The study shows that nursing home residents largely wish to participate in activities where they are active.

Nursing home residents are dissatisfied with a sedentary life indoors and reach out more to others socially when they are outdoors. Nevertheless, they have little contact with nature and the outdoor environment. 

The out-of-hours doctor did not receive formal patient information in at least half of the doctor’s visits to nursing homes in Oslo. This may subject the patients to inappropriate treatment and unnecessary hospitalisation.

Smerte, søvn og depresjon henger ofte sammen, og personer med demens er en utsatt gruppe. En ny doktoravhandling ser nærmere på hva som kan hjelpe.

Studien viser at gode relasjoner mellom beboere på sykehjem og mellom beboerne og de ansatte øker pasienttilfredsheten.

By adopting a new supervision model, nurse managers acquired more positive attitudes towards students and started paying more attention to nursing issues.