Topic:
Violence and abuse
Abuse and neglect in residential care settings. A multi-method study on abuse and neglect of older persons in Norwegian nursing homes
Project Manager
Project Members
- Blekken, Lene
- Saga, Susan
Main objective
The aim of WP3 is to reveal how next of kin of elderly patients in nursing homes experiences and understand elder abuse and neglect.
Subsidiary objectives
Method
WP 3 is a qualitative study where data collection will be telephone interviews with people who are or have been relatives of elderly patients in nursing homes.
Further information
The four years research programme is coordinated by the NTNU and funded by the NFR program HELSEVEL. You will find more information here https://www.ntnu.edu/ism/elder-abouse-residental-care
Publications
Saga, S., Blekken, L. E., Nakrem, S., & Sandmoe, A. (2021). Relatives’ experiences with abuse and neglect in Norwegian nursing homes. A qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 21(684), 1-14. doi:10.1186/s12913-021-06713-9