Anja Botngård
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Anne Line Bakken
About
Anja Botngård is a registered nurse educated at Sør-Trøndelag University College and has clinical experience from a medical respiratory ward, the Paediatric Emergency Department, the Department of Social Paediatrics, and the Sexual Assault Centre at St. Olavs Hospital.
She completed a Master's degree in Clinical Health Science in 2011 and earned her PhD in Medicine and Health Sciences from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in 2020. Her doctoral thesis was entitled Elder Abuse in Norwegian Nursing Homes.
Botngård is an Associate Professor and Head of the Bachelor's Programme in Nursing at the Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU. Her teaching and research interests include violence, abuse, and neglect across the lifespan, with a particular focus on children and older adults. She teaches and supervises students within these fields and is an experienced lecturer and invited speaker.
She also leads a co-creation project between NTNU and St. Olavs Hospital aimed at developing and implementing a sustainable model for clinical placement supervision of nursing students. The project seeks to strengthen the quality of clinical education through closer collaboration between the university and healthcare services.
Research
Publications
2026
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Bell-Mizori, Ashley Rebecca;
Tokovska, Miroslava;
Botngård, Anja;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin;
Nolasco Ferreira, Vanessa.
(2026)
Stakeholders’ perceptions on guidelines to prevent abuse of older people in Norway: a qualitative analysis | BMC Geriatrics | Springer Nature Link.
BMC Geriatrics
Academic article
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Nolasco Ferreira, Vanessa;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin;
Bell, Ashley Rebecca;
Botngård, Anja;
Tokovska, Miroslava.
(2026)
Prevention of elder abuse in Norway: analyzing policies through Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Framework.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Academic article
2024
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Tokovska, Miroslava;
Šolcová, Jana;
Nolasco Ferreira, Vanessa;
Nour, Magde Mohamed;
Yilmaz, Muharrem;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin;
Botngård, Anja.
(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
Doctoral thesis
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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Bell-Mizori, Ashley Rebecca;
Tokovska, Miroslava;
Botngård, Anja;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin;
Nolasco Ferreira, Vanessa.
(2026)
Stakeholders’ perceptions on guidelines to prevent abuse of older people in Norway: a qualitative analysis | BMC Geriatrics | Springer Nature Link.
BMC Geriatrics
Academic article
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Nolasco Ferreira, Vanessa;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin;
Bell, Ashley Rebecca;
Botngård, Anja;
Tokovska, Miroslava.
(2026)
Prevention of elder abuse in Norway: analyzing policies through Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Framework.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
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
-
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
-
Tokovska, Miroslava;
Šolcová, Jana;
Nolasco Ferreira, Vanessa;
Nour, Magde Mohamed;
Yilmaz, Muharrem;
Malmedal, Wenche Karin;
Botngård, Anja.
(2024)
Elder Abuse Prevention in Brazil, Norway and Slovakia: a Narrative Review.
Central European Journal of Public Policy
Academic literature review
-
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;
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
-
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;
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
Student thesis or dissertation
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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
Doctoral thesis
Outreach
2024
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Conference 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
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Lecture
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Conference lecture
2023
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LectureBotngård, Anja. (2023) "Du ser det når du tror det". Vold, overgrep og omsorgssvikt mot eldre. Konferanse
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Lecture
2022
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Lecture
2021
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Conference lectureBotngård, Anja. (2021) Vold, overgrep og forsømmelser mot beboere i sykehjem - skjer det?. Pasientsikkerhetsuka
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Conference lectureBotngård, Anja. (2021) Vold, overgrep og forsømmelser mot beboere i norske sykehjem - skjer det?. Avslutningskonferanse
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Lecture
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Feature articleMalmedal, Wenche Karin; Eide, Arne Henning; Botngård, Anja; Blekken, Lene Elisabeth; Saga, Susan. (2021) Vi må snakke om vold, overgrep og forsømmelser i sykehjem.
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Conference lectureBotngård, Anja; Saga, Susan. (2021) System error – Hva forskningen sier om vold, overgrep og forsømmelse på sykehjem. TryggEst konferansen
2020
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Conference lectureBotngård, Anja. (2020) Elder abuse in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study. USC Judith D. Tamkin Symposium on Elder Abuse
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Lecture
2019
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Conference 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
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Lecture
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LectureBotngård, Anja. (2019) Vold, overgrep og forsømmelser mot beboere i sykehjem. Omsorgskonferansen 2019
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