Browsing USN Open Archive by Author "Thorsen, Kirsten"
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Awareness of dementia and coping to preserve quality of life: a five-year longitudinal narrative study
Thorsen, Kirsten; Dourado, Marcia; Johannessen, Aud (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose: To examine how people (<65 years) with young-onset dementia (YOD) express awareness of dementia and how they seem to handle awareness as a strategy to preserve quality of life over time. Method: A longitudinal ... -
Coping with transitions in life: a four-year longitudinal narrative study of single younger people with dementia
Johannessen, Aud; Engedal, Knut; Haugen, Per Kristian; Dourado, Marcia Cristina Nascimento; Thorsen, Kirsten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: People with younger onset dementia (YOD <65 years) experience a great transformation of existential life. Living alone, they lack the support of a partner, and have a higher risk of moving into a residential ... -
Developing dementia: The existensial experience of the quality of life With young-onset dementia- A longitudinal case study
Thorsen, Kirsten; Dourado, Marcia Cristina Nascimento; Johannessen, Aud (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background Cognition and the ability to take care of daily activities and oneself gradually declines among people with dementia. Studies are scarce, especially regarding how people with young-onset dementia (YOD) (<65 ... -
Lydhør identitetsstøtte i samtaler med personer med demens: En studie av intervjuer i en femårig narrativ forløpsstudie
Thorsen, Kirsten; Johannessen, Aud (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)A narrative longitudinal study depends on trust and a positive relationship between the interviewer and the participant to encourage the participant’s continued participation. In reported studies, the methodological part ... -
Metaphors for the meaning of caring for a spouse with dementia
Thorsen, Kirsten; Johannessen, Aud (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Spouses of people with young-onset frontotemporal dementia (YO-FTD) (age 65 years or younger) encounter special challenges. The diagnosis is scarcely known; the early onset is unexpected; and the disease is ... -
Personsentrert omsorg i praksis: Fire perspektiver på støttekontakttjenesten i demensomsorgen - en case studie
Thorsen, Kirsten; Johannessen, Aud (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The number of people with dementia is increasing rapidly and will result in a growing demand for varied health and social services. Support contact is a potential service with positive implications, but it has yet to be ... -
Predictors of subjective age in people aged 40-79 years: a five-year follow-up study. The impact of mastery, mental and physical health
Bergland, Astrid; Nicolaisen, Magnhild; Thorsen, Kirsten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Assessing subjective age perception (SAP) and changes in SAP as well as exploring which variables of socio-demographic, health and personal mastery independently predicted SAP. Methods: The panel data are from two waves ... -
"To be, or not to be": Experiencing deterioration among people with young-onset dementia living alone
Johannessen, Aud; Engedal, Knut; Haugen, Per Kristian; Dourado, Marcia Cristina Nascimento; Thorsen, Kirsten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Having dementia before the age of 65 (YOD) represents a radical break from an age-normative and expected life course. The disease afflicts the person’s identity, threatens the self-image and self-confidence, and erodes the ... -
“We feel included”: education and inclusion of health care staff with minority language in elder care
Krohne, Kariann; Døble, Betty; Johannessen, Aud; Thorsen, Kirsten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: In Norwegian elder care, an increasing percentage of the health care staff has a migrant background. “The aging and nursing care ABC” educational program offers multicomponent training for municipal care staff ...