- E-mailSabine.Ruths@uib.no
- Phone+47 55 58 61 29
- Visitor AddressÅrstadveien 175009 Bergen
- Postal AddressPostboks 78045020 Bergen
- Health services research
- Depression
- Nursing home medicine
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Drug treatment in general practice
- Elderly care medicine
- Research communication
Academic article
- 2021. Trends in treatment for patients with depression in general practice in Norway, 2009–2015: nationwide registry-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP Study). BMC Health Services Research.
- 2021. Running title: antidepressant treatment and educational level. British Journal of General Practice Open. 1-22.
- 2021. General practitioners’ drug treatment for depression by patients’ educational level: registry-based study. British Journal of General Practice Open.
- 2021. Evaluating an integrated care pathway for frail elderly patients in Norway using multi-criteria decision analysis. BMC Health Services Research.
- 2021. Drivers of successful implementation of integrated care for multi-morbidity: Mechanisms identified in 17 case studies from 8 European countries . Social Science and Medicine.
- 2021. Consultations and antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infections in Norwegian primary care 2006–2015, a registry-based study. BMC Family Practice. 1-12.
- 2020. Variation in general practitioners’ depression care following certification of sickness absence: a registry-based cohort study. Family Practice. 238-245.
- 2020. The patient at the centre: evidence from 17 European integrated care programmes for persons with complex needs. BMC Health Services Research.
- 2020. Health-related quality of life of long-term patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a nested prospective cohort study in Norway. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 1-12.
- 2020. Associations between characteristics of the patients at municipal acute bed unit admission and further transfer to hospital: a prospective observational study. BMC Health Services Research. 1-8.
- 2019. Patient-reported depression treatment and future treatment preferences: an observational study in general practice. Family Practice. 771-777.
- 2018. Use of hormonal contraceptives among immigrant women and their daughters in Norway: Data from the Norwegian Prescription Database. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 1-8.
- 2018. First four years of operation of a municipal acute bed unit in rural Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 390-396.
- 2017. Trends in potentially inappropriate medication prescribing to nursing home patients: comparison of three cross-sectional studies. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 192-200.
- 2017. Patient trajectories in a Norwegian unit of municipal emergency beds. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 137-142.
- 2017. Nursing home physicians’ assessments of barriers and strategies for end-of-life care in Norway and the Netherlands. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 713-718.
- 2017. Municipal resources and patient outcomes through the first year after a hip fracture. BMC Health Services Research. 1-10.
- 2017. Doctors’ learning experiences in end-of-life care – a focus group study from nursing homes. BMC Medical Education. 1-8.
- 2017. Deprescribing for frail older people – Learning from the case of Mrs. Hansen. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 5 pages.
- 2017. Change in psychotropic drug use in Norwegian nursing homes between 2004 and 2011. International Psychogeriatrics. 385-394.
- 2016. The impact of existential vulnerability for nursing home doctors in end-of-life care: A focus group study. Patient Education and Counseling. 2043-2048.
- 2016. Prescription trajectories and effect of total hip arthroplasty on the use of analgesics, hypnotics, antidepressants, and anxiolytics: Results from a population of total hip arthroplasty patients. Pain. 643-651.
- 2016. Antipsychotic drugs and risk of hip fracture among people older than 60 years in Norway. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. 1203-1209.
- 2015. Risk of hip fracture among older people using antihypertensive drugs: a nationwide cohort study. BMC Geriatrics. 1-10.
- 2015. Residents’ perceptions of their own sadness - a qualitative study in Norwegian nursing homes. BMC Geriatrics. 1-7.
- 2014. Use of hormonal contraceptives among immigrant and native women in Norway: data from the Norwegian Prescription Database. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 1221-1228.
- 2014. Risk of hip fracture among older people using anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs: a nationwide prospective cohort study. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 873-880.
- 2014. Prevalence of depression among recently admitted long-term care patients in Norwegian nursing homes: Associations with diagnostic workup and use of antidepressants. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 154-162.
- 2014. End-of-life expectations and experiences among nursing home patients and their relatives — a synthesis of qualitative studies. Patient Education and Counseling. 3-9.
- 2014. Drug treatment at the end of life: An epidemiologic study in nursing homes. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 187-192.
- 2013. Increased risk of hip fracture among older people using antidepressant drugs: data from the Norwegian Prescription Database and the Norwegian Hip Fracture Registry. Age and Ageing. 514-520.
- 2012. Use of addictive anxiolytics and hypnotics in a national cohort of incident users in Norway. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 311-319.
- 2012. Trends in psychotropic drug prescribing in Norwegian nursing homes from 1997 to 2009: a comparison of six cohorts. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 868-876.
- 2012. Prescriptions for ADHD medication, 2004 – 08. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1856-1860.
- 2012. Prescribing quality for older people in Norwegian nursing homes and home nursing services using multidose dispensed drugs. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 929-936.
- 2012. Inappropriate prescribing for older people admitted to an intermediate-care nursing home unit and hospital wards. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 169-175.
- 2011. Treatment decisions on antidepressants in nursing homes: A qualitative study. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 252-256.
- 2011. Initial prescription of antipsychotics and antidepressants in general practice and specialist care in Norway. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 459-465.
- 2011. A multidisciplinary approach to improve drug therapy in nursing homes. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 9-13.
- 2010. Multidisciplinary intervention to identify and resolve drug-related problems in Norwegian nursing homes. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 82-88.
- 2009. Psychotropic drug use in the Norwegian general population in 2005: data from the Norwegian Prescription Database. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 572-578.
- 2009. Farmakoterapi i sykehjem. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1732-1735.
- 2008. Stopping antipsychotic drug therapy in demented nursing home patients: a randomized, placebo-controlled study - The Bergen District Nursing Home Study (BEDNURS). International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 889-895.
- 2008. Evaluation of prescribing quality in nursing homes based on drug-specific indicators the Bergen district nursing home (BEDNURS) study. Norsk Epidemiologi. 173-178.
- 2007. Klassifisering av legemiddelrelaterte problemer. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 3073-3076.
- 2005. Patterns of drug prescription in a geriatric evaluation and management unit as compared with the general medical wards: a randomised study. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 921-928.
- 2005. Nytteverdien av skjermede enheter for demente. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1191-1194.
- 2005. Antipsykotiske midler mot uro ved demens medisinsk behandling eller kjemisk atferdsregulering? Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1672-1675.
- 2004. Not less but different: psychotropic drug utilization trends in Norwegian nursing homes during a 12-year period. The Bergen District Nursing Home (BEDNURS) Study. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 277-282.
- 2004. Not less but different. Psychotropic drug utilisation trends in Norwegian nursing homes during a twelve-year period. The Bergen District Nursing Home (BEDNURS) Study. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 277-282.
- 2004. Effect of antipsychotic withdrawal on behavior and sleep/wake activity in nursing home residents with dementia: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded study the Bergen District Nursing Home study. Journal of The American Geriatrics Society. 1737-1743.
- 2004. Clinically important renal impairment in various groups of old persons. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 152-156.
- 2003. Nursing home residents and their drug use: a comparison between mentally intact and mentally impaired residents. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 463-469.
- 2003. Nursing home residents and their drug use: a comparison between mentally intact and impaired residents. The Bergen District Nursing Home (BEDNURS) Study. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 463-469.
- 2003. Multidisciplinary medication review in nursing home residents: what are the most significant drug-related problems? The Bergen District Nursing Home (BEDNURS) study. Quality and Safety in Healthcare. 176-180.
- 2003. Multidiciplinary medication review among nursing home residents - what are the most significant drug-related problems? The Bergen District Nursing Home (BEDNURS)Study. Quality and Safety in Healthcare. 176-180.
- 2003. Missing the diagnosis: senile dementia in patients aditted to nursing homes. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 148-152.
- 2001. Psychotropic drug use in nursing homes - diagnostic indications and variations between institutions. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 523-528.
- 2001. Psychotropic drug use in nursing homes - diagnostic indications and variations between institutions. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 523-528.
- 2000. Mental svikt hos sykehjemspasienter. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 3113-3116.
- 2000. Drug treatment of heart failure - Do nursing-home residents deserve better? Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 226-231.
- 2000. Drug treatment of heart failure - Do nursing home residents deserve better? Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 226-231.
Report
- 2016. SELFIE2020. Work Package 2 report Norway. Thick descriptions of Medically Assisted Rehabilitation Bergen an Learning networks for whole, coordinated and safe pathways. .
- 2016. Focus group Norway: WP4 Development of analytical framework to perform comprehensive evaluation using Multi-Criteria Decision analysis. .
- 2016. Comprehensive description of the most promising ICC models for multi-morbidity. (- Medically Assisted Rehabilitation (MAR) Bergen - Learning networks for whole, coordinated and safe pathways (Learning networks)). .
Lecture
- 2016. Turning general practitioners into researchers. Experiences from The Norwegian Research School in General Practice (NAFALM).
- 2016. Sustainable integrated care models for multi-morbidity: delivery, financing and performance.
- 2016. Research training in general practice. Experience from the Norwegian Research School in General Practice.
- 2016. Promising integrated chronic care models for multimorbidity in Norway.
- 2016. Medically assisted rehabilitation Bergen.
- 2016. Learning networks for whole, coordinated and safe pathways in the municipalities.
- 2016. Integrerte helsetjenester for pasienter med multimorbiditet.
- 2016. Forskningsprofil i samsvar med utfordringer i kommunehelsetjenesten.
- 2016. Allmennmedisinsk forskningsenhet i Bergen 2006-2016 - Hva slags kunnskap trenger allmennleger?
- 2016. AFE Bergen i et fugleperspektiv. 10 år med allmennmedisinske forskningsenheter.
Academic lecture
- 2021. Promoting sustainable work participation for workers with depression through improved collaboration in depression care: a focus group study.
- 2019. Time trends in GPs’ provision of depression care during 2008-2016.
- 2017. Self-reported depression in patients visiting their general practitioner.
- 2017. Efficacy and safety of palliative drug treatment in dying patients - A systematic review.
- 2017. Barriers and strategies for end-of-life care in nursing homes in Norway and the Netherlands.
- 2016. Turning general practitioners into researchers. Experiences from the Norwegian research school in general practice.
- 2016. Trends in prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications to nursing home residents: a comparison of three three cohorts.
- 2016. Trends in prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications to nursing home residents: a comparison of three cohorts.
- 2016. Trends in prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications to nursing home patients: comparison of three cohorts.
- 2016. Palliative drug treatment in life last days – prevalence and evidence base.
- 2016. Doctors working with dying nursing home patients meet their own existential vulnerability.
- 2016. Allmennmedisinsk forskningsenhet Bergen i 2016.
- 2014. Risk of hip fracture among older people using anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs: a 6-year follow-up study based on nationwide registries.
- 2014. Associations between hip fractures & psychotropic drugs - a Nationwide prospective cohort study.
- 2005. Drug utilisation review in nursing homes based on prescribing indicators. Oral presentation (S. Ruths).
- 2004. Withdrawal of antipsychotic drug treatment in demented nursing home residents. A randomised, controlled trial. (Oral presentation by S.Ruths; Book of abstracts no 520, pp 211-2.).
- 2004. Impact of antipsychotic withdrawal on behavour and sleep/wake activity in demented nursing home residents. A randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blinded study. (Oral presentation by S Ruths; , Book of abstracts no 521, pp 212).
- 2004. A randomised, controlled trial of antipsychotic drug withdrawal in dementia. [Poster presentert av S Ruths; abstract publisert i: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug safety 2004; 13 (suppl 1): S148-S149].
- 2003. Seponering av antipsykotiske legemidler hos demente sykehjemspasienter - en kontrollert dobbelt blind studie.
- 2003. Multidiciplinary medication review among nursing home residents - what are the most significant drug-related problems? The Beren District Nursing Home (BEDNURS) Study.
- 2003. Antipsychotic drug withdrawal from demented nursing home residents - a randomised double-blind controlled trial. The Bergen District Nursing Home (BEDNURS)Study.
- 2002. legemiddelbruk hos sykehjemspasienter - en tverrfaglig kvalitetsvurdering.
- 2002. Multidiciplinary medication review among nursing home residents; what are the most significant drug-related problems?
- 2000. The use of psychotropic drugs in nursing homes. How appropriate?
- 1999. Drug treatment of herat failure. Do nursing home residents deserve better?
Reader opinion piece
- 2015. Vil beholde LCP for døende. Dagens medisin.
- 2010. Uheldig legemiddelbruk hos eldre. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
Short communication
- 2015. Norsk oversettelse av START 2 og STOPP 2. Norsk Farmaceutisk Tidsskrift.
- 2015. Bedre legemiddelbehandling av eldre. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 318-318.
Popular scientific article
- 2010. Praktisk legemiddelhåndtering i sykehjem. Utposten. 6-9.
- 2001. Mat og medisin går ikke alltid godt i lag. Geronius. 2.
Letter to the editor
- 2015. Re: Legemiddelgjennomgang – viktig tiltak for bedre behandling. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 12-13.
Doctoral dissertation
- 2018. Livets slutt i sykehjem. Pasientens ønsker og legens rolle.
- 2017. End of life care in nursing homes. Palliative drug prescribing and doctors’ existential vulnerability.
- 2015. Potentially inappropriate drug use and hip fractures among older people. Pharmacoepidemiological studies.
- 2015. Depresjon i sykehjem. Underdiagnostikk og overbehandling.
- 2012. Drug prescribing quality for older patients. Explicit indicators and multidisiplinary medication reviews.
- 2004. Drug utilisation quality in nursing homes. The Bergen district nursing home study.
Interview
- 2017. Intervju om langtidsbehandling med psykosemedisin hos sykehjemspasienter.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
- 2007. Fall och falltendens hos äldre. 4 pages.
- 2007. Eldre og legemidler. 6 pages.
- 2007. Eldre og legemidler. 6 pages.
- 2003. Multidiciplinary medication review among nursing home residents - what are the most significant drug-related problems? The Bergen District Nursing Home (BEDNURS) Study. -150 pages.
- 2003. Fall og falltendens hos gamle. 4 pages.
- 2003. Fall og falltendens hos gamle. 4 pages.
Encyclopedia article
- 2001. Eldre og legemidler. Oslo: Foreningen for utgivelse av Norsk legemiddelhåndbok, 2012. . In:
- 2001. Norsk legemiddelhåndbok for helsepersonell. PDC Tangen a.s..
- 2001. Eldre og legemidler. . In:
- 2001. Norsk legemiddelhåndbok for helsepersonell. .
Other
- 2008. Antibiotikabehandling i sykehjem. 192-202.
Abstract
- 2017. Evidence base for palliative drug treatment in the last days of life - a systematic review. European Journal of Palliative Care. 1070-1070.
- 2012. Presentasjon av sammendragene fra Forskningsdagen på Primærmedisinsk uke, 25. oktober 2012. Utposten. 33-39.
- 2009. Medical reviews in Norwegian nursing homes. Pharmacy World & Science (PWS). 326-327.
- 2008. The impact of pharmacists on drug-related problems in nursing home. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. S49-S49.
- 2008. Psychotropic drug prescribing patterns in the Norwegian general population. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. S94-S94.
- 2008. Evaluation of drug prescribing in nursing homes based on explicit indicators. The bergen district nursing home (BEDNURS) study. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. S120-S120.
- 2007. The quality of pharmaceutical care among institutionalised elderly. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety.
Poster
- 2021. The impact of organisational framework on GP depression care; registry-based study.
- 2021. Comparison of GP depression care in Norway and the Netherlands: registry-based study.
- 2019. The impact of GPs’ depression care on future work participation: A register-based cohort study .
- 2019. Patient-reported treatment preferences in case of future depression .
- 2017. Evidence base for palliative drug treatment in the last days of life - a systematic review.
- 2016. Sadness as perceived by nursing home patients.
- 2016. Psychotropic Drug Exposure and Hip Fractures.
- 2016. Nursing home doctors’ assessments of barriers and strategies for end-of-life care in Norway and the Netherlands.
- 2016. Evidence base for palliative drug treatment in the last days of life – a systematic review.
- 2005. Norsk forening for farmakoepidemiologi(DURG).
- 2000. Psychotropic drug-use in nursing homes. Are the diagnostic indications good enough?
Digital learning tools
- 2016. E-læringsmodul om eldre og legemidler. I: Kurs om Legemiddelgjennomgang i allmennpraksis.
Academic literature review
- 2017. Safety and effectiveness of palliative drug treatment in the last days of life - A systematic literature review. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 508-521.
- 2016. Drug utilization and medication costs at the end of life. Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research. 237-243.
- 2011. Legemiddelbehandling i sykehjem - holder kvaliteten mål? Norsk Farmaceutisk Tidsskrift. 29-32.
Website (informational material)
- 2015. Eldre og legemidler. Kap. G 10 i Norsk legemiddelhåndbok.
Article in business/trade/industry journal
- 2018. Deprescribing = avmedisinering. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 3 pages.
- 2017. Norsk oversettelse av forskrivningsverktøyet STOPPFrail. Norsk Farmaceutisk Tidsskrift. 25-27.
- 2010. Presentasjon av sammendragene fra forskningsdagen på Primærmedisinsk uke, 28. oktober 2010. Utposten.
Chapter
- 2013. Antibiotikabehandling i sykehjem. 273-292. In:
- 2013. Nasjonale retningslinjer for antibiotikabruk i primærhelsetjenesten. Helsedirektoratet.
- 2001. Eldre og legemidler. . In:
- 2001. Norsk legemiddelhåndbok for helsepersonell. PDC Tangen a.s..
- 1999. Adekvat legemiddelbehandling i sykehjem. . In:
- 1999. Norsk elektronisk legemiddelhåndbok.
More information in national current research information system (CRIStin)
- The Norwegian GP-DEP study
- Integrated care in multimorbidity (Horizon2020-project "SELFIE")
- Municipal emergency care beds
- Urinary infections in general practice
- Professor, MD PhD
- Specialist in general practice