Blar i forfatter "Abelsen, Birgit"

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    • Explaining subjective social status in two countries: The relative importance of education, occupation, income and childhood circumstances 

      Lindberg, Marie Hella; Chen, Gang; Olsen, Jan Abel; Abelsen, Birgit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-03)
      In the literature on social inequalities in health, subjective socioeconomic position (SEP) is increasingly applied as a determinant of health, motivated by the hypothesis that having a high subjective SEP is health-enhancing. However, the relative importance of determinants of subjective SEP is not well understood. Objective SEP indicators, such as education, occupation and income, are assumed to ...

    • Fastlegetjenesten i Nord-Norge 

      Gaski, Margrete; Abelsen, Birgit (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2018-05-05)
      Formålet med denne studien har vært å tegne et bilde av hvordan fastlegetjenesten i Nord-Norge ser ut i kommuner og i regioner med hensyn til bemanning, organisering, driftsformer og avstandsutfordringer, og videre oppsummere krav og forventninger som nye leger har til fastlegejobben. Med bakgrunn i dette bildet peker vi på rekrutteringsutfordringen som fastlegetjenesten i Nord-Norge står ovenfor, ...

    • 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 ...

    • General practitioners’ altered preferences for private practice vs. salaried positions: a consequence of proposed policy regulations? 

      Holte, Jon Helgheim; Abelsen, Birgit; Halvorsen, Peder Andreas; Olsen, Jan Abel (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-03-25)
      Background: General practitioners (GPs) in most high-income countries have a history of being independent private providers with much autonomy. While GPs remain private providers, their autonomous position appears to be challenged by increased policy regulations. This paper examines the extent to which GPs’ preferences for private practice vs. salaried contracts changed in a period where a new ...

    • Health anxiety is an important driver of healthcare use 

      Norbye, Anja Margrete Davis; Abelsen, Birgit; Førde, Olav Helge; Ringberg, Unni (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-02)
      Background: Healthcare use is increasing, and health anxiety (HA) is recognized as an important associated factor. Previous research on the association between HA and healthcare use has mostly explored HA as a dichotomous construct, which contrasts the understanding of HA as a continuous construct, and compared healthcare use to non-use. There is a need for studies that examine the association ...

    • Hvordan møte utfordringer for fastlegetjenesten i distriktene? 

      Gaski, Margrete; Abelsen, Birgit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2018)
      En god fastlegetjeneste er viktig, ikke minst der det er lang avstand til sykehus. I Nord-Norge er avstandene store, og gjennomsnittlig reisetid fra de 87 kommunesentra i Nord-Norge til nærmeste sykehus er 2 timer og 6 minutter. I denne artikkelen beskriver vi fastlegetjenesten i Nord-Norge samtidig som vi fokuserer på sentrale utfordringer som gjelder rekruttering av fastleger, det å få fastleger ...

    • Improving response rate and quality of survey data with a scratch lottery ticket incentive 

      Olsen, Frank; Abelsen, Birgit; Olsen, Jan Abel (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      The quality of data collected in survey research is usually indicated by the response rate; the representativeness of the sample, and; the rate of completed questions (item-response). In attempting to improve a generally declining response rate in surveys considerable efforts are being made through follow-up mailings and various types of incentives. This study examines effects of including a scratch ...

    • Inequality of opportunity in a land of equal opportunities: The impact of parents' health and wealth on their offspring's quality of life in Norway 

      Berthung, Espen; Gutacker, Nils; Abelsen, Birgit; Olsen, Jan Abel (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-06)
      Background: The literature on Inequality of opportunity (IOp) in health distinguishes between circumstances that lie outside of own control vs. eforts that – to varying extents – are within one’s control. From the perspective of IOp, this paper aims to explain variations in individuals’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL) by focusing on two separate sets of variables that clearly lie outside ...

    • Leger utdannet i Bodø – hvem er de og hvor blir de av? 

      Westlie, Åsa Langen; Gaski, Margrete; Abelsen, Birgit; Grimstad, Hilde; Ofstad, Eirik Hugaas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-10)
      <p><b> BAKGRUNN</b> Siden 2009 har inntil 24 legestudenter ved Universitetet i Tromsø årlig fullført de to siste årene av utdanningen i Bodø (kalt Bodøpakken). Vi kartla oppvekstkommune, ønsker for framtidig spesialitet blant studentene og hvor og hva studentene arbeidet med etter LIS1-tjenesten. <p><b> MATERIALE OG METODE</b> Legestudenter uteksaminert i Bodø i perioden 2012–18 fikk et ...

    • Medical malpractice in Norway: frequency and distribution of disciplinary actions for medical doctors 2011–2018 

      Harbitz, Martin Bruusgaard; Stensland, Per Steinar; Abelsen, Birgit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-09)
      <p>Background: Physicians who perform unsafe practices and harm patients may be disciplined. In Norway, there are five types of disciplinary action, ranging from a warning for the least serious examples of malpractice to loss of licence for the most serious ones. Disciplinary actions always involve medical malpractice. The aims of this study were to investigate the frequency and distribution of ...

    • Oppfyller kommunene kompetansekrav i akuttmedisinforskriften? Krav til leger i vakt og trening i samhandling. 

      Abelsen, Birgit; Brandstorp, Helen (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2018-01-30)
      Forskrift om krav til og organisering av kommunal legevaktordning, ambulansetjeneste, medisinsk nødmeldetjeneste mv. (akuttmedisinforskriften) stiller kompetansekrav til leger i legevaktordningen og gir kommunen plikt til å etablere bakvakt med utrykningsplikt for leger uten selvstendig vaktkompetanse (§7). Akuttmedisinforskriften stiller også krav om trening i samhandling (§4). Denne rapporten ...

    • Organizing work in local service implementation: an ethnographic study of nurses’ contributions and competencies in implementing a municipal acute ward 

      Krone- Hjertstrøm, Helle; Norbye, Bente; Abelsen, Birgit; Obstfelder, Aud Uhlen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-19)
      <i>Background</i> - The increased prevalence of chronic diseases and an ageing population challenge healthcare delivery, particularly hospital-based care. To address this issue, health policy aims to decentralize healthcare by transferring responsibility and introducing new services in primary healthcare. In-depth knowledge of associated implementation processes is crucial for health care managers, ...

    • Plan, recruit, retain: a framework for local healthcare organizations to achieve a stable remote rural workforce 

      Abelsen, Birgit; Strasser, Roger; Heaney, David; Berggren, Peter; Sigurðsson, Sigurður; Brandstorp, Helen; Wakegijig, Jennifer; Forsling, Niclas; Moody-Corbett, Penny; Akearok, Gwen Healey; Mason, Anne; Savage, Claire; Nicoll, Pam (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-03)
      <i>Background</i> - Recruiting and retaining a skilled health workforce is a common challenge for remote and rural communities worldwide, negatively impacting access to services, and in turn peoples’ health. The research literature highlights different factors facilitating or hindering recruitment and retention of healthcare workers to remote and rural areas; however, there are few practical tools ...

    • Pragmatic randomized controlled trial comparing a complex telemedicine-based intervention with usual care in patients with chronic conditions 

      Sten-Gahmberg, Susanna; Sten-gahmberg, Susanna; Pedersen, Kine; Harsheim, Ingrid gaarder; Løyland, Hanna Isabel; Snilsberg, Øyvind; Iversen, Tor; Godager, Geir; Sæther, Erik Magnus; Abelsen, Birgit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-01-31)
      This study evaluates a complex telemedicine-based intervention targeting patients with chronic health problems. Computer tablets and home telemonitoring devices are used by patients to report point-of-care measurements, e.g., blood pressure, blood glucose or oxygen saturation, and to answer health-related questions at a follow-up center. We designed a pragmatic randomized controlled trial to compare ...

    • Primærhelseteam – en mer teambasert fastlegetjeneste 

      Pedersen, Kine; Løyland, Hanna Isabel; Erik Magnus, Sæther; Sten Gahmberg, Susanna; Abelsen, Birgit; Snilsberg, Øyvind; Iversen, Tor (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-11-29)
      Primærhelseteam (PHT) er en ny arbeidsform i fastlegetjenesten der lege, sykepleier og helsesekretær jobber sammen i team. Teamet skal tilby gode tjenester og arbeide systematisk med pasientsikkerhet og kvalitetsforbedring. Målgruppene for primærhelseteam er listeinnbyggere med kronisk sykdom, psykiske lidelser og rusavhengighet, skrøpelige eldre, og brukere med utviklingshemming og funksjonsnedsettelser. ...

    • Recruit & Retain - Making it Work. Den norske case-studien 

      Abelsen, Birgit; Brandstorp, Helen (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2019)
      Denne rapporten er skrevet som del av sluttrapporteringen av prosjektet Recruit & Retain – Making it Work. Prosjektet er støttet av EU-programmet The Northern Perifery and Arctic Program (http://www.interreg-npa.eu) og har gått over tre år fra februar 2016 til januar 2019. Hovedmålsettingen med prosjektet har vært å finne fram til modeller for å arbeide systematisk med rekruttering og stabilisering ...

    • Role of respondents' education as a mediator and moderator in the association between childhood socio-economic status and later health and wellbeing 

      Sheikh, Mashhood Ahmed; Abelsen, Birgit; Olsen, Jan Abel (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-11-18)

    • The self-management work of food hypersensitivity 

      Jakobsen, Monika Dybdahl; Obstfelder, Aud; Braaten, Tonje; Abelsen, Birgit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-05)
      Background - Food hypersensitivity (FH) has received considerable attention in the scientific community in recent years. However, little attention has been given to the efforts people make to manage their FH. We aimed to explore these efforts by using Normalization Process Theory, which is a conceptual framework formerly used to describe the self-management ‘work’ of long-term conditions.<p> <p>Methods ...

    • Self-Reported Food Hypersensitivity: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Comorbidities in the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study 

      Jakobsen, Monika Dybdahl; Braaten, Tonje; Obstfelder, Aud; Abelsen, Birgit (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-16)
      <b>Background:</b> This study aims to investigate the prevalence of self-reported food hypersensitivity, (SFH), the characteristics of women with SFH, and whether SFH is associated with multiple health complaints among the participants of the Norwegian Women and Cancer study (NOWAC).<br> <b>Methods:</b> We conducted a cross-sectional study among 64,316 women aged 41–76 years. The women were ...

    • Some issues on provision and access to dental services in Norway 

      Abelsen, Birgit (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2009-12-04)
      The organisation and financing of the Norwegian oral health care differ compared to general health care. The public responsibility for general health care includes the whole population, and the scope is universal coverage involving public finance, and historically public provision as well. Concerning oral health care, there seems to be less emphasis on providing the same level of service to all ...