Browsing SIHF Open Archive by Author "Kersten, Hege"

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    • Quality of Life in People with Young-Onset Dementia: A Nordic Two-Year Observational Multicenter Study 

      Hvidsten, Lara H. Thomasgaard; Engedal, Knut; Selbæk, Geir; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Kersten, Hege (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background:Cross-sectional studies of quality of life (QOL) of people with young-onset dementia show diverging results. Objective:To identify factors associated with QOL in people with young-onset Alzheimer’s (AD) and ...

    • Quality of life of family carers of persons with young-onset compared to late-onset dementia 

      Hvidsten, Lara H. Thomasgaard; Engedal, Knut; Selbæk, Geir; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Bruvik, Frøydis Kristine; Kersten, Hege (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Abstract OBJECTIVES: To compare quality of life (QOL) of family carers of persons with young- (YOD) to late-onset dementia (LOD). METHODS: This was a cross-sectional comparison of 88 carers of persons with YOD and ...

    • Trajectories of depressive symptoms and their relationship to the progression of dementia 

      Barca, Maria Lage; Persson, Karin; Eldholm, Rannveig Sakshaug; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Kersten, Hege; Knapskog, Anne-Brita; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Selbæk, Geir; Engedal, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Background The relationship between progression of Alzheimer's disease and depression and its underlying mechanisms has scarcely been studied. Methods A sample of 282 outpatients with Alzheimer's disease (AD; 105 with ...