• The association between health information seeking on the internet and physician visits (The Seventh Tromsø Study - Part 4): Population-based questionnaire study 

      Yigzaw, Kassaye Yitbarek; Wynn, Rolf; Ruiz, Luis Marco; Budrionis, Andrius; Oyeyemi, Sunday Oluwafemi; Fagerlund, Asbjørn Johansen; Bellika, Johan Gustav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-05)
      Background: The internet is being widely used for seeking health information. However, there is no consensus on the association between health information seeking on the internet and the use of health care services. Objective: We examined the association between health information seeking via the internet and physician visits. In addition, we investigated the association between online health ...
    • Electronic Health Use in a Representative Sample of 18,497 Respondents in Norway (The Seventh Tromsø Study - Part 1): Population-Based Questionnaire Study 

      Wynn, Rolf; Oyeyemi, Sunday Oluwafemi; Budrionis, Andrius; Ruiz, Luis Marco; Yigzaw, Kassaye Yitbarek; Bellika, Johan Gustav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-05)
      <p><i>Background:</i> Electronic health (eHealth) services may help people obtain information and manage their health, and they are gaining attention as technology improves, and as traditional health services are placed under increasing strain. We present findings from the first representative, large-scale, population-based study of eHealth use in Norway. <p><i>Objective:</i> The objectives of ...
    • Impact of Illness on Electronic Health Use (The Seventh Tromsø Study - Part 2): Population-Based Questionnaire Study 

      Ruiz, Luis Marco; Wynn, Rolf; Oyeyemi, Sunday Oluwafemi; Budrionis, Andrius; Yigzaw, Kassaye Yitbarek; Bellika, Johan Gustav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-05)
      <p><i>Background:</i> Patients who suffer from different diseases may use different electronic health (eHealth) resources. Thus, those who plan eHealth interventions should take into account which eHealth resources are used most frequently by patients that suffer from different diseases. <p><i>Objective:</i> The aim of this study was to understand the associations between different groups of chronic ...
    • Privacy-preserving audit and feedback on the antibiotic prescribing of General Practitioners 

      Yigzaw, Kassaye Yitbarek; Chomutare, Taridzo; Wynn, Rolf; Berntsen, Gro Karine Rosvold; Bellika, Johan Gustav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-13)
      Background: Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide public health problem that is accelerated by the misuse and overuse of antibiotics. Studies have shown that audits and feedback enable clinicians to compare their personal clinical performance with that of their peers and are effective in reducing the inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics. However, privacy concerns make audits and feedback hard ...