• The Evidence Base for an Ideal Care Pathway for Frail Multimorbid Elderly: Combined Scoping and Systematic Intervention Review 

      Berntsen, Gro Karine Rosvold; Strisland, Frode; Malm-Nicolaisen, Kristian; Smaradottir, Berglind; Fensli, Rune Werner; Røhne, Mette (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-22)
      <i>Background</i>: There is a call for bold and innovative action to transform the current care systems to meet the needs of an increasing population of frail multimorbid elderly. International health organizations propose complex transformations toward digitally supported (1) Person-centered, (2) Integrated, and (3) Proactive care (Digi-PIP care). However, uncertainty regarding both the design and ...
    • How to enhance digital support for cross-organisational health care teams? A user-based explorative study 

      Smaradottir, Berglind; Berntsen, Gro Karine Rosvold; Fensli, Rune Werner (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-22)
      Health care service provision of individualised treatment to an ageing population prone to chronic conditions and multimorbidities is threatened. There is a need for digitally supported care, that is, (1) person-centred, (2) integrated, and (3) proactive. The research project <i>3P, Patients and Professionals in Productive Teams</i>, aimed to validate and verify the prerequisites for health care ...
    • User-centred Design of a Digital Care Plan for Patients and Professionals in Cross-organisational Teams 

      Smaradottir, Berglind; Severinsen, Gro-Hilde; Steinsbekk, Aslak; Berntsen, Gro Karine Rosvold (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Care for patients with multimorbidity and long-term complex needs is costly and with demographic changes this group is growing. The research project Dignity Care addresses how to improve the care for this patient group by studying how a conceptual shared digital care plan for complex clinical pathways can guide and support cross-organisational care teams. This paper presents the user-centred design ...
    • User-centred Design of a Mobile Application for Chronic Pain Management 

      Smaradottir, Berglind; Fagerlund, Asbjørn Johansen; Bellika, Johan Gustav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Chronic pain patients constitute a large and heterogeneous patient group and it is important to build tools and methods that can identify efficient treatment options for each individual patient. It is estimated that 20-30% of the population has suffered from chronic pain and this imposes enormous costs on society and the national welfare programs. The research project Chronic Pain addresses the ...
    • User-centred Design with a Remote Approach: Experiences from the Chronic Pain Project 

      Smaradottir, Berglind; Bellika, Johan Gustav; Fredeng, Aina; Fagerlund, Asbjørn Johansen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      User-centred design involves end-users or user groups during all the parts of the development process. The research project Chronic Pain aims to develop a shared decision making application for patients and physicians, addressing individually adapted pain treatment. The project employs a user-centred design process, and in middle of it, Covid-19 pandemic social distancing restrictions were imposed. ...