Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Almvik, Roger"
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Assessing the Risk of Violence: Development and Validation of the Brøset Violence Checklist
Almvik, Roger (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2008:34, Doctoral thesis, 2008) -
Health care help seeking behaviour among prisoners in Norway
Nesset, Merete Berg; Rustad, Åse-Bente L; Kjelsberg, Ellen; Almvik, Roger; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Background: Prisoners are associated with high health care needs compared with the general population. This study aims to investigate prisoners' use of health service. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 29 prisons ... -
Short-term risk assessment in the long term: A scoping review and meta-analysis of the Brøset Violence Checklist
Hvidhjelm, Jacob; Berring, Lene Lauge; Whittington, Richard Charles; Woods, Phil; Bak, Jesper; Almvik, Roger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)What Is Known on the Subject? The Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC) has been widely translated and implemented in diverse mental healthcare settings to improve prevention of violence. It is valued as a brief but effective ... -
The Predictive Properties of Violence Risk Instruments May Increase by Adding Items Assessing Sleep.
Langsrud, Knut; Vaaler, Arne; Morken, Gunnar; Kallestad, Håvard; Almvik, Roger; Palmstierna, Tom Krisman Kule; Guzey, Ismail Cuneyt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: The psychometric instruments developed for short-term prediction of violence in psychiatric inpatients do not include variables assessing sleep. Disturbances in sleep may precede aggression in this setting. We ... -
Tvangsmidler i sikkerhetspsykiatri. Grunnlagstall for tvangsmiddelvedtak etter psykisk helsevernloven § 4-8 i norske regionale sikkerhetsavdelinger, 2016-2020
Barseth, Marita Solem (Master thesis, 2022)Innledning: Det er et helsepolitisk mål å redusere tvang og fremme «riktig bruk av tvang» i psykisk helsearbeid. Tvangsmidlene etter psykisk helsevernloven (phvl) § 4-8 (mekaniske tvangsmidler, isolasjon, korttidsvirkende ... -
Unidimensionality of the Strengths and Vulnerabilities Scales in the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START)
Whittington, Richard; Pollak, Charlotte; Keski-Valkama, Alice; Brown, Andrew; Haines, Alina; Bak, Jesper; Hvidhjelm, Jacob; Almvik, Roger; Palmstierna, Tom (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) is a 20-item structured professional judgment instrument for assessing dynamic risk in mental health services. Much of the START research literature examines the ... -
"Verre å grue seg, enn å svette på jobb" En kvalitativ studie av opplevd psykologisk velvære hos helsepersonell i frontlinjen i Norge under covid-19-pandemien
Lynum, Rannfrid (Master thesis, 2022)Sammendrag Bakgrunn: Covid-19-pandemien og andre store virusutbrudd, påvirker arbeidssituasjonen til helsepersonell. De opplever mange endringer og nye utfordringer og det fremstår sentralt å utforske hvordan dette blir ...