Sverdrup, Karen http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7469-2079
Bergh, Sverre
Selbæk, Geir
Røen, Irene
Kirkevold, Øyvind
Tangen, Gro Gujord
Funding for this research was provided by:
Norwegian Health Directorate
Norwegian Fund for Post-Graduate Training in Physiotherapy
Article History
Received: 15 September 2017
Accepted: 23 January 2018
First Online: 30 January 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Participation was based on written consent given by the resident, or by the resident’s next of kin when the resident him/herself was not able to consent to participation. The nursing home physician, in cooperation with the nursing home staff, decided whether the participants could consent themselves or if inclusion in the study should be based on consent from their next of kin. The nursing home physician and the staff had good knowledge of the participant, and based their decision on the patient’s cognitive function. Information about the study was presented orally and in writing. The study was approved by the Regional Ethics Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics in Norway (2011/1738a).
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