Blar i forfatter Artikler, rapporter og annet (medisinsk biologi) "Førde, Olav Helge"
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Associations between primary healthcare and unplanned medical admissions in Norway: A multilevel analysis of the entire elderly population
Deraas, Trygve Sigvart; Berntsen, Gro Karine Rosvold; Jones, Andy; Førde, Olav Helge; Sund, Erik Reidar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014) -
Doctors are to blame for perceived medical adverse events. A cross sectional population study. The Tromsø study.
Hotvedt, ragnar; Førde, Olav Helge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)Most current knowledge of the incidence of medical adverse events (AEs) comes from studies carried out in hospital settings. Little is known about AEs occurring outside hospitals, in spite the fact that most of contacts between patients and health care take place in primary care. Small sample population studies report that 4–49% of the general public have experienced AEs related to their own or ... -
Does long-term care use within primary health care reduce hospital use among older people in Norway? A national five-year population-based observational study
Deraas, Trygve Sigvart; Berntsen, Gro; Hasvold, Toralf; Førde, Olav Helge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)Population ageing may threaten the sustainability of future health care systems. Strengthening primary health care, including long-term care, is one of several measures being taken to handle future health care needs and budgets. There is limited and inconsistent evidence on the effect of long-term care on hospital use. We explored the relationship between the total use of long-term care within public ... -
High referral rates to secondary care by general practitioners in Norway are associated with GPs' gender and specialist qualifications in family medicine, a study of 4350 consultations
Ringberg, Unni; Fleten, Nils; Deraas, Trygve Sigvart; Hasvold, Toralf; Førde, Olav Helge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)Referral rates of general practitioners (GPs) are an important determinant of secondary care utilization. The variation in these rates across GPs is considerable, and cannot be explained by patient morbidity alone. The main objective of this study was to assess the GPs’ referral rate to secondary care in Norway, any associations between the referral decision and patient, GP, health care characteristics ... -
Is a high level of general practitioner consultations associated with low outpatients specialist clinic use? A cross-sectional study
Deraas, Trygve Sigvart; Berntsen, Gro; Hasvold, Toralf; Ringberg, Unni; Førde, Olav Helge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)Objective: To examine if increased general practice activity is associated with lower outpatient specialist clinic use. Design: Cross-sectional population based study. Setting: All 430 Norwegian municipalities in 2009. Participants: All Norwegians aged ≥65 years (n=721 915; 56% women—15% of the total population). Main outcome measure: Specialised care outpatient clinic consultations per 1000 ... -
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. -
Use of Health care in the main area of Sami habitation in Norway : catching up with national expenditure rates
Gaski, Margrete; Melhus, Marita; Deraas, Trygve Sigvart; Førde, Olav Helge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)For many years political and professional concerns have centred on the health service access of Norway’s modern Indigenous Sami people. Thirty years ago, a study determined that a low rate of health expenditure on Sami patients had lead to inferior health services for the Sami people, with their average consultation rate 6 times lower than the Norwegian national average. Since 1980, there have been ...