OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Physicians’ experiences of video consultation with patients at a public virtual primary care clinic: a qualitative interview study	37
Telemedicine consultations with physicians in Swedish primary care: a mixed methods study of users’ experiences and care patterns	31
Long-COVID in patients with a history of mild or asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection: a Nationwide Cohort Study	18
Suicide prevention training: self-perceived competence among primary healthcare professionals	17
‘Never change a winning team’: GPs’ perspectives on discontinuation of long-term antidepressants	13
Non-specific symptoms and signs of cancer: different organisations of a cancer patient pathway in Denmark	11
Construction and validation of a morbidity index based on the International Classification of Primary Care	11
Patients want their doctors’ help to increase physical activity: a cross sectional study in general practice	11
Increased knowledge makes a difference! – general practitioners’ experiences of pictorial information about subclinical atherosclerosis for primary prevention: an interview study from the VIPVIZA tria	11
General practitioners’ self-reported competence in the management of sexual health issues – a web-based questionnaire study from Finland	10
GP strategies to avoid imaging overuse. A qualitative study in Norwegian general practice	10
The Norwegian PraksisNett: a nationwide practice-based research network with a novel IT infrastructure	10
Sex and gender differences in primary care help-seeking for common somatic symptoms: a longitudinal study	9
Handheld transabdominal ultrasound, after limited training, may confirm first trimester viable intrauterine pregnancy: a prospective cohort study	9
Women’s experience with receiving advice on diet and Self-Monitoring of blood glucose for gestational diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study	9
Antibiotic prescribing in Danish general practice in the elderly population from 2010 to 2017	9
Phone triage nurses’ assessment of respiratory tract infections – the tightrope walk between gatekeeping and service providing. A qualitative study	9
Artificial intelligence in the GPs office: a retrospective study on diagnostic accuracy	9
Socioeconomic status affects achievement of blood pressure target in hypertension: contemporary results from the Swedish primary care cardiovascular database	9
Facilitators and barriers in diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis as described by general practitioners: a Danish study based on focus group interviews	8
Frailty assessment of older adults, first-time applicants of public home care service in Norway	8
Experiences and management strategies of Norwegian GPs during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal interview study	8
Defensive medicine in Danish general practice. Types of defensive actions and reasons for practicing defensively	8
Clinical profile of rural community hospital inpatients in Sweden – a register study	7
Prescribing antibiotics: the use of diagnostic tests in general practice. A register-based study	7

Decision-making conversations for life-sustaining treatment with seriously ill patients using a Danish version of the US POLST: a qualitative study of patient and physician experiences	7
Association between recorded medication reviews in primary care and adequate drug treatment management – a cross-sectional study	7
Older patients’ experiences of access to and use of e-consultations with the general practitioner in Norway: an interview study	7
Chronic fatigue syndromes: real illnesses that people can recover from	7
Patient experiences with depression care in general practice: a qualitative questionnaire study	7
Good communication was valued as more important than accessibility according to 707 Nordic primary care patients: a report from the QUALICOPC study	6
Reproductive planning, vitamin knowledge and use, and lifestyle risks of women attending pregnancy care with a severe mental illness	6
Implementation of healthcare accreditation in Danish general practice: a questionnaire study exploring general practitioners’ perspectives on external support	6
Experiences and views of Dutch general practitioners regarding physician-assisted death for patients suffering from severe mental illness: a mixed methods approach	6
Management of child maltreatment suspicions in general practice: a mixed methods study	6
Antibiotic use in Australian and Swedish primary care: a cross-country comparison	6
The feasibility and outcome of a community-based primary prevention program for cardiovascular disease in the 21st century	6
Personal responsibility for health? A phenomenographic analysis of general practitioners’ conceptions	6
White-coat hypertension detected during opportunistic blood pressure screening in a dental healthcare setting	5
Psychosocial consequences of screening-detected abdominal aortic aneurisms: a cross-sectional study	5
Direct access from general practice to transvaginal ultrasound for early detection of ovarian cancer: a feasibility study	5
How to learn skilled communication in primary care MUS consultations: a focus group study	5
Exploring the feasibility of an artificial intelligence based clinical decision support system for cutaneous melanoma detection in primary care – a mixed method study	5
General practitioners’ experiences with children and adolescents with functional gastro-intestinal disorders: a qualitative study in Norway	5
Forty-four-year longitudinal study of stroke incidence and risk factors – the Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg	5
Health care utilization related to the introduction of designated GPs at care homes in Denmark: a register-based study	5
Treating alcohol use disorders in primary care – a qualitative evaluation of a new innovation: the 15-method	5
Organizational influences on the use of low-value care in primary health care – a qualitative interview study with physicians in Sweden	5
Primary care diagnostic and treatment pathways in Dutch women with urinary incontinence	5
Diagnosing pancreatic cancer in general practice: a cross-sectional study on associations between suspicion of cancer, urgent referral and time to diagnosis	5
Learning strategies of general practitioners striving to achieve point-of-care ultrasound competence: a qualitative study	5
Healthcare practices that increase the quality of care in cancer trajectories from a general practice perspective: a scoping review	5
Interrater and intrarater agreement on heart murmurs	5
Treatment of alcohol dependence in Swedish primary care: perceptions among general practitioners	5
Nasal saline irrigation: prescribing habits and attitudes of physicians and pharmacists	5
Preventive effect of methenamine in women with recurrent urinary tract infections – a case–control study	5
Blood tests – too much of a good thing	4
The wellbeing of health care workers	4
Healthcare professionals’ experiences with highly qualified nurses working in acute care teams in primary healthcare settings	4
Cognitive and emotional reactions to pictorial-based risk communication on subclinical atherosclerosis: a qualitative study within the VIPVIZA trial	4
General practitioners’ willingness to participate in research networks in Germany	4
Weak association between socioeconomic Care Need Index and primary care visits per registered patient in three Swedish regions	4
Diagnostic workup of cancer in patients with new-onset anaemia: a Danish cohort study in general practice	4
Digital consultation in primary healthcare: the effects on access, efficiency and patient safety based on provider experience; a qualitative study	4
In safe hands: a qualitative study on older adults’ experiences of a tailored primary health care unit	4
Shared decision-making in general practice from a patient perspective. A cross-sectional survey	4
Impediments to and impact of checklists on performance of emergency interventions in primary care: an in situ simulation-based randomized controlled trial	4
A possible association between early life factors and burden of functional bowel symptoms in adulthood	4
‘But there are so many referrals which are totally … only generating work and irritation’: a qualitative study of physicians’ and nurses’ experiences of work tasks in primary care in Sweden	4
Improving drug prescription in general practice using a novel quality improvement model	3
Pluralistic task shifting for a more timely cancer diagnosis. A grounded theory study from a primary care perspective	3
Research orientation among general practitioners compared to other specialties	3
Respiratory tract infections in Norwegian primary care 2006–2015: a registry-based study	3
Exploration of the feasibility to combine patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic heart failure in self-management groups with focus on exercise self-efficacy	3
Prevalence, content and significance of advance care planning in nursing home patients	3

Insufficient classification of anaemia in general practice: a Danish register-based observational study	3
Importance of continuity of care from a patient perspective – a cross-sectional study in Swedish health care	3
Forearm fractures – are we counting them all? An attempt to identify and include the missing fractures treated in primary care	3
‘Illuminating determinants of implementation of non-dispensing pharmacist services in home care: a qualitative interview study’	3
‘Do you have a future when you are 93?’ Frail older person’s perceptions about the future and end of life – a qualitative interview study in primary care	3
Hypertension treatment in the oldest-old: focus group interviews with Swedish general practitioners	3
General practice – a fertile lagoon in the ocean of medical knowledge	3
Increased demand of urine cultures from Danish general practice: a five-year register-based study	3
Use and quality of point-of-care microscopy, urine culture and susceptibility testing for urinalysis in general practice	3
The voice of the self: a typology of general practitioners’ emotional responses to situational and contextual stressors	3
Patients in general practice share a common pattern of symptoms that is partly independent of the diagnosis	3
Confidentiality matters! Adolescent males’ views of primary care in relation to psychosocial health: a structural equation modelling approach	3
Providing information at the initial consultation to patients with low back pain across general practice, chiropractic and physiotherapy – a cross-sectorial study of Danish primary care	3
Association of personalised care plans with monitoring and control of clinical outcomes, prescription of medication and utilisation of primary care services in patients with type 2 diabetes: an observ	3
Decisions regarding antibiotic prescribing for acute sinusitis in Norwegian general practice. A qualitative focus group study	3
Migrant GPs and patients: a cross-sectional study of practice characteristics, patient experiences and migration concordance	3
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with low back pain in primary and secondary care settings in Southern Denmark	3