Blar i SIHF Open Archive på forfatter "Bergh, Sverre"
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Prevalence and persistent use of psychotropic drugs in older adults receiving domiciliary care at baseline
Lornstad, Marie Turmo; Aarøen, Marte; Bergh, Sverre; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Helvik, Anne-Sofie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)BACKGROUND: Little is known about the use of psychotropic drugs in older adults receiving domiciliary care. The first aim was to describe the prevalence and persistency of use of psychotropic drugs in older adults ... -
Reduction and prevention of agitation in persons with neurocognitive disorders: an international psychogeriatric association consensus algorithm
Cummings, Jeffrey; Sano, Mary; Auer, Stefanie; Bergh, Sverre; Fischer, Corinne E.; Gerritsen, Debby L.; Grossberg, George; Ismail, Zahinoor; Lanctôt, Krista L.; Lapid, Maria I.; Mintzer, Jacobo; Palm, Rebecca; Rosenberg, Paul B; Splaine, Michael; Zhong, Kate; Zhu, Carolyn W (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objectives: To develop an agitation reduction and prevention algorithm is intended to guide implementation of the definition of agitation developed by the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA). Design: Review of ... -
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 (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 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 disease ... -
Respectful Caring for the Agitated Elderly (ReCAGE): A Multicentre, Prospective, Observational Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Special Care Units for People with Dementia
Mendes, Aline; Bergh, Sverre; Cesana, Bruno Mario; Handels, Ron; Ciccone, Alfonso; Cognat, Emmanuel; Fabbo, Andrea; Fascendini, Sara; Frisoni, Giovanni B.; Froelich, Lutz; Jori, Maria Cristina; Mecocci, Patrizia; Merlo, Paola; Peters, Oliver; Tsolaki, Magdalini; Defanti, Carlo Alberto (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) bring complexity in the clinical management of people with dementia; therefore, it is important to evaluate different models of care, such as Special Care Units ... -
Screening for frailty among older patients with cancer using blood biomarkers of inflammation
Harneshaug, Magnus; Kirkhus, Lene; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Bergh, Sverre; Whist, Jon Elling; Rostoft, Siri; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Introduction: As frailty is associated with inflammation, biomarkers of inflammation may represent objective measures that could facilitate the identification of frailty. Glasgow prognostic score (GPS), combines C-reactive ... -
Signs of imminent dying and change in symptom intensity during pharmacological treatment in dying nursing home patients: a prospective trajectory study
Sandvik, Reidun Karin Norheim Myhre; Selbæk, Geir; Bergh, Sverre; Aarsland, Dag; Husebø, Bettina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-09)OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether it is possible to determine signs of imminent dying and change in pain and symptom intensity during pharmacological treatment in nursing home patients, from day perceived as dying and ... -
A systematic review of self-report measures used in epidemiological studies to assess alcohol consumption among older adults
Tevik, Kjerstin Elisabeth; Bergh, Sverre; Selbæk, Geir; Johannessen, Aud; Helvik, Anne-Sofie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: There is a lack of standardization regarding how to assess and categorize alcohol intake in older adults. The aim of this study was to systematically review methods used in epidemiological studies to define ... -
Targeted interdisciplinary model for evaluation and treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms : a cluster randomized controlled trial
Lichtwarck, Bjørn; Selbæk, Geir; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Rokstad, Anne Marie Mork; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Lindstrøm, Jonas Christoffer; Bergh, Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objective To determine the effectiveness of the Targeted Interdisciplinary Model for Evaluation and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (TIME) for treatment of moderate to severe agitation in people with dementia. Methods ... -
Temporal changes in cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of dementia incidence and mortality: a population-based prospective cohort study
Tari, Atefe R; Nauman, Javaid; Zisko, Nina; Skjellegrind, Håvard; Bosnes, Ingunn; Bergh, Sverre; Stensvold, Dorthe; Selbæk, Geir; Wisløff, Ulrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with risk of dementia, but whether temporal changes in cardiorespiratory fitness influence the risk of dementia incidence and mortality is still unknown. We aimed to study whether ... -
Temporal changes in personal activity intelligence and the risk of incident dementia and dementia related mortality: A prospective cohort study (HUNT)
Tari, Atefe R; Selbæk, Geir; Franklin, Barry A.; Bergh, Sverre; Skjellegrind, Håvard; Sallis, Robert E.; Bosnes, Ingunn; Stordal, Eystein; Ziaei, Maryam; Lydersen, Stian; Kobro-Flatmoen, Asgeir; Huuha, Aleksi Matias; Nauman, Javaid; Wisløff, Ulrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: The Personal Activity Intelligence (PAI) translates heart rate during daily activity into a weekly score. Obtaining a weekly PAI score ≥100 is associated with reduced risk of premature morbidity and mortality ... -
TIME to reduce agitation in persons with dementia in nursing homes. A process evaluation of a complex intervention
Lichtwarck, Bjørn; Myhre, Janne; Selbæk, Geir; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Rokstad, Anne Marie Mork; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Bergh, Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)BACKGROUND: The Targeted Intervention Interdisciplinary Model for Evaluation and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (TIME) has recently in a three-month cluster randomised controlled trial demonstrated reduction ... -
TIME – Targeted interdisciplinary model for evaluation and treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms : protocol for an effectiveness-implementation cluster randomized hybrid trial
Lichtwarck, Bjørn; Selbæk, Geir; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Rokstad, Anne Marie Mork; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Myhre, Janne; Nybakken, Solvor; Bergh, Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Nearly all persons with dementia will experience neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) during the course of their disease. Clinicians and researchers emphasize the need for an evidence-informed standardized approach ... -
Trajectories of quality of life and their association with anxiety in people with dementia in nursing homes: A 12-month follow-up study
Goyal, Alka Rani; Bergh, Sverre; Engedal, Knut; Kirkevold, Marit; Kirkevold, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to identify possible groups of people with dementia (PWD) in nursing homes with different trajectories of proxy-rated quality of life (QoL), and to explore how anxiety (along with other ...