Dag Hofo
Biographic Data
| ID | 1250484 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dag Hofo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dag |
| FAMILY NAME | Hofo |
| SIGNATURE | HOFO D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Warwick |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6888-6333 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Psychometric properties of a modification of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) for child protection services
The concept of a safety culture is crucial to improving organisational risk management in several sectors, including health and aviation. However, social and welfare services are also sectors where organisations should be aware of the risk in their daily practice. The aim of the present article is to confirm the usability of a modified Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) in the Norwegian child protection services CPS by checking a number of its …
Dietary patterns and whole grain cereals in the Scandinavian countries – differences and similarities. The Helga project
Objective To identify dietary patterns with whole grains as a main focus to see if there is a similar whole grain pattern in the three Scandinavian countries; Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Another objective is to see if items suggested for a Nordic Food Index will form a typical Nordic pattern when using factor analysis. Setting The HELGA study population is based on samples of existing cohorts: the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study, the Swedish Väs…
Informal caregivers' participation when older adults in Norway are discharged from the hospital
This paper describes the participation of informal caregivers in the discharge process when patients aged 80 and over who were admitted from home to different hospitals in Norway were discharged to long-term community care. Data for this cross-sectional survey were collected through telephone interviews with a consecutive sample of 262 caregivers recruited between October 2007 and May 2009. The Discharge of Elderly Questionnaire was developed by …
Factors predicting a successful post-discharge outcome for individuals aged 80 years and over
Having someone at home upon return from hospital and having adequate formal home-care services are significantly associated with patient-reported success in managing well
Educational inequalities in avoidable deaths in Norway: A population based study
The question we raise in this paper is whether the educational gradient in avoidable mortality differs from overall and non-avoidable mortality among men and women in Norway. By avoidable deaths we refer to deaths caused by diseases that are either treatable if given appropriate medical care, or preventable if available preventive measures were implemented. The data set is derived from official administrative registers and includes all Norwegian …
For whom is income inequality most harmful? A multi-level analysis of income inequality and mortality in Norway
Patient Experiences With Information in a Hospital Setting: A Multilevel Approach
BACKGROUND: Patients tend to be critical of poor communication and the provision of information from health professionals. One explanation may be related to organizational aspects characterizing the hospital unit. Studies have indicated quality of contact with nursing staff to be a major determinant of patients' experiences with information. Yet many studies do not simultaneously analyze the effects of patient and unit characteristics. OBJECTIVE:…
Health professions: The origin of species
The relation between action and research in health policy
For whom is income inequality most harmful? A multi-level analysis of income inequality and mortality in Norway
Health professions: The origin of species
Factors predicting a successful post-discharge outcome for individuals aged 80 years and over
Having someone at home upon return from hospital and having adequate formal home-care services are significantly associated with patient-reported success in managing well
Educational inequalities in avoidable deaths in Norway: A population based study
The question we raise in this paper is whether the educational gradient in avoidable mortality differs from overall and non-avoidable mortality among men and women in Norway. By avoidable deaths we refer to deaths caused by diseases that are either treatable if given appropriate medical care, or preventable if available preventive measures were implemented. The data set is derived from official administrative registers and includes all Norwegian …
The relation between action and research in health policy
Health professions: The origin of species
Patient Experiences With Information in a Hospital Setting: A Multilevel Approach
BACKGROUND: Patients tend to be critical of poor communication and the provision of information from health professionals. One explanation may be related to organizational aspects characterizing the hospital unit. Studies have indicated quality of contact with nursing staff to be a major determinant of patients' experiences with information. Yet many studies do not simultaneously analyze the effects of patient and unit characteristics. OBJECTIVE:…
For whom is income inequality most harmful? A multi-level analysis of income inequality and mortality in Norway
Educational inequalities in avoidable deaths in Norway: A population based study
The question we raise in this paper is whether the educational gradient in avoidable mortality differs from overall and non-avoidable mortality among men and women in Norway. By avoidable deaths we refer to deaths caused by diseases that are either treatable if given appropriate medical care, or preventable if available preventive measures were implemented. The data set is derived from official administrative registers and includes all Norwegian …
Factors predicting a successful post-discharge outcome for individuals aged 80 years and over
Having someone at home upon return from hospital and having adequate formal home-care services are significantly associated with patient-reported success in managing well
Informal caregivers' participation when older adults in Norway are discharged from the hospital
This paper describes the participation of informal caregivers in the discharge process when patients aged 80 and over who were admitted from home to different hospitals in Norway were discharged to long-term community care. Data for this cross-sectional survey were collected through telephone interviews with a consecutive sample of 262 caregivers recruited between October 2007 and May 2009. The Discharge of Elderly Questionnaire was developed by …
Dietary patterns and whole grain cereals in the Scandinavian countries – differences and similarities. The Helga project
Objective To identify dietary patterns with whole grains as a main focus to see if there is a similar whole grain pattern in the three Scandinavian countries; Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Another objective is to see if items suggested for a Nordic Food Index will form a typical Nordic pattern when using factor analysis. Setting The HELGA study population is based on samples of existing cohorts: the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study, the Swedish Väs…
Psychometric properties of a modification of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) for child protection services
The concept of a safety culture is crucial to improving organisational risk management in several sectors, including health and aviation. However, social and welfare services are also sectors where organisations should be aware of the risk in their daily practice. The aim of the present article is to confirm the usability of a modified Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) in the Norwegian child protection services CPS by checking a number of its …
Medicine (5 works) · Health care (4 works) · Norwegian (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Demography (2 works)