Blar i forfatter Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet "Halvorsen, Peder Andreas"

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    • Self reported involvement in emergency medicine among GPs in Norway 

      Hjortdahl, Magnus; Zakariassen, Erik; Halvorsen, Peder Andreas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-10)
      <p><i>Objective</i>: To examine general practitioners’ (GPs’) perception of their role in emergency medicine and participation in emergency services including ambulance call outs, and the characteristics of the GPs and casualty clinics associated with the GPs’ involvement in emergency medicine.</p> <p><i>Design</i>: Cross-sectional online survey.</p> <p><i>Setting</i>: General practice.</p> ...

    • Should chest examination be reinstated in the early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? 

      Oshaug, Katja; Halvorsen, Peder Andreas; Melbye, Hasse (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Background: Although proven to be associated with bronchial obstruction, chest signs are not listed among cues that should prompt spirometry in the early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in established guidelines. Aims: We aimed to explore how chest findings add to respiratory symptoms and a history of smoking in the diagnosis of COPD. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, ...

    • Socio-economic inequalities in health care utilisation in Norway: a population based cross-sectional survey 

      Hansen, Anne Helen; Halvorsen, Peder Andreas; Ringberg, Unni; Førde, Olav Helge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Norway provides universal health care coverage to all residents, but socio-economic inequalities in health are among the largest in Europe. Evidence on inequalities in health care utilisation is sparse, and the aim of this population based study was to investigate socio-economic inequalities in the utilisation of health care services in Troms[latin small letter o with stroke], Norway.

    • 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 ...

    • Symptoms of respiratory tract infection and associated care-seeking in subjects with and without obstructive lung disease; The Tromso Study: Tromso 6. 

      Melbye, Hasse; Joensen, Lisa; Risør, Mette Bech; Halvorsen, Peder Andreas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) may be more severe in those with asthma or COPD and these patients are more frequently in need of health care. The aim of the study was to describe the frequency of RTI symptoms in a general adult population and how care-seeking is associated with the presence of obstructive lung disease. Cross-sectional data including spirometry and self-reported chronic diseases ...

    • Søvnforstyrrelser og forskrivning av hypnotika i allmennpraksis – en PraksisNett-studie 

      Forthun, Ingeborg; Rørtveit, Guri; Fossum, Guro Haugen; Jørgensen, Pål; Halvorsen, Peder Andreas; Nilsen, Stein; Straand, Jørund; Bellika, Johan Gustav; Bjorvatn, Bjørn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Søvnforstyrrelser er svært utbredt i befolkningen. Insomni er den vanligste søvnforstyrrelsen med en forekomst på omkring 10-20 % [1, 2]. Forekomsten ser ut til å være økende i befolkningen [1]. Blant pasienter på venterommet hos norske fastleger er forekomsten så høy som rundt 50 % ifølge to tidligere studier [3, 4]. Insomni utgjør en risikofaktor for utvikling av psykiske lidelser [5] og ...

    • What professional activities do general practitioners find most meaningful? Cross sectional survey of Norwegian general practitioners 

      Halvorsen, Peder Andreas; Edwards, A.; Aaraas, Ivar Johannes; Aasland, Olaf Gjerløw; Kristiansen, Ivar Sønbø (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Health reforms in many countries affect the scope and nature of primary care. General Practitioners (GPs) are expected to spend more time developing public health, preventive health care, coordination of care and teamwork. We aimed to explore which professional activities GPs consider to be meaningful and how they would like to prioritise tasks. In a cross sectional online survey 3,270 GPs were ...