Women’s and men’s assessment of health and functional ability in HUNT 3 after a stroke
There is no difference in functional disability between women and men after having a stroke.
There is no difference in functional disability between women and men after having a stroke.
Most community-dwelling older adults had a high function level. However, those with mild cognitive impairment had a significantly poorer grip strength and slower walking speed, and had taken fewer steps.
While the illness is potentially life-threatening, it is invisible and not well known. Consequently, patients may be mistrusted and ignored, and they may feel inferior, vulnerable and insecure.
They no longer need to always be looking for their next fix and have more time and money. Even though the treatment programme is challenging, they feel a greater sense of freedom.
National and multi-regional hospitals appear to use procedures for set-up of instruments in the sterile field more often than local and regional hospitals.
The patients accepted being asked about their alcohol habits and being referred to an alcohol and drug counsellor. The under-60s were more positive.
The Norwegian translation is appropriate for exploring postoperative symptoms in patients following day surgery. The language, instructions and scoring are comprehensible as well.
Healthcare personnel who interact with patients and their families can learn from the families’ experiences when a loved one is affected by dementia.
Readmitted patients are older, but their mortality rate is almost equal to that of non-readmitted patients. Patients readmitted within 72 hours are more likely to have an incomplete written transfer report.
Healthcare personnel can make decisions about the admission basis and treatment needs or hold care coordination meetings with the service user, and the community mental health centre and municipalities can establish accountability or negotiate responsibility, and determine which measures to implement.