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Siren Eriksen
Researcher at University of Oslo
Publications - 40
Citations - 532
Siren Eriksen is an academic researcher from University of Oslo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dementia & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 27 publications receiving 356 citations. Previous affiliations of Siren Eriksen include University College of Southeast Norway.
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Barriers and facilitators to the access to and use of formal dementia care: Findings of a focus group study with people with dementia, informal carers and health and social care professionals in eight European countries
Astrid Stephan,Anja Bieber,Louise Hopper,Rachael Joyce,Kate Irving,Orazio Zanetti,Elisa Portolani,Liselot Kerpershoek,Frans R.J. Verhey,Marjolein E. de Vugt,Claire A. G. Wolfs,Siren Eriksen,Janne Røsvik,Maria J. Marques,Manuel Gonçalves-Pereira,Britt-Marie Sjölund,Hannah Jelley,Bob Woods,Gabriele Meyer +18 more
TL;DR: Further investigations are needed to elaborate how the concept of a key contact person could be integrated with existing case management approaches and how the independence and autonomy of people with dementia can be strengthened when formal care needs to be accessed and used.
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The experience of lived space in persons with dementia: a systematic meta-synthesis
Linn Hege Førsund,Ellen Karine Grov,Anne-Sofie Helvik,Lene Kristine Juvet,Kirsti-Iren Skovdahl,Siren Eriksen +5 more
TL;DR: A meta-synthesis reveals a process whereby lived space gradually becomes smaller for persons with dementia, which underscores the importance of being aware of the experiences of people with dementia and the spatial dimensions of their life-world.
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The validity of the hospital anxiety and depression scale and the geriatric depression scale-5 in home-dwelling old adults in Norway✰.
TL;DR: GDS-5 and HADS-D are useful screening tools for old adults, but only fairly good to identify depression according to criteria of ICD-10.
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The Experience of Relations in Persons with Dementia: A Systematic Meta-Synthesis
Siren Eriksen,Anne-Sofie Helvik,Lene Kristine Juvet,Kirsti-Iren Skovdahl,Linn Hege Førsund,Ellen Karine Grov +5 more
TL;DR: This systematic meta-synthesis of qualitative studies aims to interpret and synthesize the experiences of persons with dementias and their relations with others, finding three categories emerged from the data: change in life, change in relations, and maintenance of meaningful aspects in life.
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Balancing the struggle to live with dementia: a systematic meta-synthesis of coping
Guro Hanevold Bjørkløf,Anne-Sofie Helvik,Tanja Louise Ibsen,Elisabeth Wiken Telenius,Ellen Karine Grov,Siren Eriksen +5 more
TL;DR: This interpretative qualitative meta-synthesis indicates that people with dementia cope in different ways and using several parallel strategies, essential in dementia care to facilitate a supportive environment.