Blar i SINTEF Open på forfatter "Skarshaug, Lena Janita"
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Changes in General Practitioners’ consultation frequency over time for patients with hypertension or anxiety/depression symptoms: a 10-year follow-up of the Norwegian HUNT study
Skarshaug, Lena Janita; Kaspersen, Silje Lill; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Pape, Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: General Practitioners’ (GPs’) workload has been suggested to increase in many countries; how does this impact patient follow-up? Objective: To investigate trends in GP consultation patterns for adults according ... -
How does general practitioner discontinuity affect healthcare utilisation? An observational cohort study of 2.4 million Norwegians 2007-2017
Skarshaug, Lena Janita; Kaspersen, Silje Lill; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Pape, Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objectives: Patients may benefit from continuity of care by a personal physician general practitioner (GP), but there are few studies on consequences of a break in continuity of GP. Investigate how a sudden discontinuity ... -
Increasing workload in Norwegian general practice – a qualitative study
Svedahl, Ellen Rabben; Pape, Kristine; Toch-Marquardt, Marlen; Skarshaug, Lena Janita; Kaspersen, Silje Lill; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Austad, Bjarne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background General practitioners (GPs) play a key role in securing and coordinating appropriate use of healthcare services, by providing primary and preventive healthcare and by acting as gatekeepers for secondary healthcare ...