Pål Erling Martinussen
Background and activities
Research areas: comparative health policy; welfare state reform; health policy, health management, and health services; social inequality in health; local government studies; public policy.
Pål E. Martinussen (b. 1969) is Professor at the Department of Sociology and Political Science at NTNU in Trondheim since 2014. He is author of more than 15 articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as Social Science & Medicine, Health Policy, Health Economics, Policy & Law, Local Government Studies, and has also published several book chapters and other scientific publications. Martinussen has had several visiting appointments at University of California, San Diego.
Scientific, academic and artistic work
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Journal publications
- (2017) Public evaluation of health services across 21 European countries: The role of culture. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. vol. 45 (2).
- (2017) Organisatoriske forhold og løsninger i spesialisthelsetjenesten – hva mener sykehuslegene?. Michael. vol. 14.
- (2015) Benzodiazepine use in COPD: empirical evidence from Norway. The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. vol. 10 (1).
- (2014) The geography of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A population-based study of Norway. Social Science and Medicine. vol. 111.
- (2013) Treatment outcomes among individuals in a musculoskeletal pain rehabilitation program related to the trends in the dispensing of prescribed medications. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain. vol. 21 (4).
- (2013) Hospital physicians' assessments of their interaction with GPS: The role of physician and community characteristics. Health Policy. vol. 110 (1).
- (2013) Referral quality and the cooperation between hospital physicians and general practice: the role of physician and community factors. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. vol. 41 (8).
- (2012) The geography of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A population-based study of Norway. European Journal of Public Health. vol. 22 (supp. 2).
- (2012) Komplisert legesamarbeid. Sykepleien Forskning.
- (2012) Lite fornøyd med legesamarbeid. Dagens medisin.
- (2012) Misfornøyde sykehusleger. www.tidsskriftet.no.
- (2012) Do hospitals perform better when they are led by doctors? Evidence on costs, efficiency and medical quality. European Journal of Public Health. vol. 22.
- (2011) Depression and pain experience predicts addictive drug use among chronic musculoskeletal pain patients in rehabilitation. Psychology and Health. vol. 26.
- (2011) Resisting market-inspired reform in healthcare: The role of professional subcultures in medicine. Social Science and Medicine. vol. 73 (2).
- (2009) Reimbursement systems, organisational forms and patient selection: Evidence from day surgery in Norway. Health Economics, Policy and Law. vol. 4.
- (2008) Self-interest or ideology? The attitude of Norwegian medical specialists towards private welfare services. Scandinavian Political Studies. vol. 31.
- (2007) Sykehuslegenes syn på sykehusreformen. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. vol. 127 (17).
- (2006) Response to Karlberg's comments on "Hospital waiting time in Norway: What is the role of organizational change?". Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. vol. 34.
- (2005) Hospital waiting time in Norway: What is the role of organizational change?. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. vol. 33.
- (2005) Hospital waiting time in Norway: What is therole of organisational change?. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. vol. 33 (6).
- (2004) Nedlegging av en politisk arena: fylkeskommunal helsepolitikk før statlig overtakelse av sykehusene. Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift. vol. 20.
- (2004) Day surgery and hospital efficiency: empirical analysis of Norwegian hospitals, 1999-2001. Health Policy. vol. 68 (2).
- (2004) Government Performance and Political Accountability at Subnational Level: The Electoral Fate of Local Incumbents in Norway. Scandinavian Political Studies. vol. 27 (3).
- (2004) Majority Rule in Consensual Democracies: Explaining Political Influence in Norwegian Local Councils. Local Government Studies. vol. 30 (3).
- (2002) In Search of the Government in Local Government: Coalition Agreements and Office Payoffs in Norway. Scandinavian Political Studies. vol. 25 (2).
- (2001) Linking Coalitions to Policy Output: The Case of Local Government in Norway. Environment and Planning. C, Government and Policy. vol. 19.
Books
- (2005) Ny rolle for fylkespolitikerne: Fra eier til ombud. Springer. 2005. ISBN 8214032288.
Part of book/report
- (2013) From Centralization to Decentralization, and Back: Norwegian Health Care in a Nordic Perspective. Federalism and Decentralization in European Health and Social Care.
- (2009) Introduction: the Nordic model of health care. Nordic Health Care Systems. Recent Reforms and Current Policy Challenges.
- (2009) Improving care for COPD patients. Public Service Review Science and Technology.
Report/dissertation
- (2015) Evaluering av omstillingsprosessen i Helse Sør-Øst. 2015.
- (2011) Bruk av vanedannende legemidler i Norge; i befolkning generelt, og blant pasienter utskrevet fra sykehus. 2011. ISBN 9788214052459. SINTEF Rapport.
- (2011) Bruk av benzodiazepiner og z-hypnotika i psykiatriske institusjoner i Norge. 2011. ISBN 978-82-14-05244-2.
- (2009) Kartlegging av svangerskaps-, fødsels- og barselomsorgen på St. Olavs hospital. 2009. ISBN 9788214047899. SINTEF Rapport.
- (2009) Produktivitetsindikatorer for poliklinikker ved sykehus og for private avtalespesialister: Databehov og metode. 2009. ISBN 9788214047974. SINTEF Rapport.
- (2005) Kommunenes utgiftsbehov og produksjonskostnader innenfor pleie- og omsorgssektoren: analyser av brukerdata og kommunespesifikke data. 2005. ISBN 8214037794. SINTEF Rapport (STF78 A055018).
- (2003) Holdninger til virkemiddelbruken i Opptrappingsplanen for psykisk helse - resultater fra en spørreundersøkelse blant rådmenn/administrasjonssjefer i kommunene. 2003. ISBN 8214032296. SINTEF Rapport.
- (2003) Fra eier til ombud - ny rolle for fylkespolitikerne etter statlig overtakelse av sykehusene?. 2003. ISBN 8214032288. SINTEF Rapport.