Field of study
Aging Ethics Rehabilitation Care-taking of elders Qualitative methodologies Nutrition Nursing Patients Nursing Homes Geriatric medicine Salutogenesis Next of kin Dignity Dementia care Palliativ care
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Assessing the Impact and Sustainability of Dementia Villages: Nurturing Thriving in Dementia-Friendly Communities
The PhD project examines how Dementia Villages influence health outcomes, thriving, and quality of life for people with dementia, their informal caregivers, and staff.
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Circles of care – Family caregivers’ experiences with recurrent nursing home admissions for relatives living with dementia
The project explores family caregivers’ experiences with repeated transitions between home and nursing homes for people with dementia, and how these affect caregiver burden, relationships, and care quality.
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Dementia Villages – providing better and safer person-centred care to people with dementia
The project explores how the physical environment of Dementia Villages influences healthcare personnel’s daily work, job satisfaction, and the quality of person-centred dementia care.
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Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) – A comprehensive approach to assessing nursing students’ clinical competence
The project explores experiences with OSCE as an assessment method in bachelor's nursing education at OsloMet, aiming to enhance quality in assessment and students’ achieved learning outcomes.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Lillekroken, Daniela
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Hessevaagbakke, Elisabeth
;
Grov, Ellen Karine
; Hansen, Lene Strandberg; Hovland, Olav Johannes;
Indregard, Anne Marthe Rustad
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Lindeflaten, Katrin
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Røhrl, Kari
; Strømstad, André;
Torbjørnsen, Astrid
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Øygarden, Anne-Martha Utne
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Tørris, Christine
; Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin
(2026).
Navigating new pathways – healthcare personnel’s experiences transitioning from traditional nursing homes to the dementia village care model in Norway.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 26.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14223-9
Hansen, Sylvia
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Hessevaagbakke, Elisabeth
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Lindeflaten, Katrin
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Solberg, Stine Rokne
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Bachke, André
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Lillekroken, Daniela
(2026).
Stepping up as confident caregivers and emerging leaders of care: exploring third-year nursing students’ experiences of mentoring first-year peers in nursing homes.
BMC Medical Education.
Vol. 26.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-08588-y
Stojiljkovic, Marko
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Nortvedt, Line
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Røhrl, Kari
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Hessevaagbakke, Elisabeth
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Lindeflaten, Katrin
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Indregard, Anne Marthe Rustad
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Lillekroken, Daniela
(2025).
The Storm Within: Exploring First-Year Nursing Students’ Experiences of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination.
Global Qualitative Nursing Research.
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936251400692
Lillekroken, Daniela
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Bjørge, Heidi
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Halvorsrud, Liv
; Lidal, Ingeborg Beate
(2025).
Assessing quality of life—a scoping review of studies presenting quality of life instruments for informal caregivers of persons with dementia.
BMC Geriatrics.
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06455-x
Lillekroken, Daniela
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Bye, Asta
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Halvorsrud, Liv
; Lundeby, Tonje
(2025).
Living with brain metastasis – a qualitative study of patients’ and family members’ coping strategies.
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being.
Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2025.2555228
Gulestø, Ragnhild J. A.;
Lillekroken, Daniela
;
Dahl-Michelsen, Tone
(2025).
Kjønn, anerkjennelse og marginalisering - profesjonelle praksiser i kommunal demensomsorg.
Dahl-Michelsen, Tone; Sekse, Ragnhild Johanne Tveit; Aasbø, Gunvor; Solbrække, Kari Nyheim (Ed.).
Kjønn, helse og marginalisering. p. 143-159.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/cdf.249.ch8
Nylén-Eriksen, Mats
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Stojiljkovic, Marko
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Lillekroken, Daniela
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Lindeflaten, Katrin
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Hessevaagbakke, Elisabeth
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Flølo, Tone Nygaard
; Hovland, Olav Johannes;
Solberg, Ada Marie Svarstad
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Hansen, Sylvia
; Bjørnnes, Ann Kristin;
Tørris, Christine
(2025).
Game-thinking; utilizing serious games and gamification in nursing education - a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMC Medical Education.
Vol. 25.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06531-7
Ekrem, Hanne Emilie Risdalen;
Lillekroken, Daniela
(2025).
Å tilpasse seg livet med dyp hjernestimulering: metasyntese av erfaringer fra personer med parkinsons sykdom.
Nordisk sygeplejeforskning.
Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.18261/nsf.15.2.6
Lillekroken, Daniela
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Halvorsrud, Liv
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Bjørge, Heidi
; Gandhi, Sailaxmi; Sivakumar, Palanimuthu T.;
Goyal, Alka Rani
(2024).
Caregivers’ experiences, challenges, and needs in caring for people with dementia in India: a scoping review.
BMC Health Services Research.
Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-12146-x
Lillekroken, Daniela
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Nortvedt, Line
(2024).
Hope, passion and perseverance: experiences of internationally educated nurses pursuing nursing authorisation in Norway–a qualitative study.
BMC Nursing.
Vol. 23.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-02297-x