Blar i Artikler, kapitler og presentasjoner fra NORCE Helse og samfunn på tidsskrift "BMC Health Services Research"
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Acute management of fractures in primary care - a cost minimisation analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background In Norway, primary healthcare has first-line responsibility for all medical emergencies, including traumas and fractures. Normally, patients with suspected fractures are referred to specialist care in hospitals. ... -
Assessing safety climate in prehospital settings: Testing psychometric properties of a common structural model in a cross-sectional and prospective study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background Little research exists on patient safety climate in the prehospital context. The purpose of this article is to test and validate a safety climate measurement model for the prehospital environment, and to explore ... -
The association between municipal pandemic response and COVID‑19 contacts to emergency primary health care services: an observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Norwegian municipalities had diverse strategies for handling tasks related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency primary health care services were involved to different extents. The aim of this study was to ... -
Associations between characteristics of the patients at municipal acute bed unit admission and further transfer to hospital: a prospective observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background As an alternative to acute hospitalisations, all communities in Norway are required to provide inpatient care in municipal acute bed units (MAUs) for patients who can be treated at the primary care level. Patient ... -
Comparison of depression care provided in general practice in Norway and the Netherlands: registry-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP study)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Depression is highly prevalent in general practice, and organisation of primary health care probably affects the provision of depression care. General practitioners (GPs) in Norway and the Netherlands fulfil ... -
The consequences of COVID-19 lockdown for formal and informal resource utilization among home-dwelling people with dementia: results from the prospective PAN.DEM study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background COVID-19 isolated home-dwelling people with dementia (PwD) from home care services, respite care, and daytime activities. We aimed to investigate the consequences of these restrictions on informal (family, ... -
Contact characteristics and factors associated with the degree of urgency among older people in emergency primary health care: a cross-sectional study.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background As the proportion of older people increases, so will the consumption of health services. The aim of this study was to describe the contact characteristics among older people and to identify factors associated ... -
Entering an emotional minefield: professionals’ experiences with facilitators to address abuse in child interviews.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background Extensive research documents that child abuse is widespread and that it has detrimental effects on victims’ physical, psychological and social well-being. Efforts to help abused children by removing stressors ... -
Evaluating an integrated care pathway for frail elderly patients in Norway using multi-criteria decision analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background To provide value-based care for patients with multi-morbidity, innovative integrated care programmes and comprehensive evaluations of such programmes are required. In Norway, a new programme called “Holistic ... -
Experiences of Norwegian child and school health nurses with the "Starting Right" child health assessment innovation: a qualitative interview study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Although child health services are well established in Norway, the use of information technology for the systematic collection of evidence-based child- and proxy-reported health measures may be benefcial in the ... -
Explaining the intention of dental health personnel to report suspected child maltreatment using a reasoned action approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background This study provides an empirical test of the reasoned action approach (RAA) socio-cognitive theory with the aim of 1) predicting the intention of public dental health personnel (PDHP) to report suspected ... -
General practitioners’ and out-of-hours doctors’ role as gatekeeper in emergency admissions to somatic hospitals in Norway: registry-based observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background Primary care doctors have a gatekeeper function in many healthcare systems, and strategies to reduce emergency hospital admissions often focus on general practitioners’ (GPs’) and out-of-hours (OOH) doctors’ ... -
General practitioners’ perceptions of distributed leadership in providing integrated care for elderly chronic multi-morbid patients: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Distributed Leadership (DL) has been suggested as being helpful when different health care professionals and patients need to work together across professional and organizational boundaries to provide integrated ... -
Implementation of the norwegian ‘Starting right’ child health service innovation: implementation adjustments, adoption, and acceptability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: An increased and/or stable proportion of the child and adolescent population reports symptoms ofimpaired health, and the symptoms can be identified early. Therefore, structured child- and parent-reportedoutcome ... -
Independent medical evaluation for sick-listed patients: A focus group study of GPs expectations and experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Background Norwegian general practitioners (GPs) are important stakeholders because they manage 80% of people on long-term sick-leave. Independent medical evaluation (IME) for long-term sick-listed patients is being evaluated ... -
Out-of-hours workload among Norwegian general practitioners – an observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Repeated studies of working hours among Norwegian regular general practitioners (RGPs) have shown that the average total number of weekly working hours has remained unchanged since 1994 and up until 2014. For ... -
Pandemic preparedness and management in European out-of-hours primary care services – a descriptive study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Primary care is the first point of contact for all acute health problems. As such, primary care was at the frontline in the COVID-19 pandemic, playing a significant role in clinical responses and information to ... -
Practice characteristics influencing variation in provision of depression care in general practice in Norway; a registry-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP study)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background There is growing evidence of variation in treatment for patients with depression, not only across patient characteristics, but also with respect to the organizational and structural framework of general ... -
Preparedness and management during the first phase of the COVID-19 outbreak - a survey among emergency primary care services in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background The emergency primary care (EPC) services in Norway have been at the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. Knowledge about the EPC services’ management of the COVID-19 outbreak can be used to prepare for future ... -
Reasons for acute referrals to hospital from general practitioners and out-of-hours doctors in Norway: a registry-based observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background General practitioners (GPs) and out-of-hours (OOH) doctors are gatekeepers to acute hospital admissions in many healthcare systems. The aim of the present study was to investigate the whole range of reasons for ...