Publications by authors named "Kurt Andersson-Noorgard"
Background: Community nurses (CN), both generalist and palliative care-specific, are key to supporting the carer with their experience of grief.
Aim: To identify the grief-related needs of carers and the capacity of CNs to provide for those needs.
Methods: A convergent parallel mixed-methods study which employed i) a needs questionnaire among carers of palliative care patients who had recently died; ii) a qualitative interview study among carers and iii) a questionnaire among CNs which canvassed their confidence and skills in working with carer grief.
The aims of this study were to identify research involvement and support needs of Mental Health Consultation Liaison Nurses (MHCLN) and the factors that affect participation in research. A self-administered, standardized, anonymous questionnaire was distributed to a convenience sample of MHCLN. Frequencies and univariate analyses were calculated to examine relationships between: (i) involvement in a research study by highest qualification and job designation; and (ii) current enrolment in a higher degree study, research goals, and current research involvement by level of research skill.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To describe the development and functioning of the HIV and hepatitis C mental health in primary care service (H2M), a multidisciplinary team that works with local general practitioners (GPs) and the St Vincent's Hospital immunology clinic to meet the mental health needs of their patients living with HIV/AIDS and those undergoing interferon-based treatment for hepatitis C.
Method: The authors describe and review the service, using information from a database of patient characteristics and from a GP satisfaction survey.
Results: GP satisfaction with the service was high and participating GPs have increased their knowledge and understanding of their patients' mental health problems.