A5078821361- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Sleep and related disorders
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Disaster Response and Management
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Travel-related health issues
- Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Stress and Burnout Research
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre
2019-2024
University of Bergen
2016-2024
Uni Research (Norway)
2012-2017
Rising workload in general practice has been a recent cause for concern several countries; this is also the case Norway. Long working hours and heavy seem to affect recruitment retention of regular practitioners (RGPs). We investigated Norwegian RGPs' terms time used on patient-related office work, administrative municipality tasks other professional activities relation RGPs, gender, age, employment status size municipality. In early 2018, an electronic survey was sent all 4716 RGPs addition...
Objectives Acute respiratory infections and fever among children are highly prevalent in primary care. It is challenging to distinguish between viral bacterial infections. Norway has a relatively low prescription rate of antibiotics, but it still regarded as too high the antimicrobial resistance increasing. The aim study was identify predictors for prescribing antibiotics or referral hospital children. Design Secondary analysis randomised controlled study. Setting 4 out-of-hours services 1...
Excessive and inappropriate use of antibiotics is the most important driver antimicrobial resistance. The aim HAPPY PATIENT project to evaluate adaptation European Union (EU) recommendations on prudent antimicrobials in human health by evaluating impact a multifaceted intervention targeting different categories healthcare professionals (HCPs) common community-acquired infectious diseases, especially respiratory urinary tract infections.
The objective was to assess the association between self-reported infections and sleep duration, debt, chronic insomnia, insomnia severity.
The primary cause of antimicrobial resistance is excessive and non-indicated antibiotic use.
Objective To evaluate the effect of preconsultation C reactive protein (CRP) screening on antibiotic prescribing and referral to hospital in Norwegian primary care settings with low prevalence serious infections. Design Randomised controlled observational study at out-of-hours services Norway. Setting Primary care. Participants 401 children (0–6 years) fever and/or respiratory symptoms were recruited from 5 different (including 1 paediatric emergency clinic) 2013–2015. Intervention Data...
The emergency primary care (EPC) services in Norway have been at the frontline of COVID-19 pandemic. Knowledge about EPC services' management outbreak can be used to prepare for future outbreaks and improve patient management. objectives this study were identify pandemic preparedness strategies centres during outbreak.
Objective. To investigate the use of laboratory tests and which factors influence in Norwegian out-of-hours (OOH) services. Design. Cross-sectional observational study. Setting. Out-of-hours services Norway. Subjects. All electronic reimbursement claims from doctors at OOH Norway 2007. Main outcome measures. Number contacts relation to patients' doctors' characteristics. Results. 1 323 281 consultations home visits were reported. Laboratory used 31% contacts. C-reactive protein (CRP) was...
Norwegian primary health care is maintained on the regular general practitioners (RGPs), GP's contracted to municipalities in a list patient system, working at daytime and out-of-hours services (OOH services). Respiratory disease most prevalent during OOH services, more than 50 % of consultations, CRP test performed. Children particular have high consultation rate, frequently conducted, but contributing factors behind its frequent use are not known. This study compares RGPs rate...
Disturbed sleep and circadian disruption are reported to increase the risk of infections. People with an evening preference night workers typically report insufficient sleep, aims present study were investigate possible associations between various types infections shift work status. Data collected from online cross-sectional survey 1023 participants recruited Norwegian practice-based research network in general practice – PraksisNett. The completed questions about (morning type,...
Abstract Objectives The primary driver of antimicrobial resistance is excessive antibiotic use, posing a global threat to public health. Reducing individual exposure antibiotics key addressing the problem. This study aimed assess duration courses administered patients with acute respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in care. Methods Consecutive presenting RTI symptoms were prospectively included from general practices and out-of-hours services France, Greece, Lithuania, Poland Spain for two...
Phone nurses triage callers to Norwegian out-of-hours cooperatives estimate the appropriate urgency and level of care for caller. Many with mild symptoms respiratory tract infections receive a doctor's consultation, which may lead busy sessions in turn impair clinical decisions.This study explores how phone assess mild-to-moderate their views experiences on triaging counselling these callers.We conducted four focus groups 22 (five men 17 women aged 24-66 years) three different locations...
Bakgrunn. Det finnes ingen kunnskap om hvilket utstyr leger på vakt ved kommunale legevakter har tilgjengelig for diagnostikk og behandling. Slik er nødvendig det skal fastsettes normer eller krav området. Materiale metode. Et spørreskjema ble våren 2007 sendt til alle landets å kartlegge utstyr, hvilke laboratorieanalyser medikamenter som legevaktene samt rutiner knyttet hjerte-lunge-redning, laboratoriearbeid medikamenthåndtering. Resultater. 223 av 261 (85 %) besvarte skjemaet. 150 var...
Telephone triage has been established in many countries as a response to the challenge of non-urgent use out-of-hours primary care services. However, limited evidence is available regarding effect training interventions on clinicians' telephone consultation skills and patient outcomes.This was pragmatic randomized controlled educational intervention for nurses 59 Norwegian general practitioners' (GPs) cooperatives, serving 59% population. Computer-generated randomization performed at level...
Repeated studies of working hours among Norwegian regular general practitioners (RGPs) have shown that the average total number weekly has remained unchanged since 1994 and up until 2014. For both male female RGPs, mean amounted to almost 50 h in In recent years, RGPs become increasingly dissatisfied. They experience significantly increased workload without compensation form more doctors or better payment. A study from Directorate Health 2018 (the RGP study) showed worked 55.6 (median 52.5)....
Background Antibiotic resistance is an increasing global threat, accelerated by both misuse and overuse of antibiotics. Most antibiotics to humans are prescribed in primary care, commonly for respiratory symptoms, there a need research on the usage outcomes after antibiotic treatment counteract resistance.
Primary care is the first point of contact for all acute health problems. As such, primary was at frontline in COVID-19 pandemic, playing a significant role clinical responses and information to public. This study aimed describe variations patient management strategies used out-of-hours services different European countries during phase pandemic.We conducted cross-sectional web-based survey August 2020, selecting key informants from using networks. The questionnaire developed collaboration...
Abstract Background Repeated studies of working hours among Norwegian regular general practitioners (RGPs) have shown that the average total weekly remained unchanged since 1994 until 2014. For both male and female RGPs mean were almost 50 in In recent years there has been an outcry dissatisfaction RGPs. They experience significantly increased workload without compensation, such as more doctors or better payments. A study from Directorate Health 2018 (the RGP study) showed worked 55.6...
Abstract Background: Repeated studies of working hours among Norwegian regular general practitioners (RGPs) have shown that the average total number weekly has remained unchanged since 1994 and up until 2014. For both male female RGPs, mean amounted to almost 50 in In recent years, RGPs become increasingly dissatisfied. They experience significantly increased workload without compensation form more doctors or better payment. A study from Directorate Health 2018 (the RGP study) showed worked...