Anja Botngård
Foto:
Anne Line Bakken
About
Educated as a registered nurse at Sør-Trøndelag University College, with broad clinical experience from a medical pulmonary ward, pediatric emergency department, social pediatrics unit, and the Sexual Assault Center at St. Olavs Hospital. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Health Sciences and a PhD in Medicine and Health Sciences from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Her doctoral project was titled “Elder abuse in Norwegian nursing homes.”
She currently works as an Associate Professor at the Department of Public Health and Nursing at NTNU, where she teaches and supervises students at both bachelor's and master's levels. Her teaching and research interests include violence, abuse, and neglect affecting children, adults, and the elderly.
In addition, she is the project leader of a co-creation initiative between NTNU and St. Olavs Hospital, aimed at developing a sustainable model for clinical supervision of nursing students.
Research
Publications
2024
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Tokovska, Miroslava;
Šolcová, Jana;
Ferreira, Vanessa Nolasco;
Nour, Magde Mohamed;
Yilmaz, Muharrem;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin.
(2024)
Elder Abuse Prevention in Brazil, Norway and Slovakia: a Narrative Review.
Central European Journal of Public Policy
Academic literature review
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Botngård, Anja;
Eide, Arne Henning;
Mosqueda, Laura;
Blekken, Lene Elisabeth;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin.
(2024)
Relative-to-resident abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study.
BMC Geriatrics
Academic article
2021
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Botngård, Anja;
Eide, Arne Henning;
Mosqueda, Laura;
Blekken, Lene Elisabeth;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin.
(2021)
Factors associated with staff-to-resident abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study.
BMC Health Services Research
Academic article
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Botngård, Anja;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin;
Eide, Arne Henning;
Mosqueda, Laura.
(2021)
Elder abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: Prevalence and risk factors.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral dissertation
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Malmedal, Wenche Karin;
Eide, Arne Henning;
Botngård, Anja;
Blekken, Lene Elisabeth;
Saga, Susan.
(2021)
Vi må snakke om vold, overgrep og forsømmelser i sykehjem.
Feature article
2020
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Botngård, Anja;
Eide, Arne Henning;
Mosqueda, Laura;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin.
(2020)
Resident-to-resident aggression in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study.
BMC Geriatrics
Academic article
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Malmedal, Wenche Karin;
Kilvik, Astrid;
Steinsheim, Gunn;
Botngård, Anja.
(2020)
A literature review of survey instruments used to measure staff-to-resident abuse in residential care settings.
Nursing Open
Academic article
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Botngård, Anja;
Eide, Arne Henning;
Mosqueda, Laura;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin.
(2020)
Elder abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study.
BMC Health Services Research
Academic article
2014
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Skranes, Lars Petter;
Løhaugen, Gro;
Botngård, Anja;
Skranes, Jon Sverre.
(2014)
Internet use among mothers of young children in Norway-a survey of Internet habits and perceived parental competence when caring for a sick child.
Journal of Public Health (Berlin)
Academic article
2013
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Botngård, Anja;
Skranes, Lars Petter;
Skranes, Jon Sverre;
Døllner, Henrik.
(2013)
Multimedia based health information to parents in a pediatric acute ward: A randomized controlled trial.
Patient Education and Counseling
Academic article
Journal publications
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Tokovska, Miroslava;
Šolcová, Jana;
Ferreira, Vanessa Nolasco;
Nour, Magde Mohamed;
Yilmaz, Muharrem;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin.
(2024)
Elder Abuse Prevention in Brazil, Norway and Slovakia: a Narrative Review.
Central European Journal of Public Policy
Academic literature review
-
Botngård, Anja;
Eide, Arne Henning;
Mosqueda, Laura;
Blekken, Lene Elisabeth;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin.
(2024)
Relative-to-resident abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study.
BMC Geriatrics
Academic article
-
Botngård, Anja;
Eide, Arne Henning;
Mosqueda, Laura;
Blekken, Lene Elisabeth;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin.
(2021)
Factors associated with staff-to-resident abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study.
BMC Health Services Research
Academic article
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Malmedal, Wenche Karin;
Eide, Arne Henning;
Botngård, Anja;
Blekken, Lene Elisabeth;
Saga, Susan.
(2021)
Vi må snakke om vold, overgrep og forsømmelser i sykehjem.
Feature article
-
Botngård, Anja;
Eide, Arne Henning;
Mosqueda, Laura;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin.
(2020)
Resident-to-resident aggression in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study.
BMC Geriatrics
Academic article
-
Malmedal, Wenche Karin;
Kilvik, Astrid;
Steinsheim, Gunn;
Botngård, Anja.
(2020)
A literature review of survey instruments used to measure staff-to-resident abuse in residential care settings.
Nursing Open
Academic article
-
Botngård, Anja;
Eide, Arne Henning;
Mosqueda, Laura;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin.
(2020)
Elder abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study.
BMC Health Services Research
Academic article
-
Skranes, Lars Petter;
Løhaugen, Gro;
Botngård, Anja;
Skranes, Jon Sverre.
(2014)
Internet use among mothers of young children in Norway-a survey of Internet habits and perceived parental competence when caring for a sick child.
Journal of Public Health (Berlin)
Academic article
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Botngård, Anja;
Skranes, Lars Petter;
Skranes, Jon Sverre;
Døllner, Henrik.
(2013)
Multimedia based health information to parents in a pediatric acute ward: A randomized controlled trial.
Patient Education and Counseling
Academic article
Report
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Botngård, Anja;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin;
Eide, Arne Henning;
Mosqueda, Laura.
(2021)
Elder abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: Prevalence and risk factors.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral dissertation
Outreach
2024
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PosterBotngård, Anja; Eide, Arne Henning; Mosqueda, Laura; Blekken, Lene Elisabeth; Malmedal, Wenche Karin. (2024) Relative-to-resident abuse in Norwegian nursing homes. A cross-sectional exploratory study. Konfer , Pasadena 2024-02-22 - 2024-02-23
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Lecture
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Academic lectureBotngård, Anja. (2024) Vold, overgrep og omsorgssvikt mot eldre. Distriktsmøte , Clarion Brattøra, Trondheim 2024-11-27 - 2024-11-27
2023
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LectureBotngård, Anja. (2023) "Du ser det når du tror det". Vold, overgrep og omsorgssvikt mot eldre. Konferanse , Oslo 2023-10-12 - 2023-10-12
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LectureBotngård, Anja. (2023) Vold, overgrep og omsorgssvikt mot barn. Temadag lærerutdanning , Kalvskinnet, Trondheim 2023-03-21 - 2023-03-21
2022
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Lecture
2021
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Academic lectureBotngård, Anja. (2021) Vold, overgrep og forsømmelser mot beboere i sykehjem - skjer det?. Pasientsikkerhetsuka , Mosjøen 2021-09-22 - 2021-09-22
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Academic lectureBotngård, Anja. (2021) Vold, overgrep og forsømmelser mot beboere i norske sykehjem - skjer det?. Avslutningskonferanse , Trondheim 2021-03-25 - 2021-03-25
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LectureBotngård, Anja. (2021) Vold, overgrep og forsømmelser mot eldre. Webinar , Digitalt 2021-06-08 - 2021-06-08
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Academic lectureBotngård, Anja; Saga, Susan. (2021) System error – Hva forskningen sier om vold, overgrep og forsømmelse på sykehjem. TryggEst konferansen , Oslo 2021-10-19 - 2021-10-20
2020
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Academic lectureBotngård, Anja. (2020) Elder abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study. USC Judith D. Tamkin Symposium on Elder Abuse , Pasadena, California 2020-02-27 - 2020-02-27
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LectureBotngård, Anja. (2020) Vold, overgrep og forsømmelser mot eldre. Fagseminar - Demensomsorgens ABC , Verdal 2020-03-05 - 2020-03-05
2019
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Academic lectureBotngård, Anja; Eide, Arne Henning; Mosqueda, Laura; Malmedal, Wenche Karin. (2019) Relative-to-resident abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: preliminary results of a cross-sectional study. European Conference on Domestic Violence , Oslo 2019-09-01 - 2019-09-04
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LectureBotngård, Anja. (2019) Vold, overgrep og forsømmelser mot eldre. Fagseminar i demensomsorgens ABC , Levanger 2019-06-03 - 2019-06-03
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LectureBotngård, Anja. (2019) Vold og overgrep mot eldre i sykehjem. Søndre Trøndelags Demensforum 2019 , Trondheim 2019-05-29 - 2019-05-29
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LectureBotngård, Anja. (2019) Vold, overgrep og forsømmelser mot eldre. Fagdag ved St. Olavs hospital , Trondheim 2019-03-20 - 2019-03-20
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LectureBotngård, Anja. (2019) Vold, overgrep og forsømmelser mot beboere i sykehjem. Omsorgskonferansen 2019 , Stjørdal 2019-10-15 - 2019-10-15
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LectureBotngård, Anja. (2019) Vold i nære relasjoner. Søndre Trøndelags Demensforum 2019 , Trondheim 2019-05-29 - 2019-05-29