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Thomas Mildestvedt

Professor
Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care
  • E-mailThomas.Mildestvedt@uib.no
  • Phone+47 55 58 61 63
  • Visitor Address
    Alrek helseklynge, blokk D, Årstadveien 17
    5009 Bergen
  • Postal Address
    Postboks 7804
    5020 Bergen

Welfare, Lifestyle

Physical Activity as Medicine

Medical Education

Motivation

Relationships and Health

Primary Health Services in Africa - NORHED PRICE

Motivational Work

Communication

Lifestyle Changes

Physical Activity as Medicine

General Medical Topics

Relationships and Partnerships

Family Medicine

Motivation

Preventive Cardiology

Communication

Lifestyle Changes

Family Medicine

Emergency Medicine

Physical Activity

Symptoms in Primary Health Care - Shortness of Breath and Chest Pain

Heart Failure

Academic article
  • Show author(s) (2022). Smakfull krydring av tørre læringsmål. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
  • Show author(s) (2022). How do general practitioners handle couple relationship problems in consultations? A focus group study. Family Practice. 913-919.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Healthy and unhealthy eating after a behaviour change intervention in primary care. Primary Health Care Research and Development. 1-11.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Factors associated with self-rated health in primary care in the South-Western health zone of Malawi. BMC Primary Care.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Patients want their doctors' help to increase physical activity: a cross sectional study in general practice. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 131-138.
  • Show author(s) (2021). How is motivational interviewing (un)related to self-determination theory: An empirical study from different healthcare settings. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 709-716.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Factors Predicting Physical Activity and Sports Participation in Adolescence. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 10 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2020). How can we improve specialist health services for children with multi-referrals? Parent reported experience. BMC Health Services Research. 1-11.
  • Show author(s) (2020). How are body mass and body attitude impacted by a behaviour change intervention in primary care? A pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 393-401.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Getting physically active by e-bike: An active commuting intervention study. Physical Activity and Health (PAAH). 120-129.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Getting Physically Active by E-Bike : An Active Commuting Intervention Study. Physical Activity and Health (PAAH). 120-129.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Couple relationship problems-a task for the general practitioner? A cross-sectional survey from Norway. Family Practice.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Performance of primary care in different healthcare facilities: A cross-sectional study of patients' experiences in Southern Malawi. BMJ Open.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Trustingly bewildered. How first-year medical students make sense of their learning experience in a traditional, preclinical curriculum. Medical Education Online. 1-9.
  • Show author(s) (2018). The Norwegian Healthy Life Centre Study: A pragmatic RCT of physical activity in primary care. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Quality of primary care from patients' perspective: a cross sectional study of outpatients' experience in public health facilities in rural Malawi. BMC Health Services Research. 9 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Participants at Norwegian Healthy Life Centres: Who are they, why do they attend and how are they motivated? A cross-sectional study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 774-781.
  • Show author(s) (2018). First four years of operation of a municipal acute bed unit in rural Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 390-396.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Factors associated with self-rated health in primary care. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 317-322.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Development and validation of a Malawian version of the primary care assessment tool. BMC Family Practice. 1-11.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Bicycle usage and cardiorespiratory fitness among inactive adults provided with electrically assisted bicycles. Acta Kinesiologiae Universitatis Tartuensis. 60-73.
  • Show author(s) (2017). The Norwegian Healthy Life Study: protocol for a pragmatic RCT with longitudinal follow-up on physical activity and diet for adults. BMC Public Health. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2017). High prevalence of insomnia and hypnotic use in patients visiting their general practitioner. Family Practice. 20-24.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Stakeholders' expectations of Healthy Life Centers: A focus group study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 709-717.
  • Show author(s) (2016). "It's not like a fat camp" - A focus group study of adolescents' experiences on group-based obesity treatment. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. 1-13.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Two Valid Measures of Self-rated Physical Activity and Capacity. Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal. 156-162.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Examining the Matthew effect on the motivation and ability to stay at work after heart disease. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 517-524.
  • Show author(s) (2008). How important are individual counselling, expectancy beliefs and autonomy for the maintenance of exercise after cardiac rehabilitation? Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 832-840.
  • Show author(s) (2007). No difference in lifestyle changes by adding individual counselling to group-based rehabilitation RCT among coronary heart disease patients. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 591-598.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Examining the "Matthew Effect" on the motivation and ability to make lifestyle changes in 217 heart rehabilitation patients. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 140-147.
Academic lecture
  • Show author(s) (2022). Samlivsproblemer på fastlegekontoret.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Exploring patients' experiences from revealing couple relationship issues with their general practitioner. A qualitative study.
  • Show author(s) (2021). How do general practitioners handle couple relationship problems? A focus-group study from Norway.
  • Show author(s) (2016). ”It ́s not like a fat camp” – en fokusgruppestudie om ungdomers erfarenheter av gruppbaserade livsstilskurser.
  • Show author(s) (2016). How access to an E-bike affects amount and patterns of bicycle use in inactive Norwegian adults: A pilot study.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Expectations and early experiences with Healthy Life Centres – a focus group study.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Evaluating a complex intervention: Healthy Life Centres in Norway.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Trustingly bewildered. First-year medical students’ reflections on the ideals of medicine and the realities of medical school.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Maintenance of heart protective diets after cardiac rehabilitation.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Maintenance of exercise and physical capacity after cardiac rehabilitation.
Other product
  • Show author(s) (2021). Brev til Helseministeren i forbindelse med redningsaksjon for fastlegeordningen.
Feature article
  • Show author(s) (2022). Fastlegeordningen dør. Dagsavisen.
Doctoral dissertation
  • Show author(s) (2019). Behaviour change interventions in primary health care.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Motivating cardiac rehabilitation patients to maintain lifestyle changes.
Poster
  • Show author(s) (2016). “It's not like fat camp”. A focus group study of adolescents’ experiences on group based obesity treatment.
  • Show author(s) (2015). High prevalence of DSM-5/ICSD-3 insomnia, self-reported sleep problems, and hypnotic use in patients visiting their general practitioner.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Forventninger og til og erfaringer fra frisklivssentraler - en fokusgruppestudie.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Promoting health in Healthy Living Centers – does it work, how does it work, and why? A study protocol.
Academic literature review
  • Show author(s) (2023). Peer Teaching in Undergraduate Medical Education: What are the Learning Outputs for the Student-Teachers? A Systematic Review. Advances in Medical Education and Practice. 723-739.
Article in business/trade/industry journal
  • Show author(s) (2022). Bruk av tolk blant fastleger på Vestlandet. Utposten.
Chapter
  • Show author(s) (2013). Hjerte og kretsløp. 304-348. In:
    • Show author(s) (2013). Allmennmedisin. Gyldendal Akademisk.
  • Show author(s) (2003). Den kliniske samtalen. 69-87. In:
    • Show author(s) (2003). Allmennmedisin. Gyldendal Akademisk.
Interview Journal
  • Show author(s) (2019). Lagspilleren : . Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1294-1297.

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Fields of competence 
General Practice