• Decisions on statin therapy by patients’ opinions about survival gains: cross sectional survey of general practitioners 

      Halvorsen, Peder Andreas; Aasland, Olaf Gjerløw; Kristiansen, Ivar Sønbø (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-03)
      Background: Guidelines for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease provide little guidance on how patients’ preferences should be taken into account. We wanted to explore whether general practitioners (GPs) are sensitive to patient preferences regarding survival gains from statin therapy. Methods: In a cross sectional, online survey 3,270 Norwegian GPs were presented with a 55 year old patient ...
    • The HPV vaccine: knowledge and attitudes among public health nurses and general practitioners in Northern Norway after introduction of the vaccine in the school-based vaccination programme 

      Nilsen, Karin; Aasland, Olaf Gjerløw; Klouman, Elise (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-21)
      Objective: To investigate knowledge of and attitudes to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, HPV vaccination, cervical cancer, related sources of information and factors associated with will- ingness to vaccinate one ’ s own daughter among primary health care (PHC) personnel. <br>Design: Cross-sectional study. <br>Setting: PHC. <br>Subjects: All public health nurses (PHNs) and general ...
    • Supply of doctors to a rural region: Occupations of Tromsø medical graduates 1979–2012 

      Aaraas, Ivar Johannes; Halvorsen, Peder Andreas; Aasland, Olaf Gjerløw (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-03-26)
      Background: The aim of establishing the medical school in Tromsø in 1973 was to improve access to doctors and standards of health care for the previously underprivileged rural population of Northern Norway. In this study we examine how the aim of supplying doctors to the north has been achieved. Material and methods: By utilising a cross-sectional design we have analysed 34 classes of Tromsø medical ...