Åse Valsø

ORCID: 0000-0003-0920-3691
Publications
Citations
Views
---
Saved
---
About
Contact & Profiles
Research Areas
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Health, psychology, and well-being
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques

Oslo University Hospital
2019-2025

Lovisenberg Diakonale Høgskole
2023-2025

University of Oslo
2019-2023

Abstract Background Hope is important during critical illness due to the uncertainty and loss of control in patient's life. Following intensive care, hope might provide a therapeutic effect increase coping, leading improved recovery. Aim To describe levels patients first year after ICU treatment, explore possible associations between selected demographic, clinical psychosocial factors. Study Design This prospective cohort study predefined sub‐study randomized controlled trial. Adults...

10.1111/nicc.13235 article EN cc-by Nursing in Critical Care 2025-01-06

Abstract Background End‐of‐life care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is complex, requiring a balance of ethical, cultural and medical considerations while ensuring comfort dignity for critically ill patients their families. Aim We aimed to develop set core domains end‐of‐life at Scandinavian ICUs along with corresponding consensus statements from patients, families multidisciplinary experts. Methods In three‐round Delphi study, advisory board Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland Denmark,...

10.1111/aas.70015 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 2025-03-11

Objectives: To investigate the effect of nurse-led consultations on reducing post-traumatic stress symptoms and increasing sense coherence in discharged ICU patients with clinically relevant to identify variables associated 12 months later. Design: A pragmatic nonblinded randomized controlled trial. Settings: Five surgical medical ICUs at Oslo University Hospital. Patients: Adult treated greater than or equal 24 hours were screened Post-Traumatic Stress Scale 10 intensive part B after...

10.1097/ccm.0000000000004628 article EN Critical Care Medicine 2020-10-13

Objectives: To describe work participation in survivors during first year after intensive care unit discharge and examine the impact of selected demographic, clinical psychosocial factors on return to 12 months discharge.Research methodology/Design: A predefined sub-study (prospective cohort study) a randomised controlled trial.Setting: Norwegian single-centre university hospital.Medical surgical adult survivors, working/on sick leave before admission, ≥24 h, were included.Main outcome...

10.1016/j.iccn.2023.103384 article EN cc-by Intensive and Critical Care Nursing 2023-01-11

Abstract Background Post‐traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms following intensive care unit (ICU) treatment can lead to post‐traumatic disorder and represent a severe health burden. In trauma patients, strong sense of coherence (SOC) is associated with fewer PTS symptoms. However, this association has not been investigated in general ICU sample. Aims objectives To examine the occurrence patients early after discharge assess possible associations between SOC, memory, pain, demographic clinical...

10.1111/nicc.12466 article EN Nursing in Critical Care 2019-08-16

Abstract Background Pain is a serious problem for intensive care unit (ICU) patients, but we are lacking data on pain at the hospital ward after ICU discharge. Aims and Objectives To describe intensity, ‐interference with function ‐location in patients up to 1 year identify demographic clinical variables their association worst intensity interference. Design A longitudinal descriptive secondary analysis of randomized controlled trial nurse‐led follow‐up consultations post‐traumatic stress...

10.1111/nicc.12701 article EN cc-by Nursing in Critical Care 2021-08-12
Coming Soon ...