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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Cognitive and emotional reactions to pictorial-based risk communication on subclinical atherosclerosis: a qualitative study within the VIPVIZA trial	56
Healthcare consumption among patients with stress-related exhaustion: a register-based study in Swedish primary care	33
The untapped potential for healthcare to support recovery for patients with stress-related exhaustion disorder – creating an experience of generalised safety	26
A multi-layered burden or a right fit? Physicians’ perspectives on multidose drug dispensing in Denmark	21
General practitioners’ clinical decision-making in patients that could have cancer: a vignette study comparing the Baltic states with four Nordic countries	19
Treatment trajectories among patients with musculoskeletal disorders in Norway – a register-based cohort study over 2 years	19
Incidence of short-term community hospital stays and clinical profiles of patients: the Finnish Community Hospital Cohort Study	17
The decision-making process in general practice of when to use antibiotics to treat acute rhinosinusitis	16
Using online health information for unknown symptoms common among young adults: a qualitative analysis of health-related web pages illustrating the need for numeracy skills, the ability to deal with u	13
How to support researchers in the primary care setting?	11
Letter to the editor regarding ‘How to support researchers in the primary care setting?’	11
Implementation of lung ultrasonography by general practitioners for lower respiratory tract infections: a feasibility study	10
Interdisciplinary collaboration and clinical management for Norwegian preschool children who stutter: ‘Who, what, when, and where?’	10
Differences in use of telemedicine integrated into traditional primary health care – a comparative observational study	10
Suitability of issuing sickness certifications in remote consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic. A mixed method study of GPs’ experiences	9
Multimorbidity and health related quality of life in midlife – a longitudinal study from Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966	9
Hypertension management in the oldest-old: a survey of physicians in Swedish primary health care	9
The burden of persistent symptom diagnoses in primary care patients: a cross-sectional study	9
Healthcare seeking with colorectal cancer symptoms—results from two Danish population-based surveys in 2012 and 2022	9
Promoting health literacy and sense of coherence in primary care patients with long-term impaired work ability—a pilot study	9
Digital interaction in practice (DIP) between patient, general practitioner and home care services. Evaluation of a pilot study	9
Improved diagnostic management of children with acute infections following the introduction of point-of-care C-reactive protein testing and general practitioner education in Latvia: a	9
Changes in analgesic prescriptions in Dutch general practice	8
Comparing measured and reported change in gastrointestinal symptoms after initiation of metformin treatment: a questionnaire validation study	8
Observational study of diagnosis and management in adult primary hypothyroidism in southwest of Sweden	8

Communicating abnormal cervical cancer screening results – a focus group study with general practitioners in Norway	7
Primary health care in Ukraine is a cornerstone in both health reform and response to the full-scale invasion	7
Increased demand of urine cultures from Danish general practice: a five-year register-based study	7
Associations between education level, blood-lipid measurements and statin treatment in a Danish primary health care population from 2000 to 2018	7
Three ways of organising general practitioner’s medical services in sheltered housing. A qualitative study	7
Challenges in pain management and opioid prescribing practices following traumatic injury: a focus group study with orthopedic surgeons and general practitioners	7
Scientific papers and artificial intelligence. Brave new world?	7
The transition of general practice into an academic discipline: tracing the origins through the first four professors in general practice/family medicine	7
The durability of previous examinations for cancer: Danish nationwide cohort study	6
Diagnostic equipment and point-of-care tests in Norwegian emergency primary healthcare clinics: a cross-sectional study	6
Continuity of care in the context of a primary health care reform: a follow-up after the Swedish Patient Choice Reform	6
Associations between daily home blood pressure measurements and self-reports of lifestyle and symptoms in primary care: the PERHIT study	6
Core values of primary health care help in rethinking the health services	6
Facilitators and barriers for return to work among patients with post-COVID-19 condition: a qualitative interview study	6
Medicine as a moral activity	6
Diagnostic accuracy of otitis media with and without a fictitious AI support among physicians in primary care and medical students	6
Considerations and experiences with healthcare-seeking during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Denmark	6
Does the use of surgical face masks reduce postoperative infections in traumatic wounds sutured outside hospital? A randomized study at a Norwegian casualty center	6
Promoting Nordic ‘Green Care Practices’	6
Thanks for hearing me: key elements of primary care according to older patients	6
Quality assessment in sickness certificates – changes over an eight-year period in Sweden and associated factors	6
The 40 ^th Anniversary of the Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care	5
The experiences of transgender and nonbinary individuals in general practice in Denmark, with a focus on ‘safer space’	5
Exploring participants’ characteristics and self-assessed readiness to conduct clinical trials in general practice – baseline analysis of the RaPHaeL practice-based research network	5
Hypertension treatment in the oldest-old: focus group interviews with Swedish general practitioners	5
Are doctors using more preventive medication for cardiovascular disease? A Swedish cross-sectional study	5
Mental stress due to poor organizational climate and high work commitment as predictor of 10-year registered sickness absence: a cohort study based on The Population Study of Women in Gothenburg	5
Local management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway: a longitudinal interview study of municipality chief medical officers	5
Outcomes of antibiotic treatment for respiratory infections in children an observational study in primary care	5
Patients’ perspectives on deprescribing in swedish primary care: an exploratory survey study	5
To reveal disease or to promote function – that is the question	5
Minimizing unnecessary proBNP blood tests: an evaluation of a pop-up form implementation in general practice	5
Clinical presentation of scabies from 1996 to 2022: a retrospective cohort study from Finland	5
Patients with fibromyalgia in Finnish healthcare center – one-year follow up	5
High proportion of depression and anxiety in younger patients with COPD: a cross-sectional study in primary care in Sweden	5
Letter to the editor	4
Is general practitioner involvement in the initiation of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain associated with opioid dose and concurrent drug use?	4
A systems perspective on gaps in the person-centered sick leave and rehabilitation process: a Swedish interview study	4
‘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	4
Gatekeeping and referral of patients holding private health insurance: a survey among general practitioners in Norway	4
Reduced Risk of Recurrent Fragility Fractures After a Primary Care–Based Fracture Prevention Intervention: A 20-Year Non-Randomized Controlled Follow-Up Study in Women Aged 70–100	4
Management of child maltreatment suspicions in general practice: a mixed methods study	4
Interpersonal contact and altered sensory conditions in video consultation – a qualitative interview study in Danish general practice	4
Heart failure patients without echocardiography are more commonly diagnosed in hospital care and are associated with higher mortality compared to primary care	4
General practice variation in peptic ulcer prophylaxis: a nationwide register-based study	4
Psychiatric disorders and the cancer diagnostic process in general practice: a combined questionnaire and register study exploring the patients’ experiences in Denmark	4
“Returning to the core tasks”: a qualitative interview study about how general practitioners in home health care solved problems during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Diagnostic methods and written advice for acute otitis media in primary health care	4
Primary care patients with mild or stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease need more support in disease management: a secondary analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial	4
Factors associated with development of retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at onset and within three years after diagnosis	4

A machine learning tool for identifying metastatic colorectal cancer in primary care	4
Association between statin therapy as primary prevention and mortality in adults 50 years and older with chronic kidney disease without other indications	4
Antibiotic treatment recommendations for acute respiratory tract infections in Scandinavian general practices—time for harmonization?	4
Exploring the feasibility of an artificial intelligence based clinical decision support system for cutaneous melanoma detection in primary care – a mixed method study	4
Symptoms, symptom severity, and contact with primary health care among nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients: a Norwegian web-based survey	4
Ethical challenges causing moral distress: nursing home staff’s experiences of working during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Extended prenatal and postnatal home visits in a vulnerable area in Sweden—a pilot study	4
Care in the era of digital health: experiences from Norwegian general practitioners	3
Danish primary care: a focus on general practice in the Danish healthcare system	3
Dealing with fibromyalgia in the family context: a qualitative description study	3
Reduction in the diagnostic interval after the introduction of cancer patient pathways for colorectal cancer in northern Sweden	3
Effects of adding early cooperation and a work-place dialogue meeting to primary care management for sick-listed patients with stress-related disorders: CO-WORK-CARE-Stress – a pragmatic cluster rando	3
Patients’ perspectives regarding antibiotic treatment for acute sinusitis in Norwegian general practice. A qualitative interview study	3
To be or not to be supervisors for medical students in general practice clinical placements: a questionnaire study from Norway	3
Improving cardiovascular control in a hypertensive population in primary care. Results from a staff training intervention	3
Well-functioning depression care collaboration: general practitioners’ experiences with specialized mental health services	3
Use of point-of-care tests in pharyngotonsillitis – a registry-based study in primary health care	3
Differences in the referral process from general practice to resident specialists in gynaecology depending on density of specialists and patients’ socioeconomic status	3
Patient safety practices in an innovative digital landscape: an interview study on triage in Swedish digital primary care	3
Identifying performance indicators to measure overall performance of telephone triage – a scoping review	3
Mild hyperventilation with preserved exercise capacity in patients with self-reported long-term dyspnea after COVID-19—a prospective cohort study in a primary healthcare setting	3
Confidentiality matters! Adolescent males’ views of primary care in relation to psychosocial health: a structural equation modelling approach	3
Use of primary health care services and mortality in older patients with type 2 diabetes with or without comorbidities	3
Photo-supported conversations about well-being (BeWell ^TM ) for patients with exhaustion disorders – a controlled clinical intervention study	3
Patient experiences and clinical outcomes of admissions to municipal acute wards versus a hospital: a multicentre randomised controlled trial in Norway	3
Quality in general practice – state of affairs or dynamic process?	3
What makes patients in primary care complex? A scoping review combined with a focus group analysis	3
Follow-up and screening for type-2 diabetes mellitus in women with previous gestational diabetes in primary care	3
Experiences and management strategies of Norwegian GPs during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal interview study	3
A qualitative study exploring experiences about using semaglutide for weight loss in a rural setting in Denmark – ‘she is probably on the meds’	3
Does point-of-care ultrasound examination by the general practitioner lead to inappropriate care? A follow-up study	3
The use of rapid tests beyond established clinical recommendations should be avoided entirely	3
Quality improvement work in general practice; a Norwegian focus group study	3
Preventive effect of methenamine in women with recurrent urinary tract infections – a case–control study	3
Exploring perceived access to and previous experiences with general practice and associations with health literacy in the Danish population	3
Self-management difficulties in Swedish older adults and associations with sociodemographic factors, number of conditions, depression and health status	3
Healthcare cost trajectories with a multidisciplinary team model: a three-year follow-up from Finnish primary and secondary care	3
Trends in haemoglobin levels from 1968 to 2017 and association with hormonal contraceptives: observations from the population study of women in Gothenburg, Sweden	3