Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Bærheim, Anders"
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Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, treatment with corticosteroid, corticosteroid with distension or treatment-as-usual; a randomised controlled trial in primary care
Sharma, Satya P.; Bærheim, Anders; Moe-Nilssen, Rolf; Kvåle, Alice (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-05-26)Background: Optimal management for adhesive shoulder capsulitis (frozen shoulder) is currently unclear. We intended to explore whether treatment by intra-articular injections with corticosteroid and distension is more ... -
Analysis of role-play in medical communication training using a theatrical device the fourth wall
Jacobsen, Torild; Bærheim, Anders; Lepp, Margret Rose; Schei, Edvin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-10-14)Background: Communication training is a central part of medical education. The aim of this article is to explore the positions and didactic functions of the fourth wall in medical communication training, using a role-play ... -
Assessing medical students’ attitudes towards learning communication skills – which components of attitudes do we measure?
Anvik, Tor; Gude, Tore; Grimstad, Hilde; Bærheim, Anders; Fasmer, Ole Bernt; Hjortdahl, Per; Holen, Are; Risberg, Terje; Vaglum, Per (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-03-30)Background. The Communication Skills Attitudes Scale (CSAS) created by Rees, Sheard and Davies and published in 2002 has been a widely used instrument for measuring medical students' attitudes towards learning communication ... -
Can we rely on simulated patients' satisfaction with their consultation for assessing medical students' communication skills? A cross-sectional study
Gude, Tore; Grimstad, Hilde; Holen, Are; Anvik, Tor; Bærheim, Anders; Fasmer, Ole Bernt; Hjortdahl, Per; Vaglum, Per Jørgen Wiggen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-18)Background. In medical education, teaching methods offering intensive practice without high utilization of faculty resources are needed. We investigated whether simulated patients’ (SPs’) satisfaction with a consultation ... -
The consultants' role in the referring process with general practitioners: partners or adjudicators? a qualitative study
Thorsen, Olav; Hartveit, Miriam; Bærheim, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-10-11)Background: Within the health system, communication between the different levels of care is essential for the patients’ clinical pathways and medical treatment. This includes the referral process: how and why patients are ... -
Curriculum factors influencing knowledge of communication skills among medical students
Bærheim, Anders; Hjortdahl, Per; Holen, Are; Anvik, Tor; Fasmer, Ole Bernt; Grimstad, Hilde; Gude, Tore; Risberg, Terje; Vaglum, Per (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-10-10)Background: Communication training builds on the assumption that understanding of the concepts related to professional communication facilitates the training. We know little about whether students' knowledge of clinical ... -
General practitioners’ reflections on referring: An asymmetric or non-dialogical process?
Thorsen, Olav; Hartveit, Miriam; Bærheim, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)Objective. Identify and describe general practitioners’ (GPs’) reflections on and attitudes to the referral process and cooperation with hospital specialists. Design. Qualitative study using semi-structured focus-group ... -
Ibuprofen versus mecillinam for uncomplicated cystitis - a randomized controlled trial study protocol
Vik, Ingvild; Bollestad, Marianne; Grude, Nils; Bærheim, Anders; Mölstad, Sigvard; Bjerrum, Lars; Lindbæk, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-17)Background: Although uncomplicated cystitis is often self-limiting, most such patients will be prescribed antibiotic treatment. We are investigating whether treatment of cystitis with an NSAID is as effective as an antibiotic ... -
Interprofessional Workplace Learning in Primary Care: Students from Different Health Professions Work in Teams in Real-Life Settings
Bondevik, Gunnar Tschudi; Holst, Lone; Haugland, Mildrid; Bærheim, Anders; Raaheim, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Interprofessional education may be defined as an occasion when two or more professions learn with, from, and about each other in order to improve collaboration and quality of care. We studied the self-reported experiences ... -
Observed communication skills: how do they relate to the consultation content? A nation-wide study of graduate medical students seeing a standardized patient for a first-time consultation in a general practice setting
Gude, Tore; Vaglum, Per; Anvik, Tor; Bærheim, Anders; Eide, Hilde; Fasmer, Ole Bernt; Graugaard, Peter; Grimstad, Hilde; Hjortdahl, Per; Holen, Are; Nordoy, Tone; Skirbekk, Helge; Finset, Arnstein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-11-08)Background In this study, we wanted to investigate the relationship between background variables, communication skills, and the bio-psychosocial content of a medical consultation in a general practice setting with a ... -
Passive range of motion in patients with adhesive shoulder capsulitis, an intertester reliability study over eight weeks
Sharma, Satya P.; Bærheim, Anders; Kvåle, Alice (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02-22)Background Measuring range of motion (ROM) in the shoulder joint is important for the diagnosis and monitoring of change over time. To what degree passive ROM can be trusted as a reliable outcome measure was examined as ... -
Patients' subjective concepts about primary healthcare utilisation: the study protocol of a quality comparative study between Norway and Germany
Herrmann, Wolfram; Haarmann, Alexander; Flick, Uwe; Bærheim, Anders; Lichte, Thomas; Herrmann, Markus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-06-13)Background In Germany, utilisation of ambulatory healthcare services is high compared with other countries: While a study based on the process data of German statutory health insurances showed an average of 17.1 ... -
Typologies in GPs’ referral practice
Thorsen, Olav; Hartveit, Miriam; Johannessen, Jan Olav; Fosse, Lars; Eide, Geir Egil; Schulz, Jörn; Bærheim, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-07-18)Background: GPs’ individual decisions to refer and the various ways of working when they refer are important determinants of secondary care use. The objective of this study was to explore and describe potential characteristics ...