Øystein Hetlevik

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Øystein Hetlevik er spesialist i allmennmedisin og i samfunnsmedisin, fastlege og professor i allmennmedisin ved Universitetet i Bergen.

Articles by Øystein Hetlevik

Where do GPs seek help for their illnesses?

Hogne Sandvik,
Øystein Hetlevik,
Jesper Blinkenberg,
Steinar Hunskår

13.05.2024: It is generally assumed that doctors enjoy good somatic health, at least on a par with their peers with the same socioeconomic status. However, mental problems, primarily depression and suicide, are somewhat more common among doctors (1–3). The social media campaign #legermåleve (doctors must live)...

The regular general practitioner and sickness absence – a register-based study

Lee D. Winde,
Inger Haukenes,
Øystein Hetlevik,
Sturla Gjesdal

08.01.2013: Issuing certifications of illness is an important task for doctors (1, 2). In Norway, the regular GPs (RGPs) account for approximately 70 % of all certifications of illness (3). In a survey of Norwegian RGPs in 2010, a total of 38 % reported to have more than 20 weekly consultations related to...