Blar i forfatter "Ervik, Bente"

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    • Adapting and Going the Extra Mile: A Qualitative Study of Palliative Care in Rural Northern Norway From the Perspective of Healthcare Providers 

      Ervik, Bente; Brøndbo, Birgit; Johansen, May-Lill (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-24)
      Background - Despite significant developments in palliative care in recent decades, we still find important differences in access to and delivery of care in rural Norway.<p> <p>Objective - The aim of this study was to explore what healthcare professionals consider necessary to provide equality in care for palliative patients in rural areas.<p> <p>Methods - A qualitative approach with focus ...

    • Dying at “home” - a qualitative study of end-of-life care in rural Northern Norway from the perspective of health care professionals 

      Ervik, Bente; Dønnem, Tom; Johansen, May Lill (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-05)
      Background - ‘Most patients want to die at home’ is a familiar statement in palliative care. The rate of home deaths is therefore often used as a success criterion. However, providing palliative care and enabling patients to die at home in rural and remote areas may be challenging due to limited health care resources and geographical factors. In this study we explored health care professionals’ ...

    • Evaluating a centralised cancer support centre in the remote region of Northern Norway 

      Ervik, Bente; Andersen, Sigve; Skirbekk, Helge; Dønnem, Tom (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-20)
      Introduction: Being diagnosed with cancer and undergoing treatment is a life-changing experience, and many cancer patients find the physical, emotional and social effects of the disease to be stressful. This study explores the experiences of cancer patients and their relatives from all parts of Northern Norway visiting the centralised cancer support centre. <p> <p>Methods: In a comprehensive ...

    • Everyday life with prostate cancer : a qualitative study of men`s and spouses` experiences 

      Ervik, Bente (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2012-11-15)
      Prostatakreft er den hyppigste kreftformen hos menn i Norge med ca. 4300 nye tilfeller hvert år. De vanligste behandlingsformene ved prostatakreft medfører bivirkninger som impotens og urinlekkasje, som for noen vedvarer resten av livet. Mange menn har korte opphol/konsultasjoner i institusjon ved utredning og behandling og ulike spørsmål viser seg først etter hjemkomst. Hensikten med studien er ...

    • Fruktene av "Lindring i nord" – nært samarbeid i en langstrakt landsdel 

      Ervik, Bente; Nordøy, Tone; Andersen, Sigve (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      <i>Mer enn 20 år tilbake, hadde vi en ung mann med alvorlig kreftsykdom og spredning til høyre lår. Han hadde forsøkt mange behandlinger med kun kortvarig effekt. Sykdommen ga han en rekke plager som smerter, gang- vansker og store ulcerasjoner som var en ekstra utfordring pleiemessig. <p> Pasienten var gift, han var småbarnsfar og egentlig fra et annet sted i landet, men bodde nå på finnmarkskysten, ...

    • Historien til kreftsykepleierstudiet i Tromsø 

      Fagerjord, Britt Elin; Ervik, Bente (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2023)
      I denne artikkelen gir vi et innblikk i historien til kreftsykepleierstudiet i Tromsø – fra oppstarten på slutten av 1980-tallet ved Regionssykehuset i Tromsø (RST) og frem til i dag. Sykehuset og utdanningen har samarbeidet tett gjennom hele perioden. Samfunnsforhold og samfunnets behov for kreftsykepleiere er med som et bakteppe gjennom artikkelen.

    • Patient experiences of waiting times in standardised cancer patient pathways in Norway – a qualitative interview study 

      Solbjør, Marit; Sand, Kari; Ervik, Bente; Melby, Line (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-05)
      Objective - Standardised cancer patient pathways (CPP) are implemented within cancer care with an aim to ensure standardised waiting times for diagnosis and treatment. This article investigates how patients in Norway experience waiting times within a CPP.<p> <p>Methods - Qualitative semi-structured interviews with 19 patients who had been through CPP for breast cancer, prostate cancer or malignant ...

    • Talking together in rural palliative care: a qualitative study of interprofessional collaboration in Norway 

      Johansen, May-Lill; Ervik, Bente (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-07)
      Background - Caring for people with palliative care needs in their homes requires close collaboration within and between primary and hospital care. However, such close collaboration is often lacking. Transitions of care are potentially unsafe and distressing points in a patient trajectory. Few studies have explored the experiences of healthcare professionals in the community who receive patients ...

    • Teamwork in primary palliative care: general practitioners’ and specialised oncology nurses’ complementary competencies 

      Johansen, May-Lill; Ervik, Bente (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-21)
      <p><i>Background</i>: Generalists such as general practitioners and district nurses have been the main actors in community palliative care in Norway. Specialised oncology nurses with postgraduate palliative training are increasingly becoming involved. There is little research on their contribution. This study explores how general practitioners (GPs) and oncology nurses (ONs) experience their ...