Trygve Aasgaard
Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences
14 Papers
55 Citations
Trygve Aasgaard is an academic researcher from Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dignity & Family caregivers. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 14 publications. Previous affiliations of Trygve Aasgaard include University of Agder.
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The significance of meaningful and enjoyable activities for nursing home resident's experiences of dignity.
Åshild Slettebø,Berit Sæteren,Synnøve Caspari,Vibeke Lohne,Arne Rehnsfeldt,Anne Kari Tolo Heggestad,Britt Lillestø,Bente Høy,Maj-Britt Råholm,Lillemor Lindwall,Trygve Aasgaard,Dagfinn Nåden +11 more
TL;DR: To examine how nursing home residents experience dignity through the provision of activities that foster meaning and joy in their daily life in Scandinavia, a qualitative design was used and 28 individual semistructured interviews were conducted.
Dignity in the life of people with head injuries
TL;DR: Patients living with head injuries should be informed about consequences and be taught strategies for how to live withHead injuries as early as possible after the injury in order to maintain dignity.
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Dignity, Dependence, and Relational Autonomy for Older People Living in Nursing Homes
Anne Kari Tolo Heggestad,Bente Høy,Berit Sæteren,Åshild Slettebø,Britt Lillestø,Arne Rehnsfeldt,Lillemor Lindwall,Vibeke Lohne,Maj-Britt Råholm,Trygve Aasgaard,Synnøve Caspari,Dagfinn Nåden +11 more
- 01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: Findings show that negative views about dependence, institutional frames and structures in the nursing home, and the attitudes and actions of healthcare personnel may diminish independence and lead to a lack of autonomy.
Perspectives of health personnel on how to preserve and promote the patients’ dignity in a rehabilitation context
TL;DR: The results from this project confirm the importance of acknowledging the patient's self-worth as a human being, unconditionally in promoting and preserving the patients' dignity.
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Dignity and existential concerns among nursing homes residents from the perspective of their relatives
Synnøve Caspari,Vibeke Lohne,Arne Rehnsfeldt,Berit Sæteren,Åshild Slettebø,Anne Kari Tolo Heggestad,Britt Lillestø,Bente Høy,Maj-Britt Råholm,Lillemor Lindwall,Trygve Aasgaard,Dagfinn Nåden +11 more
TL;DR: Results from interviews of relatives of residents of nursing homes for older people on how they experience that the dignity is met, promoted and attended to for their next of kin provide more substance to the theme and are all important in terms of the residents’ feeling of worthiness and dignity.