• Gender, citizenship and dementia care: a scoping review of studies to inform policy and future research 

      Bartlett, Ruth L.; Gjernes, Trude Karine Olaug; Lotherington, Ann Therese; Obstfelder, Aud (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-03-17)
      Gender is a neglected dimension in public discourse related to people with dementia. Those living with this condition are typically portrayed in policies and strategies in gender neutral terms as ‘people with dementia’ and ‘family carers’ as if gender does not matter, when clearly it does. The purpose of this scoping review was to take stock of knowledge about gender differences in relation to ...
    • A sociological study of the significance of identity and ageing in a North Sami community 

      Gjernes, Trude Karine Olaug; Anderssen, Jorid Sigrun (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-30)
      This article explored experiences of ageing from interviews with a sample drawn from a population living in a North Sami community. Our focus is on older adult’s involvement in activities that emphasise and maintain them as participants in specific kinds of activities that require knowledge, skills and mentorship, and to what degree it provides them with social capital and ethnic identity. We present ...