Field of work
Oddvar Førland is a profressor and a researcher at Centre for Care Research, Western Norway, at Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. Førland is the chief editor of the Journal for Care Research/Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning (Scandinavian University Press).
Førland has comprehensive experience in long-term care research since 2005 and competence and experience both in qualitative and quantitative methods. He has led and participated in several projects directed by the Research Council of Norway, ministries, directorates, and municipalities.
Research areas
- comparative service research within the healthcare and welfare sector
- public organization and service development
- analyzes of new public reforms and new knowledge
- variations in municipal care services
- long-term care, elderly care and rehabilitative services
- needs for care, access to care services and early interventions
- prioritizing in care, ethics, care philosophy, professionalism, trust studies
- mixed-method studies
Research groups
Publications
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Hvorfor er det få ledere på sykehjemmene?
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Eldrerådene som brukermedvirkere: Forskningsprosjekt om inngangsporten til helse- og omsorgstjenestene i kommunene
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Strategiske prioriteringer på nasjonalt og lokalt nivå: Gir omsorgspolitikken på nasjonalt plan gjenklang i kommunene?
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Does assistive technology contribute to safety among home-dwelling older adults?
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Early intervention in homebased elderly care - interdisciplinary teams' new role as gatekeepers of long-term services
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