Øyvind Kirkevold
Biographic Data
| ID | 6576450 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Øyvind Kirkevold |
| GIVEN NAMES | Øyvind |
| FAMILY NAME | Kirkevold |
| SIGNATURE | KIRKEVOLD Ø |
| AFFILIATIONS | Innlandet Hospital Trust |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5698-5636 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Is capacity to consent to healthcare a uniformly defined concept? Insights from a document analysis of laws and national guidelines across six European countries
BACKGROUND: Capacity to consent or decision-making capacity to healthcare is a key prerequisite for a valid informed consent. A clear understanding of this concept is important to protect patients' autonomy. Without it, clinical assessments may vary, jeopardising patients' participation in decisions about their care and increasing the risk of delayed, denied or harmful treatment. Despite substantial international debate and reforms concerning nor…
Changes in survival probabilities and mortality risks among population living with Down syndrome born 1967–2018
While medical advancements and increased awareness have improved the life expectancy of individuals with Down syndrome (DS), studies on cohort-specific differences in mortality risk and long-term survival outcomes among individuals with DS remain limited. We assessed cohort differences in survival probabilities and mortality risk among individuals with DS born 1967–2018, using Norwegian national registry data. Utilizing the Medical Birth Registry…
Meaning in life for residents with dementia living in long-term nursing homes
Meaning in life is a key aspect of our well-being and is a central issue within the field of existential health. Knowledge is scarce on the experience of meaning in life of people living with dementia. Dementia is defined as loss of memory and other cognitive abilities, reducing the person’s ability to perform activities of daily living. This poses challenges to interviewing and including persons with dementia in qualitative research. In this stu…
Cohort profile
NORSE participants have allowed their data to be linked to National registry data and midlife health examination studies and thereby provide a longitudinal design as well as information on disability status, socioeconomic status, household and marital status, support to/from children and parents, and pension status
Self‐reported quality of life in people with dementia attending a day‐care programme in Norway
The objectives of the study were (a) to compare self-reported Quality of Life (QoL) in a 24-month follow-up of people with dementia attending day care designed for people with dementia (day-care group, DC) with people with dementia who did not attend day care (control group, CG) and (b) to explore factors associated with QoL. A quasi-experimental design with a 24-month follow-up period was used. The DC group included 181 participants recruited fr…
People with dementia attending farm‐based day care in Norway – Individual and farm characteristics associated with participants’ quality of life
Farm-based day care for people with dementia is supposed to improve the participants quality of life by using activities and resources of the farm environment to promote mental and physical health. In this paper, we describe the characteristics of those attending farm-based day care services in Norway and explore the association between individual and farm characteristics and the quality of life. A sample of 94 people with dementia who attended f…
People with dementia attending farm‐based day care in Norway – Individual and farm characteristics associated with participants’ quality of life
Farm-based day care for people with dementia is supposed to improve the participants quality of life by using activities and resources of the farm environment to promote mental and physical health. In this paper, we describe the characteristics of those attending farm-based day care services in Norway and explore the association between individual and farm characteristics and the quality of life. A sample of 94 people with dementia who attended f…
People with dementia attending farm‐based day care in Norway – Individual and farm characteristics associated with participants’ quality of life
Farm-based day care for people with dementia is supposed to improve the participants quality of life by using activities and resources of the farm environment to promote mental and physical health. In this paper, we describe the characteristics of those attending farm-based day care services in Norway and explore the association between individual and farm characteristics and the quality of life. A sample of 94 people with dementia who attended f…
Cohort profile
NORSE participants have allowed their data to be linked to National registry data and midlife health examination studies and thereby provide a longitudinal design as well as information on disability status, socioeconomic status, household and marital status, support to/from children and parents, and pension status
Self‐reported quality of life in people with dementia attending a day‐care programme in Norway
The objectives of the study were (a) to compare self-reported Quality of Life (QoL) in a 24-month follow-up of people with dementia attending day care designed for people with dementia (day-care group, DC) with people with dementia who did not attend day care (control group, CG) and (b) to explore factors associated with QoL. A quasi-experimental design with a 24-month follow-up period was used. The DC group included 181 participants recruited fr…
Changes in survival probabilities and mortality risks among population living with Down syndrome born 1967–2018
While medical advancements and increased awareness have improved the life expectancy of individuals with Down syndrome (DS), studies on cohort-specific differences in mortality risk and long-term survival outcomes among individuals with DS remain limited. We assessed cohort differences in survival probabilities and mortality risk among individuals with DS born 1967–2018, using Norwegian national registry data. Utilizing the Medical Birth Registry…
Meaning in life for residents with dementia living in long-term nursing homes
Meaning in life is a key aspect of our well-being and is a central issue within the field of existential health. Knowledge is scarce on the experience of meaning in life of people living with dementia. Dementia is defined as loss of memory and other cognitive abilities, reducing the person’s ability to perform activities of daily living. This poses challenges to interviewing and including persons with dementia in qualitative research. In this stu…
Is capacity to consent to healthcare a uniformly defined concept? Insights from a document analysis of laws and national guidelines across six European countries
BACKGROUND: Capacity to consent or decision-making capacity to healthcare is a key prerequisite for a valid informed consent. A clear understanding of this concept is important to protect patients' autonomy. Without it, clinical assessments may vary, jeopardising patients' participation in decisions about their care and increasing the risk of delayed, denied or harmful treatment. Despite substantial international debate and reforms concerning nor…
Gerontology (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (3 works) · Norwegian (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Dementia (2 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Life expectancy (2 works)