De er konstant på tå hev overfor datteren, blir ensomme og føler at spiseforstyrrelsen tar over hjemmet.

Mothers who engaged with the ‘New families’ home visit programme, had more frequent contact with child health centres. But more than a third of all the mothers reported that they had received inadequate information from public authorities about the child health centre’s services.

They are ever on the alert vis-à-vis their daughter, suffer loneliness and feel that the eating disorder is taking over their home.

RNs in the primary healthcare service showed that they can be highly adaptable in a crisis. Preparedness, infection control plans and support in their daily work were critical to how well they dealt with the pandemic.

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.