Search results for: Birgitta Olofsson

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The use of a screening scale improves the recognition of delirium in older patients after cardiac surgery—A retrospective observational study

Nina Smulter, Helena Claesson Lingehall, Yngve Gustafson, Birgitta Olofsson, more

Journal of Clinical Nursing > 28 > 11-12 > 2309 - 2318

Aims and objectives To analyse postoperative delirium (POD) in clinical practice after cardiac surgery, how it is detected and documented and if the use of a screening scale improves the detection rate. Background Cardiac surgery is considered a routine procedure with few complications. However, POD remains a concern, although often being overlooked in clinical practice. Design Retrospective...

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Disturbances in Oxygen Balance During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Risk Factor for Postoperative Delirium

Nina Smulter, Helena Claesson Lingehall, Yngve Gustafson, Birgitta Olofsson, more

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia > 2018 > 32 > 2 > 684-690

The aim of this study was to determine risk factors for postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery, specifically associated with the conduct of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).Prospective observational study.Heart Centre, University Hospital.The study included 142 patients aged 70 years and older scheduled for elective cardiac surgery with CPB.Risk factor analysis comprised information collected from...

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Femoral nerve block in a representative sample of elderly people with hip fracture: A randomised controlled trial

Anna Unneby, Olle Svensson, Yngve Gustafson, Birgitta Olofsson

Injury > 2017 > 48 > 7 > 1542-1549

The number of elderly people with hip fracture and dementia is increasing, and many of these patients suffer from pain. Opioids are difficult to adjust and side effects are common, especially with increased age and among patients with dementia. Preoperative femoral nerve block is an alternative pain treatment.To investigate whether preoperative femoral nerve block reduced acute pain and opioid use...

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Higher morale is associated with lower risk of depressive disorders five years later among very old people

Johan Niklasson, Marina Näsman, Fredrica Nyqvist, Mia Conradsson, more

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics > 2017 > 69 > C > 61-68

The aim of this study was to investigate whether higher morale, i.e. future-oriented optimism, at baseline was associated with lower risk of depressive disorders five years later among very old people.Methods The Umeå85+/GErontological Regional Database, a population-based study with a longitudinal design, recruited participants in Sweden and Finland aged 85, 90 and ≥95 years. The sample in the present...

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Effects of Geriatric Interdisciplinary Home Rehabilitation on Walking Ability and Length of Hospital Stay After Hip Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Åsa Karlsson, Monica Berggren, Yngve Gustafson, Birgitta Olofsson, more

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association > 2016 > 17 > 5 > 464.e9-464.e15

To evaluate if Geriatric Interdisciplinary Home Rehabilitation could improve walking ability for older people with hip fracture compared with conventional geriatric care and rehabilitation. A secondary aim was to investigate the postoperative length of hospital stay (LOS).Randomized controlled trial.Geriatric ward, ordinary housing, and residential care facilities.People operated on for a hip fracture...

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Co-morbidities, complications and causes of death among people with femoral neck fracture – a three-year follow-up study

Monica Berggren, Michael Stenvall, Undis Englund, Birgitta Olofsson, more

BMC Geriatrics > 2016 > 16 > 1 > 1-10

Background The poor outcome after a hip fracture is not fully understood. The aim of the study was to describe the prevalence of co-morbidities, complications and causes of death and to investigate factors that are able to predict mortality in old people with femoral neck fracture. Methods Data was obtained from a randomized, controlled trial with a 3-year follow-up at Umeå University Hospital,...

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Experiences of undergoing cardiac surgery among older people diagnosed with postoperative delirium: one year follow-up

Helena Claesson Lingehall, Nina Smulter, Birgitta Olofsson, Elisabeth Lindahl

BMC Nursing > 2015 > 14 > 1 > 1-10

Background Cardiovascular disease is common among old people and many undergo cardiac surgery. Scientific knowledge is available on cardiac surgery from several perspectives. However, we found few studies focusing on older patients’ experiences of cardiac surgery. The aim of this study was to illuminate experiences of undergoing cardiac surgery among older people diagnosed with postoperative delirium,...

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Psychometric properties and feasibility of the Swedish version of the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale

Johan Niklasson, Mia Conradsson, Carl Hörnsten, Fredrica Nyqvist, more

Quality of Life Research > 2015 > 24 > 11 > 2795-2805

Purpose Morale is related to psychological well-being and quality of life in older people. The Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale (PGCMS) is widely used to assess morale. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties and feasibility of the Swedish version of the 17-item PGCMS among very old people. Methods The Umeå 85+/GERDA study included Swedish-speaking people...

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Duration of Postoperative Delirium Is an Independent Predictor of 6‐Month Mortality in Older Adults After Hip Fracture

Giuseppe Bellelli, Paolo Mazzola, Alessandro Morandi, Adriana Bruni, more

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society > 62 > 7 > 1335 - 1340

ObjectivesTo evaluate the association between number of days with delirium and 6‐month mortality in elderly adults after hip fracture surgery. DesignProspective cohort study with 6‐month follow‐up. SettingOrthogeriatric Unit (OGU). ParticipantsIndividuals (mean age = 84.3 ± 6.4) admitted to the OGU between October 2011 and April 2013 with hip fracture (N = 199). MeasurementsPostoperative delirium...

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Older women's experiences of suffering from urinary tract infections

Irene Eriksson, Birgitta Olofsson, Yngve Gustafson, Lisbeth Fagerström

Journal of Clinical Nursing > 23 > 9-10 > 1385 - 1394

Aims and objectivesTo describe and explore older women's experiences of having had repeated urinary tract infections (UTIs). BackgroundUTIs are one of the most common bacterial infections among older women. Approximately one‐third of very old women suffer from at least one UTI each year. Despite the high incidence of UTI, little is known about the impact of UTI on health and daily life in older women...

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Risk factors for depressive disorders in very old age: a population-based cohort study with a 5-year follow-up

Sofia Petersson, Johan Mathillas, Karin Wallin, Birgitta Olofsson, more

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology > 2014 > 49 > 5 > 831-839

Purpose Depressive disorders are common among the very old, but insufficiently studied. The present study aims to identify risk factors for depressive disorders in very old age. Methods The present study is based on the GERDA project, a population-based cohort study of people aged ≥85 years (n = 567), with 5 years between baseline and follow-up. Factors associated with the development of depressive...

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Thirty-day prevalence of delirium among very old people: A population-based study of very old people living at home and in institutions

Johan Mathillas, Birgitta Olofsson, Hugo Lövheim, Yngve Gustafson

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics > 2013 > 57 > 3 > 298-304

Delirium has mainly been studied in various patient samples and in people living in institutions. The present study investigates the 30-day prevalence of delirium in a population-based sample of very old people in northern Sweden and Finland. Seven hundred and eight persons aged 85 years and older from the GErontological Regional DAtabase (GERDA) were assessed. Information was also collected from...

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Validation of the Swedish version of the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale used in patients 70 years and older undergoing cardiac surgery

Helena Claesson Lingehall, Nina Smulter, Karl Gunnar Engström, Yngve Gustafson, more

Journal of Clinical Nursing > 22 > 19-20 > 2858 - 2866

Aims and objectives. Validation of the Swedish version of the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale as a screening tool for nurses to use to detect postoperative delirium in patients 70 years and older undergoing cardiac surgery. Background. Delirium is common among old patients after cardiac surgery. Underdiagnosis and poor documentation of postoperative delirium is problematic, and nurses often misread...

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A multidisciplinary intervention program improved the outcome after hip fracture for people with dementia—Subgroup analyses of a randomized controlled trial

Michael Stenvall, Monica Berggren, Maria Lundström, Yngve Gustafson, more

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics > 2012 > 54 > 3 > e284-e289

Background: People with cognitive impairment and dementia have a poor outcome after a hip fracture surgery, about 30–50% of all those who sustain a hip fracture have dementia. Therefore the aim was to investigate whether a multidisciplinary postoperative intervention program could reduce postoperative complications and improve functional recovery among people with dementia. Methods: A randomized controlled...

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Prevalence and factors associated with urinary tract infections (UTIs) in very old women

Irene Eriksson, Yngve Gustafson, Lisbeth Fagerström, Birgitta Olofsson

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics > 2010 > 50 > 2 > 132-135

The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of urinary tract infection (UTI) and associated factors among very old women. In a cross-sectional, population-based study in Sweden and Finland, 532 women were asked to participate and 395 (74.2%) were possible to evaluate for UTI. Data were collected from structured interviews and assessments made during home visits, from medical charts, caregivers...

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Improved gene targeting in C. elegans using counter-selection and Flp-mediated marker excision

Rafael P. Vázquez-Manrique, James C. Legg, Birgitta Olofsson, Sung Ly, more

Genomics > 2010 > 95 > 1 > 37-46

Gene targeting is widely used for the precise manipulation of genes. However, in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans non-transposon mediated gene targeting remains laborious, and as a result has not been widely used. One obstacle to the wider use of this approach is the difficulty of identifying homologous recombination events amongst non-specific events. To improve gene targeting in C. elegans,...

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Coordinated Regulation of Foraging and Metabolism in C. elegans by RFamide Neuropeptide Signaling

Merav Cohen, Vincenzina Reale, Birgitta Olofsson, Andrew Knights, more

Cell Metabolism > 2009 > 9 > 4 > 375-385

Animals modify food-seeking behavior and metabolism according to perceived food availability. Here we show that, in the roundworm C. elegans, release of neuropeptides from interneurons that are directly postsynaptic to olfactory, gustatory, and thermosensory neurons coordinately regulates behavior and metabolism. Animals lacking these neuropeptides, encoded by the flp-18 gene, are defective in chemosensation...

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Systematic approaches to the prevention and management of patiens with delirium

John Young, Albert F. Leentjens, James George, Birgitta Olofsson, more

Journal of Psychosomatic Research > 2008 > 65 > 3 > 267-272

Delirium is a common complication of acute illness in older people. Earlier and more reliable detection could be achieved by greater routine cognitive testing in older people. Research evidence suggests that episodes of delirium and duration of delirium could be reduced by about one third if systems of care that prioritized delirium risk factor amelioration were comprehensively adopted. Specialist...

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Sleep: Dozy Worms and Sleepy Flies

Birgitta Olofsson, Mario de Bono

Current Biology > 2008 > 18 > 5 > R204-R206

Recent work on quiescent states in Caenorhabditis elegans suggests that worms exhibit behaviours reminiscent of satiety and sleep in mammals. At a molecular level, signalling through the EGF receptor and protein kinase G promotes quiescent states in both worms and flies, suggesting conserved mechanisms for sleep-like behaviours.

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Postoperative delirium in old patients with femoral neck fracture: a randomized intervention study

Maria Lundström, Birgitta Olofsson, Michael Stenvall, Stig Karlsson, more

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research > 2007 > 19 > 3 > 178-186

Background and aims: Delirium is a common postoperative complication in elderly patients which has a serious impact on outcome in terms of morbidity and costs. We examined whether a postoperative multi-factorial intervention program can reduce delirium and improve outcome in patients with femoral neck fractures. Methods: One hundred and ninety-nine patients, aged 70 years and over (mean...

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Search results for: Birgitta Olofsson

The use of a screening scale improves the recognition of delirium in older patients after cardiac surgery—A retrospective observational study

Disturbances in Oxygen Balance During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Risk Factor for Postoperative Delirium

Femoral nerve block in a representative sample of elderly people with hip fracture: A randomised controlled trial

Higher morale is associated with lower risk of depressive disorders five years later among very old people

Effects of Geriatric Interdisciplinary Home Rehabilitation on Walking Ability and Length of Hospital Stay After Hip Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Co-morbidities, complications and causes of death among people with femoral neck fracture – a three-year follow-up study

Experiences of undergoing cardiac surgery among older people diagnosed with postoperative delirium: one year follow-up

Psychometric properties and feasibility of the Swedish version of the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale

Duration of Postoperative Delirium Is an Independent Predictor of 6‐Month Mortality in Older Adults After Hip Fracture

Older women's experiences of suffering from urinary tract infections

Risk factors for depressive disorders in very old age: a population-based cohort study with a 5-year follow-up

Thirty-day prevalence of delirium among very old people: A population-based study of very old people living at home and in institutions

Validation of the Swedish version of the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale used in patients 70 years and older undergoing cardiac surgery

A multidisciplinary intervention program improved the outcome after hip fracture for people with dementia—Subgroup analyses of a randomized controlled trial

Prevalence and factors associated with urinary tract infections (UTIs) in very old women

Improved gene targeting in C. elegans using counter-selection and Flp-mediated marker excision

Coordinated Regulation of Foraging and Metabolism in C. elegans by RFamide Neuropeptide Signaling

Systematic approaches to the prevention and management of patiens with delirium

Sleep: Dozy Worms and Sleepy Flies

Postoperative delirium in old patients with femoral neck fracture: a randomized intervention study

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