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dc.contributor.authorOlsen, Frank
dc.contributor.authorUleberg, Bård Erling
dc.contributor.authorJacobsen, Bjarne K.
dc.contributor.authorHeuch, Ivar
dc.contributor.authorTande, Pål Morten
dc.contributor.authorBugge, Einar
dc.contributor.authorBalteskard, Lise
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-08T11:37:42Z
dc.date.available2022-06-08T11:37:42Z
dc.date.created2022-03-31T15:13:06Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2997898
dc.description.abstractBackground The aim of this study was to analyse whether there are patient related or geographic differences in the use of catheter ablation among atrial fibrillation patients in Norway. Methods National population-based data on individual level of all Norwegians aged 25 to 75 diagnosed with atrial fibrillation from 2008 to 2017 were used to study the proportion treated with catheter ablation. Survival analysis, by Cox regression with attained age as time scale, separately by gender, was applied to examine the associations between ablation probability and educational level, income level, place of residence, and follow-up time. Results Substantial socioeconomic and geographic variation was documented. Atrial fibrillation patients with high level of education and high income were more frequently treated with ablation, and the education effect increased with increasing age. Patients living in the referral area of St. Olavs Hospital Trust had around three times as high ablation rates as patients living in the referral area of Finnmark Hospital Trust. Conclusions Differences in health literacy, patient preference and demands are probably important causes of socioeconomic variation, and studies on how socioeconomic status influences the choice of treatment are warranted. Some of the geographic variation may reflect differences in ablation capacity. However, geographic variation related to differences in clinical practice and provider preferences implies a need for clearer guidelines, both at the specialist level and at the referring level.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleSocioeconomic and geographic differences in ablation of atrial fibrillation in Norway - a national cohort studyen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.source.articlenumber303en_US
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
cristin.qualitycode1
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-022-12628-9
dc.identifier.cristin2014238
dc.source.journalBMC Public Healthen_US
dc.identifier.citationBMC Public Health. 2022, 22, 303.en_US
dc.source.volume22en_US


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