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M Lorensen

Publications and source records attributed to M Lorensen.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1992

Health and social support of elderly families in developed countries. Nurses must adapt a global perspective.

Although the majority of the elderly retain functions until later years, it is estimated that for each good functional year that is added to life, 3.5 compromised years are also added. The single most important thing that can be done to assist older persons and their families is education of the elder, the family, and the formal caregiver. Although nurses support including the patient in the decision making process, this is often not done when it comes to the individual practice situation. There is a need for more research in this area. The challenge for the nursing staff is to publish innovative programs so others can share in their experiences. Most often these novel interventions are lost because they are not published; they will have to be rediscovered.

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PubMed1991

The Norwegian, Danish and Dutch version of the Appraisal of Self-care Agency Scale; comparing reliability aspects.

This study was designed to test reliability aspects of a scale that was developed to measure the theoretical concept of self-care agency (Orem 1985). Equivalence and internal consistency of the scale were studied with populations of elderly patients and their nurses in The Netherlands, Norway and Denmark. Data was provided by 120 patients and 233 nurses. Not all criteria for reliability could be met for the Danish and the Norwegian versions of the scale. Nevertheless it is concluded that the results are indications for the reliability of the Dutch, as well as the Danish and Norwegian versions of the scale.

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