Browsing Institutt for helsevitenskap Gjøvik by Journals "BMC Health Services Research"
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Reducing low-value radiological services in Norway –a qualitative multi-professional study on measures and facilitators for change
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Overuse, underuse, and significant variation in the utilisation of radiological services are well documented in the literature. Several radiological examinations are identified as low-value examinations as ... -
Referral assessment and patient waiting time decisions in specialized mental healthcare: an exploratory study of early routine collection of PROM (LOVePROM)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Norway has prioritized health services according to the principle of “severity of conditions”, where waiting time reflects patients’ medical urgency. We aim to investigate if the “severity-of-condition” ... -
Resource Use and Disease Course in dementia - Nursing Home (REDIC-NH), a longitudinal cohort study; design and patient characteristics at admission to Norwegian nursing homes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Earlier studies of nursing home patients show a high prevalence of dementia, neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), pain, and dependency in activities of daily living. The REDIC-NH cohort was set up to study the disease ... -
The Swedish version of the TeamSTEPPS® teamwork attitudes questionnaire (T-TAQ): A validation study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Effective teamwork is essential for delivering safe health care. It is important to increase patient safety in healthcare by conducting interprofessional team training with both healthcare professionals and ... -
The impact of attending day care designed for home-dwelling people with dementia on nursing home admission : a 24-month controlled study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Day care services offer meaningful activities, a safe environment for attendees and respite for family caregivers while being expected to delay the need for nursing home (NH) admission. However, previous research ... -
TIME to reduce agitation in persons with dementia in nursing homes. A process evaluation of a complex intervention
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The Targeted Intervention Interdisciplinary Model for Evaluation and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (TIME) has recently in a three-month cluster randomised controlled trial demonstrated reduction in ... -
Towards specialised and differentiated long-term care services: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Numerous forces drive the evolution and need for transformation of long-term care services. During the previous decade, primary health care has assumed increased responsibility for developing and providing ... -
Variations in wait times for imaging services: a register-based study of self-reported wait times for specific examinations in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background While the number of medical images has increased substantially, the demand has outpaced access, resulting in long wait times in many countries. Long wait times are a key problem for patient safety and quality ... -
What can we learn from the SARS-COV-2 pandemic about the value of specific radiological examinations?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background The SARS-COV-2 pandemic provides a natural intervention to assess practical priority setting and internal evaluation of specific health services, such as radiological services. Norway makes an excellent case ...