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  • The course of neuropsychiatric symptoms in nursing home residents from admission to 30-month follow-up 
    Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Selbæk, Geir; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Røen, Irene Mari; Bergh, Sverre (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence and persistence of clinically significant neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in nursing home residents with dementia, and to study the association between severity of ...
  • Exploring life-space in the nursing home. An observational longitudinal study 
    Bergh, Sverre; Selbæk, Geir; Benth, Jurate Saltyte; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska; Røen, Irene Mari; Thingstad, Pernille; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Abstract Background Traditional performance-based measurements of mobility fail to recognize the interaction between the individual and their environment. Life-space (LS) forms a central element in ...
  • Resource Use and Disease Course in dementia - Nursing Home (REDIC-NH), a longitudinal cohort study; design and patient characteristics at admission to Norwegian nursing homes 
    Røen, Irene Mari; Selbæk, Geir; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Engedal, Knut; Testad, Ingelin; Bergh, Sverre (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    Background Earlier studies of nursing home patients show a high prevalence of dementia, neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), pain, and dependency in activities of daily living. The REDIC-NH cohort was set up to study the ...
  • Severity of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Nursing Home Residents 
    Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Engedal, Knut; Wu, Bei; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Corazzini, Kirsten; Røen, Irene Mari; Selbæk, Geir (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
    We aimed at assessing time shift in the severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in nursing home residents between 2004/2005 and 2010/2011 and associations between NPS and socio-demographic variables, physical health ...
  • Trajectories of physical performance in nursing home residents with dementia 
    Sverdrup, Karen; Bergh, Sverre; Selbæk, Geir; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Røen, Irene Mari; Husebø, Bettina; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Background In nursing homes (NH) the prevalence of dementia ranges from 50 to 84% and most residents have extensive physical-performance impairments. However, from time of admission, development of physical performance in ...