Hege Andreassen

Biographic Data

ID3575640
NAMEHege Andreassen
GIVEN NAMESHege
FAMILY NAMEAndreassen
SIGNATUREANDREASSEN H
AFFILIATIONSUniversity Hospital of North Norway
ORCID0000-0001-6254-6023
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS37
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX4

  • Aiming for equity in care provision

    Open AccessHege AndreassenARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023

    Since the introduction of the triple aim for health quality improvement around 2008 the suggested multi-layered approach to quality improvement has gained ground. The idea is that when working for quality improvement in the health and care sector one needs to have several aims in sight at the same time. Originally the three aims singled out were: enhancing patient experience, improving population health, and reducing costs. These were then expand…

  • In Limbo: Seven Families’ Experiences of Encounter with Cancer Care in Norway

    Open AccessMonica Solberg, Geir Vegard Berg et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021References: 1

    This study provides insight into families' experiences with cancer care from referral until the start of treatment. Our findings indicate that families often experience cancer care as fragmented and confusing. Although evaluations have shown that the introduction of cancer pathways seems to have a positive effect on waiting times and standardization of examinations across hospitals and regions, there is still potential for improvement in coordina…

  • Digitized patient-provider interaction: How does it matter? A qualitative meta-synthesis

    Open AccessHege K Andreassen, Hege Andreassen et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2018Cited by: 6References: 35

  • Arne Krokan: Det friksjonsfrie samfunn. Om utviklingen av nye digitale tjenester

    Hege K Andreassen, Hege AndreassenARTICLESosiologisk tidsskrift2016

  • Making sense of changing health landscapes- new demands for research and evaluations

    Open AccessHege Andreassen, Stein Olav SkrøvsethARTICLEInternational Journal of…2016

    Imagining a health care system without ICT is impossible in today’s world. The question is no longer so much how to disseminate telemedicine and e-health technologies in the health care sector, but how to use the technology to achieve the best benefit for the patients. As practical challenges and new opportunities in e-health emerge continually, research interest in this field grows apace. We are proud to host the 2016 European Telemedicine Confe…

  • Survival of the project: A case study of ICT innovation in health care

    Open AccessHege K Andreassen, Hege Andreassen et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2015Cited by: 4References: 20

  • What does an e-mail address add? - Doing health and technology at home

    Open AccessHege K Andreassen, Hege AndreassenARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2011Cited by: 10References: 33

  • Differences and Inequalities in Health: Empirical reflections on telemedicine and politics

    Hege Andreassen, Hege Kristin Andreassen et al.ARTICLEInformation Communication & Society2010

    The potential for information technologies (ITs) to contribute to a struggle against social inequalities in health is discussed in contemporary policy and research. Expectations are on IT to facilitate access to health expertise and knowledge, and hence result in improved health practices and outcomes for individuals. In this article, the authors argue that this currently dominant understanding of the relation between IT and social inequalities i…

  • The empowered patient and the sociologist

    Open AccessHege K Andreassen, Hege Andreassen et al.ARTICLESocial Theory & Health2010Cited by: 10References: 8

  • Relations between Internet use, socio-economic status (SES), social support and subjective health

    Open AccessSilje C Wangberg, Hege Andreassen et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2008

    This study aimed to explore relations between Internet use, socio-economic status (SES), social support and subjective health. Participants were from representative samples between 15 and 80 years of age from seven different European countries. Two different survey datasets were used: (i) eHealth trends (eHT; N = 7934) and (ii) the European social survey (ESS2; N = 11248). Internet users who had used the Internet for health purposes were compared…

  • European citizens' use of E-health services: A study of seven countries

    Open AccessHege K Andreassen, Hege Andreassen et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2007

    The users of Internet health services differ from the general population when it comes to health and demographic variables. The most common way to use the Internet in health matters is to read information, second comes using the net to decide whether to see a doctor and to prepare for and follow up on doctors' appointments. Hence, health-related use of the Internet does affect patients' use of other health services, but it would appear to supplem…

  • Patients Who Use E-Mediated Communication With Their Doctor: New Constructions of Trust in the Patient-Doctor Relationship

    Open AccessHege K Andreassen, Hege Andreassen et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2006Cited by: 7References: 27

    The introduction of information and communication technology (ICT) into the patient-doctor relationship represents a significant change in modern health care. Communication via computers-e-mediated communication-is affecting the context of patient-doctor interaction, touching core elements of the relationship. Based on data from a qualitative study conducted among Norwegian patients who had used ICT to communicate with their doctors, the authors …