Field of work
Leslie S.P. Eide has Bachelor degrees in Gerontology and in Nursing, and a Master degree in Gerontology. She completed her PhD training at the University of Bergen and defended her PhD thesis in 2016. Eide is interested in the aging process and the care of older adults under different contexts. Her clinical practice involves varied geriatric settings in the United States and in Norway. She has teaching experience with graduate and undergraduate students and is currently working as Associate professor at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Eide's PhD project is linked to the "Delirium in octogenarians undergoing cardiac surgery or intervention (CARDELIR) study", focusing on postoperative delirium in patients with severe aortic stenosis and in need of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) or transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).
Courses taught
- Bachelor in Nursing
- Master of Clinical Nursing - Cardiac Nursing
- Master Clinical Specialization
- Supervision of undergraduate and graduate students
Research areas
- Geriatric patients
- Aging process
- Delirium
- Consequences of the Covid-19 virus
- Nursing education and practice of nursing
Research groups
- KAS510, Patients with Complex and Long-Term Health Problems, Fall 2024
- MAMET1ABIO, Philosophy of Science, Ethics and Research Methods, Spring 2025
- MSN520, Clinical Governance and Specialization in Advanced Neuroscience Nursing , Spring 2025
- MSS530, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement and Evidence Based Practice , Fall 2024
- MSS590, Master's Thesis, Fall 2024, subject responsible
- MSS590, Master's Thesis, Spring 2025, subject responsible
- SYKB100, Basic Nursing, Fall 2024
- SYKB390, Bachelor thesis, Fall 2024
- VPL200, Social Educator - Competence in Nursing, Fall 2024
Publications
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Using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in Patients 80 Years-Old and Older: A Systematic Review
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Sykepleieres kunnskap om autisme er avgjørende for å gi tilstrekkelig helsehjelp
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Studentinvolvering i forskningsprosjekt
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Patients' experiences of living with low anterior resection syndrome three to six months after colorectal cancer surgery: A phenomenological study
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Anxiety and depression in patients aged 80 years and older following aortic valve therapy.