Blar i Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care på emneord "VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Health service and health administration research: 806"
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Acute hospital admissions among nursing home residents: a population-based observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-26)Background: Nursing home residents are prone to acute illness due to their high age, underlying illnesses and immobility. We examined the incidence of acute hospital admissions among nursing home residents versus the ... -
Change through ethical dialogue. A theoretical and qualitative study of lifestyle counselling in general practice
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-02-14)Many patients meet the challenge of reordering fundamental priorities in life. The reordering can entail lifestyle changes for preventing disease, carrying out extensive treatment plans, or adapting to new dysfunctions in ... -
Comparison of three different prehospital wrapping methods for preventing hypothermia - a crossover study in humans
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-06-23)Background: Accidental hypothermia increases mortality and morbidity in trauma patients. Various methods for insulating and wrapping hypothermic patients are used worldwide. The aim of this study was to compare the thermal ... -
Development, implementation, and pilot study of a sentinel network ("The Watchtowers") for monitoring emergency primary health care activity in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-03-26)Background: In Norway there is a shortage of valid health activity statistics from the primary care out-of-hours services and the pre-hospital emergency health care system. There is little systematic information available ... -
Diagnostic scope in out-of-hours primary care services in eight European countries: an observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-13)Background: In previous years, out- of-hours primary care has been organised in large-scale organisations in many countries. This may have lowered the threshold for many patients to present health problems at nights and ... -
Disability pension by occupational class - the impact of work-related factors: The Hordaland Health Study Cohort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-30)Background: The social gradient in disability pension is well recognized, however mechanisms accounting for the gradient are largely unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the association between occupational class ... -
Drug prescribing quality for older patients. Explicit indicators and multidisciplinary medication reviews
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-03-16)This thesis is based on three published papers that illuminate different aspects of prescribing quality and drug use in older patients who receive home nursing services or live in nursing homes. Persons older than 65 years ... -
Endringsledelse - fleip eller fakta? En studie av ansatte og ledere sine opplevelser av en endringsprosess i Psykisk helsevern for barn og unge i Helse Bergen HF
(Master thesis, 2009-06)Bakgrunn:Oppgaven er en studie av de erfaringene ulike grupper av ansatte erfarte i tilknytning til en organisasjonsendring i barne- og ungdomspsykiatrien i Helse Bergen HF.Hensikt: Oppgaven søker å belyse de opplevde ... -
Er det kostnadseffektivt å gi pasienter ambulante spesialisthelsetjenester framfor behandling i sykehus? En bedrifts- og samfunnsøkonomisk evaluering
(Master thesis, 2010-12)Background: Over the last years the national health authorities have stronglyrecommended the health services to be a complete chain of treatment services, as wellas recommending the health services to give the patients ... -
Go to work or report sick? A focus group study on decisions of sickness presence among offshore catering section workers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-03-18)Background: To identify and explore the factors promoting sickness presenteeism among offshore catering section workers. Methods: Twenty men and women, working in the offshore catering section onboard three offshore oil ... -
Håndtering av uønskede hendelser i en sykehusavdeling. En kvalitativ studie.
(Master thesis, 2010-06)Background: To ensure patient safety at hospital admissions, awareness around the use of adverse events have increased in health care. Adverse events are one tool available to the leader to work with patient safety. To ... -
Lederutdanning blant sykepleieledere – gir det økt opplevelse av mestring og trivsel?
(Master thesis, 2009-07)Background: The leader role in the health service has been changing a lot during the last years. From taking part in patient care, the leaders are now responsible for finance, systems, human resources and administration. ... -
Leiing og læring i omstillingssituasjonar
(Master thesis, 2009-10)Background: The background for this master thesis is that change in health services is something that is here to stay. Experience shows that there is plenty frustration in an organization when conducting a change. As a ... -
Lesbisk selvtillit – lesbisk helse. Utfordringer og mestringsstrategier hos lesbiske kvinner
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-09-14)Lesbian women make up a sexual minority within a heteronormative society where homosexuality becomes invisible and inferior. Minority stress is the excess stress individuals from stigmatized social categories experience ... -
Læringsmiljøet i norske vevsentre
(Master thesis, 2010-04-15)To ensure quality and patient safety in health services, the organizations performing the services must be diagnosed as learning organizations. The aim of this thesis is to gather information about Norwegian cell- and ... -
Monitoring activities in out-of-hours emergency primary care in Norway. A special emphasis on nurses telephone triage and counselling
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-11-18)The main aim of this thesis has been to develop and establish an organisation, the Watchtowers, in order to continuously collect valid data from the OOH services in Norway, and to describe the activities. Further, we have ... -
Prescribing and Prescribers of Psychotropic Drugs in Norway. A population based pharmacoepidemiological study
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-03-02)Background One out of three persons in Norway had a mental illness during 2008, and about half of the population will be affected during their lifetime, according to the Government. Although mental health care comprises ... -
Prioriteringspraksis og ventetid. En undersøkelse av helseforetak i Helse Midt-Norge
(Master thesis, 2011-01-05)Background: The Act on Patients Rights should ensure that people should have equal access to health services of good quality, regardless of age, gender, economy and place of residence. Several studies show that there are ... -
Psychiatry out-of-hours: a focus group study of GPs’ experiences in Norwegian casualty clinics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-27)Background: For Norwegian general practitioners (GPs), acute treatment of mental illness and substance abuse are among the most commonly experienced emergency situations in out-of-hours primary healthcare. The largest share ...