Blar i Fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap (MH) på tidsskrift "BMC Health Services Research"
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A cross-sectional prospective study of seclusion, restraint and involuntary medication in acute psychiatric wards: patient, staff and ward characteristics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background: Previous research on mental health care has shown considerable differences in use of seclusion, restraint and involuntary medication among different wards and geographical areas. This study investigates to ... -
A cross-sectional survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding tuberculosis among general practitioners working in municipalities with and without asylum centres in eastern Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background The number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Norway is increasing due to immigration from countries with high TB prevalence and few studies have been conducted on general practitioners’ (GPs) knowledge of TB in low ... -
Admissions and surgery as indicators of hospital functions in Sierra Leone during the west-African Ebola outbreak
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background In an attempt to assess the effects of the Ebola viral disease (EVD) on hospital functions in Sierra Leone, the aim of this study was to evaluate changes in provisions of surgery and non-Ebola admissions during ... -
Adopt, adapt, or abandon technologysupported person-centred care initiatives: healthcare providers’ beliefs matter
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Technology support and person-centred care are the new mantra for healthcare programmes in Western societies. While few argue with the overarching philosophy of person-centred care or the potential of information ... -
Adverse events in women giving birth in a labor ward: a retrospective record review study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Childbirth could negatively affect the woman’s health through adverse events. To prevent adverse events and increase patient safety it is important to detect and learn from them. The aim of the study was to ... -
Allocation of home care services by municipalities in Norway: a document analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)In Norway, elder care is primarily a municipal responsibility. Municipal health services strive to offer the ‘lowest level of effective care,’ and home healthcare services are defined as the lowest level of care in Norway. ... -
Balancing standardisation and individualisation in transitional care pathways: a meta-ethnography of the perspectives of older patients, informal caregivers and healthcare professionals
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Transitional care implies the transfer of patients within or across care settings in a seamless and safe way. For frail, older patients with complex health issues, high-quality transitions are especially important ... -
Barriers and facilitators for guideline adherence in diagnostic imaging: an explorative study of GPs’ and radiologists’ perspectives
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Diagnostic imaging has been a part of medicine for the last century. It has been difficult to implement guidelines in this field, and unwarranted imaging has been a frequent problem. Some work has been done to ... -
Can home care work be organized to promote musculoskeletal health for workers? Study protocol for the Norwegian GoldiCare cluster randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Home care workers perform physically strenuous tasks, in particular when handling patients with high care demands. Thus, musculoskeletal pain and sick leave is greater in this group than in the general ... -
Care pathways at end-of-life for cancer decedents: registry based analyses of the living situation, healthcare utilization and costs for all cancer decedents in Norway in 2009-2013 during their last 6 months of life
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Research on end-of-life care is often fragmented, focusing on one level of healthcare or on a particular patient subgroup. Our aim was to describe the complete care pathways of all cancer decedents in Norway ... -
Care relationships at stake? Home healthcare professionals' experiences with digital medicine dispensers - a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Although digital technologies can mitigate the burdens of home healthcare services caused by an ageing population that lives at home longer with complex health problems, research on the impacts and consequences ... -
Characteristics of a self-management support programme applicable in primary health care: a qualitative study of users and health professionals perceptions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Development of more self-management support programmes in primary health care has been one option used to enhance positive outcomes in chronic disease management. At present, research results provide no consensus ... -
Characteristics, course and outcome of patients receiving physiotherapy in primary health care in Norway: design of a longitudinal observational project
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Physiotherapists (PTs) in primary health care manage patients with large variation in medical diagnosis, age, functional status, disability and prognosis. Lack of knowledge and systematically collected data ... -
Chronic pain self-management interventions in primary care – does it make any difference? A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Total recovery from chronic pain is difficult. It is therefore important for those who are suffering from chronic pain to find ways to self-manage their pain in daily life. Several chronic pain self-management ... -
Collaboration between municipal and specialist public health care in tuberculosis screening in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: About 90% of new tuberculosis (TB) cases in Norway appear among immigrants from high incidence countries. There is a compulsory governmental tuberculosis screening programme for immigrants; immigrants ... -
Cost consequences of task-shifting intravitreal injections from physicians to nurses in a tertiary hospital in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor is a medicine administered intravitreally by an injection to maintain visual acuity in patients with a variety of retinal diseases. The demand for this treatment has ... -
Cost-effectiveness of a transdiagnostic psychotherapy program for youth with common mental health problems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives Our objective was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the transdiagnostic psychotherapy program Mind My Mind (MMM) for youth with common mental health problems using a cost-utility analysis (CUA) framework ... -
Cross-cultural validation and psychometric testing of the Norwegian version of the TeamSTEPPS® teamwork perceptions questionnaire
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Teamwork is an integrated part of today’s specialized and complex healthcare and essential to patient safety, and is considered as a core competency to improve twenty-first century healthcare. Teamwork measurements ... -
Development of a patient centred care pathway across health care providers: a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: Different models for care pathways involving both specialist and primary care have been developed to ensure adequate follow-up after discharge. These care pathways have mainly been developed and run by specialist ...