Aud Johannessen
Biographic Data
| ID | 6535404 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aud Johannessen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aud |
| FAMILY NAME | Johannessen |
| SIGNATURE | JOHANNESSEN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South-Eastern Norway |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7686-7263 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
How gender matters in demanding caring for a spouse with young-onset dementia. A narrative study
BACKGROUND: The gendered aspects of extraordinary demanding spousal caring for people with young-onset dementia have been scarcely researched. AIM: To analyze spouses' experiences of the meaning, content, and effort of intensive caring for spouses/partners with young-onset frontotemporal dementia (YO-FTD), concentrating on a female perspective. METHOD: A qualitative Norwegian study using narrative interviews with 10 wives and 6 husbands were cond…
Sexual activity for me is something else. It's the same as always
Why do administrators employ or not employ support contacts? A Norwegian qualitative study
This is a qualitative study based on statements by administrators in the dementia sector in Norwegian local authorities. The aim of the present study is to investigate the arguments for and barriers to the allocation and organization of support contacts for people with dementia and their families. Various services are needed to help these families from being isolated. 'Support contacts' can be one such service, yet the local authorities rarely us…
Why do administrators employ or not employ support contacts? A Norwegian qualitative study
This is a qualitative study based on statements by administrators in the dementia sector in Norwegian local authorities. The aim of the present study is to investigate the arguments for and barriers to the allocation and organization of support contacts for people with dementia and their families. Various services are needed to help these families from being isolated. ‘Support contacts' can be one such service, yet the local authorities rarely us…
Motivating and discouraging factors with being a support contact in the dementia care sector
Background: People with dementia need different forms of assistance as the disorder progresses. In Norway, support contacts work as ‘paid friends’ and their role can be compared with respite carers or voluntary workers' in other Western countries. Support contacts may be helpful within the dementia sector, especially in the early stages of the disorder, though they are rarely used. Aim: The aim of this study was to find out how the support contac…
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Why do administrators employ or not employ support contacts? A Norwegian qualitative study
This is a qualitative study based on statements by administrators in the dementia sector in Norwegian local authorities. The aim of the present study is to investigate the arguments for and barriers to the allocation and organization of support contacts for people with dementia and their families. Various services are needed to help these families from being isolated. 'Support contacts' can be one such service, yet the local authorities rarely us…
Why do administrators employ or not employ support contacts? A Norwegian qualitative study
This is a qualitative study based on statements by administrators in the dementia sector in Norwegian local authorities. The aim of the present study is to investigate the arguments for and barriers to the allocation and organization of support contacts for people with dementia and their families. Various services are needed to help these families from being isolated. ‘Support contacts' can be one such service, yet the local authorities rarely us…
Motivating and discouraging factors with being a support contact in the dementia care sector
Background: People with dementia need different forms of assistance as the disorder progresses. In Norway, support contacts work as ‘paid friends’ and their role can be compared with respite carers or voluntary workers' in other Western countries. Support contacts may be helpful within the dementia sector, especially in the early stages of the disorder, though they are rarely used. Aim: The aim of this study was to find out how the support contac…
How gender matters in demanding caring for a spouse with young-onset dementia. A narrative study
BACKGROUND: The gendered aspects of extraordinary demanding spousal caring for people with young-onset dementia have been scarcely researched. AIM: To analyze spouses' experiences of the meaning, content, and effort of intensive caring for spouses/partners with young-onset frontotemporal dementia (YO-FTD), concentrating on a female perspective. METHOD: A qualitative Norwegian study using narrative interviews with 10 wives and 6 husbands were cond…
Sexual activity for me is something else. It's the same as always
Dementia (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Norwegian (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Respite care (3 works)