Blar i Faculty of Medicine på tidsskrift "BMC Health Services Research"
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Out-of-hours workload among Norwegian general practitioners – an observational study
(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 ... -
Pain and quality of life in nursing home residents with dementia after admission – a longitudinal study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-27)Background: Pain in nursing home (NH) residents with dementia is commonly reported and may affect Quality of Life (QoL) negatively. Few longitudinal studies have explored how pain and QoL develop in NH residents with ... -
Pandemic preparedness and management in European out-of-hours primary care services – a descriptive study
(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 ... -
The patient at the centre: evidence from 17 European integrated care programmes for persons with complex needs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background As the prevalence of multi-morbidity increases in ageing societies, health and social care systems face the challenge of providing adequate care to persons with complex needs. Approaches that integrate care ... -
The patient at the centre: evidence from 17 European integrated care programmes for persons with complex needs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background As the prevalence of multi-morbidity increases in ageing societies, health and social care systems face the challenge of providing adequate care to persons with complex needs. Approaches that integrate care ... -
Patient perspectives on continuity of care: Adaption and preliminary psychometric assessment of a Norwegian version of the Nijmegen Continuity Questionnaire (NCQ-N)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-11-21)Background: Continuity of care is regarded as a core quality element in healthcare. Continuity can be related to one or more specific caregivers but also applies to collaboration within a team or across boundaries of ... -
Patient safety culture in Norwegian nursing homes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06-20)Background: Patient safety culture concerns leader and staff interaction, attitudes, routines, awareness and practices that impinge on the risk of patient-adverse events. Due to their complex multiple diseases, nursing ... -
Patient safety in surgical environments: Cross-countries comparison of psychometric properties and results of the Norwegian version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-09-22)Background: How hospital health care personnel perceive safety climate has been assessed in several countries by using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety (HSOPS). Few studies have examined safety climate factors in ... -
Patients’ and healthcare workers’ recommendations for a surgical patient safety checklist – a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Patients’ involvement in patient safety has increased in healthcare. Use of checklists may improve patient outcome in surgery, though few have attempted to engage patients’ use of surgical checklist. To identify ... -
Perceived barriers and facilitators in providing palliative care for people with severe dementia : the healthcare professionals' experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-09-12)Background: Dementia has become a major public health issue worldwide due to its rapidly increasing prevalence and an increasing number of dementia-related deaths in long-term care facilities. The aim of this study was to ... -
Persisting stigma reduces the utilisation of HIV-related care and support services in Viet Nam
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-11-25)Background: Seeking and utilisation of HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support services for people living with HIV is often hampered by HIV-related stigma. The study aimed to explore the perceptions and experiences ... -
Polish immigrants’ access to colorectal cancer screening in Norway – a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-10)Background: The Norwegian colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programme started in May 2022. Inequities in uptake of CRC screening is a concern, and we expect that immigrants are at risk of non-uptake. Immigrants from Poland ... -
Post-discharge malaria chemoprevention (PMC) in Malawi: caregivers` acceptance and preferences with regard to delivery methods
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-07-11)Background: In malaria endemic countries of sub-Saharan Africa, many children develop severe anaemia due to previous and current malaria infections. After blood transfusions and antimalarial treatment at the hospital they ... -
Practice characteristics influencing variation in provision of depression care in general practice in Norway; a registry-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP study)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-26)Background: There is growing evidence of variation in treatment for patients with depression, not only across patient characteristics, but also with respect to the organizational and structural framework of general ... -
Predicting intention to treat HIV-infected patients among Tanzanian and Sudanese medical and dental students using the theory of planned behaviour - a cross sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-11-20)Background: The HIV epidemic poses significant challenges to the low income countries in sub Saharan Africa (SSA), affecting the attrition rate among health care workers, their level of motivation, and absenteeism from ... -
Pregnant women's experiences of routine counselling and testing for HIV in Eastern Uganda: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-05-24)Background: Routine HIV counselling and testing as part of antenatal care has been institutionalized in Uganda as an entry point for pregnant women into the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programme. ... -
Preparedness and management during the first phase of the COVID-19 outbreak - a survey among emergency primary care services in Norway
(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 ... -
Promotors and barriers to the implementation and adoption of assistive technology and telecare for people with dementia and their caregivers: a systematic review of the literature
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background One of the most pressing issues in our society is the provision of proper care and treatment for the growing global health challenge of ageing. Assistive Technology and Telecare (ATT) is a key component in ... -
Providing emergency care and assessing a patient triage system in a referral hospital in Somaliland: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-06)Background: In resource-poor settings, where health systems are frequently stretched to their capacity, access to emergency care is often limited. Triage systems have been proposed as a tool to ensure efficiency and optimal ... -
Public participation: healthcare rationing in the newspaper media
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background It is impossible to meet all healthcare demands, but an open and fair rationing process may improve the public acceptability of priority setting in healthcare. Decision-making is subject to scrutiny by newspaper ...