Blar i Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care på forfatter "Rørtveit, Guri"
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Addressing health inequity during the COVID-19 pandemic through primary health care and public health collaboration: a multiple case study analysis in eight high-income countries
Vanden Bossche, Dorien; Zhao, Q. Jane; Ares-Blanco, Sara; Peña, Maria Pilar Astier; Decat, Peter; Kondo, Naoki; Kroneman, Madelon; Nishioka, Daisuke; Petrazzuoli, Ferdinando; Rørtveit, Guri; Schaubroeck, Emmily; Stark, Stefanie; Pinto, Andrew D.; Willems, Sara (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The COVID-19 pandemic substantially magnified the inequity gaps among vulnerable populations. Both public health (PH) and primary health care (PHC) have been crucial in addressing the challenges posed by the ... -
Antibiotics for gastroenteritis in general practice and out-of-hour services in Norway 2006–15
Emberland, Knut Erik; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Litleskare, Sverre; Larsen, Leo; Mørch, Kristine; Ruths, Sabine; Rørtveit, Guri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: When patients with gastroenteritis (GE) seek health care, they are generally managed in primary care. Little is known about the use of antibiotic treatment in these cases. Objective: The aim of this study ... -
Capacity and Adaptations of General Practice during an Influenza Pandemic
Simonsen, Kristian Anton; Hunskår, Steinar; Sandvik, Hogne; Rørtveit, Guri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07-18)Background: GPs play a major role in influenza epidemics, and most patients with influenza-like-illness (ILI) are treated in general practice or by primary care doctors on duty in out-of-hours services (OOH). Little is ... -
Characteristics of hospitalized patients during a large waterborne outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni in Norway
Mortensen, Nicolay; Hanevik, Kurt; Langeland, Nina; Rørtveit, Guri; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Jonasson, Solveig Aalstad; Lavesson, Ingrid Viola; Emberland, Knut Erik; Litleskare, Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Very few reports describe all hospitalized patients with campylobacteriosis in the setting of a single waterborne outbreak. This study describes the demographics, comorbidities, clinical features, microbiology, treatment ... -
Clinical features of gastroenteritis during a large waterborne Campylobacter outbreak in Askøy, Norway
Emberland, Knut Erik; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Litleskare, Sverre; Iversen, Arild; Hanevik, Kurt; Langeland, Nina; Rørtveit, Guri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose: Outbreaks of Campylobacter infection are common, but studies exploring the clinical features of acute illness in the outbreak setting are scarce in existing literature. The main purpose of the present study was ... -
Consultations and antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infections in Norwegian primary care 2006–2015, a registry-based study
Haugom, Lars; Ruths, Sabine; Emberland, Knut Erik; Eliassen, Knut Eirik Ringheim; Rørtveit, Guri; Wensaas, Knut-Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Extensive use of antibiotics and the resulting emergence of antimicrobial resistance is a major health concern globally. In Norway, 82% of antibiotics is prescribed in primary care and one in four prescriptions ... -
Consultations for gastroenteritis in general practice and out-of-hours services in Norway 2006–15
Emberland, Knut Erik; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Litleskare, Sverre; Rørtveit, Guri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Most of the patients with gastroenteritis seeking health care services are managed in primary care; yet, little is known about these consultations. Syndromic-based surveillance of gastrointestinal infections ... -
The decline of the impetigo epidemic caused by the epidemic European fusidic acid-resistant impetigo clone: an 11.5-year population-based incidence study from a community in Western Norway
Rørtveit, Sverre; Skutlaberg, Dag Harald; Langeland, Nina; Rørtveit, Guri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12)Background: From around the year 2000, Northern Europe experienced a rise in impetigo caused by Staphylococcus aureus resistant to fusidic acid. A single clone of S. aureus was found to be the bacterial pathogen involved ... -
The effect of urinary incontinence status during pregnancy and delivery mode on incontinence postpartum. A cohort study
Wesnes, Stian Langeland; Hunskår, Steinar; Bø, Kari; Rørtveit, Guri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-04)Objective: The objectives of this study were to investigate prevalence of urinary incontinence at 6 months postpartum and to study how continence status during pregnancy and mode of delivery influence urinary incontinence ... -
How can the general practitioner support adolescent children of ill or substance-abusing parents? A qualitative study among adolescents
Gullbrå, Frøydis; Smith-Sivertsen, Tone; Graungaard, Anette Hauskov; Rørtveit, Guri; Hafting, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objectives: To explore significant experiences of adolescents as next of kin that the general practitioner (GP) should identify and recognize. Design: Qualitative study with focus-group interviews. Subjects and setting: ... -
Ill and substance-abusing parents: how can the general practitioner help their children? A qualitative study
Gullbrå, Frøydis; Smith-Sivertsen, Tone; Rørtveit, Guri; Anderssen, Norman; Hafting, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-11-08)Background: Severe illness among parents may interfere with their parenting. Children having ill or substanceabusing parents are at risk of own health problems and psychosocial difficulties. The health care system should ... -
Life after pelvic organ prolapse surgery: a qualitative study in Amhara region, Ethiopia
Gjerde, Janne Lillelid; Rørtveit, Guri; Adefris, Mulat; Belayneh, Tadesse; Blystad, Astrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-29)Background: Women living in resource constrained settings often have limited knowledge of and access to surgical treatment for pelvic organ prolapse. Additionally, little is known about experiences during recovery periods ... -
Living with pelvic organ prolapse: voices of women from Amhara region, Ethiopia
Gjerde, Janne Lillelid; Rørtveit, Guri; Muleta, Mulu; Adefris, Mulat; Blystad, Astrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03)Introduction: The objective of the study was to explore how women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse in a lowincome setting explain, experience, and handle the potential practical and social consequences of the condition. ... -
The lucky ones get cured: Health care seeking among women with pelvic organ prolapse in Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Gjerde, Janne Lillelid; Rørtveit, Guri; Adefris, Mulat; Mekonnen, Hibste; Belayneh, Tadesse; Blystad, Astrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11-26)Background: The majority of women suffering from maternal morbidities live in resource-constrained settings with diverse barriers preventing access to quality biomedical health care services. This study aims to highlight ... -
The Norwegian PraksisNett: a nationwide practice-based research network with a novel IT infrastructure
Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Halvorsen, Peder Andreas; Nilsen, Stein; Fossum, Guro Haugen; Fors, Egil Andreas; Jørgensen, Pål; Øxnevad-Gundersen, Berit; Gjelstad, Svein; Bellika, Johan Gustav; Straand, Jørund; Rørtveit, Guri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Clinical research in primary care is relatively scarce. Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) are research infrastructures to overcome hurdles associated with conducting studies in primary care. In Norway, almost all ... -
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 ... -
Pelvic organ prolapse surgery and health-related quality of life: a follow-up study
Belayneh, Tadesse; Gebeyehu, Abebaw; Adefris, Mulat; Rørtveit, Guri; Gjerde, Janne Lillelid; Ayele, Tadesse Awoke (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Symptomatic prolapse impairs quality of life. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is considered an important outcome of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery. However, it is rarely reported, and measures are ... -
Perceived food intolerance and irritable bowel syndrome in a population 3 years after a giardiasis-outbreak: a historical cohort study
Litleskare, Sverre; Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Eide, Geir Egil; Hanevik, Kurt; Kahrs, Gudrun E; Langeland, Nina; Rørtveit, Guri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-19)Background: Studies have shown an increased prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) after acute gastroenteritis. Food as a precipitating and perpetuating factor in IBS has gained recent interest, but food intolerance ... -
Postinfectious and sporadic functional gastrointestinal disorders have different prevalences and rates of overlap: results from a controlled cohort study 3 years after acute giardiasis
Wensaas, Knut-Arne; Hanevik, Kurt; Hausken, Trygve; Eide, Geir Egil; Langeland, Nina; Mørch, Kristine; Rørtveit, Guri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common complication following gastroenteritis, and a high prevalence of postgiardiasis IBS has previously been reported. This study aims to investigate the prevalence, adjusted ... -
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 ...