Position: Professor in health psychology
Adress: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology,
Norwegian University of Science and Technology,
Dragvoll, Edvard Bulls veg 1,
NO-7491 Trondheim
E-mail: gerd.inger.ringdal@svt.ntnu.no
Research area: Health psychology, quality of life, palliative care, stress, coping, grief and bereavement, psychosocial interventions, war trauma, war- related distress, post traumatic stress symptoms/disorders (PTSD).
Publications:
Ringdal GI, Ringdal K (2010). Does religiosity protect against war-related distress? Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Politics and Religion, August, 2010 (in press).
Helbostad JL, Hølen JC, Jordhøy MS, Ringdal GI, Oldervoll L, Kaasa S (2009). European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Research Network. A first step in the development of an international self-report instrument for physical functioning in palliative cancer care: a systematic literature review and an expert opinion evaluation study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 37 (2): 196-205.
André B, Ringdal GI, Loge JH, Rannestad T,KaasaS (2009).Implementation of computerized technology in a palliative care unit. Palliative and Supportive Care 7 (1): 57-63.
Ringdal GI, Ringdal K, Simkus A (2008). War experiences and war-related distress in Bosnia-Herzegovina eight years after war. Croatian Medical Journal 49: 75-86.
Ringdal GI, Ringdal K, Simkus A (2008). War-related distress and health among Kosovar Albanians. Journal of Loss & Trauma 13: 59-71.
André B, Ringdal GI, Loge JH, Rannestad T, Kaasa S (2008). Experiences with the implementation of computerized tools in health care units – A review article. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction 24; 8: 753-775.
André B, Ringdal GI, Loge JH, Rannestad T, Kaasa S (2008). The importance of key personnel and active management for successful implementation of computer-based technology in palliative care: results from a qualitative study. Computers, Informatics, Nursing (CIN) 26, 4: 183-189.