Olaf Gjerl⊘w Aasland
Biographic Data
| ID | 307514 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Olaf Gjerl⊘w Aasland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Olaf Gjerl⊘w |
| FAMILY NAME | Aasland |
| SIGNATURE | AASLAND O G |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Norwegian Medical Association |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6149-5770 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 488 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
‘It comes with the territory’ - Staff experience with violation and humiliation in mental health care - A mixed method study
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate staff's experiences with violation and humiliation during work in mental health care (MHC). A total of 1160 multi-professional MHC staff in Norway responded to an online questionnaire about their experiences with different kinds of violation and humiliation in the MHC setting. In addition, a sample of professionals (eight MHC nurses) were recruited for in-depth individual interviews. METHOD: Th…
Peer counselling for doctors in Norway
The study showed the need for a continuous awareness of a balance between the informal and the more formalized elements in the framework for peer support. This is of importance for how the service can contribute to better health among doctors and to secure quality and safety in the treatment of patients. The analysis can also be used to demonstrate the consequences of how the peer support program is designed - such as the degree of formalisation …
Healthy Doctors – Sick Medicine
Doctors are among the healthiest segments of the population in western countries. Nevertheless, they complain strongly of stress and burnout. Their own explanation is deprofessionalisation: The honourable art of doctoring has been replaced by standardised interventions and production lines; professional autonomy has withered. This view is shared by many medical sociologists who have identified a “golden age of medicine,” or “golden age of doctori…
Animal-Assisted Interventions and Psychiatric Disorders
There appears to be a growing interest among farmers and researchers in animal-assisted interventions (AAI). However, less is known about the attitudes toward the use of such interventions among therapists. In this study, Norwegian general practitioners, psychiatrists, and psychologists were asked about their knowledge of, and experience with, AAI and their motivation for learning more about AAI. About two-thirds of the respondents had some or si…
Mortality among Norwegian doctors 1960-2000
Between 1960 and 2000 mortality for doctors converged towards the mortality for other university graduates and for people in human service occupations. However, there was a parallel increase in the gap between these groups and the rest of the population. The slightly higher mortality for doctors compared with mortality for other university graduates may be explained by the higher suicide rate for doctors
A three-year cohort study of the relationships between coping, job stress and burnout after a counselling intervention for help-seeking physicians
A sequential relationship indicated that reduction in emotion-focused coping and in job stress preceded reduction in emotional exhaustion. As a consequence, coping strategies and job stress could be important foci in intervention programs that aim to reduce or prevent burnout in help-seeking physicians
Work-home conflict and facilitation across four different family structures in Norway
The purpose of this study was to examine how work–home conflict and facilitation vary among people living in different family structures in Norway, here conceptualized as: two-parent families; single parents; childless couples; and singles. The study used data from a Norwegian study on occupational health (N=2414). We hypothesized that respondents living in two-parent families experience more work–home conflict and facilitation than others due to…
Does a self-referral counselling program reach doctors in need of help? A comparison with the general Norwegian doctor workforce
Sana doctors displayed a higher degree of emotional exhaustion, symptoms of depression and anxiety as well as job related stress, compared with all Norwegian doctors. This may indicate that the program at Villa Sana to a large extent reaches doctors in need of help. The counselling intervention can help doctors to evaluate their professional and private situation, and, when necessary, enhance motivation for seeking adequate treatment
The physician role in transition
Suicide rates from 1960 to 1989 in Norwegian physicians compared with other educational groups
The communication atmosphere between physician colleagues
Health complaints and job stress in Norwegian physicians
The ethics of euthanasia-Attitudes and practice among Norwegian physicians
Development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Audit)
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) has been developed from a six-country WHO collaborative project as a screening instrument for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption. It is a 10-item questionnaire which covers the domains of alcohol consumption, drinking behaviour, and alcohol-related problems. Questions were selected from a 150-item assessment schedule (which was administered to 1888 persons attending representative prima…
Development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Audit)
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) has been developed from a six-country WHO collaborative project as a screening instrument for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption. It is a 10-item questionnaire which covers the domains of alcohol consumption, drinking behaviour, and alcohol-related problems. Questions were selected from a 150-item assessment schedule (which was administered to 1888 persons attending representative prima…
Health complaints and job stress in Norwegian physicians
Work-home conflict and facilitation across four different family structures in Norway
The purpose of this study was to examine how work–home conflict and facilitation vary among people living in different family structures in Norway, here conceptualized as: two-parent families; single parents; childless couples; and singles. The study used data from a Norwegian study on occupational health (N=2414). We hypothesized that respondents living in two-parent families experience more work–home conflict and facilitation than others due to…
The ethics of euthanasia-Attitudes and practice among Norwegian physicians
The physician role in transition
The communication atmosphere between physician colleagues
Suicide rates from 1960 to 1989 in Norwegian physicians compared with other educational groups
Peer counselling for doctors in Norway
The study showed the need for a continuous awareness of a balance between the informal and the more formalized elements in the framework for peer support. This is of importance for how the service can contribute to better health among doctors and to secure quality and safety in the treatment of patients. The analysis can also be used to demonstrate the consequences of how the peer support program is designed - such as the degree of formalisation …
Animal-Assisted Interventions and Psychiatric Disorders
There appears to be a growing interest among farmers and researchers in animal-assisted interventions (AAI). However, less is known about the attitudes toward the use of such interventions among therapists. In this study, Norwegian general practitioners, psychiatrists, and psychologists were asked about their knowledge of, and experience with, AAI and their motivation for learning more about AAI. About two-thirds of the respondents had some or si…
Development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Audit)
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) has been developed from a six-country WHO collaborative project as a screening instrument for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption. It is a 10-item questionnaire which covers the domains of alcohol consumption, drinking behaviour, and alcohol-related problems. Questions were selected from a 150-item assessment schedule (which was administered to 1888 persons attending representative prima…
The communication atmosphere between physician colleagues
Health complaints and job stress in Norwegian physicians
The ethics of euthanasia-Attitudes and practice among Norwegian physicians
The physician role in transition
Suicide rates from 1960 to 1989 in Norwegian physicians compared with other educational groups
Does a self-referral counselling program reach doctors in need of help? A comparison with the general Norwegian doctor workforce
Sana doctors displayed a higher degree of emotional exhaustion, symptoms of depression and anxiety as well as job related stress, compared with all Norwegian doctors. This may indicate that the program at Villa Sana to a large extent reaches doctors in need of help. The counselling intervention can help doctors to evaluate their professional and private situation, and, when necessary, enhance motivation for seeking adequate treatment
A three-year cohort study of the relationships between coping, job stress and burnout after a counselling intervention for help-seeking physicians
A sequential relationship indicated that reduction in emotion-focused coping and in job stress preceded reduction in emotional exhaustion. As a consequence, coping strategies and job stress could be important foci in intervention programs that aim to reduce or prevent burnout in help-seeking physicians
Work-home conflict and facilitation across four different family structures in Norway
The purpose of this study was to examine how work–home conflict and facilitation vary among people living in different family structures in Norway, here conceptualized as: two-parent families; single parents; childless couples; and singles. The study used data from a Norwegian study on occupational health (N=2414). We hypothesized that respondents living in two-parent families experience more work–home conflict and facilitation than others due to…
Mortality among Norwegian doctors 1960-2000
Between 1960 and 2000 mortality for doctors converged towards the mortality for other university graduates and for people in human service occupations. However, there was a parallel increase in the gap between these groups and the rest of the population. The slightly higher mortality for doctors compared with mortality for other university graduates may be explained by the higher suicide rate for doctors
Animal-Assisted Interventions and Psychiatric Disorders
There appears to be a growing interest among farmers and researchers in animal-assisted interventions (AAI). However, less is known about the attitudes toward the use of such interventions among therapists. In this study, Norwegian general practitioners, psychiatrists, and psychologists were asked about their knowledge of, and experience with, AAI and their motivation for learning more about AAI. About two-thirds of the respondents had some or si…
Healthy Doctors – Sick Medicine
Doctors are among the healthiest segments of the population in western countries. Nevertheless, they complain strongly of stress and burnout. Their own explanation is deprofessionalisation: The honourable art of doctoring has been replaced by standardised interventions and production lines; professional autonomy has withered. This view is shared by many medical sociologists who have identified a “golden age of medicine,” or “golden age of doctori…
Peer counselling for doctors in Norway
The study showed the need for a continuous awareness of a balance between the informal and the more formalized elements in the framework for peer support. This is of importance for how the service can contribute to better health among doctors and to secure quality and safety in the treatment of patients. The analysis can also be used to demonstrate the consequences of how the peer support program is designed - such as the degree of formalisation …
‘It comes with the territory’ - Staff experience with violation and humiliation in mental health care - A mixed method study
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate staff's experiences with violation and humiliation during work in mental health care (MHC). A total of 1160 multi-professional MHC staff in Norway responded to an online questionnaire about their experiences with different kinds of violation and humiliation in the MHC setting. In addition, a sample of professionals (eight MHC nurses) were recruited for in-depth individual interviews. METHOD: Th…
Medicine (12 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Norwegian (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works)