About
Heidi Gautun is a senior researcher at the department of Ageing Research and Housing Studies, Norwegian Social Research (NOVA). Her research interests include family care to older people, the intersection between (informal and formal) care services to the elderly and labor market inclusion, as well as integrated care, with a special focus on community care services.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Subject areas
Informal care Elderly care services Coordination hospitals and community care services Combining work and care for older parents
Research groups
Research projects
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Crosscare-Old: A Cross Sectoral Approach to High Quality Healthcare Transitions for Older People
The project aims to increase the understanding of the role of cross-sectoral factors that constitute barriers for high quality care transitions for older people from hospital to municipal care.
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State of Knowledge: The Resource Situation in Nursing Homes and Home Nursing
The project summarizes research and available data which illuminates the resource situation (staffing and competence) in nursing homes and home nursing.
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The Norwegian Life Course, Ageing and Generation Study (NorLAG)
A multidisciplinary and longitudinal study that includes data on well-being, health, work, care, and family relations in the second half of life (age 40+).
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Gautun, Heidi; Bratt, Christopher; Billings, Jenny (2020). Nurses`experiences of transitions of older patients from hospitals to community care. A nation-wide survey in Norway. 9 p. Health Science Reports . Vol. 3.
Sørvoll, Jardar; Gautun, Heidi (2020). Brukermedvirkning i norsk eldreomsorg – følger kommunene opp statens styringssignaler?. Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning . Vol. 6.
Gautun, Heidi (2018). Prioriteringer i pleie- og omsorgssektoren Diskrimineres eldre?. Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning . Vol. 4.
Hellesø, Ragnhild; Gautun, Heidi
(2018).
Digitalized Discharge Planning between Hospitals and Municipal Health Care.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
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Vol. 250.
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2579562
Bratt, Christopher; Gautun, Heidi
(2018).
Should I stay or should I go? Nurses’ wishes to leave nursing homes and home nursing.
Journal of Nursing Management
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Vol. 26.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j...
Gautun, Heidi; Syse, Astri (2017). Earlier hospital discharge: a challenge for Norwegian municipalities. 17 p. Nordic Journal of Social Research . Vol. 8.
Gautun, Heidi; Bratt, Christopher (2016). Caring too much? Lack of Public services to older People reduces attendance at work among their children. European Journal of Ageing .
Gautun, Heidi; Veenstra, Marijke; Martens, Christine Thokle (2016). Samarbeidsavtaler og samarbeid om utskriving av pasienter. Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning .
Gautun, Heidi; Bratt, Christopher
(2015).
Bemanningsnorm i sykehjem.
Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning
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Vol. 1.
http://hdl.handle.net/10642/3166
Gautun, Heidi; Grødem, Anne Skevik (2015). Prioritising care services: Do the oldest users lose out?. International Journal of Social Welfare . Vol. 24.
