OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care is 4. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
The untapped potential for healthcare to support recovery for patients with stress-related exhaustion disorder – creating an experience of generalised safety	69
A multi-layered burden or a right fit? Physicians’ perspectives on multidose drug dispensing in Denmark	34
Treatment trajectories among patients with musculoskeletal disorders in Norway – a register-based cohort study over 2 years	22
Healthcare consumption among patients with stress-related exhaustion: a register-based study in Swedish primary care	22
Cognitive and emotional reactions to pictorial-based risk communication on subclinical atherosclerosis: a qualitative study within the VIPVIZA trial	21
Correction	21
General practitioners’ clinical decision-making in patients that could have cancer: a vignette study comparing the Baltic states with four Nordic countries	20
The decision-making process in general practice of when to use antibiotics to treat acute rhinosinusitis	18
Incidence of short-term community hospital stays and clinical profiles of patients: the Finnish Community Hospital Cohort Study	13
Interdisciplinary collaboration and clinical management for Norwegian preschool children who stutter: ‘Who, what, when, and where?’	13
How to support researchers in the primary care setting?	13
Letter to the editor regarding ‘How to support researchers in the primary care setting?’	13
Multimorbidity and health related quality of life in midlife – a longitudinal study from Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966	12
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	11
Implementation of lung ultrasonography by general practitioners for lower respiratory tract infections: a feasibility study	10
Differences in use of telemedicine integrated into traditional primary health care – a comparative observational study	10
Changes in analgesic prescriptions in Dutch general practice	9
Suitability of issuing sickness certifications in remote consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic. A mixed method study of GPs’ experiences	9
Comparing measured and reported change in gastrointestinal symptoms after initiation of metformin treatment: a questionnaire validation study	9
Communicating abnormal cervical cancer screening results – a focus group study with general practitioners in Norway	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
Hypertension management in the oldest-old: a survey of physicians in Swedish primary health care	9
The constant conflicts of opioid prescribing – GPs’ views on treating chronic pain with opioids in primary care: a reflexive qualitative analysis	9
Promoting health literacy and sense of coherence in primary care patients with long-term impaired work ability—a pilot study	9
Healthcare seeking with colorectal cancer symptoms—results from two Danish population-based surveys in 2012 and 2022	9

Three ways of organising general practitioner’s medical services in sheltered housing. A qualitative study	8
Digital interaction in practice (DIP) between patient, general practitioner and home care services. Evaluation of a pilot study	8
The burden of persistent symptom diagnoses in primary care patients: a cross-sectional study	8
Observational study of diagnosis and management in adult primary hypothyroidism in southwest of Sweden	8
Major mental disorders among family caregivers: a nation-wide register-based study	8
Increased demand of urine cultures from Danish general practice: a five-year register-based study	7
The durability of previous examinations for cancer: Danish nationwide cohort study	7
Associations between education level, blood-lipid measurements and statin treatment in a Danish primary health care population from 2000 to 2018	7
Does the use of surgical face masks reduce postoperative infections in traumatic wounds sutured outside hospital? A randomized study at a Norwegian casualty center	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
Core values of primary health care help in rethinking the health services	7
Facilitators and barriers for return to work among patients with post-COVID-19 condition: a qualitative interview study	7
Quality assessment in sickness certificates – changes over an eight-year period in Sweden and associated factors	6
Promoting Nordic ‘Green Care Practices’	6
Challenges in pain management and opioid prescribing practices following traumatic injury: a focus group study with orthopedic surgeons and general practitioners	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
Minimizing unnecessary proBNP blood tests: an evaluation of a pop-up form implementation in general practice	6
Clinical presentation of scabies from 1996 to 2022: a retrospective cohort study from Finland	6
Primary health care in Ukraine is a cornerstone in both health reform and response to the full-scale invasion	6
Considerations and experiences with healthcare-seeking during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Denmark	6
Associations between daily home blood pressure measurements and self-reports of lifestyle and symptoms in primary care: the PERHIT study	6
Diagnostic accuracy of otitis media with and without a fictitious AI support among physicians in primary care and medical students	6
To reveal disease or to promote function – that is the question	6
Are doctors using more preventive medication for cardiovascular disease? A Swedish cross-sectional study	6
Thanks for hearing me: key elements of primary care according to older patients	6
Older immigrants’ use of general practice in Denmark a register-based cohort study	6
Medicine as a moral activity	6
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	6
The 40 ^th Anniversary of the Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care	6
The experiences of transgender and nonbinary individuals in general practice in Denmark, with a focus on ‘safer space’	6
High proportion of depression and anxiety in younger patients with COPD: a cross-sectional study in primary care in Sweden	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
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
Gatekeeping and referral of patients holding private health insurance: a survey among general practitioners in Norway	5
Local management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway: a longitudinal interview study of municipality chief medical officers	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
Diagnostic methods and written advice for acute otitis media in primary health care	5
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	5
Patients with fibromyalgia in Finnish healthcare center – one-year follow up	5
Heart failure patients without echocardiography are more commonly diagnosed in hospital care and are associated with higher mortality compared to primary care	4
Experiences and management strategies of Norwegian GPs during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal interview study	4
General practice variation in peptic ulcer prophylaxis: a nationwide register-based study	4
Association between statin therapy as primary prevention and mortality in adults 50 years and older with chronic kidney disease without other indications	4
Letter to the editor	4
Case-mix adjustments of patient reported experience measures in general practice: variations between Norwegian municipalities	4
Differences in the referral process from general practice to resident specialists in gynaecology depending on density of specialists and patients’ socioeconomic status	4
Unseen and unread decision letters in everyday care: a case study of medication management assistance in Norwegian municipal home healthcare	4

Indications of over- and undertreatment of hypothyroidism in primary care: a scoping review and evidence mapping	4
Psychiatric disorders and the cancer diagnostic process in general practice: a combined questionnaire and register study exploring the patients’ experiences in Denmark	4
General practitioners’ perceptions and experiences of knee osteoarthritis management: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to delivering guideline-recommended treatments	4
Care in the era of digital health: experiences from Norwegian general practitioners	4
Interpersonal contact and altered sensory conditions in video consultation – a qualitative interview study in Danish general practice	4
Patient safety practices in an innovative digital landscape: an interview study on triage in Swedish digital primary care	4
General practitioner utilization by age, sex and disease in Norway from 2012–2023: a national health registry study	4
Ethical challenges causing moral distress: nursing home staff’s experiences of working during the COVID-19 pandemic	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
‘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
A qualitative study exploring experiences about using semaglutide for weight loss in a rural setting in Denmark – ‘she is probably on the meds’	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
What makes patients in primary care complex? A scoping review combined with a focus group analysis	4
Antibiotic treatment recommendations for acute respiratory tract infections in Scandinavian general practices—time for harmonization?	4
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	4
Follow-up and screening for type-2 diabetes mellitus in women with previous gestational diabetes in primary care	4
Danish primary care: a focus on general practice in the Danish healthcare system	4
Factors associated with development of retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at onset and within three years after diagnosis	4
Is general practitioner involvement in the initiation of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain associated with opioid dose and concurrent drug use?	4
Management of child maltreatment suspicions in general practice: a mixed methods study	4
Extended prenatal and postnatal home visits in a vulnerable area in Sweden—a pilot study	4
Use of point-of-care tests in pharyngotonsillitis – a registry-based study in primary health care	4
A systems perspective on gaps in the person-centered sick leave and rehabilitation process: a Swedish interview study	4
A machine learning tool for identifying metastatic colorectal cancer in primary care	4
Symptoms, symptom severity, and contact with primary health care among nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients: a Norwegian web-based survey	4
Dealing with fibromyalgia in the family context: a qualitative description study	4
Exploring AI scribes in Norwegian general practice: a qualitative individual interview study	4
Does point-of-care ultrasound examination by the general practitioner lead to inappropriate care? A follow-up study	4