• Dealing with suicidal patients : a challenging task : a qualitative study of young physicians´experiences 

      Høifødt, Tordis Sørensen; Talseth, Anne-Grethe (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2006)
      Abstract Background Suicide is a major public health problem and treating suicidal patients represents one of the most challenging and complex clinical situations for young physicians. Education of physicians is considered an important strategy in suicide prevention. Young physicians often meet suicidal patients early in their career. Limited information is available about how newly educated ...
    • The Effect of Intensive Implementation Support on Fidelity for Four Evidence‑Based Psychosis Treatments: A Cluster Randomized Trial 

      Ruud, Torleif; Drake, Robert E.; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Drivenes, Karin; Hartveit, Miriam; Heiervang, Kristin Sverdvik; Høifødt, Tordis Sørensen; Haaland, Vegard Øksendal; Joa, Inge; Johannessen, Jan Olav; Johansen, Karl Johan; Stensrud, Bjørn; Haugom, Espen Woldsengen; Clausen, Hanne Kristin; Biringer, Eva Aaker; Bond, Gary R. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-19)
      Purpose Service providers need efective strategies to implement evidence-based practices (EBPs) with high fdelity. This study aimed to evaluate an intensive implementation support strategy to increase fdelity to EBP standards in treatment of patients with psychosis.<p> <p>Methods The study used a cluster randomized design with pairwise assignment of practices within each of 39 Norwegian mental ...
    • The Physical Health Care Fidelity Scale: Psychometric Properties 

      Ruud, Torleif; Høifødt, Tordis Sørensen; Hendrick, Delia Cimpean; Drake, Robert E.; Høye, Anne; Landers, Matthew; Heiervang, Kristin S.; Bond, Gary R. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-08)
      Mental health programs need an instrument to monitor adherence to evidence-based physical health care for people with serious mental illness. The paper describes the Physical Health Care Fidelity Scale and study interrater reliability, frequency distribution, sensitivity to change and feasibility. Four fidelity assessments were conducted over 18 months at 13 sites randomized to implementation support ...
    • A qualitative study of the learning processes in young physicians treating suicidal patients. From insecurity to personal pattern knowledge and self-confidence 

      Talseth, Anne-Grethe; Høifødt, Tordis Sørensen; Olstad, Reidun (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007-07-06)
      Background: Little empirical work has been done in studying learning processes among newly educated physicians in the mental health field. The aim of the study was to shed light on the meaning of newly educated physicians' lived experiences of learning processes related to treating suicidal patients. Methods: Thirteen newly educated physicians narrated their learning experiences while treating ...