Academic interests
- Disease-related malnutrition
- Dietary research
- eHealth
- Implementation research
Tags:
Nutrition,
Clinical nutrition,
Dietary Research,
eHealth
Publications
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Severinsen, Frida; Andersen, Lene Frost & Paulsen, Mari Mohn
(2023).
The Use of a Decision Support System (MyFood) to Assess Dietary Intake Among Free-Living Older Adults in Norway: Evaluation Study.
JMIR mhealth and uhealth.
ISSN 2291-5222.
11.
doi:
10.2196/45079.
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Varsi, Cecilie; Andersen, Lene Frost; Koksvik, Gunhild Tellebon; Severinsen, Frida & Paulsen, Mari Mohn
(2023).
Intervention-related, contextual and personal factors affecting the implementation of an evidence-based digital system for prevention and treatment of malnutrition in elderly institutionalized patients: a qualitative study.
BMC Health Services Research.
ISSN 1472-6963.
23(1),
p. 1–12.
doi:
10.1186/s12913-023-09227-8.
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Show summary
Background: Malnutrition in elderly institutionalized patients is a significant challenge associated with adverse health
outcomes. The ‘MyFood’ decision support system was designed to prevent and treat malnutrition and has previously
been studied in a hospital setting. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of nursing staff regarding the
implementation of MyFood in settings treating elderly patients.
Methods: The study was conducted in two settings treating elderly patients in Norway. Nursing staff received
training in how to follow-up patients with MyFood. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 12 nursing staff. The
Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) was used to guide the data collection and the thematic
data analysis.
Results: The implementation of a digital decision support system to prevent and treat malnutrition into settings
treating elderly patients was found to be affected by intervention-related, contextual, and personal factors.
Although nursing staff experienced several advantages, the leadership engagement was low and hampered the
implementation.
Conclusion: Nursing staff experienced several advantages with implementing a digital decision support system for
the prevention and treatment of malnutrition in institutionalized elderly patients, including quality improvements and
time savings. The results indicate that the leadership engagement was weak and that some nursing staff experienced
low self-efficacy in digital competence. Future improvements include increasing the level of training, using MyFood
throughout the patient course and involving the patient’s next-of-kin.
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Apr. 18, 2023 1:51 PM
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