers of Older People in Europe Index among family caregivers for older persons ...
    • A survey to informal caregivers of persons with dementia living at home. 

      Skaalvik, Mari Wolff; Moholt, Jill-Marit; Henriksen, Nils Oddbjørn (Konferansebidrag; Conference object, 2016-06-15)
      Background: Most persons with dementia related disorder (DRD) live at home. This is in accordance with current health policy. The lives of close family members to persons with DRD are deeply affected. The study focuses on use and non- use of public services among persons with dementia and their informal caregivers. This study will provide knowledge about local and individual differences in use and ...
    • Ulik bruk av omsorgstjenester ved likt behov? 

      Skaalvik, Mari Wolff; Moholt, Jill-Marit (Chronicle; Kronikk, 2016-04-10)
    • Utilization of community healthcare services and family caregivers’ needs for support. A survey of family caregivers for older, home-dwelling persons with dementia in Northern Norway 

      Moholt, Jill-Marit (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-11-21)
      In line with the current aging policies, the majority of older persons with dementia live in their own home. Although a range of community healthcare services is available to support home-dwelling persons with dementia, informal care provided by family caregivers constitutes a major portion of the care provided. This study contributes to knowledge regarding the use and nonuse of community healthcare ...