Blar i forfatter "Hasvold, Toralf"
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Balsfjordsystemet. EDB-basert journal, arkiv og statistikksystem for primærhelsetjenesten
Hasvold, Toralf (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 1984) -
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 ... -
Effect of caudal epidural steroid or saline injection in chronic lumbar radiculopathy: multicentre, blinded, randomised controlled trial
Iversen, Trond; Solberg, Tore; Romner, Bertil; Wilsgaard, Tom; Twisk, Jos WR; Anke, Audny; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Hasvold, Toralf; Ingebrigtsen, Tor (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)Objective To assess the efficacy of caudal epidural steroid or saline injection in chronic lumbar radiculopathy in the short (6 weeks), intermediate (12 weeks), and long term (52 weeks).<p> <p>Design Multicentre, blinded, randomised controlled trial. <p>Setting Outpatient multidisciplinary back clinics of five Norwegian hospitals. <p>Participants Between October 2005 and February 2009, 461 ... -
The european primary care monitor : structure, process and outcome indicators
Hasvold, Toralf; Kringos, Dionne S; Boerma, W; Bourgueil, Yann; Cartier, Thomas; Hutchinson, A; Lember, M; Oleszczyk, M; Pavlic, D; Svab, I; Tedeschi, P; Wilson, Andrew; Windak, A; Dedeu, T; Wilm, S (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2010) -
Forty years of allocated seats for Sami medical students : has preferential admission worked?
Gaski, Margrete; Abelsen, Birgit; Hasvold, Toralf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2008)This article examines the effects of a special admission policy for Sami medical students in Norway. In the 1960s, public health and health care were found to be poorer in Sami communities than in the rest of Norway. There were few doctors and none of them spoke Sami. Sami school leavers found it difficult to gain admittance to medical schools. In response to this situation, the medical faculty at ... -
Headache and neck or shoulderpain. An analysis of musculoskeletal problems in three comprehensive population studies in Northern Norway.
Hasvold, Toralf (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 1992) -
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 ...