Wenche Malmedal
Biographic Data
| ID | 6724175 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wenche Malmedal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wenche |
| FAMILY NAME | Malmedal |
| SIGNATURE | MALMEDAL W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9644-1924 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Contextual Factors Associated with Abuse of Home-Dwelling Persons with Dementia
One in six community-dwelling older adults experience elder abuse yearly, and persons with dementia are especially at risk. Although many risk factors for elder abuse have been identified, there are still knowledge gaps concerning risk and protective factors. This cross-sectional survey among Norwegian informal caregivers (ICGs) aimed to find individual, relational, and community factors associated with psychological and physical abuse of home-dw…
Patients' perception of user involvement in psychiatric outpatient treatment
BACKGROUND: The patient's right to be involved in treatment decisions is anchored in guidelines and legislation in many countries. Previous research suggests challenges in the implementation of user involvement across different areas of health care, including mental health. However, little is known about psychiatric outpatients' experiences of being involved in their treatment. OBJECTIVE: To investigate how psychiatric outpatients after treatment…
Elder abuse in Ghana – a qualitative exploratory study
Purpose The aim of this study was to explore how Ghanaian staff in nursing homes and hospitals perceive abuse and neglect of older adults as well as to explore the nature and scope of abuse and neglect of older adults as it exists in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach This exploratory study used a qualitative research methodology that sets out to explore staff’s perception of elder abuse in nursing homes and hospitals in Ghana. Five nursing assis…
The dark side of Norwegian nursing homes
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate factors that influence the probability that staff will commit acts of inadequate care, abuse, and neglect. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional survey study was carried out in one county in the middle of Norway (Sør-Trøndelag). Random sampling, stratified by size of nursing homes, and location (rural or urban areas), was used to select a variety of nursing homes from a total populat…
The dark side of Norwegian nursing homes
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate factors that influence the probability that staff will commit acts of inadequate care, abuse, and neglect. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional survey study was carried out in one county in the middle of Norway (Sør-Trøndelag). Random sampling, stratified by size of nursing homes, and location (rural or urban areas), was used to select a variety of nursing homes from a total populat…
The dark side of Norwegian nursing homes
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate factors that influence the probability that staff will commit acts of inadequate care, abuse, and neglect. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional survey study was carried out in one county in the middle of Norway (Sør-Trøndelag). Random sampling, stratified by size of nursing homes, and location (rural or urban areas), was used to select a variety of nursing homes from a total populat…
Patients' perception of user involvement in psychiatric outpatient treatment
BACKGROUND: The patient's right to be involved in treatment decisions is anchored in guidelines and legislation in many countries. Previous research suggests challenges in the implementation of user involvement across different areas of health care, including mental health. However, little is known about psychiatric outpatients' experiences of being involved in their treatment. OBJECTIVE: To investigate how psychiatric outpatients after treatment…
Elder abuse in Ghana – a qualitative exploratory study
Purpose The aim of this study was to explore how Ghanaian staff in nursing homes and hospitals perceive abuse and neglect of older adults as well as to explore the nature and scope of abuse and neglect of older adults as it exists in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach This exploratory study used a qualitative research methodology that sets out to explore staff’s perception of elder abuse in nursing homes and hospitals in Ghana. Five nursing assis…
Contextual Factors Associated with Abuse of Home-Dwelling Persons with Dementia
One in six community-dwelling older adults experience elder abuse yearly, and persons with dementia are especially at risk. Although many risk factors for elder abuse have been identified, there are still knowledge gaps concerning risk and protective factors. This cross-sectional survey among Norwegian informal caregivers (ICGs) aimed to find individual, relational, and community factors associated with psychological and physical abuse of home-dw…
Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Elder Abuse and Neglect (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Poison control (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Suicide prevention (3 works) · Aggression (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Elder abuse (2 works)