Thomas Mildestvedt
Position
Professor
Affiliation
- thomas.mildestvedt@uib.no
- Phone number
- +47 55586163
- 99742658
- +47 99742658
- Visitor address
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Alrek helseklynge, blokk D, Årstadveien 17
5009 Bergen - Postal address
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P.O. Box 7804NO-5020 BergenNorway
Thomas Mildestvedt
Position
Professor
Affiliation
Research groups
Research
Welfare, Lifestyle
Physical Activity as Medicine
Medical Education
Motivation
Relationships and Health
Primary Health Services in Africa - NORHED PRICE
Outreach
Motivational Work
Communication
Lifestyle Changes
Physical Activity as Medicine
General Medical Topics
Relationships and Partnerships
Family Medicine
Teaching
Motivation
Preventive Cardiology
Communication
Lifestyle Changes
Family Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Physical Activity
Symptoms in Primary Health Care - Shortness of Breath and Chest Pain
Heart Failure
Publications
Conference lecture
- Anna Hulda Engström; Eirik Abildsnes; Thomas Mildestvedt (2016). ”It ́s not like a fat camp” – en fokusgruppestudie om ungdomers erfarenheter av gruppbaserade livsstilskurser. (external link)
- Eivind Meland; Eirik Abildsnes; Gro Beate Samdal et al. (2016). Evaluating a complex intervention: Healthy Life Centres in Norway. (external link)
- Ruth E. Johnsrud; Edvin Schei; Stefan Hjørleifsson et al. (2015). Trustingly bewildered. First-year medical students’ reflections on the ideals of medicine and the realities of medical school. (external link)
- Thomas Mildestvedt; Eivind Meland (2005). Maintenance of heart protective diets after cardiac rehabilitation. (external link)
- Siri Dalsmo Berge; Mette Brekke; Eivind Meland et al. (2022). Exploring patients' experiences from revealing couple relationship issues with their general practitioner. A qualitative study.. (external link)
- Siri Dalsmo Berge; Mette Brekke; Eivind Meland et al. (2022). Samlivsproblemer på fastlegekontoret. (external link)
- Lena Hansen Malnes; Stian Ellingsen Lobben; Elling Bere et al. (2016). How access to an E-bike affects amount and patterns of bicycle use in inactive Norwegian adults: A pilot study.. (external link)
- Eirik Abildsnes; Eivind Meland; Gro Beate Samdal et al. (2016). Expectations and early experiences with Healthy Life Centres – a focus group study. (external link)
- Eivind Meland; Thomas Mildestvedt (2005). Maintenance of exercise and physical capacity after cardiac rehabilitation. (external link)
- Siri Dalsmo Berge; Mette Brekke; Eivind Meland et al. (2021). How do general practitioners handle couple relationship problems? A focus-group study from Norway.. (external link)
Academic article
- Thomas Mildestvedt; Olav Johannes Hovland; Sveinung Berntsen et al. (2020). Getting physically active by e-bike: An active commuting intervention study. (external link)
- Synne Skjærstein; Kaja Michelsen Åsaune; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2024). Kostholdsveiledning hos fastlegen – hva rapporterer pasientene?. (external link)
- Eivind Meland; Siri Grønhaug; Kristin Astrid Berland Øystese et al. (2011). Examining the Matthew effect on the motivation and ability to stay at work after heart disease. (external link)
- Odin Handeland Gryte; Eivind Meland; Gro Beate Samdal et al. (2024). Physical activity and sedentary time after lifestyle interventions at the Norwegian Healthy Life Centres. (external link)
- Ragnhild Lygre; Viktoria Mellingen Thuen; Rolf Gjestad et al. (2020). How can we improve specialist health services for children with multi-referrals? Parent reported experience. (external link)
- Duncan Kwaitana; Maya Jane Bates; Esnath Msowoya et al. (2024). Primary health care challenges: insights from older people with multimorbidity in Malawi – a qualitative study. (external link)
- Eirik Abildsnes; Nina Elin Andresen; Solveig Storbækken et al. (2021). How is motivational interviewing (un)related to self-determination theory: An empirical study from different healthcare settings. (external link)
- Gro Beate Samdal; Eivind Meland; Geir Egil Eide et al. (2018). Participants at Norwegian Healthy Life Centres: Who are they, why do they attend and how are they motivated? A cross-sectional study.. (external link)
- Stephen Kasenda; Eivind Meland; Øystein Hetlevik et al. (2022). Factors associated with self-rated health in primary care in the South-Western health zone of Malawi. (external link)
- Frida Falskog; Ane Magnussen Landsem; Eivind Meland et al. (2021). Patients want their doctors' help to increase physical activity: a cross sectional study in general practice. (external link)
- Gro Beate Samdal; Ole Johan Furset; Marte Blom Nysæther et al. (2022). Healthy and unhealthy eating after a behaviour change intervention in primary care. (external link)
- Thomas Mildestvedt; Vibeke Valen Herikstad; Ida Undheim et al. (2018). Factors associated with self-rated health in primary care. (external link)
- Marit Sundal Holen; Rønnaug Een; Geir Egil Eide et al. (2012). Two Valid Measures of Self-rated Physical Activity and Capacity. (external link)
- Luckson Wandani Dullie; Eivind Meland; Øystein Hetlevik et al. (2019). Performance of primary care in different healthcare facilities: A cross-sectional study of patients' experiences in Southern Malawi. (external link)
- Bjørn Bjorvatn; Eivind Meland; Elisabeth Flo et al. (2017). High prevalence of insomnia and hypnotic use in patients visiting their general practitioner. (external link)
- Anna Engström; Eirik Abildsnes; Thomas Mildestvedt (2016). "It's not like a fat camp" - A focus group study of adolescents' experiences on group-based obesity treatment. (external link)
- Penelope Kantu Machona; Joseph Mumba Zulu; Mpundu Makasa et al. (2025). Are we ready? Emergency unit capacity at selected district level hospitals in Lusaka Province, Zambia: Barriers and facilitators for improving trauma care: a mixed methods approach. (external link)
- Luckson Dullie; Eivind Meland; Thomas Mildestvedt et al. (2018). Quality of primary care from patients' perspective: a cross sectional study of outpatients' experience in public health facilities in rural Malawi. (external link)
- Anne Kjær Schmidt; Bård Flattun Lilleeng; Valborg Baste et al. (2018). First four years of operation of a municipal acute bed unit in rural Norway. (external link)
- Stian Ellingsen Lobben; Lena Malnes; Sveinung Berntsen et al. (2018). Bicycle usage and cardiorespiratory fitness among inactive adults provided with electrically assisted bicycles. (external link)
- Gro Beate Samdal; Eivind Meland; Geir Egil Eide et al. (2018). The Norwegian Healthy Life Centre Study: A pragmatic RCT of physical activity in primary care. (external link)
- Eirik Abildsnes; Eivind Meland; Thomas Mildestvedt et al. (2017). The Norwegian Healthy Life Study: protocol for a pragmatic RCT with longitudinal follow-up on physical activity and diet for adults. (external link)
- Thomas Mildestvedt (2022). Smakfull krydring av tørre læringsmål. (external link)
- Gro Beate Samdal; Pieter Siemon Bezuijen; Øyvin Noddeland Mongstad et al. (2020). How are body mass and body attitude impacted by a behaviour change intervention in primary care? A pragmatic randomised controlled trial. (external link)
- Thomas Mildestvedt; Olav Johannes Hovland; Sveinung Berntsen et al. (2020). Getting Physically Active by E-Bike : An Active Commuting Intervention Study. (external link)
- Luckson Dullie; Eivind Meland; Øystein Hetlevik et al. (2018). Development and validation of a Malawian version of the primary care assessment tool. (external link)
- Amalie Rullestad; Eivind Meland; Thomas Mildestvedt (2021). Factors Predicting Physical Activity and Sports Participation in Adolescence. (external link)
- Thomas Mildestvedt; Eivind Meland (2007). Examining the "Matthew Effect" on the motivation and ability to make lifestyle changes in 217 heart rehabilitation patients. (external link)
- Thomas Mildestvedt; Eivind Meland; Geir Egil Eide (2008). How important are individual counselling, expectancy beliefs and autonomy for the maintenance of exercise after cardiac rehabilitation?. (external link)
- Siri Dalsmo Berge; Eivind Meland; Mette Brekke et al. (2020). Couple relationship problems-a task for the general practitioner? A cross-sectional survey from Norway.. (external link)
- Siri Dalsmo Berge; Mette Brekke; Eivind Meland et al. (2022). How do general practitioners handle couple relationship problems in consultations? A focus group study. (external link)
- Idun Grimstad Skjærseth; Thomas Mildestvedt; Anna Bonnevier et al. (2025). Learning Outputs for Peer Teachers in Undergraduate Medical Education. (external link)
- Eirik Abildsnes; Eivind Meland; Gro Beate Samdal et al. (2016). Stakeholders' expectations of Healthy Life Centers: A focus group study. (external link)
- Noemi Cioffi; Esperanza Diaz Perez; Elisabeth Marie Strømme et al. (2024). Food insecurity in Norway: A cross-sectional study among patients visiting their general practitioner. (external link)
- Thomas Mildestvedt; Eivind Meland; Geir Egil Eide (2007). No difference in lifestyle changes by adding individual counselling to group-based rehabilitation RCT among coronary heart disease patients. (external link)
- Edvin Schei; Ruth E. Johnsrud; Thomas Mildestvedt et al. (2018). Trustingly bewildered. How first-year medical students make sense of their learning experience in a traditional, preclinical curriculum. (external link)
- Siri Dalsmo Berge; Mette Brekke; Eivind Meland et al. (2024). How patients experience discussing couple relationship problems with GPs: an interview study. (external link)
Conference poster
- Thomas Mildestvedt; Eirik Abildsnes; Anna Engström (2016). “It's not like fat camp”. A focus group study of adolescents’ experiences on group based obesity treatment.. (external link)
- Bjørn Bjorvatn; Eivind Meland; Elisabeth Flo et al. (2015). High prevalence of DSM-5/ICSD-3 insomnia, self-reported sleep problems, and hypnotic use in patients visiting their general practitioner.. (external link)
- Eirik Abildsnes; Gro Beate Samdal; Tonje Holte Stea et al. (2013). Promoting health in Healthy Living Centers – does it work, how does it work, and why? A study protocol. (external link)
- Eirik Abildsnes; Eivind Meland; Gro Beate Samdal et al. (2015). Forventninger og til og erfaringer fra frisklivssentraler - en fokusgruppestudie. (external link)
Academic literature review
- Mohammed Anass Tanveer; Thomas Mildestvedt; Idun Grimstad Skjærseth et al. (2023). Peer Teaching in Undergraduate Medical Education: What are the Learning Outputs for the Student-Teachers? A Systematic Review. (external link)
- Duncan Kwaitana; Felix Chisoni; Dorethee van Brevoort et al. (2023). Primary healthcare service delivery for older people with progressive multimorbidity in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. (external link)
Doctoral thesis (PhD)
Non-fiction book chapter
Media feature article
- Thomas Mildestvedt; Peder Andreas Halvorsen; Halfdan Petursson (2023). Retningslinjer for forebyggende behandling i primærhelsetjenesten - tid for å prioritere måtehold. (external link)
- Knut Eirik Ringheim Eliassen; Anette Fosse; Torsten Risør et al. (2022). Fastlegeordningen dør. (external link)
- Thomas Mildestvedt; Stéfan Hjórleifsson; Peder Andreas Halvorsen et al. (2025). Nye retningslinjer for blodtrykk: Hvor store ressurser skal vi prioritere?. (external link)