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Anne Helene Garde

Cand. scient, Ph.d.

Education and employment       

2003-               Senior researcher at National Institute of Occupational Health (now NRCWE), Copenhagen

1999-2003        Researcher at National Institute of Occupational Health, Copenhagen

1998                 Ph.d.

1997-1999        Research assistant at National Institute of Occupational Health, Copenhagen

1994-1997        Ph.d.-student at National Institute of Occupational Health, Copenhagen

1992                 Master degree in biochemistry from Copenhagen University.

Publications in scientific journals with peer-review

R Rugulies, MHT Martin, AH Garde, R Persson, K Albertsen. Deadlines at work and sleep quality. Cross-sectional and longitudinal findings among Danish knowledge workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine (2011) accepted

F Munir, KM Nielsen, AH Garde, K Albertsen, IG Carneiro. Mediating Effects of Work-Life Conflict Between Transformational Leadership and Healthcare Workers’ Job Satisfaction and Psychological Well-Being. J Nurs Manag (2011) Accepted

R Persson, K Albertsen, R Rugulies, AH Garde. The relationship between performance based self-esteem and self-reported work and health behaviors among Danish knowledge workers. Scand. J. Psychol. (2011) Accepted.

F Eek, B Karlson, AH Garde, ÅM Hansen, P Ørbæk. Cortisol, sleep, and recovery – some gender differences but no straight associations. Psychoneuroendocrinology (2011) Accepted

R Persson, ÅM Hansen, AH Garde, J Kristiansen, C Nordander, I Balogh, K Ohlsson, P-O Östergren, P Ørbæk. Can the Job Content Questionnaire be used to assess structural and organisational properties of the work environment? Int Arch Occup Environ Health (2011) DOI 10.1007/s00420-011-0647-2.

AH Garde, K Albertsen, R Persson, ÅM Hansen, R Rugulies. Bi-Directional Associations between Psychological Arousal, Cortisol, and Sleep. Behav. Sleep Med. (2011) Accepted.

K Nabe-Nielsen, AH Garde, F Diderichsen. The effect of work-time influence on health and well-being: A quasi-experimental intervention study among eldercare workers. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 84 (6): 683-695 10.1007/s00420-011-0625-8 (2011).

K Nabe-Nielsen, AH Garde, K Albertsen, F Diderichsen. The moderating effect of work-time influence on the effect of shift work: a prospective cohort study. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. (2010) DOI 10.1007/s00420-010-0592-5

Persson R, K Österberg, AH Garde, ÅM Hansen, P Ørbæk and B Karlson. Seasonal variation in self-reported arousal and subjective health complaints. Psychology, Health & Medicine. 15(4): 434–444, 2010.

AH Garde, K Nabe-Nielsen, B Aust. Influence on working hours among shift workers and effects on sleep quality – an intervention study. Applied Ergonomics 42 (2011) 238-243. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2010.06.011

B Karlson, F Eek, ÅM Hansen, AH Garde, P Ørbæk. Cortisol variability and self-reports in the measurement of work-related stress. Stress and Health. 27(2): e11–e24 (2011)

K Albertsen, R Persson, AH Garde, R Rugulies. Psychosocial determinants of work-to-family conflict among knowledge workers with boundaryless work. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. 2:(2) 160-81 (2010) doi:10.1111/j.1758-0854.2010.01029.x.

K Nabe-Nielsen, G Kecklund, M Ingre, J Skotte, F Diderichsen, AH Garde. The importance of individual preferences when evaluating the associations between working hours and indicators of health and well-being. Applied Ergonomics. 41:779–786, 2010

J Kristiansen, A Olsen, JH Skotte, AH Garde. Reproducibility and seasonal variation of ambulatory short-term heart rate variability in healthy subjects during a self-selected rest period and during sleep. Scand J Clini and Laboratory Investigation 69 (6):651-661, 2009.

K Albertsen, R Rugulies, AH Garde, H Burr The effect of the work environment and performance-based self-esteem on cognitive stress symptoms among Danish knowledge workers. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 38(supl. 3):81-9 2010

AH Garde, ÅM Hansen and J Hansen. Sleep length and quality, sleepiness and urinary melatonin among healthy Danish nurses with shift work during work and leisure time. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 2009 82:1219-1228. DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0419-4.

ÅM Hansen, AD Larsen, R Rugulies, AH Garde, LE Knudsen. A review of the effect of the psychosocial working environment on physiological changes in blood and urine. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 105(2):73-83. 2009

K Nabe-Nielsen, F Tüchsen, KB Christensen, AH Garde, F Diderichsen. Differences between day and nonday workers in exposure to physical and psychosocial work factors in the Danish eldercare sector. Scand J Work Environ Health. 35(1):48-55. 2009.

AH Garde, R. Persson, Å. M. Hansen, K. Österberg, P. Ørbæk, F. Eek, and B. Karlson. Effects of lifestyle factors on concentrations of salivary cortisol in healthy individuals. Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 69(2)242-50, 2009.

Nabe-Nielsen K, Garde AH, Tüchsen F, Hogh A, Diderichsen F, Cardiovascular risk factors and primary selection into shift work. Scand J Work Environ Health. 24(3)206-12. 2008

Hansen ÅM, Garde AH, and Persson R. Measurement of salivary cortisol - effects of replacing polyester with cotton and switching antibody. Scand J Clin Lab Invest  68(8)826-9, 2008.

R. Persson, A. H. Garde, Å. M. Hansen, K. Österberg, P. Ørbæk, and B. Karlson. Seasonal variation in human salivary cortisol concentrations. Chronobiol Int  25(6):923-37, 2008.

Hansen ÅM, Garde AH, and Persson R. Sources of biological and methodological variation in salivary cortisol and their impact on measurement among healthy adults - A review. Scand J Clin Lab Invest   68:6:448-458, 2008.

Hansen ÅM, Garde AH, Eller NH. Estimation of individual reference intervals in small sample sizes. Int. J. Hyg. Environ. Health 210:471-8, 2007.

Hansen ÅM, Garde AH, and Hansen J. Diurnal urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin levels among healthy Danish nurses during work and leisure time. Chronobiol Int 23 (6):1203-1215, 2006.

Persson R, Garde AH, Schibye B, and Ørbæk P. Building-site camps and extended work hours: a two-week monitoring of self-reported physical exertion, fatigue and daytime sleepiness. Chronobiol Int 23 (6):1329-1345, 2006.

Carlsson F, Persson R, Karlson B, Österberg K, Hansen ÅM, Garde AH, Ørbæk P. Salivary cortisol and self-reported stress among persons with environmental annoyance. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment and Health (2006), 32, 109-120.

Karlson B, Eek FC, Hansen ÅM, Garde AH, Österberg K, Ørbæk P. Diurnal cortisol pattern of shift workers on a workday and a day off. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment and Health (2006) suppl. 2:27-34.

Eek FC, Garde AH, Hansen ÅM, Persson R, Ørbæk P, Karlson B. The cortisol awakening response - an exploration of intraindividual stability and negative responders. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment and Health (2006) suppl. 2:15-21.

Hansen ÅM, Persson R, Garde AH, Karlson B, Ørbæk P. Diurnal profiles of salivary cortisol on workdays among construction workers versus white-collar workers. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment and Health, (2006) suppl. 2:22-6.

Garde AH, Faber A, Persson R, Hansen ÅM, Hjortskov N, Ørbæk P, Schibye B. Concentrations of cortisol, testosterone and glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) among construction workers with 12-h wordays and extended workweeks. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. (2007) 80(5):404-411. Epub 2006 Oct 7: DOI 10.1007/s00420-006-0149-9.

Hansen ÅM, Hogh A, Persson R., Karlson B, Garde AH, Ørbæk P. Bullying at work, health outcomes, and physiological stress response. J Psychosom Res . (2006) 60:63-72.

Garde AH, ÅM Hansen. Long-term stability of salivary cortisol. Scand J Clin Lab Invest. (2005) 65:433-6.

Garde AH, ÅM Hansen, J Kristiansen, and LE Knudsen. Comparison of uncertainties related to standardisation of urine samples with volume or creatinine concentrations. Ann. Occup. Hyg. (2004) 48(2):171-9.

Garde AH, ÅM Hansen, and J Kristiansen. Evaluation of a method for measurement of urinary creatinine including effects of storage and repeated freezing and thawing. Scand J Clin Lab Invest (2003) 63(7-8):521-4.

Hjortskov N, Garde AH, Ørbæk P, Hansen ÅM. Evaluation of salivary cortisol as a biomarker of self-reported mental stress in field studies. Stress and Health (2003) 20:91-8.

Garde AH, ÅM Hansen, and BR Jensen. Physiological responses to four hours of low-level repetitive work. Scand J Work Environ Health (2003) 29(6):452-60.

Garde AH, ÅM Hansen, Persson R., Ohlsson K., and Ørbæk P. The influence of production systems on physiological responses measured in urine and saliva. Stress and Health (2003) 19:297-306.

Persson R., AH Garde, ÅM Hansen, and Ørbæk P. The influence of production systems on self-reported arousal, sleepiness, physical exertion and fatigue - consequences of increasing mechanization. Stress and Health (2003) 19(3):163-71.

Garde, AH, Hansen, ÅM, Nikolajsen, TB. An inter-laboratory comparison for determination of cortisol in saliva. Accred Qual Assur (2003) 8(1):16-20.

Jönsson, BAG, Malmberg, B, Amilon, Å, Garde, AH, Ørbæk, P. Determination of cortisol in human saliva using liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B (2003) 784:63-8.

Hansen, ÅM, AH Garde, JM Christensen, N Eller, and B Netterstrøm. Evaluation of a Radio-immunoassay and establishment of a reference interval for salivary cortisol in healthy subjects in Denmark. Scand J Clin Lab Invest (2003) 63:303-310.

Garde AH, Laursen B, Jørgensen AH, Jensen BR. Effects of mental and physical demands on heart rate variability during computer work. Eur J Appl Physiol (2002) 87(4-5):448-55.

Laursen B, Jensen BR, Garde AH, Jørgensen AH. The effect of mental demand on muscle activity during use of computer mouse and keyboard. Scand J Work Envorin Health (2002) 28(4):215-21.

Jorgensen AH, Garde AH, Laursen B, Jensen BR. Using mouse and keyboard under time pressure: preference, strategies and learning. Behavior and Information Technology (2002) 21(5):317-9.

Heinrich-Ramm, R, Wegner, R, Garde, AH, Baur, X. Cotinine excretion (tobacco smoke biomarker) of smokers and non-smokers: comparision of GC/MS and RIA results. Int J Hyg Environm Health (2002) 205(6):493-9.

Hansen ÅM, Garde AH, Christensen JM, Eller NH, Netterstrøm B. Reference intervals and biological variation for urinary epinephrine, norepinephrine and cortisol in healthy men and women in Denmark. Clin Chem Lab Med (2001) 39(9):842-9.

Hansen ÅM, Garde AH, Skovgaard LT, Christensen JM. Seasonal and biological variation of urinary epinephrine, norepinephrine and cortisol in healthy women. Clin Chim Acta (2001) 309:25-35.

Hansen ÅM, Garde AH, Byrialsen K. Inclusion of analytical and biological variation in study design. Recent Res Devel Pure & Applied Anal Chem (2001) 3:37-47.

Hansen ÅM, Garde AH, Christensen JM, Eller N, Knudsen LE, Heinrich-Ramm R. Reference interval and subject variation in excretion of urinary metabolites of nicotine from non-smoking healthy subjects in Denmark. Clin Chim Acta (2001) 304:125-32.

Garde AH, Hansen ÅM, Skovgaard LT, Christensen JM. Seasonal and biological variation of blood concentrations of total cholesterol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, hemoglobin A1C, IgA, prolactin, and free testosterone in healthy women. Clin.Chem. (2000) 46:551-559.

Nikolajsen TB, Hansen ÅM, Kristiansen J, Garde AH. Validation of a competitive ELISA for the determination of serum keratane sulphate. Anal.Chim. Acta (2000) 424:161-7

Pedersen TKH, Hansen ÅM, Lund SP, Garde AH. Validation of a radioimmunoassay for the determination of total corticosterone in rat plasma. Anal Chim Acta (2000) 413:63-69.

Garde AH, Fomsgaard A & Høiby N. An easy microtiter assay for quantitation of cytokine induction by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and activity of LPS binding serum components. APMIS (1995) 103:286-292.

Proceedings

1. Jorgensen AH, Garde AH, Laursen B, Jensen BR. Using mouse and keyboard under time pressure: preference, strategies and learning. In: Luczak H, Cakir AE, Cakir G. Proceedings of the 6th International Scientific Conference on Work With Display Units. WWDU 2002. World Wide Work; Berchtesgaden, Germany. Berlin: Ergonomic Institut für Arbeit- und Sozialforschung. Forschungsgesellschaft mbH; 2002. p. 438-40.

2. Jørgensen AH, Jensen BR, Laursen B, Garde AH. Integrating HCI, human factors and occupational health: An exploratory study. In: Smith MJ, Salvendy G. Systems, social and internationalization design aspects of human-computer interaction. Proc of HCI international 2001, Aug 5-10, 2001, New Orleans. New Orleans: Lawrence Erlbaum; 2001. p. 572-576.

3. Jensen BR, Laursen B, Garde AH, Jørgensen AH. Effect of mental demand on muscle activity during use of computer mouse and keyboard. In: Sandsjö L, Kadefors R. The 2nd Procid Symposium. Prevention of muscle disorders in computer users: Scientific basis and recommentations. Copenhagen: National Institute for Working Life/West; 2001. p. 105-109.

4. Jørgensen AH, Jensen BR, Laursen B, Garde AH. A study of mental workload in mouse and keyboard input. NordiCHI2000. Design vs Design. 1st Nordic Conference on Computer-Human Interaction, Oct 23-25, 2000, Stockholm, Sweden [CD-ROM] 2001.

5. Jørgensen AH, Garde AH, Laursen B, and Jensen BR. Applying the concept of mental workload to IT-work. Straker L and Pollock C. CD-ROM Proceedings of CybErg 1999: The Second International Cyberspace Conference on Ergonomics [CD-ROM]. Perth: The International Ergonomics Association Press, Curtin University of Technology.

6. Jørgensen AH, Garde AH, Laursen B, and Jensen BR Mental workload in IT work: Combining cognitive and physiological perspectives. Bullinger H-J and Ziegler J.  97-101. 1999.  Human-Computer Interaction: Ergonomics and User Interfaces. Proceedings of HCI International '99 (the 8th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction). Vol. 1; 1999 Aug 22-26; Munich, Germany. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

7. Jensen BR and Garde AH. Forearm muscle load and external force during repetitive work. Kumar, S. 2, 491-494. 1998. Edmonton, Canada, IOS Press.

8. Schäcke G, Garde AH, Jensen BR, Hansen ÅM, Borg V, Milosevic M, Dopsaj M, Blagojevic M, Arlov D, Wu T, He H, Wu Y, Xu D, Feng J, Shi W, Yuan Y, Zhang G, and Tanguay RM. Stress and Work. Stress of Life. New York, The New York Academy of sciences.  501-508. 1998.

 

 

Peer-reviewed publications in Danish

1. H Hvid, AH Garde, H Lund, J Ajslev, J Møller, K Albertsen, ÅM Hansen. Frit valg som aflastning og belastning - Selvvalgt arbejdstid i døgnbemandet arbejde. Tidsskrift for Arbejdsliv. 13(3)80-97. 2011

2. K. Nabe-Nielsen and A. H. Garde. Nye tider i ældreplejen - betydningen af indflydelse på egne arbejdstider. Beskrivelse af interventioner og konsekvenser for arbejdstidsplanlægningen. SOSU-rapport nr. 18. København: Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø. 18:2, 2009. 87-7904-209-4.

3. K. Nabe-Nielsen, A. H. Garde, V. Borg, J. N. Jensen, and A. Høgh. Arbejdstider i ældreplejen. Resultater fra "Arbejde i ældreplejen" & "SOSU'er årgang 2004". SOSU-rapport. København: Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø. 15:1-38, 2007. 87-7904-174-4.

4. V. Borg, I. G. Carneiro, T. Clausen, A. Faber, N. Fallentin, M.-A. Flyvholm, C. L. Frandsen, A. H. Garde, H. Giver, A.-L. Holten, A. Høgh, E. N. Mikkelsen, K. Nabe-Nielsen, K. Nielsen, J. N. Jensen, M. Sharipova, J. Strøyer, P. Tufte, and J. H. Winsløw. Arbejdsmiljø i ældreplejen i Danmark. Resultater og konklusioner. SOSU-rapport. København:Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø. 1-51, 2007. 87-7904-161-2.

5. Hansen ÅM, Garde AH, Arnetz B, Knardahl S, Kristenson M, Lundberg U, Malmberg B, Netterstrøm B, Theorell T, Tuomisto MT, Ursin H. A model database for salivary cortisol in occupational studies. Copenhagen: Nordic Council of Ministers; 2005. TemaNord 2005:533.

6. R. Persson, N. Hjortskov, A. H. Garde, and N. Fallentin. Lokoføreres arbejdstider og sikkerhed. En litteraturbaseret rapport. AMI-Rapport. København:Arbejdsmiljøinstituttet. 2-18, 2005.

7. Hansen AF, AH Garde, J Strøyer, J Skotte, and N Hjortskov. Fysiologiske effekter - Arbejdsmiljø, helbred og camps. Copenhagen; Center for Alternativ Samfundsanalyse. 6. delrapport:1-53, 2003.

8. Garde, AH. Biomarkører og Arbejdsmiljø. Etablering af målemetoder til biomarkører og validering i laboratorieforsøg med fysisk og mental belastning. Ph.d.-afhandling.  1-92. 1998.  Arbejdsmiljøinstituttet

Chapters in textbooks:

1. Christensen JM, Garde AH, Hansen ÅM, Kristiansen J, Knudsen LE. Biomarkører og biologisk monitering. In: Midtgård U, Simonsen L, Knudsen LE, eds. Toksikologi i arbejdsmiljøet. Bind I. København: Arbejdsmiljøinstituttet, 1999:156-187.

2. Hansen ÅM, Garde AH, Christensen JM, Knudsen LE. Hormoner og stress. In: Midtgård U, Simonsen L, Knudsen LE, eds. Toksikologi i arbejdsmiljøet. Bind II. København: Arbejdsmiljøinstituttet, 1999:254-277.

Other publications in Danish

1. Hansen ÅM, Garde AH, Hansen J. Skifteholdsarbejde, søvnighed og 6-sulfatoxymelatonin. Miljø og sundhed, København: Sundhedsstyrelsen; 2009;15(2):17-22.

2. AH Garde and T Brendstrup. Natarbejde. Hvad gør det ved dig? - og hvad kan du gøre ved det? København:Fagligt Fælles Forbund.  1-48. 2006.

3. Ôsterberg K, Persson R, Garde AH. Mat, motion och väckarklockor påverkar stresshormonet kortisol. Bulletin från arbets- och miljömedicin & Yrkes- och miljödermatologi,2009;27(1):2.

4. Nikolajsen RPH, Garde AH, Berg G, Andersen KL. Holdbarhed af creatinin i urin. Dansk Kemi, 2001;82(11):38-39.

5. Garde AH. Udvalgte hormoners fysiologi og relation til sygdom - Et litteraturstudie. København: Arbejdsmiljøinstituttet, 1999:1-53.