Health professionals’ expectations of e-consultations – a qualitative study
It will be more difficult to observe patients and perform clinical assessments. Nor do all patients have sufficiently good digital skills or adequate health literacy.
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Routine screening for postpartum depression puts mental health on the agenda
When public health nurses use the EPDS screening tool in addition to their gut feeling and clinical judgment, they identify more mothers who need help.
Lack of clear framework impedes work with children of sick parents
Healthcare personnel who work with parents who are mentally ill or have substance abuse problems are uncertain about their role. The support that the children receive can therefore be haphazard.
Meaningful activities at nursing homes
The study shows that nursing home residents largely wish to participate in activities where they are active.
Delirium in children under two years of age admitted to intensive care units – a systematic review
More knowledge of the symptoms of delirium in this vulnerable patient group may lead to a better neurological outcome and prevent unnecessary testing, shorten hospital stays and lower mortality.
Screening for symptoms of depression associated with heart disease
Heart disease increases the risk of depression. How can we best identify depressed cardiac patients?
Nurse-performed ultrasound-guided nerve block for hip fracture patients
The method seems to be especially efficient for patients experiencing high initial pain intensities.
Patients’ families in intensive care units in Norway before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
More families had daily access to doctors during the pandemic than before the pandemic. But the nurses were involved in fewer conversations.
ICU dyspnoea assessment tools: Norwegian translation and inter-rater reliability
The scales IC-RDOS and MV-RDOS had ‘very good‘ inter-rater reliability.
No increase in in-patient detoxification completion rates following pre-hospital telephone intervention
Despite staff calling patients prior to the admission date, the proportion who presented for treatment did not increase. Nevertheless, it was a useful exercise for exchanging information and building relations.
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