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Kirsti Malterud

Kirsti Malterud

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Denmark
2023

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
52
Citations
31022
World Ranking
2346
National Ranking
18

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Kirsti Malterud is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway. Their research spans multiple areas within health sciences and social sciences, with a particular focus on general practice and public health.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with 12 publications, alongside 8 publications each in social sciences and health professions. Within these broader fields, their work encompasses several subfields, including:

  • General Health Professions
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Gender Studies
  • Family Practice
  • Social Psychology

Kirsti Malterud's research also addresses diverse topics, including clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills, LGBTQ health, identity and policy, racial and ethnic identity research, social policy and reform studies, medical malpractice and liability issues, healthcare cost and quality practices, and healthcare policy and management. These topics are represented in their body of work as follows:

  • Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Healthcare Policy and Management

The scientist has authored several recent papers, including:

  • "Life satisfaction and mental health among transgender students in Norway" (2020), published in BMC Public Health
  • "How can task shifting put patient safety at risk? A qualitative study of experiences among general practitioners in Norway" (2020), published in Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
  • "Why do doctors in Norway choose general practice and remain there? A qualitative study about motivational experiences" (2020), published in Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
  • "Developing and promoting qualitative methods in general practice research: Lessons learnt and strategies convened" (2022), published in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • "General practice - a fertile lagoon in the ocean of medical knowledge" (2021), published in Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Frequent coauthors of Kirsti Malterud include:

  • Ann Dorrit Guassora
  • Norman Anderssen
  • Børge Sivertsen
  • Kari Jussie Lønning
  • Volkert Siersma

The scientist's work has appeared predominantly in Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, with five publications, followed by four in Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, two in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, and one in BMC Public Health.

Best Publications

  • Sample Size in Qualitative Interview Studies: Guided by Information Power

    Kirsti Malterud;Volkert Dirk Siersma;Ann Dorrit Guassora

  • Qualitative research: standards, challenges, and guidelines

    Kirsti Malterud

  • Systematic text condensation: a strategy for qualitative analysis

    Kirsti Malterud

  • The art and science of clinical knowledge: evidence beyond measures and numbers.

    Kirsti Malterud

  • Time to challenge the spurious hierarchy of systematic over narrative reviews

    Trisha Greenhalgh;Sally Thorne;Kirsti Malterud

  • It is hard work behaving as a credible patient: encounters between women with chronic pain and their doctors

    Anne Werner;Kirsti Malterud;Kirsti Malterud

  • Toward an Agenda for Evaluation of Qualitative Research

    Brynjulf Stige;Kirsti Malterud;Torjus Midtgarden

  • 'I am not the kind of woman who complains of everything': illness stories on self and shame in women with chronic pain.

    Anne Werner;Lise Widding Isaksen;Kirsti Malterud;Kirsti Malterud

  • Screening and brief intervention for excessive alcohol use: qualitative interview study of the experiences of general practitioners

    Anders Beich;Dorte Gannik;Kirsti Malterud

  • Shared Understanding of the Qualitative Research Process. Guidelines for the Medical Researcher

    Kirsti Malterud

  • Case definitions for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME): a systematic review.

    Kjetil Gundro Brurberg;Marita Sporstøl Fønhus;Lillebeth Larun;Signe Agnes Flottorp

  • Obesity, stigma, and responsibility in health care: A synthesis of qualitative studies

    Kirsti Malterud;Kjersti Ulriksen

  • Theory and interpretation in qualitative studies from general practice: Why and how?

    Kirsti Malterud

  • Identity and coping experiences in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A synthesis of qualitative studies

    Lillebeth Larun;Kirsti Malterud

  • Lesbian women's experiences with health care: a qualitative study.

    Mari Bjorkman;Kirsti Malterud

  • The legitimacy of clinical knowledge: Towards a medical epistemology embracing the art of medicine

    Kirsti Malterud

  • Can sustained arousal explain the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    Vegard B. Wyller;Hege Randi Eriksen;Kirsti Malterud

  • Making the invisible body visible. Bone scans, osteoporosis and women's bodily experiences.

    Susanne Dalsgaard Reventlow;Lotte Hvas;Kirsti Malterud;Kirsti Malterud

  • End-of-life expectations and experiences among nursing home patients and their relatives—A synthesis of qualitative studies

    Anette Fosse;Anette Fosse;Margrethe Aase Schaufel;Sabine Ruths;Sabine Ruths;Kirsti Malterud;Kirsti Malterud

  • Encountering the Continuing Challenges for Women With Chronic Pain: Recovery Through Recognition:

    Anne Werner;Sissel Steihaug;Kirsti Malterud

  • Patients with persistent medically unexplained physical symptoms: A descriptive study from Norwegian general practice

    Aase Aamland;Kirsti Malterud;Erik L Werner

  • Patients participating as co-researchers in health research: A systematic review of outcomes and experiences.

    Kirsti Malterud;Kirsti Malterud;Kari Tove Elvbakken

Frequent Co-Authors

Trisha Greenhalgh
Trisha Greenhalgh University of Oxford
Børge Sivertsen
Børge Sivertsen Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Gunhild Waldemar
Gunhild Waldemar Copenhagen University Hospital
Sally Thorne
Sally Thorne University of British Columbia
Marie-Louise Newell
Marie-Louise Newell University of Southampton
Ulrik Fredrik Malt
Ulrik Fredrik Malt University of Oslo
Oddrun Samdal
Oddrun Samdal University of Bergen
Sytse U. Zuidema
Sytse U. Zuidema University Medical Center Groningen

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