Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Rørtveit, Guri"
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Overcoming clinician and parent ambivalence: General practitioners' support of children of parents with physical or mental illness and/or substance abuse
Hafting, Marit; Gullbrå, Frøydis; Anderssen, Norman; Rørtveit, Guri; Smith-Sivertsen, Tone; Doesum, Karin van (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-08)Children who are next of kin to parents with physical or mental illness and/or substance abuse need access to mental health support and several cost-effective interventions are available. Because most parents in the target ... -
Pandemic preparedness and management in European out-of-hours primary care services – a descriptive study
Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen; Rørtveit, Guri; Huibers, Linda; Dale, Jonas Nordvik; Smits, Marleen; Morken, Tone (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-19)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 ... -
Pelvic organ prolapse surgery and health-related quality of life: a follow-up study
Belayneh, Tadesse; Gebeyehu, Abebaw; Adefris, Mulat; Rørtveit, Guri; Gjerde, Janne Lillelid; Ayele, Tadesse Awoke (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Symptomatic prolapse impairs quality of life. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is considered an important outcome of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery. However, it is rarely reported, and measures are ... -
Perceived food intolerance and irritable bowel syndrome in a population 3 years after a giardiasis-outbreak: a historical cohort study
Litleskare, Sverre; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Eide, Geir Egil; Hanevik, Kurt; Kahrs, Gudrun E; Langeland, Nina; Rørtveit, Guri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-19)Background: Studies have shown an increased prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) after acute gastroenteritis. Food as a precipitating and perpetuating factor in IBS has gained recent interest, but food intolerance ... -
Postinfectious and sporadic functional gastrointestinal disorders have different prevalences and rates of overlap: results from a controlled cohort study 3 years after acute giardiasis
Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Hanevik, Kurt; Hausken, Trygve; Eide, Geir Egil; Langeland, Nina; Mørch, Kristine; Rørtveit, Guri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common complication following gastroenteritis, and a high prevalence of postgiardiasis IBS has previously been reported. This study aims to investigate the prevalence, adjusted ... -
Preparedness and management during the first phase of the COVID-19 outbreak - a survey among emergency primary care services in Norway
Dale, Jonas Nordvik; Morken, Tone; Eliassen, Knut Eirik Ringheim; Blinkenberg, Jesper; Rørtveit, Guri; Hunskår, Steinar; Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen; Baste, Valborg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 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 ... -
Prevalence and predictors of post-COVID-19 symptoms in general practice - a registry-based nationwide study
Hetlevik, Øystein; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Baste, Valborg; Emberland, Knut Erik; Özgümüs, Türküler; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Rørtveit, Guri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background With Norwegian national registry data, we assessed the prevalence of post-COVID-19 symptoms at least 3 months after confirmed infection, and whether sociodemographic factors and pre-pandemic health problems were ... -
Prevalence of fibromyalgia 10 years after infection with Giardia lamblia: a controlled prospective cohort study
Hunskår, Gunnhild Sellevoll; Rørtveit, Guri; Litleskare, Sverre; Eide, Geir Egil; Hanevik, Kurt; Langeland, Nina; Wensaas, Knut-Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives: To investigate whether acute infection with Giardia lamblia is associated with fibromyalgia 10 years after infection and whether fibromyalgia is associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic fatigue ... -
Prevalence, incidence and remission of urinary incontinence in women: longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT study (EPINCONT)
Ebbesen, Marit Helen; Hunskår, Steinar; Rørtveit, Guri; Hannestad, Yngvild Skåtun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-05-30)Background: To determine incidence and remission of UI as well as changes in UI prevalence in the Norwegian EPINCONT surveys. Methods: The EPINCONT surveys were conducted in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, as part ... -
The primary care perspective on the Norwegian national strategy against antimicrobial resistance
Rørtveit, Guri; Simonsen, Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)A national strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been subject to cyclic processes in Norway since 1998. In 2020, a renewed process cycle was launched. Here, we describe the process and the approach of the ... -
Quality of life and its association with irritable bowel syndrome and fatigue ten years after giardiasis
Litleskare, Sverre; Rørtveit, Guri; Eide, Geir Egil; Emberland, Knut Erik; Hanevik, Kurt; Langeland, Nina; Wensaas, Knut-Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Gastroenteritis has been associated with complications such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic fatigue (CF). Little is known about the implications for quality of life (QoL) in this setting. The aims ... -
The relationship between irritable bowel syndrome, functional dyspepsia, chronic fatigue and overactive bladder syndrome: A controlled study 6 years after acute gastrointestinal infection
Persson, Robert; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Hanevik, Kurt; Eide, Geir Egil; Langeland, Nina; Rørtveit, Guri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-06-10)BACKGROUND: To investigate in a cohort with previous gastrointestinal infection and a control group the prevalence of overactive bladder syndrome (OAB), and how it was associated with three other functional disorders; ... -
Respiratory tract infections in Norwegian primary care 2006–2015: a registry-based study
Larsen, Leo; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Emberland, Knut Erik; Rørtveit, Guri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective Examine characteristics and time trends of respiratory tract infection (RTI) consultations in Norwegian primary care and compare consultations in daytime general practice and out-of-hours (OOH) services. Design ... -
Restless legs syndrome - a study from general practice
Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Emberland, Knut Erik; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Litleskare, Sverre; Perez, Esperanza Diaz; Ruths, Sabine; Rørtveit, Guri; Waage, Siri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)BAKGRUNN Forekomsten av rastløse bein er rundt 5–10 % blant voksne i den generelle befolkningen. Få studier er gjort om forekomsten blant pasienter som oppsøker fastlege. Det er også få studier om sammenheng med andre ... -
Self-reported short and long sleep duration, sleep debt and insomnia are associated with several types of infections: Results from the Norwegian practice-based research network in general practice – PraksisNett
Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Rørtveit, Guri; Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen; Waage, Siri; Emberland, Knut Erik; Forthun, Ingeborg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective The objective was to assess the association between self-reported infections and sleep duration, sleep debt, chronic insomnia, and insomnia severity. Methods In total, 1023 participants were recruited from ... -
Severity of Giardia infection associated with post-infectious fatigue and abdominal symptoms two years after
Mørch, Kristine; Hanevik, Kurt; Rørtveit, Guri; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Eide, Geir Egil; Hausken, Trygve; Langeland, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-12-15)Background: A high rate of post-infectious fatigue and abdominal symptoms two years after a waterborne outbreak of giardiasis in Bergen, Norway in 2004 has previously been reported. The aim of this report was to identify ... -
Symptoms, symptom severity, and contact with primary health care among nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients: a Norwegian web-based survey
Fossum, Guro Haugen; Brænd, Anja Maria; Heltveit-Olsen, Silje Rebekka; Rørtveit, Guri; Høye, Sigurd; Straand, Jørund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective Dependent on clinical setting, geography and timing during the pandemic, variable symptoms of COVID-19 have been reported. Our aim was to describe self-reported symptom intensity and contact with primary health ... -
To give the invisible child priority: Children as next of kin in general practice. A qualitative study among general practitioners
Gullbrå, Frøydis; Smith-Sivertsen, Tone; Rørtveit, Guri; Anderssen, Norman; Hafting, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Objective. To explore general practitioners’ (GPs’) experiences in helping children as next of kin of drug-addicted, mentally ill, or severely somatic ill adults. These children are at risk of long-term mental and somatic ... -
Translation, transcultural adaptation, reliability and validation of the pelvic organ prolapse quality of life (P-QoL) in Amharic
Belayneh, Tadesse; Gebeyehu, Abebaw; Adefris, Mulat; Rørtveit, Guri; Genet, Tinsae (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: The Prolapse Quality of Life (P-QoL) is a disease-specific instrument designed to measure the health-related quality of life in women with prolapse; however, there is no Amharic version of the instrument. The ... -
Urinary Incontinence and Weight Change During Pregnancy and Postpartum: A Cohort Study
Wesnes, Stian Langeland; Hunskår, Steinar; Bø, Kari; Rørtveit, Guri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-11-01)Weight gain during pregnancy may contribute to increased urinary incontinence (UI) during and after pregnancy, but scientific support is lacking. The effect of weight loss on UI postpartum is unclear. From 1999 to 2006, ...