Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen"
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The associations between different types of infections and circadian preference and shift work
Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Waage, Siri; Emberland, Knut Erik; Litleskare, Sverre; Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen; Forthun, Ingeborg; Rørtveit, Guri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Disturbed sleep and circadian disruption are reported to increase the risk of infections. People with an evening circadian preference and night workers typically report insufficient sleep, and the aims of the present study ... -
Effect of an educational intervention for telephone triage nurses on out-of-hours attendance: a pragmatic randomized controlled study
Lindberg, Bent Håkan; Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen; Høye, Sigurd (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-03)Background: Telephone triage has been established in many countries as a response to the challenge of non-urgent use of out-of-hours primary care services. However, limited evidence is available regarding the effect of ... -
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 ... -
Laboratory tests in out-of-hours services in Norway. Studies with special emphasis on use and consequences of C-reactive protein test in children
Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen (Doctoral thesis, 2017-05-31)Background: Children with infections and respiratory symptoms have the highest contact rate with Norwegian out-of-hours (OOH) services, especially in the youngest age group, and during the winter season. Many contacts are ... -
Out-of-hours antibiotic prescription after screening with C reactive protein: A randomised controlled study
Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen; Sandvik, Hogne; Mjelle, Anders Batman; Hunskaar, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objective: To evaluate the effect of preconsultation C reactive protein (CRP) screening on antibiotic prescribing and referral to hospital in Norwegian primary care settings with low prevalence of serious infections. Design: ... -
Out-of-hours workload among Norwegian general practitioners – an observational study
Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen; Morken, Tone; Maartmann-Moe, Kjell; Hunskår, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 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 ... -
Outcomes of antibiotic treatment for respiratory infections in children an observational study in primary care
Alvsåker, Linn Karin Tjalvin; Stensen, Maria Fehn; Mjelle, Anders Batman; Hunskaar, Steinar; Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Antibiotic resistance is an increasing global threat, accelerated by both misuse and overuse of antibiotics. Most antibiotics to humans are prescribed in primary care, commonly for respiratory symptoms, and ... -
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 ... -
Phone triage nurses’ assessment of respiratory tract infections – the tightrope walk between gatekeeping and service providing. A qualitative study
Lindberg, Bent Håkan; Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen; Høye, Sigurd (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Phone nurses triage callers to Norwegian out-of-hours cooperatives to estimate the appropriate urgency and level of care for the caller. Many callers with mild symptoms of respiratory tract infections receive ... -
Point-of-care testing with CRP in primary care: a registry-based observational study from Norway
Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen; Hunskaar, Steinar; Gjesdal, Sturla; Hetlevik, Øystein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-19)Background: Norwegian primary health care is maintained on the regular general practitioners (RGPs), GP’s contracted to the municipalities in a list patient system, working at daytime and at out-of-hours services (OOH ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Use of laboratory tests in out-of-hours services in Norway
Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen; Sandvik, Hogne; Hunskaar, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)Objective: To investigate the use of laboratory tests and which factors influence the use in Norwegian out-of-hours (OOH) services. Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Setting: Out-of-hours services in Norway. ... -
Workload in Norwegian general practice 2018 - an observational study
Morken, Tone; Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen; Maartmann-Moe, Kjell; Hunskaar, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-28)Background: Rising workload in general practice has been a recent cause for concern in several countries; this is also the case in Norway. Long working hours and heavy workload seem to affect recruitment and retention of ...