Line Bjørnskov Pedersen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1732020 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Line Bjørnskov Pedersen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Line Bjørnskov |
| FAMILY NAME | Pedersen |
| SIGNATURE | PEDERSEN L B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern Denmark |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6804-2045 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Do all respond alike? A difference-in-differences analysis of how GPs’ financial motivation impacted contacts when the Covid-19 pandemic hit Denmark
BACKGROUND: The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic raised an immediate need for remote access to health care. Danish policymakers therefore introduced fees for remote contacts in general practice. The GPs could charge a fee for video consultations and for a regular consultation performed over the telephone, which was a higher fee than for a standard telephone consultation. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether GPs' financial motivation impacted changes in con…
Impact of quality clusters on antibiotic prescribing patterns. A difference-in-differences study from Danish general practice
In 2018, quality clusters were introduced in Danish general practice. • In clusters, general practitioners engage in quality improvement topics. • Engaging in antibiotics increased the proportion of narrow spectrum antibiotics. • Engaging in antibiotics did not impact the total number of antibiotics prescribed. • Choice and number of quality improvement strategies seemingly did not matter. Globally, a more rational use of antibiotics is needed to…
What motivates (un)satisfied physicians
Policymakers across countries are struggling to retain and attract physicians. The design of policies to retain and attract physicians requires knowledge about their motivations to ensure that physicians are satisfied with their work. Based on the agency literature, we set up a theoretical framework outlining physicians' satisfaction (a proxy of utility) as a function of different sources of motivation (profits, patient benefits, societal benefit…
The role of providers’ intrinsic motivation for quality of care and responses to a non-financial incentive
Providers' intrinsic motivation is deemed important for quality of care and responses to incentives. Building on self-determination theory, we test the hypotheses that more intrinsically motivated providers perform better and respond less to an external incentive. We exploit the introduction of a cluster randomised accreditation scheme in Danish general practice, where practices were randomised to accreditation in different years (2016-2018) at m…
Career path preferences and personality among junior doctors: Results of a discrete choice experiment
In many areas of public sector work, managers are recruited from the ranks of professionals, but moving into positions with leadership responsibility can be daunting to many professionals. Still, we know very little about what makes public service professionals take on a leadership position. And how important is a leadership position compared with other job aspects? Drawing on person-job fit theory and a discrete choice experiment among 1,840 Dan…
Prescribing antibiotics: Factors driving decision-making in general practice. A discrete choice experiment
The most important factor affecting Danish GPs' decision to prescribe antibiotics at the aggregate level, in subgroups of GPs, and across latent classes was the CRP value. Hence, the use of CRP testing is an important factor to consider in order to promote rational antibiotic use in the battle against antimicrobial resistance
Burnout of intrinsically motivated GPs when exposed to external regulation
Burnout among general practitioners (GPs) is a problem in many countries. Research indicates that burnout is less likely to occur among intrinsically motivated employees. Based on self-determination theory, we investigate 1) whether intrinsically motivated GPs are less burned out than their colleagues, and 2) whether the most intrinsically motivated GPs are more likely to burn out when exposed to an external regulatory accreditation programme. Ge…
A colonized general practice? A critical habermasian analysis of how general practitioners experience defensive medicine in their everyday working life
The aim of this article is to show how Jürgen Habermas' communicative action theory serves as a useful tool in analysing and interpreting empirical data on how Danish general practitioners experience defensive medicine in their everyday working life. Through six qualitative focus group interviews with a total of 28 general practitioners (14 men and 14 women), the general practitioners' understandings of and experiences with defensive medicine wer…
Time to retire? A register-based study of GPs' practice style prior to retirement
In many healthcare systems a large share of general practitioners (GPs) is retiring. The literature has shown a negative correlation between physicians' age and their quality of care. However, little is known about whether GPs exhibit different practice styles in the years prior to retirement. This study investigates whether GPs who are closer to retirement make different professional choices than GPs who are not as close to retirement. Using det…
Does accreditation affect the job satisfaction of general practitioners? A combined panel data survey and cluster randomised field experiment
A critical question for policy makers in health care is whether external interventions have unintended consequences such as lowering professionals' job satisfaction. We investigate whether a non-monetary incentive, in the form of mandatory accreditation, affects the job satisfaction of Danish GPs. Accreditation of general practice in Denmark was introduced as a cluster randomised stepwise implementation from 2016 to 2018. We measure job satisfact…
Can external interventions crowd in intrinsic motivation? A cluster randomised field experiment on mandatory accreditation of general practice in Denmark
The Impact of Empathy—Explaining Diversity in Street-Level Decision-Making
This article investigates whether the empathic abilities of street-level bureaucrats have an impact on their discretionary decision-making. The impact of empathic abilities on decision-making is considered an important research question, as our knowledge remains limited as to the importance of personal ability on decisions. The article further contributes to the field of street-level bureaucracy by conducting a discrete choice experiment, an appr…
The Impact of Empathy—Explaining Diversity in Street-Level Decision-Making
This article investigates whether the empathic abilities of street-level bureaucrats have an impact on their discretionary decision-making. The impact of empathic abilities on decision-making is considered an important research question, as our knowledge remains limited as to the importance of personal ability on decisions. The article further contributes to the field of street-level bureaucracy by conducting a discrete choice experiment, an appr…
Can external interventions crowd in intrinsic motivation? A cluster randomised field experiment on mandatory accreditation of general practice in Denmark
Prescribing antibiotics: Factors driving decision-making in general practice. A discrete choice experiment
The most important factor affecting Danish GPs' decision to prescribe antibiotics at the aggregate level, in subgroups of GPs, and across latent classes was the CRP value. Hence, the use of CRP testing is an important factor to consider in order to promote rational antibiotic use in the battle against antimicrobial resistance
The Impact of Empathy—Explaining Diversity in Street-Level Decision-Making
This article investigates whether the empathic abilities of street-level bureaucrats have an impact on their discretionary decision-making. The impact of empathic abilities on decision-making is considered an important research question, as our knowledge remains limited as to the importance of personal ability on decisions. The article further contributes to the field of street-level bureaucracy by conducting a discrete choice experiment, an appr…
Can external interventions crowd in intrinsic motivation? A cluster randomised field experiment on mandatory accreditation of general practice in Denmark
Does accreditation affect the job satisfaction of general practitioners? A combined panel data survey and cluster randomised field experiment
A critical question for policy makers in health care is whether external interventions have unintended consequences such as lowering professionals' job satisfaction. We investigate whether a non-monetary incentive, in the form of mandatory accreditation, affects the job satisfaction of Danish GPs. Accreditation of general practice in Denmark was introduced as a cluster randomised stepwise implementation from 2016 to 2018. We measure job satisfact…
Burnout of intrinsically motivated GPs when exposed to external regulation
Burnout among general practitioners (GPs) is a problem in many countries. Research indicates that burnout is less likely to occur among intrinsically motivated employees. Based on self-determination theory, we investigate 1) whether intrinsically motivated GPs are less burned out than their colleagues, and 2) whether the most intrinsically motivated GPs are more likely to burn out when exposed to an external regulatory accreditation programme. Ge…
A colonized general practice? A critical habermasian analysis of how general practitioners experience defensive medicine in their everyday working life
The aim of this article is to show how Jürgen Habermas' communicative action theory serves as a useful tool in analysing and interpreting empirical data on how Danish general practitioners experience defensive medicine in their everyday working life. Through six qualitative focus group interviews with a total of 28 general practitioners (14 men and 14 women), the general practitioners' understandings of and experiences with defensive medicine wer…
Time to retire? A register-based study of GPs' practice style prior to retirement
In many healthcare systems a large share of general practitioners (GPs) is retiring. The literature has shown a negative correlation between physicians' age and their quality of care. However, little is known about whether GPs exhibit different practice styles in the years prior to retirement. This study investigates whether GPs who are closer to retirement make different professional choices than GPs who are not as close to retirement. Using det…
Prescribing antibiotics: Factors driving decision-making in general practice. A discrete choice experiment
The most important factor affecting Danish GPs' decision to prescribe antibiotics at the aggregate level, in subgroups of GPs, and across latent classes was the CRP value. Hence, the use of CRP testing is an important factor to consider in order to promote rational antibiotic use in the battle against antimicrobial resistance
Career path preferences and personality among junior doctors: Results of a discrete choice experiment
In many areas of public sector work, managers are recruited from the ranks of professionals, but moving into positions with leadership responsibility can be daunting to many professionals. Still, we know very little about what makes public service professionals take on a leadership position. And how important is a leadership position compared with other job aspects? Drawing on person-job fit theory and a discrete choice experiment among 1,840 Dan…
The role of providers’ intrinsic motivation for quality of care and responses to a non-financial incentive
Providers' intrinsic motivation is deemed important for quality of care and responses to incentives. Building on self-determination theory, we test the hypotheses that more intrinsically motivated providers perform better and respond less to an external incentive. We exploit the introduction of a cluster randomised accreditation scheme in Danish general practice, where practices were randomised to accreditation in different years (2016-2018) at m…
Do all respond alike? A difference-in-differences analysis of how GPs’ financial motivation impacted contacts when the Covid-19 pandemic hit Denmark
BACKGROUND: The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic raised an immediate need for remote access to health care. Danish policymakers therefore introduced fees for remote contacts in general practice. The GPs could charge a fee for video consultations and for a regular consultation performed over the telephone, which was a higher fee than for a standard telephone consultation. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether GPs' financial motivation impacted changes in con…
Impact of quality clusters on antibiotic prescribing patterns. A difference-in-differences study from Danish general practice
In 2018, quality clusters were introduced in Danish general practice. • In clusters, general practitioners engage in quality improvement topics. • Engaging in antibiotics increased the proportion of narrow spectrum antibiotics. • Engaging in antibiotics did not impact the total number of antibiotics prescribed. • Choice and number of quality improvement strategies seemingly did not matter. Globally, a more rational use of antibiotics is needed to…
What motivates (un)satisfied physicians
Policymakers across countries are struggling to retain and attract physicians. The design of policies to retain and attract physicians requires knowledge about their motivations to ensure that physicians are satisfied with their work. Based on the agency literature, we set up a theoretical framework outlining physicians' satisfaction (a proxy of utility) as a function of different sources of motivation (profits, patient benefits, societal benefit…
Psychology (8 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Primary Care and Health Outcomes (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Global Positioning System (3 works)