Morten Fenger-Grøn: Anthropometry, depression and atrial fibrillation risk

• Lean body mass is the predominant anthropometric risk factor for atrial fibrillation.  Fenger-Grøn M, Overvad K, Tjønneland A, Frost L. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 May 23;69(29):2488-2497. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.03.558.
• Body mass and atrial fibrillation risk: Status of the epidemiology concerning the influence of fat versus lean body mass. Fenger-Grøn M, Vinter N, Frost L. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2019 May 31. pii: S1050-1738(19)30074-X. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2019.05.009.
• Depression, antidepressants, and the risk of non-valvular atrial fibrillation: A nationwide Danish matched cohort study.  Fenger-Grøn M, Vestergaard M, Pedersen HS, Frost L, Parner ET, Ribe AR, Davydow DS. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2019 Jan;26(2):187-195. doi: 10.1177/2047487318811184.
• Depression and uptake of oral anticoagulation therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation: a Danish nationwide cohort study. Fenger-Grøn M, Vestergaard CH, Frost L, Davydow DS, Parner ET, Christensen B, Ribe AR. Med Care. 2019 Dec 23. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001268. [Epub ahead of print]  

Linda Aagaard Rasmussen: Detecting recurrence of cancer and second primary cancer: exploring the role of general practice

• A validated algorithm to identify recurrence of bladder cancer – a register-based study in Denmark. Rasmussen LA, Jensen H, Virgilsen LF, Jensen JB, Vedsted P. Clin Epidemiol 2018 Nov 26;10:1755-1763. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S177305. eCollection 2018.
• Time from incident primary cancer until recurrence or second primary cancer: Risk factors and impact in general practice. Rasmussen LA, Jensen H, Virgilsen LF, Falborg AZ, Møller H, Vedsted P.  Eur J of Cancer Care (Engl). 2019 Jun 24:e13123. doi: 10.1111/ecc.13123. [Epub ahead of print].
• Healthcare utilisation in general practice and hospitals in the year preceding a diagnosis of cancer recurrence or second primary cancer: a population-based register study. Rasmussen LA, Jensen H, Virgilsen LF, Falborg AZ, Møller H, Vedsted P. Accepted for publication in BMC Health Services Research. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Dec 5;19(1):941. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4757-y.  

Dennis Schou Graversen: The quality of out-of-hours telephone triage  

• Quality of out-of-hours telephone triage by general practitioners and nurses: development and testing of the AQTT - an assessment tool measuring communication, patient safety and efficiency. Graversen DS, Pedersen AF, Carlsen AH, Bro F, Huibers L, Christensen MB. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2019 Mar;37(1):18-29. doi: 10.1080/02813432.2019.1568712. Epub 2019 Jan 28.
• Safety and efficiency of telephone triage conducted by general practitioners, nurses, or physicians in out-of-hours primary care: a quasi-experimental study using the AQTT to assess audio-recorded telephone contacts. DS Graversen, MB Christensen, AF Pedersen, AH Carlsen, F Bro, HC Christensen, L Huibers. BMC Fam Pract. 2020 May 9;21(1):84. doi: 10.1186/s12875-020-01122-z.  
• Communication quality in telephone triage conducted by general practitioners, nurses or physicians: a quasi-experimental study using the AQTT to assess audio-recorded telephone calls to out-of-hours primary care in Denmark. BMJ Open. 2020 Mar 26;10(3):e033528. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033528.  

Jonas Boysen Fynboe Ebert: Evaluating the feasibility of the emergency access button in the out-of-hours services in Denmark

• Giving callers the option to bypass the telephone waiting line in out-of-hours services: a comparative intervention study. Ebert JF, Huibers L, Christensen B, Lippert FK, Christensen MB. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2019 Mar;37(1):120-127. doi: 10.1080/02813432.2019.1569427. Epub 2019 Feb 2.
• Do callers to out-of-hours care misuse an option to jump the phone queue?  Ebert JF, Huibers L, Christensen B, Lippert FK, Christensen MB. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2019 Jun;37(2):207-217. doi: 10.1080/02813432.2019.1608067. Epub 2019 May 9.
• Ebert JF, Huibers L, Christensen B, Christensen HC, Christensen MB. Does an emergency access button increase the patients’ satisfaction and feeling of safety with the out-of-hours health services? A randomized controlled trial in Denmark. BMJ Open. 2020 Sep 30;10(9):e030267. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030267.

Marie Louise Ladegaard Baun: Earlier detection of ovarian cancer in general practice

• Ovarian cancer suspicion, urgent referral and time to diagnosis in Danish general practice: a population-based study. Baun MLL, Jensen H, Falborg AZ, Heje HN, Petersen LK, Vedsted P. Fam Pract. 2019 May 2. pii: cmz013. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmz013. [Epub ahead of print]
• Ovarian cancer stage, variation in transvaginal ultrasound examination rates and the impact of an urgent referral pathway: a national ecological cohort study. Ladegaard BML, Falborg AZ, Hjertholm P, Petersen LK, Vedsted P. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2019 Jul 29. doi: 10.1111/aogs.13693. [Epub ahead of print]
• Direct access to transvaginal ultrasound through general practice for earlier detection of ovarian cancer: a feasibility study. Baun MLL, Dueholm M, Heje HN, Hamilton W, Petersen LK, Vedsted P. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2021 Jun 7;1-10. doi: 10.1080/02813432.2021.1922831. Online ahead of print.  

Bente Kjær Lyngsøe: Maternal depression and offspring health

• Attendance of routine childcare visits in primary care for children of mothers with depression: a nationwide population-based cohort study. Lyngsøe BK, Vestergaard CH, Rytter D, Vestergaard M, Munk-Olsen T, Bech BH. Br J Gen Pract. 2018 Feb 1;68(667):e97-104.
• Maternal depression and primary healthcare use for children: a population-based cohort study in Denmark. Lyngsøe BK, Rytter D, Munk-Olsen T, Vestergaard CH, Christensen KS, Bech BH. Br J Gen Pract. December 2018: 1-8. BJGP 18x700733.
• Maternal depression and childhood injury risk: a population-based cohort study in Denmark. Lyngsøe BK, Munk-Olsen T, Rytter D, Vestergaard CH, Christensen KS, Bech BH. Brain Behav. 2021 Mar;11(3):e02029. doi: 10.1002/brb3.2029. Epub 2021 Jan 15.  
• Maternal depression and non-specifc health complaints in offspring: a cross-sectional study in Danish primary care. Lyngsøe BK, Rytter D, Munk-Olsen T, Vestergaard CH, Christensen KS, Bech BH. Br J Gen Pract. 2021 Jan 28;71(703):e105-e112. doi: 10.3399/bjgp20X714173. 

Karen Busk Nørøxe: Well-being in general practitioners and quality in healthcare

• Mental well-being and job satisfaction among general practitioners: a nationwide cross-sectional survey in Denmark. Nørøxe KB, Pedersen AF, Bro F og Vedsted P. BMC Fam Pract. 2018; 19:130. doi: 10.1186/s12875-018-0809-3.
• Mental well-being and job satisfaction in general practitioners in Denmark and their patients’ change of general practitioner: a cohort study combining survey data and register data. Nørøxe KB, Vedsted P, Bro F, Carlsen AH, Pedersen AF. BMJ Open. 2019 Nov 5;9(11):e030142. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030142.  
• Mental well-being, job satisfaction and self-rated workability in general practitioners and hospitalisations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions among listed patients: a cohort study combining survey data on GPs and register data on patients. Nørøxe KB, Pedersen AF, Carlsen AH, Bro F, Vedsted P. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019 Aug 19. pii: bmjqs-2018-009039. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-009039. [Epub ahead of print]

Jakob Søgaard Juul: Using the facecal immunochemical test in general practice diagnostic workup of patients with non-alarm symptoms of colorectal cancer

• Differences in diagnostic activity in general practice and findings for individuals invited to the Danish Screening Programme for colorectal cancer: a population-based cohort study. Juul JS, Andersen B, Laurberg S, Carlsen AH, Olesen F, Vedsted P. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2018 Sep;36(3):281-290. doi: 10.1080/02813432.2018.1487378. Epub 2018 Jun 22.
• Clinical uptake and use of faecal immunochemical test after implementation in Danish general practice
• The value of using the faecal immunochemical test in general practice on patients presenting with non-alarm symptoms of colorectal cancer. Juul JS, Hornung N, Andersen B, Laurberg S, Olesen F, Vedsted P. Br J Cancer. 2018 Aug;119(4):471-479. doi: 10.1038/s41416-018-0178-7. Epub 2018 Aug 1.

Marie Germund Nielsen: Validation of instruments for diagnosing depression and measuring stress in general practice

• The construct validity of the Perceived Stress Scale. Nielsen MG, Ørnbøl E, Vestergaard M, Bech P, Larsen FB, Lasgaard M, Christensen KS. J Psychosom Res. 2016 May;84:22-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.03.009. Epub 2016 Mar 16.
• The construct validity of the Major Depression Inventory: A Rasch analysis of a self-rating scale in primary care. Nielsen MG, Ørnbøl E, Vestergaard M, Bech P, Christensen KS. J Psychosom Res. 2017 Jun;97:70-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.04.001. Epub 2017 Apr 8.
• The criterion validity of the web-based Major Depression Inventory when used on clinical suspicion of depression in primary care. Nielsen MG, Ørnbøl E, Bech P, Vestergaard M, Christensen KS. Clin Epidemiol. 2017 Jul 6;9:355-365. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S132913. eCollection 2017.

Esben Næser: Diagnosis, clinical assessment and prognosis in patients with non-specific serious symptoms

• Routine blood tests and probability of cancer in patients referred with non‐specific serious symptoms: a cohort study. Næser E, Møller H, Fredberg U, Frystyk J, Vedsted P. BMC Cancer. 2017 Dec 4;17(1):817. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3845-9.
• Clinical characteristics and risk of serious disease in patients referred to a diagnostic centre: a cohort study Næser E, Fredberg U, Møller H, Vedsted P. Cancer Epidemiol. 2017 Oct;50(Pt A):158-165. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2017.07.014. Epub 2017 Aug 7.
• Mortality in patients examined at a diagnostic centre in Denmark: a matched cohort study. Næser E, Møller H, Fredberg U, Vedstd P. Cancer Epidemiol. 2018 Aug;55:130-135. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2018.06.008. Epub 2018 Jun 23.

Anders Prior: Psychological stress and multimorbidity in general practice

• The association between perceived stress and mortality among people with multimorbidity: a prospective population-based cohort study. Prior A, Fenger-Grøn M, Larsen KK, Larsen FB, Robinson KM, Nielsen MG, Christensen KS, Mercer SW, Vestergaard M. Am J Epidemiol. 2016 Aug 1;184(3):199-210. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwv324. Epub 2016 Jul 11.
• Bereavement, multimorbidity and mortality: a population-based study using bereavement as an indicator of mental stress, Prior A, Fenger-Grøn M, Davydow DS, Olsen J, Li J, Guldin MB, Vestergaard M. Psychol Med. 2018 Jul;48(9):1437-1443. doi: 10.1017/S0033291717002380. Epub 2017 Aug 30.
• Perceived stress, multimorbidity, and risk for hospitalizations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions: a population-based cohort study Prior A, Vestergaard M, Davydow DS, Larsen KK, Ribe AR, Fenger-Grøn M. Med Care. 2017 Feb;55(2):131-139. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000632.
• Association between perceived stress, multimorbidity and primary care health services: a Danish population-based cohort study Prior A, Vestergaard M, Larsen KK, Fenger-Grøn M. BMJ Open. 2018 Feb 24;8(2):e018323. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018323.

Bettina Kjær Kristiansen: Securing follow-up in cervical cancer screening

• Direct notification of cervical cytology results to women improves follow-up in cervical cancer screening - a cluster-randomised trial. Kristiansen BK, Andersen B, Bro F, Svanholm H, Vedsted P. Prev Med Rep. 2018 Nov 23;13:118-125. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.11.015. eCollection 2019 Mar.
• Cervical cytology results conveyed directly from pathology departments to women reduce the use of general practice: a Danish cluster-randomised trial.
• Impact of GP reminders on follow-up of abnormal cervical cytology: a before-after study in Danish general practice. Kristiansen BK, Andersen B, Bro F, Svanholm H, Vedsted P. Br J Gen Pract. 2017 Aug;67(661):e580-e587. doi: 10.3399/bjgp17X691913. Epub 2017 Jul 17.

Berit Toftegaard: The impact of a continuing medical education meeting in earlier cancer diagnosis on knowledge, attitude and cancer referral pattern among general practitioners.

• A geographical cluster randomised stepped wedge study of continuing medical education and cancer diagnosis in general practice. Toftegaard BS, Bro F, Vedsted P. Implement Sci. 2014 Nov 7;9:159. doi: 10.1186/s13012-014-0159-z.
• Development of an algorithm to identify urgent referrals for suspected cancer from the Danish Primary Care Referral Database. Toftegaard BS, Guldbrandt LM, Flarup KR, Beyer H, Bro F, Vedsted P. Clin Epidemiol. 2016 Oct 26;8:751-759. eCollection 2016.
• Impact of continuing medical education in cancer diagnosis on GP knowledge, attitude and readiness to investigate – a before‐after study. Toftegaard BS, Bro F, Falborg AZ, Vedsted P. BMC Fam Pract. 2016 Jul 26;17:95. doi: 10.1186/s12875-016-0496-x.
• Impact of a continuing medical education meeting on the use and timing of urgent cancer referrals among general practitioners ‐ a before‐after study. Toftegaard BS, Bro F, Falborg AZ, Vedsted P. BMC Fam Pract. 2017 Mar 21;18(1):44. doi: 10.1186/s12875-017-0607-3.

Line Hvidberg: Awareness and beliefs about cancer and barriers to healthcare seeking in the general population

• Measurement properties of the Danish version of the Awareness and Beliefs about Cancer (ABC) measure. Hvidberg L, Pedersen AF, Wulff CN, Carlsen AH, Vedsted P. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2017 Apr 26;17(1):74. doi: 10.1186/s12874-017-0352-2.
• Awareness of cancer symptoms and anticipated patient interval for healthcare seeking. A comparative study of Denmark and Sweden. Hvidberg L, Lagerlund M, Pedersen AF, Hajdarevic S, Tishelman C, Vedsted P. Acta Oncol. 2016 Jul;55(7):917-24. doi: 10.3109/0284186X.2015.1134808. Epub 2016 Feb 16.
• Barriers to healthcare seeking, beliefs about cancer and the role of socio-economic position. A Danish population-based study. Hvidberg L, Wulff CN, Pedersen AF, Vedsted P. Prev Med. 2015 Feb;71:107-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.12.007. Epub 2014 Dec 15.
• Cancer awareness and socio-economic position: results from a population-based study in Denmark. Hvidberg L, Pedersen AF, Wulff CN, Vedsted P. BMC Cancer. 2014 Aug 9;14:581. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-581.