Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Hunskaar, Steinar"
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Acute management of fractures in primary care - a cost minimisation analysis
Vabo, Stein; Kjerstad, Egil; Hunskaar, Steinar; Steen, Knut; Brudvik, Christina Elisabeth; Morken, Tone (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 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. ... -
Acute medical missions by helicopter medical service (HEMS) to municipalities with different approach for primary care physicians
Nystøyl, Dag Ståle; Østerås, Øyvind; Hunskaar, Steinar; Zakariassen, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The prehospital emergency system in Norway involves out-of-hours (OOH) services with on-call physicians. Helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) are used in cases of severe illness or trauma that require ... -
Anxiety and depression associated with urinary incontinence. A 10-year follow-up study from the Norwegian HUNT study (EPINCONT)
Felde, Gunhild; Ebbesen, Marit Helen; Hunskaar, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02)Aims: Firstly, to investigate the association between depression, anxiety and urinary incontinence (UI) in a 10-year longitudinal study of women. Secondly, to investigate the association between possible differences in the ... -
Associations between home deaths and end-of-life nursing care trajectories for community-dwelling people: a population-based registry study
Kjellstadli, Camilla; Han, Ling; Allore, Heather G; Flo, Elisabeth; Husebø, Bettina; Hunskaar, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-15)Background: Few studies have estimated planned home deaths compared to actual place of death in a general population or the longitudinal course of home nursing services and associations with place of death. We aimed to ... -
Cancer patients’ use of primary care out-of-hours services: a cross-sectional study in Norway
Thoresen, Camilla Kjellstadli; Sandvik, Hogne; Hunskaar, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objective: To investigate how cancer patients in Norway use primary care out-of-hours (OOH) services and describe different contact types and procedures. Design: A retrospective cross-sectional registry study using a billing ... -
Clinical practice patterns among native and immigrant doctors doing out-of-hours work in Norway: a registry-based observational study
Sandvik, Hogne; Hunskaar, Steinar; Diaz, Esperanza (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-07-12)Objectives: To evaluate whether immigrant and native Norwegian doctors differ in their practice patterns. Design: Observational study. Setting: Out-of-hours (OOH) emergency primary healthcare in Norway, 2008. Participants: ... -
Comparing unplanned and potentially planned home deaths: a population-based cross-sectional study
Kjellstadli, Camilla; Husebø, Bettina; Sandvik, Hogne; Flo, Elisabeth; Hunskaar, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-02)Background: There is little research on number of planned home deaths. We need information about factors associated with home deaths, but also differences between planned and unplanned home deaths to improve end-of-life-care ... -
Construction and validation of a morbidity index based on the International Classification of Primary Care
Sandvik, Hogne; Ruths, Sabine; Hunskaar, Steinar; Blinkenberg, Jesper; Hetlevik, Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives In epidemiological studies it is often necessary to describe morbidity. The aim of the present study is to construct and validate a morbidity index based on the International Classification of Primary Care ... -
Continuity and breaches in GP care and their associations with mortality for patients with chronic disease: an observational study using Norwegian registry data
Pahlavanyali, Sahar; Hetlevik, Øystein; Baste, Valborg; Blinkenberg, Jesper; Hunskaar, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Despite many benefits of continuity of care with a named regular GP (RGP), continuity is deteriorating in many countries. Aim To investigate the association between RGP continuity and mortality, in a personal ... -
Continuity in general practice as predictor of mortality, acute hospitalisation, and use of out-of-hours care: a registry-based observational study in Norway
Sandvik, Hogne; Hetlevik, Øystein; Blinkenberg, Jesper; Hunskaar, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Continuity, usually considered a quality aspect of primary care, is under pressure in Norway, and elsewhere. Aim To analyse the association between longitudinal continuity with a named regular general ... -
Continuity of care for patients with chronic disease: a registry-based observational study from Norway
Pahlavanyali, Sahar; Hetlevik, Øystein; Blinkenberg, Jesper; Hunskaar, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Continuity of care (CoC) is accepted as a core value of primary care and is especially appreciated by patients with chronic conditions. Nevertheless, there are few studies investigating CoC for these patients ... -
Dispatch guideline adherence and response interval—a study of emergency medical calls in Norway
Ellensen, Eirin Nybø; Wisborg, Torben; Hunskaar, Steinar; Zakariassen, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-10-13)Background: The Emergency Medical Communication Centre (EMCC) operators in Norway report using the Norwegian Index for Medical Emergency Assistance (Index), a criteria-based dispatch guideline, in about 75 % of medical ... -
Factors predicting antibiotic prescription and referral to hospital for children with respiratory symptoms: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled study at out-of-hours services in primary care
Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen; Sandvik, Hogne; Mjelle, Anders Batman; Hunskaar, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Objective: Acute respiratory infections and fever among children are highly prevalent in primary care. It is challenging to distinguish between viral and bacterial infections. Norway has a relatively low prescription rate ... -
Fractures diagnosed in primary care – a five-year retrospective observational study from a Norwegian rural municipality with a ski resort
Vabo, Stein; Steen, Knut; Brudvik, Christina; Hunskaar, Steinar; Morken, Tone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-13)Objective: The aim of this study was to characterize fractures recorded at a Norwegian primary care centre near a ski resort. Design: A retrospective five-year observational study in the period 2010–2014. Setting: A primary ... -
General practitioners' provision of end-of-life care and associations with dying at home: a registry-based longitudinal study
Kjellstadli, Camilla; Allore, Heather G; Husebø, Bettina; Flo, Elisabeth; Sandvik, Hogne; Hunskaar, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: General practitioners (GPs) may play an important role in providing end-of-life care to community-dwelling people. Objective: To investigate patients' contacts with GPs, GPs' interdisciplinary collaboration, ... -
General practitioners’ and out-of-hours doctors’ role as gatekeeper in emergency admissions to somatic hospitals in Norway: registry-based observational study
Blinkenberg, Jesper; Pahlavanyali, Sahar; Hetlevik, Øystein; Sandvik, Hogne; Hunskaar, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-14)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’ ... -
The impact of variation in out-of-hours doctors' referral practices: a Norwegian registry-based observational study
Blinkenberg, Jesper; Hetlevik, Øystein; Sandvik, Hogne; Baste, Valborg; Hunskaar, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Abstract Background In a gatekeeping system, the individual doctor’s referral practice is an important factor for hospital activity and patient safety. Objective The aim of the study was to investigate the variation in ... -
Loss of life years due to unavailable helicopter emergency medical service: a single base study from a rural area of Norway
Zakariassen, Erik; Østerås, Øyvind; Nystøyl, Dag Ståle; Breidablik, Hans Johan; Solheim, Eivind; Brattebø, Guttorm; Ellensen, Vegard Skalstad; Hoff, Jana Midelfart; Hordnes, Knut; Aksnes, Arne; Heltne, Jon-Kenneth; Hunskaar, Steinar; Hotvedt, Ragnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Despite the potential benefits of physician-staffed Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), many dispatches to primary HEMS missions in Norway are cancelled before patient encounter. Information is sparse ... -
Management of chest pain: A prospective study from Norwegian out-of-hours primary care
Burman, Robert Anders; Zakariassen, Erik; Hunskaar, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-24)Background: Chest pain is a common diagnostic challenge in primary care and diagnostic measures are often aimed at confirming or ruling out acute ischaemic heart disease. The aim of this study was to investigate management ... -
Method Paper – Distance and Travel Time to Casualty Clinics in Norway Based on Crowdsourced Postcode Coordinates: A Comparison with Other Methods
Raknes, Guttorm; Hunskaar, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-14)We describe a method that uses crowdsourced postcode coordinates and Google maps to estimate average distance and travel time for inhabitants of a municipality to a casualty clinic in Norway. The new method was compared ...