Escape to the future - a qualitative study of physicians' views on the work environment, education, and support in a digital context.

Background: The use of remote services such as video consultations (VCs) has increased significantly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Sweden, private healthcare providers offering VCs have grown substantially since 2016 and have been controversial. Few studies have focused on physicians' experiences providing care in this context.

A room of one's own--Being cared for in a hospital with a single-bed room design.

Aim: To illuminate patients' experiences of being hospitalised in a hospital with a single-bed room design.

Introduction: Many patients seem to prefer single-bed hospital rooms. However, studies have also shown that patients do see the advantages of multiple-bed rooms.

Quality of care in Icelandic nursing homes measured with Minimum Data Set quality indicators: retrospective analysis of nursing home data over 7 years.

Background: The increasing need for long-term care as well as diminished financial resources may compromise the quality of care of older people. Thus the need for clinically based quality of care monitoring to guide development of long-term services has been pointed out.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate trends in quality of care during 2003-2009 as reflected in the Minimum Data Set quality indicator outcome in Icelandic nursing homes and to investigate the association of Minimum Data Set quality indicators with residents' health status (health stability, pain, depression and cognitive performance) and functional profile (activities of daily living and social engagement).

Thresholds for minimum data set quality indicators developed and applied in icelandic nursing homes.

A modified Delphi method was used to determine thresholds for Minimum Data Set quality indicators for Icelandic nursing homes. The thresholds were then applied to quality outcomes in Icelandic nursing homes for the year 2009. The thresholds indicate areas of good or poor care and can be used for planning services.

Health status and functional profile at admission of nursing home residents in Iceland over 11-year period.

Background: The knowledge over time of the health status and changes in care needs of newly admitted nursing home residents is limited.

Objectives: To investigate trends in residents' health status and functional profile at admission to nursing homes and compare rural and capital areas in Iceland over an 11-year period.

Design: Retrospective analysis of nursing home data over 11 years (1996-2006).

Predicting mortality of residents at admission to nursing home: a longitudinal cohort study.

Background: An increasing numbers of deaths occur in nursing homes. Knowledge of the course of development over the years in death rates and predictors of mortality is important for officials responsible for organizing care to be able to ensure that staff is knowledgeable in the areas of care needed. The aim of this study was to investigate the time from residents' admission to Icelandic nursing homes to death and the predictive power of demographic variables, health status (health stability, pain, depression and cognitive performance) and functional profile (ADL and social engagement) for 3-year mortality in yearly cohorts from 1996-2006.

Frail older adult's experiences of receiving health care and social services.

This study explored frail older adults' overall experience of receiving health care and/or social services. Frail older adults with unstable health are dependent on the health care system because of the frequency of their contacts with it. More knowledge is needed about how they experience the health care and social services they receive.

Case managers for frail older people: a randomised controlled pilot study.

Aim: The aim was to test sampling and explore sample characteristics in a pilot study using a case management intervention for older people with functional dependency and repeated contact with the healthcare services as well as to investigate the effects of the intervention on perceived health and depressed mood after 3 months. The aim was also to explore internal consistency in the life satisfaction index Z, activities of daily living-staircase and Geriatric Depression Scale-20.

Method: This pilot study was carried out in a randomised controlled design with repeated follow-ups.

The experience of being next of kin to an older person in the last phase of life.

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the experience of being next of kin to an older person in the last phase of life as narrated after the older person's death.

Method: Qualitative interviews were performed with the next of kin (n = 17) to people aged 75 years and older who had recently died and had received help and/or care from the municipality in the last phase of life. Eleven women and six men participated, of whom seven were spouses, nine were children, and one was a grandchild.

Frail elderly patients in primary care--their medication knowledge and beliefs about prescribed medicines.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe elderly patients' knowledge about and attitudes towards their medicines in Swedish primary care.

Methods: Thirty-four patients aged 65 years and above with multiple illnesses were included. Medication knowledge was assessed with a questionnaire measuring knowledge about indication and possible adverse effects for each medicine.

The association between caregiving satisfaction, difficulties and coping among older family caregivers.

Aims And Objectives: The aim was to study the association between gender, extent and content of care, satisfaction, coping and difficulties in the caregiving situation among older (75+) caregivers and to identify clusters of caregivers. The aim was also to explore psychometrically two instruments assessing satisfaction and difficulties in family caregivers.

Background: Caregiving is a complicated phenomenon.

Older caregivers' coping strategies and sense of coherence in relation to quality of life.

Aim: This paper reports a study to investigate coping strategies and sense of coherence in relation to gender, the extent of care, caregiving activities and health-related quality of life in a population-based sample of caregivers aged 75 and over.

Background: Caring for another person can be stressful both emotionally, and caregiver burden may affect quality of life in a negative way for the carer. Caregivers' experience of burden may depend on for example, the behaviour of the person cared for, their own health and their sense of coherence.

Loneliness as a predictor of quality of life among older caregivers.

Aim: This paper reports a study investigating quality of life in relation to loneliness, caregiving, social network, gender, age and economic status among caregiving men and women in a population-based sample aged 75 years or older.

Background: Because of demographic changes, in the future more care for older people will be given by informal caregivers who are themselves older. Being old and caring for another older person may affect various aspects of life, such as physical and emotional health and decreased time for respite, which may affect social life and quality of life.