Icelandic Register of Nursing Home Pre-Admission Assessments (Iceland)
Sigríður Haralds Elínardóttir
Head of Division, Health Information
Directorate of Health
Katrínartún 2
IS – 105 Reykjavík
ICELAND
Phone: +354 510 1900
Email: sigridur.haraldsd.elinardottir@landlaeknir.is
Andrea Gerdur Dofradottir
Project Manager, Division of Health Information
Directorate of Health
Katrínartún 2
IS – 105 Reykjavík
ICELAND
Phone: +354 510 1900
Email: andrea.g.dofradottir@landlaeknir.is
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2. Sigurdardottir AS, Geirsdottir OG, Ramel A, Arnadottir IB. Cross-sectional study of oral health care service, oral health beliefs and oral health care education of caregivers in nursing homes. Geriatr Nurs. 2022 Jan-Feb;43:138-145.
3. Sigurdardottir AS. Geriatric oral health. Quality of life and oral care in Icelandic nursing homes [dissertation]. University of Iceland; 2022.
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9. Ribbe MW, Ljunggren G, Steel K, Topinková E, Hawes C, Ikegami N, Henrard JC, Jónnson PV. Nursing homes in 10 nations: a comparison between countries and settings. Age Ageing. 1997 Sep;26 Suppl 2:3-12.
Note: There are some publications based on this register on waiting time for nursing homes but they are all in Icelandic. For example - https://www.landlaeknir.is/tolfraedi-og-rannsoknir/tolfraedi/heilbrigdisthjonusta/hjukrunar-og-dvalarrymi/