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The cost of saying no: general practitioners’ gatekee** role in sickness absence certification
BackgroundGeneral practitioners (GPs) have an important gatekee** role in the Norwegian sickness insurance system. This role includes limiting...
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Predictors of time until return to work and duration of sickness absence in sick-listed precarious workers with common mental disorders: a secondary data-analysis of two trials and one cohort study
BackgroundCommon mental disorders (CMD) are highly prevalent among sick-listed precarious workers and often lead to long-term sickness-absence, work...
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Work-focused healthcare from the perspective of employees living with cardiovascular disease: a patient experience journey map** study
BackgroundPeople living with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) often experience work participation problems. Good work-focused healthcare, defined as the...
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Trends in treatment for patients with depression in general practice in Norway, 2009–2015: nationwide registry-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP Study)
BackgroundDepression is highly prevalent, but knowledge is scarce as to whether increased public awareness and strengthened government focus on...
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Characteristics and costs of electric scooter injuries in Helsinki: a retrospective cohort study
Background and purposeThe incidence of electric scooter (e-scooter) injuries has increased drastically in numerous countries after widespread...
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Workplace flexibility important for part-time sick leave selection—an exploratory cross-sectional study of long-term sick listed in Norway
BackgroundPart-time sick leave (PTSL) where sick-listed individuals work a percentage corresponding to their remaining work capabilities is often...
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Lung Transplantation in the United States for COVID-19 Related Lung Disease During the Pandemic (2597/2600)
PurposeLung transplantation (LTx) is a potential intervention for end-stage COVID-19 lung disease. Current literature is sparse regarding the...
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Prognostic factors for return to work in patients affected by chronic low back pain: a systematic review
Chronic low back pain (LBP) represents a leading cause of absenteeism from work. An accurate knowledge of complex interactions is essential in...
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Liver Transplantation Within 7-Days of Listing Improves Survival in ACLF-3
Background and AimsPatients with acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF-3) have a very high short-term mortality without liver transplantation (LT)....
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“That’s probably how you would want care to be” - experiences of sick leave teams at a health center, a mixed method study
BackgroundThe health center where this study was performed the management wanted to test whether a sick leave team provided the physicians with...
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Umbilical outpouchings in Danish piglets and weaners: prevalence and clinical characteristics—a cross-sectional study at herd level
BackgroundUmbilical outpouchings (UO) in pigs present a welfare concern because of ulceration risk and complications. Danish legislation requires...
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Evidence requirements of permanently listed digital health applications (DiGA) and their implementation in the German DiGA directory: an analysis
BackgroundWith its digital health application (DiGA)-system, Germany is considered one of Europe's pioneers in the field of evidence-based digital...
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Getting an outsider’s perspective - sick-listed workers’ experiences with early follow-up sessions in the return to work process: a qualitative interview study
PurposeThe aim of this study was to explore how early follow-up sessions (after 14 and 16 weeks of sick leave) with social insurance caseworkers was...
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Longer Term Follow-up on Acuity Circle Allocation Strategies in Liver Transplantation
Purpose of ReviewThis review summarizes longer term follow-up of acuity circle–based distribution for livers, which was implemented on February 4,...
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Clinical Application of Frailty in the Evaluation of Solid Organ Transplant Patients
Purpose of reviewFrailty is increasingly recognized as an important predictor of mortality and morbidity in patients across various medical...
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Understanding patient perspectives on vaccine decision making in adults with autoimmune bullous diseases: a qualitative study
Patients with autoimmune bullous diseases are at an increased risk of infection, both from the underlying skin disease and from immunosuppressive...
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The Finnish spine register (FinSpine): development, design, validation and utility
PurposeOur aim was to develop a nationwide, computer-based, Spine Register (FinSpine) for monitoring surgical activity, quality of surgery, long-term...
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Practice characteristics influencing variation in provision of depression care in general practice in Norway; a registry-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP study)
BackgroundThere is growing evidence of variation in treatment for patients with depression, not only across patient characteristics, but also with...
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Opportunities and challenges in delivering maternal and child nutrition services through public primary health care facilities in urban Bangladesh: a qualitative inquiry
BackgroundPublic primary health facilities are an important source of nutrition services for the urban areas in Bangladesh. We aimed to understand...
