Browsing Institutt for helsevitenskap Gjøvik by Journals "BMC Health Services Research"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Dilemmas and deliberations in managing the care trajectory of elderly patients with complex health needs: a single‑case study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Today, the ageing population is larger than ever before, and people who are living longer with chronic illnesses and multimorbidity need support from multiple healthcare service levels. Similarly, healthcare systems are ... -
Drivers for low-value imaging: a qualitative study of stakeholders’ perspectives in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background One kind of overutilization of diagnostic imaging is low-value imaging, i.e., imaging that does not lead to altered clinical pathways or improved health outcomes. Despite having well-documented extension and ... -
Elderly patients with complex health problems in the care trajectory: A qualitative case study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Elderly patients with multiple health problems often experience disease complications and functional failure, resulting in a need for health care across different health care systems during care trajectory. The ... -
Geographical variation in compulsory hospitalisation – ethical challenges
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Compulsory hospitalisation in mental health care restricts patients’ liberty and is experienced as harmful by many. Such hospitalisations continue to be used due to their assumed benefit, despite limited ... -
Health care personnel’s perception of guideline implementation for musculoskeletal imaging: a process evaluation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background:The increasing complexity and variability in radiology have significantly fueled the need for guidelines. There are many methods for disseminating and implementing guidelines however; and obtaining lasting changes ... -
Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of patient safety culture and teamwork in intrapartum care: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background In complex healthcare organizations, such as intrapartum care, both patient safety culture and teamwork are important aspects of patient safety. Patient safety culture is important for the values and norms ... -
A human factors intervention in a hospital - evaluating the outcome of a TeamSTEPPS program in a surgical ward
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Patient safety in hospitals is being jeopardized, since too many patients experience adverse events. Most of these adverse events arise from human factors, such as inefficient teamwork and communication failures, ... -
The influence of individual and municipality characteristics on allocation of long-term care services: a register-based cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Variation in service allocation between municipalities may arise as a result of prioritisation. Both individual and societal characteristics determine service allocation, but previous literature has often ... -
Interventions to reduce low-value imaging – a systematic review of interventions and outcomes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background It is estimated that 20–50% of all radiological examinations are of low value. Many attempts have been made to reduce the use of low-value imaging. However, the comparative effectiveness of interventions to ... -
Like a hotel, but boring: Users' experience with short-time community-based residential aftercare
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background The discharge process from hospital to home for patients with severe mental illness (SMI) is often complex, and most are in need of tailored and coordinated community services at home. One solution is to ... -
Longitudinal team training program in a Norwegian surgical ward: a qualitative study of nurses’ and physicians’ experiences with implementation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Team training interventions to improve team effectiveness within healthcare are widely used. However, in-depth knowledge of how healthcare professionals experience such team training curricula and their ... -
Lost in the loop - A qualitative study on patient experiences of care in standardized cancer patient pathways
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: The Norwegian health authorities introduced standardized cancer patient pathways (CPPs) in 2015, aiming to reduce practice variations across hospitals and regions, and improve the continuity, coordination and ... -
"Maybe we should talk about it anyway": a qualitative study of understanding expectations and use of an established technology innovation in caring practices
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Technological innovations are strongly promoted to meet the demands posed by increased pressure on home care services and to assist ageing in place in western societies. Although heavily advocated as plug and ... -
Modes and models of care delivery in municipal long-term care services: a cross-sectional study from Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Numerous forces drive the evolution and need for transformation of long-term care services. Decision-makers across the globe are searching for models to redesign long-term care to become more responsive to ... -
A nation-wide cross-sectional study of variations in homecare nurses’ assessments of informational continuity – the importance of horizontal collaboration and municipal context.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Numerous studies have revealed challenges associated with ensuring informational continuity in municipal care services for older adults with comprehensive, prolonged and complex care needs. Most research is ... -
A qualitative study of what care workers do to provide patient safety at home through telecare
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Real teams and their effect on the quality of care in nursing homes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background Use of teams has shown to be an important factor for organizational performance. However, research has shown that a team has to meet certain criteria and operate in a certain way to realize the potential benefits ...