Marit S Jordhoy

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Country: Norway

Publications

  1. ncbi A palliative-care intervention and death at home: a cluster randomised trial
    M S Jordhøy
    Unit of Applied Clinical Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Kreftbygget, University Hospital of Trondheim
    Lancet 356:888-93. 2000
  2. ncbi Quality of life in palliative cancer care: results from a cluster randomized trial
    M S Jordhøy
    Palliative Medicine Unit, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
    J Clin Oncol 19:3884-94. 2001
  3. ncbi Lack of concealment may lead to selection bias in cluster randomized trials of palliative care
    M S Jordhøy
    Unit of Applied Clinical Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim N 7006, Norway
    Palliat Med 16:43-9. 2002
  4. ncbi Assessing physical functioning: a systematic review of quality of life measures developed for use in palliative care
    Marit S Jordhoy
    Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
    Palliat Med 21:673-82. 2007
  5. ncbi Compliance in quality of life data: a Norwegian experience
    S Kaasa
    Palliative Medicine Unit Unit for Clinical and Epidemiological Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
    Stat Med 17:623-32. 1998
  6. ncbi Challenges in palliative care research; recruitment, attrition and compliance: experience from a randomized controlled trial
    M S Jordhøy
    Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
    Palliat Med 13:299-310. 1999
  7. ncbi The first year of grief and bereavement in close family members to individuals who have died of cancer
    G I Ringdal
    Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, N 7491 Trondheim, Norway
    Palliat Med 15:91-105. 2001
  8. ncbi Centralized inpatient palliative care units in remote areas: an obstacle to future home care?
    Tom Donnem
    Palliat Med 20:116-7. 2006

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Publications8

  1. ncbi A palliative-care intervention and death at home: a cluster randomised trial
    M S Jordhøy
    Unit of Applied Clinical Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Kreftbygget, University Hospital of Trondheim
    Lancet 356:888-93. 2000
    ..We did a cluster randomised trial to assess the intervention's effectiveness compared with conventional care..
  2. ncbi Quality of life in palliative cancer care: results from a cluster randomized trial
    M S Jordhøy
    Palliative Medicine Unit, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
    J Clin Oncol 19:3884-94. 2001
    ..To assess the impact of comprehensive palliative care on patients' quality of life. The intervention was based on cooperation between a palliative medicine unit and the community service and was compared with conventional care...
  3. ncbi Lack of concealment may lead to selection bias in cluster randomized trials of palliative care
    M S Jordhøy
    Unit of Applied Clinical Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim N 7006, Norway
    Palliat Med 16:43-9. 2002
    ..The finding carries an important message to future researchers: when using cluster randomization, any evidence of selection bias should be carefully checked and reported...
  4. ncbi Assessing physical functioning: a systematic review of quality of life measures developed for use in palliative care
    Marit S Jordhoy
    Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
    Palliat Med 21:673-82. 2007
    ..Physical functioning (PF) is therefore a crucial domain for quality of life (Qol) assessments. The purpose of this study was to review how PF assessments are performed in Qol instruments developed for palliative care..
  5. ncbi Compliance in quality of life data: a Norwegian experience
    S Kaasa
    Palliative Medicine Unit Unit for Clinical and Epidemiological Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
    Stat Med 17:623-32. 1998
    ..Introduction of the first quality of life questionnaires to the patients is of great importance. Detailed information about the study should be given and the importance of completing the questionnaires should be underlined...
  6. ncbi Challenges in palliative care research; recruitment, attrition and compliance: experience from a randomized controlled trial
    M S Jordhøy
    Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
    Palliat Med 13:299-310. 1999
    ..For HRQL assessment, multi-item questionnaires can achieve excellent compliance up to 1 month before patients' death, but in order to evaluate the very final weeks of life we recommend the use of simpler methods...
  7. ncbi The first year of grief and bereavement in close family members to individuals who have died of cancer
    G I Ringdal
    Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, N 7491 Trondheim, Norway
    Palliat Med 15:91-105. 2001
    ..However, we found no significant differences in grief reactions between the family members to the intervention and control patients at any point in time, and the pattern of change did not differ significantly for the two groups...
  8. ncbi Centralized inpatient palliative care units in remote areas: an obstacle to future home care?
    Tom Donnem
    Palliat Med 20:116-7. 2006