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Anette Hylen Ranhoff er spesialist i geriatri, overlege ved Geriatrisk seksjon, Diakonhjemmet Sykehus og professor ved Universitetet i Bergen. Hun er leder for vitenskapskomiteen i Fragility Fracture Network.
Articles by Anette Hylen Ranhoff
Nursing home deaths after COVID-19 vaccination
- Torgeir Bruun Wyller,
- Bård Reiakvam Kittang,
- Anette Hylen Ranhoff,
- Pernille Harg,
- Marius Myrstad
19.05.2021:
The first COVID-19 vaccination was given in Norway on 27 December 2020. Priority was given to nursing home patients because they have the highest risk of a fatal outcome from COVID-19 (1, 2). However, frail elderly people and those with multiple chronic diseases were underrepresented in the vaccine...
Should all nursing home residents be vaccinated?
- Anette Hylen Ranhoff,
- Marius Myrstad,
- Bård Reiakvam Kittang,
- Torgeir Bruun Wyller
27.01.2021:
Some frail nursing home residents in Norway have died after being vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination is an important measure for preventing outbreaks and deaths in nursing homes, but some of the frailest residents with serious health problems should not be vaccinated. Nursing homes in Norway...
Acutely ill older people in the corona era
- Marius Myrstad,
- Anette Hylen Ranhoff
25.03.2020:
The COVID-19 pandemic will affect older people and put health personnel to the test. We wish to draw attention to some main principles in acute geriatric medicine. Experiences from China and Northern Italy show that many of the oldest among us will face serious illness as a result of COVID-19, and...
The warm summer of 2018 – increased mortality among older people?
- Anette Hylen Ranhoff,
- Hans Olav Hygen,
- Francesco Di Ruscio,
- Shilpa Rao,
- Bjørn Heine Strand
13.06.2019:
The global climate changes we are witnessing entail consequences for our health. Heat-related morbidity and death are some of these consequences (1). The association between health condition and climate impact is complex and involves medical, social and environmental factors (2). Death can be...
Delirium and cognitive impairment among older patients in Norwegian emergency departments
- Sigurd Evensen,
- Ingvild Saltvedt,
- Anette Hylen Ranhoff,
- Marius Myrstad,
- Christian Myrstad,
- Marte Mellingsæter,
- Marte Sofie Wang-Hansen,
- Bjørn Erik Neerland
13.03.2019:
Delirium is an acute change in attention, awareness and cognition that arises in association with physiological changes such as illness, injuries or surgery Box 1) ( (1). Delirium may affect anybody, but advanced age and cognitive impairment significantly increase the risk (2). The prognosis for...
Playing to each other’s strengths
- Anette Hylen Ranhoff
02.02.2017:
Is conferring about seriously ill nursing-home patients really that difficult? The authors of the article One patient, two worlds – coordination between nursing-home and hospital doctors in this issue of the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association (1) conclude that these two groups have...
Communication as a tool in clinical practice
- Ingrid Hyldmo,
- Elin Fjerstad,
- Ásgeir Bragason,
- Anders Husby,
- Nina Lang,
- Anette Hylen Ranhoff,
- Sigrid Ødegård,
- Arnstein Finset
28.10.2014:
Failure of communication between the doctor and the patient/next of kin is a frequent cause of complaints. Good communication, on the other hand, is a source of patient satisfaction, better health for the patient and self-efficacy in the doctor. How can the training in communication skills for...