Frequent attenders in primary health care in Finland: use of primary care services and patient characteristics
FAs represent a small but high-need group in primary health care. Their service use is driven not only by physicians but disproportionately by nurses, highlighting the importance of including nursing care in research and resource planning.
Authors
- Jari Hartzell
- Tea Lallukka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3841-3129)
- Kim Nygård (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4906-0093)
- Anna Maria Heikkinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3252-192X)
- Riikka‐Leena Leskelä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9255-2958)
- Timo Kauppila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6155-0300)
- Ossi Rahkonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7202-3274)
- Essi Teronen
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- York County Community College (US)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- Department of Social Services (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2026.2633757
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00