Being an informal caregiver of a home-dwelling person with dementia has consequences for quality of life, physical and mental health, and it can affect the relationship with the person you care for. If the caregivers feel they are stretched to the limit, the situation can potentially affect the day-to-day care, and conflicts and adverse events may occur. This study will examine how caregivers' experience of care burden affects their ability to master the caregiving task, which factors can lead to or prevent abuse, and whether municipal health services can help reduce the burden of care. The overall purpose of the study is to enable municipal health services to prevent abuse and neglect against home-dwelling persons with dementia.

This study is a cross-sectional study of informal caregivers of home-dwelling persons with dementia. Data will be collected through anonymous self-reported questionnaires to caregivers.

The study is funded by the Dam Foundation and is carried out in collaboration with the Norwegian Health Association. The project period is from February 2020 to May 2023.

Contact:

• Gunn Steinsheim, PhD candidate, NTNU
• Susan Saga, main supervisor, NTNU
• Wenche Malmedal, co-supervisor, NTNU
• Bonnie Olsen, Co-Supervisor, Keck School of Medicine of USC

The purpose of this study is to, based on staffs’ descriptions, generate new knowledge on the process leading to- and maintaining neglect in Norwegian nursing homes. The overall aim is to provide important knowledge that can contribute to the development and implementation of preventive measures.

Contact:

• Stine Borgen Lund, NTNU

https://app.cristin.no/projects/show.jsf?id=451782

Contact:

• Sigrid Nakrem, project leader, NTNU

Co-Creative Service Design's primary objective is to explore, document and evaluate Co-Creative Service Design as an approach to innovation. Hopefully this will lead to more successful innovations in health care.

Website: www.ccsdi.no

Contact:

• Sigrid Nakrem