Valborg Baste
Research Professor
vaba@norceresearch.no
+47 56 10 72 09
Årstadveien 17, 5009 Bergen, Norway

Projects
-
Academic articleDepression care trajectories and sustainable return to work among long-term sick-listed workers: a register-based study (The Norwegian GP-DEP Study)– BMC Health Services Research 2025
-
Academic articleDepression care trajectories and associations with subsequent depressive episode: a registry-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP study)– BMC Primary Care 2025
-
Academic articleUnemployment and associations with diagnosed health problems in the Norwegian GP-DEP study: a repeated cross-sectional register study (2010-2016)– BMJ Public Health 2025
-
Academic articleThe impact of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on general practitioner contacts among patients with common and at-risk diagnoses: a Norwegian registry-based study– Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 2025
-
Academic articleDevelopment of FastFrail - A rapid frailty screening tool for medical calls: A development study based on cross-sectional data from an urgent care centre in Norway– BMJ Open 2025
-
Academic articleEffect of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health visits in primary care: an interrupted time series analysis from nine INTRePID countries– EClinicalMedicine 2024
-
Academic articleChanges in primary care visits for respiratory illness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multinational study by the International Consortium of Primary Care Big Data Researchers (INTRePID)– Frontiers in Medicine 2024
-
Academic articlePrimary care doctors in acute call-outs to severe trauma incidents in Norway – variations by rural-urban settings and time factors– BMC Emergency Medicine 2024
-
Academic articleVariation in general practitioners' follow-up of depressed patients starting antidepressant medication: a register-based cohort study– Family Practice 2024
-
Academic articleContinuity and breaches in GP care and their associations with mortality for patients with chronic disease: an observational study using Norwegian registry data– British Journal of General Practice 2024
-
Academic articleGlobal impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on sexual and reproductive health services: An international comparative study on primary care from the INTRePID Consortium– BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2023
-
Conference lectureSocioeconomic status and follow-up of patients with antidepressant drug therapy for depression in general practice– 28th WONCA Europe conference 2023
-
Academic articlePrimary care doctors in acute call-outs to severe trauma incidents in Norway–associations with factors related to patients and doctors– Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 2023
-
Academic articleUtilization of Norwegian crisis shelters before and during the COVID-19 pandemic– Women's Health 2023
-
Academic articlePrevalence and predictors of post-COVID-19 symptoms in general practice - a registry-based nationwide study– BMC Infectious Diseases 2023
-
Academic articleContinuity of care and mortality for patients with chronic disease: an observational study using Norwegian registry data– Family Practice 2023
-
Academic articleLevel of education and sustainable return to work among long-term sick-listed workers with depression: a register-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP Study)– BMJ Open 2023
-
Academic articleWorkplace Inclusion of Potentially Marginalized Groups: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of the atWork Intervention– Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology 2023
-
Academic articlePreparedness and management during the first phase of the COVID-19 outbreak - a survey among emergency primary care services in Norway– BMC Health Services Research 2022
-
Academic articlePractice characteristics influencing variation in provision of depression care in general practice in Norway; a registry-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP study)– BMC Health Services Research 2022
-
Academic articleReasons for acute referrals to hospital from general practitioners and out-of-hours doctors in Norway: a registry-based observational study– BMC Health Services Research 2022
-
Academic articleComparison of depression care provided in general practice in Norway and the Netherlands: registry-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP study)– BMC Health Services Research 2022
-
Academic articleSleep duration and insomnia in adolescents seeking treatment for anxiety in primary health care– Frontiers in Psychology 2021
-
Academic articlePhysician factors associated with medical errors in Norwegian primary care emergency services– Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 2021
-
Academic articleEffect of early intervention for anxiety on sleep outcomes in adolescents: a randomized trial– European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2021
-
Academic articleGeneral practitioners’ drug treatment for depression by patients’ educational level: registry-based study– British Journal of General Practice Open 2021
-
Academic articlePatient Safety Culture in Norwegian Home Health Care – a study protocol.– Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning 2020
-
Academic articleEffectiveness of brief and standard school-based cognitive-behavioral interventions for adolescents with anxiety: A randomized noninferiority study– Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2020
-
Academic articleAssociations between characteristics of the patients at municipal acute bed unit admission and further transfer to hospital: a prospective observational study– BMC Health Services Research 2020
-
Academic articleObservation as a professional tool in Norwegian kindergartens and kindergarten teacher education– Cogent Education 2020
-
Academic articleFoster parents' experiences of using child mental health and welfare services in Norway: Associations with youth, placement, and service characteristics– Child & Family Social Work 2020
-
Academic articleRettsmedisinsk sykepleie i norske overgrepsmottak– Sykepleien Forskning 2020
-
Academic articleCharacteristics of aggressive incidents in emergency primary health care described by the Staff Observation Aggression Scale – Revised Emergency (SOAS-RE)– BMC Health Services Research 2020
-
Academic articlePredictors of quality of life among youths in foster care—a 5‑year prospective follow‑up study– Quality of Life Research 2020
-
Academic articlePhysician factors associated with increased risk for complaints in primary care emergency services: a case - control study– BMC Family Practice 2020
-
Academic articleVariation in general practitioners’ depression care following certification of sickness absence: a registry-based cohort study– Family Practice 2020
-
Conference lectureServices According to Need for Youth in Foster Care?– EUSARF 2018 2018
-
Academic articleIntimate partner violence associated with low quality of life - a cross-sectional study– BMC Women's Health 2018
-
Academic articleSeksuell tvang i ekteskap eller samboerforhold henger sammen med annen type partnervold– Sykepleien Forskning 2018
-
Academic articleMetabolic syndrome as a risk factor for total hip or knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis: A prospective cohort study (the HUNT study and the Norwegian arthroplasty register)– Clinical Epidemiology 2018
-
Academic articleFatty fish intake and cognitive function: FINS-KIDS, a randomized controlled trial in preschool children– BMC Medicine 2018
-
Academic articleYoung adults at risk of early work disability: who are they?– BMC Public Health 2018
-
Academic articleThe Staff Observation Aggression Scale - Revised (SOAS-R) - Adjustment and validation for emergency primary health care– BMC Health Services Research 2018
-
Academic articleThe effects of fatty fish intake on adolescents' nutritional status and associations with attention performance: Results from the FINS-TEENS randomized controlled trial– Nutrition Journal 2018
-
Academic articleMunicipal resources and patient outcomes through the first year after a hip fracture– BMC Health Services Research 2017
-
Academic articleSchool-based cognitive behavioral interventions for anxious youth: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.– Trials 2017
-
Conference lectureSexual Violence in Marriage– European Conference on Domestic Violence 2017
-
Academic articleQuality of life following hip fractures: Results from the Norwegian hip fracture register– BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2016
-
Academic articleProtocol for the atWork trial: a randomised controlled trial of a workplace intervention targeting subjective health complaints– BMC Public Health 2016
-
Academic articleHow Has Living with Intimate Partner Violence Affected the Work Situation? A Qualitative Study among Abused Women in Norway– Journal of Family Violence 2016
-
Conference lectureProtocol for the atWork trial: a randomized controlled trial of a workplace intervention targeting subjective health complaints– 4th WDPI Conference: Implementing Work Disability Prevention Knowledge 2016
-
Academic articleHearing loss in the royal Norwegian navy: a cross-sectional study– International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 2015
-
Academic articleMenstrual characteristics and night work among nurses– Industrial Health 2015
-
Conference lecturePregnancy outcomes after parental cell phone exposure– BioEM 2015 2015
-
Conference lectureDomestic violence and paid work– ECDV 2015
-
Academic articleProspective study of pregnancy outcomes after parental cell phone exposure : The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study– Epidemiology 2015
-
Academic articleWorse patient-reported outcome after lateral approach than after anterior and posterolateral approach in primary hip arthroplasty. A cross-sectional questionnaire study of 1,476 patients 1-3 years after surgery– Acta Orthopaedica 2014
-
Academic articleVold i parforhold kan gjøre lønnsarbeid vanskelig– Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning 2014
-
Academic articleInternational comparative evaluation of knee replacement with fixed or mobile-bearing posterior-stabilized prostheses– Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume 2014
-
Academic articleAssociations between inadequate knee function detected by KOOS and prospective graft failure in an anterior cruciate ligament-reconstructed knee– Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2014
-
Academic articleRisk factors for knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis, a population based, prospective cohort study of 315,495 individuals– BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014
-
Academic articleWeight gain and the risk of knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis: a population based, prospective cohort study of 225,908 individuals– Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2014
-
Academic articleDo nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs affect the outcome of arthroscopic Bankart repair?– Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 2014
-
Academic articlePerioperative mortality in hip fracture patients treated with cemented and uncemented hemiprosthesis: a register study of 11,210 patients– International Orthopaedics 2013
-
Academic articleNo difference in self reported health among coalminers in two different shift schedules at Spitsbergen, Norway, a two years follow-up– Industrial Health 2011
-
Conference lectureElectromagnetic fields and reproduction; methods from ongoing study– EBEA 2011: 10th International Conference European Bioelectromagnetics Association 2011
-
Conference lecturePregnancy outcomes after acute paternal radiofrequency field exposure aboard fast patrol boats– EBEA 2011: 10th International Conference European Bioelectromagnetics Association 2011
-
Academic articleThreats and acts of intimate partner violence reported by users at Norwegian women's shelters– Journal of Interpersonal Violence 2011
-
Academic articleRadiofrequency Exposure on Fast Patrol Boats in the Royal Norwegian Navy-An Approach to a Dose Assessment– Bioelectromagnetics 2010
-
Conference lecture“Rape in violent intimate partner relationship”– The Second International Conference on The Survivors of Rape 2010
-
Conference lectureReduced fertility among men exposed to RF fields in the Royal Norwegian Navy– The 32nd Annual Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society 2010
-
Academic articleWorking conditions and exposure to dust and bioaerosols in sisal processing factories in Tanzania– Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2009
-
Academic articleWhat is most important for safety climate: The company belonging or the local working environment? - A study from the Norwegian offshore industry– Safety Science 2009
-
Academic articleSleep duration and sleep-related problems in different occupations in the Hordaland Health Study– Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health 2009
-
Academic articleRadiofrequency electromagnetic fields; male infertility and sex ratio of offspring– European Journal of Epidemiology (EJE) 2008
-
Academic articleHigh prevalence of immunoglobulin E (IgE) sensitization among sisal (Agave sisalana) processing workers in Tanzania– AAEM: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 2008
-
Academic articlePrevalence of respiratory symptoms among sisal processors in Tanzania– Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health 2008
-
Academic articleInfertility and Spontaneous Abortion Among Female Hairdressers: The Hordaland Health Study– Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2008
-
Research reportForståelse av sykefravær -erfaringer fra de det angår mest– Seksjon for arbeidsmedisin 2008
-
Conference lectureElektromagnetiske felt og reproduksjonshelse. En oppfølging av ”Kvikk-saken”– NYF-konferanse 2008 2008
-
Academic articleAssociations between self-reported working conditions and registered health and safety results– Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2007
-
Research reportSluttrapport fra prosjektet HMS Sjø– Universitetet i Bergen 2007
-
Research reportEn spørreundersøkelse om arbeid og helse blant ansatte i Sjøforsvaret, resultater fra prosjektet HMS SJØ - En delrapport om psykososialt arbeidsmiljø blant ansatte ved KNM Tordenskjold– NORCE Norwegian Research Centre 2005
-
Research reportEn spørreundersøkelse om arbeid og helse blant militært ansatte i Sjøforsvaret - En delrapport i prosjektet HMS SJØ– NORCE Norwegian Research Centre 2005
-
Research reportEn spørreundersøkelse om arbeid og helse blant sivilt ansatte i Sjøforsvaret - En delrapport i prosjektet HMS SJØ– NORCE Norwegian Research Centre 2005
-
Academic articleFolate supplementation and twin pregnancies– Epidemiology 2005