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HealQualCare

Health literacy and quality of life care and health economics in people with chronic diseases, caregivers and health care professionals

Project owner:

Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital.

Principle Investigator:

Christine Råheim Borge

Associate Professor and Senior Researcher

c.r.borge@medisin.uio.no

Project period

2010 - ongoing

Funding

Foundation DAM

Norwegian Nurses Association

Regional Health Authority of South Eastern Norway

The aim of the project overall aim is to conduct clinical research in the field of chronic diseases, for their caregivers and for healthcare professionals.

Summary

The project focuses on health literacy, self-management, symptoms, quality of life and health economics. The project aims to conduct research that makes a difference to the hospital’s patients. The results may be transferable to other healthcare institutions and to society by developing innovative healthcare interventions that ensure quality of care and incorporate new treatments. At the moment HealQualityCare houses six larger projects: 

 

The HeaLCare study aims to co-design an intervention based on a comprehensive health literacy needs assessment study and to test its effectiveness in improving key outcomes among caregivers of persons with non-communicable diseases, including health literacy, coping, caregiver burden, quality of life, and health care costs.

Doctoral Research Fellow Beate Nygaard-Andersen

The project is funded by Foundation Dam (SDAM_FOR555590)

Det har oppstått en teknisk feil i prosjektets Nettskjema, og noen data kan derfor ikke ha blitt registrert. Dersom du ønsker å være med videre i studien, kan du ta kontakt med prosjektleder Christine Råheim Borge, e-post: hk-parorende@lds.no, eller stipendiat Beate Nygaard-Andersen på mobil 488 65 833 eller e-post: beny@lds.no

 

 

Latest publications

C.R. Borge et al. Impacts of a health literacy-informed intervention in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on hospitalization, health literacy, self-management, quality of life, and health costs – A randomized controlled trial. Patient Education and Counseling. Vol. 123, June 2024 (Free access untill April 26th 2024)

C.R. Borge et al. How to co-design a health literacy-informed intervention based on a needs assessment study in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. BMJ Open. 2022 Oct 27;12(10):e063022.

Wahl AK, Osborne RH, Larsen MH, Andersen MH, Holter IA, Borge CR (2021)
Exploring health literacy needs in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): Associations between demographic, clinical variables, psychological well-being and health literacy.Heart Lung, 50 (3), 417-424 DOI 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2021.02.007

Borge CR, Larsen MH, Osborne RH, Engebretsen E, Andersen MH, Holter IA, Leine M, Wahl AK (2021) Exploring patients' and health professionals' perspectives on health literacy needs in the context of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Chronic Illn, 18 (3), 549-561

 

 

 

Sist oppdatert 18.05.2026