Browsing Institutt for helse og samfunn by Author "Tangen, Gro Gujord"
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Hamre, Sophia Charlotta; Fure, Brynjar; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Vlachos, Georgios; Ursin, Marie Helene; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)BACKGROUND: Two-thirds of patients with stroke experience only mild impairments in the acute phase, and the proportion of patients <70 years is increasing. Knowledge about balance and gait and predictive factors are scarce ...
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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 ...
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Robinson, Hilde Stendal; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Hensikt: Undersøke hva som kjennetegner eldre personer som har trent regelmessig over tid og om helsemyndighetenes anbefalinger om fysisk aktivitet følges. Er det forskjell på de som trener hos fysioterapeut og de som har ...
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Hamre, Sophia Charlotta; Fure, Brynjar; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Ihle-Hansen, Hege; Vlachos, Georgios; Ursin, Marie Helene; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Spatial navigation, the ability to determine and maintain a route from one place to another, is needed for independence in everyday life. Knowledge about impairments in spatial navigation in people with mild ...
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Tangen, Gro Gujord; Bergland, Astrid; Engedal, Knut; Mengshoel, Anne Marit (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Parkinsonian signs are common in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) of mild degree and predict functional decline, but their relationship with gait speed and balance is unclear. The aims of this study were to describe ...
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Hamre, Charlotta; Botolfsen, Pernille; Tangen, Gro Gujord; Helbostad, Jorunn L. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) was developed to assess underlying systems for balance control in order to be able to individually tailor rehabilitation interventions to people with balance ...
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Tangen, Gro Gujord; Londos, Elisabet; Olsson, Johan; Minthon, Lennart; Mengshoel, Anne Marit (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: The aim of this study was to explore changes in mobility in terms of ambulation and transfer over 1 year in patients with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (EOAD), and to compare mobility in EOAD with patients ...
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Tangen, Gro Gujord; Robinson, Hilde Stendal (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Higher age is associated with reduced physical capability in the general population. The role of age and gender for physical performance in older adults who exercises regularly is, however, not clear, and there ...
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Tangen, Gro Gujord (Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2015)Background: The number of people with cognitive impairment and dementia is increasing worldwide. This development will put considerable strain on health services, and it will be increasingly important to help people with ...
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Sverdrup, Karen; Selbæk, Geir; Bergh, Sverre; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Thingstad, Pernille; Skjellegrind, Håvard; Skjerve, Kjerstin Næss; Tangen, Gro Gujord (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Literature on physical performance in older adults across the cognitive spectrum remains inconclusive, and knowledge on differences between dementia subtypes is lacking. We aim to identify distinct physical-performance ...
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Tangen, Gro Gujord; Engedal, Knut; Bergland, Astrid; Moger, Tron Anders; Hansson, Oskar; Mengshoel, Anne Marit (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Impaired spatial navigation is an early sign of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but this can be difficult to assess in clinical practice. We examined how the performance on the Floor Maze Test (FMT), which combines ...
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Tangen, Gro Gujord; Langballe, Ellen Melbye; Strand, Bjørn Heine (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Subjective impairment in memory and instrumental activities in daily living (IADL) are associated with future cognitive decline and poorer mental health in older adults, but their association with mortality is ...
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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 ...