New reimbursement model in Icelandic primary care in 2017: first-year comparison of public and private primary care.

Objective: To analyze and compare the effect of a new reimbursement model (based on a modified version of the Swedish free choice reform) on private and public primary care in Iceland during its first year of use.

Design: Descriptive comparison based on official data from the Ministry of Welfare, Directorate of Health, and the Icelandic Health Insurance on payments in the Icelandic primary care system.

Setting: Primary care system operating in the Reykjavik capital area.

Prevalence, mental health and substance use of anabolic steroid users: a population-based study on young individuals.

The use of anabolic androgen steroids to enhance performance is not a modern phenomenon. However, the majority of today's anabolic androgen steroid users are not competitive athletes, but individuals who want to look leaner and muscular. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of anabolic androgen steroid use among young individuals and assess whether their mental health, lifestyle and substance use differ from non-anabolic androgen steroid users.

[General practice in Iceland and Norway: GP's experience of different primary health care systems].

Introduction: Most GPs in Iceland are public employees on fixed salaries which is very different from their Norwegian colleagues. The aim of this study was to explore the experience of Icelandic GPs who have also worked as GPs in Norway and compare their experience of working in these two neighboring countries.

Material And Methods: Data were collected through interviews with 16 GPs that during the study period 2009-2010 were all working in Iceland.

Smoking during pregnancy: A population-based study.

Aims: Tobacco is a major cause of disease and mortality in modern times. The risk of smoking in pregnancy is a serious threat to the development and future health of an unborn child. The aim of this study was to explore the epidemiological factors associated with smoking during pregnancy in a primary healthcare setting.