Blar i forfatter "Kummervold, Per Egil"

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    • Differences in emotional and pain-related language in tweets about dentists and medical doctors: Text-analysis of Twitter content 

      Johnsen, Jan-Are Kolset; Eggesvik, Trude Benedikte; Rørvik, Thea Heyerdahl; Hansen, Miriam Wöhlert; Wynn, Rolf; Kummervold, Per Egil (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-06)
      <p><i>Background - </i>Social media provides people with easy ways to communicate their attitudes and feelings to a wide audience. Many people, unfortunately, have negative associations and feelings about dental treatment due to former painful experiences. Previous research indicates that there might be a pervasive and negative occupational stereotype related to dentists and that this stereotype is ...

    • Health information accessed on the Internet: the development in 5 European countries 

      Kummervold, Per Egil; Wynn, Rolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      The aim of this study was to summarize and analyse findings from four prior studies on the use of the Internet as a source of health information in five European countries (Norway, Denmark, Germany, Greece, and Portugal). A cross-study comparison of data was performed. All the studies included fit with a trend of a sharp and continuous growth in the use of the Internet for health information access ...

    • Health Professionals' Experience with Patients Accessing Their Electronic Health Records: Results from an Online Survey 

      Johansen, Monika Alise; Kummervold, Per Egil; Sørensen, Tove; Zanaboni, Paolo (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The aim of this study was to investigate hospital professionals’ experience and attitude with patients accessing their own electronic health records. The study was conducted one year after service establishment. Data was collected through an online survey. In total, 457 replies were received. The results revealed a quarter of the administrative staff received feedback from patients or relatives ...

    • Internet-based patient communication 

      Kummervold, Per Egil (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2009-05-22)
      <b>Objective</b> <br>To investigate some of the consequences that electronic health communication has for patients, health professionals and society at large. The underlying studies investigate reasons patients provide for using online communication solutions, the current propagation and pace of Internet health communication, and whether such services would replace conventional health communication ...

    • Physician response time when communicating with patients over the Internet. 

      Kummervold, Per Egil; Johnsen, Jan-Are Kolset (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Patients want to use electronic communication to access health services more easily. Health authorities in several countries see this as a way to improve health care. Physicians appear to have conflicting opinions regarding the suitability of electronic communication in clinical settings. The aim of our study was to measure how long it actually takes physicians to answer questions from patients ...

    • Using Noninferiority Tests to Evaluate Telemedicine and E-Health Services: Systematic Review 

      Kummervold, Per Egil; Johnsen, Jan-Are Kolset; Skrøvseth, Stein Olav; Wynn, Rolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Background: An increasing number of studies within the field of telemedicine and e-health are designed as noninferiority studies, aiming to show that the telemedicine/e-health solution is not inferior to the traditional way of treating patients. Objective: The objective is to review and sum up the status of noninferiority studies within this field, describing advantages and pitfalls of this approach. ...