Projects

Development of an instrument to measure children’s/adolescents’ experiences with outpatient child and adolescent mental health services (project description)

The goal of the project is to develop a reliable and valid questionnaire that can be used both in national and local surveys.

DIMJOB - Social, demographic and health dimensions of technology-induced job loss

This study will investigate the social, demographic and health-related aspects of technology-induced job loss with the help of Norwegian population registries.

Disinvestment of medical technologies in Specialist Healthcare Services

The National System for Managed Introduction of New Health Technologies promotes disinvestment of obsolete technologies.

Does long-term use of medication affect cognition and health later in life?

Do certain types of medication counteract or contribute to dementia?

Does use of snus in adolescence influence the risk of smoking in young adulthood? A longitudinal study of tobacco use in young people.

This project will investigate changes and directions in tobacco use and factors associated with reduction or escalation of smoking and snus use between adolescence and adulthood.

Drug abuse – prevalence, consumption, market and actors

The project will describe and analyse drug use and drug users in Norway.

Drugs and the Internet: exploring online drug related communities

The overall goal with this PhD-project is to explore how new ways of computer-mediated communication possibly affects drug users and the associated culture.

Early childhood weight trajectories in eating disorders

We aim to examine whether early childhood growth trajectories represent a significant prospective risk factor for the later development of eating disorders.

Early identification of children with delayed non-verbal communication; autism

By assessing children's non-verbal communication, we will examine if it is possible to identify children at high risk of pervasive language /communication problems before the first words.

Education for labor market opportunities

NAV har bedt område for helsetjenester i Folkehelseinstituttet om å utføre en systematisk oversikt om effekter av utdanning for å bedre arbeidsmarkedsmulighetene for voksne. Vi skal søke systematisk e

Educational meetings and workshops: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes

Effect and experiences of part-time work in the healthcare services

The protocol describes two scoping reviews that will map the published evidence regarding part-time work (including effects and experiences) in the healthcare and community care services.

Effect evaluation of The International Child Development Programme (ICDP)

The aim of this project is to conduct an evaluation of the effect of International Child Development Programme (ICDP) through a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Effect of mass media communication about health promoting behaviours to immigrants

Effect of preventive use of support stockings for elderly with venous insufficiency and swollen legs: a systematic overview

We will summarize randomized controlled studies that investigate the effect of preventive use of support stockings for elderly with venous insufficiency and / or tendency to swelling of the legs.

Effects of tailored information and patient education for patients with immigrant or minority background

The aim of this report is to conduct a review of systematic reviews evaluating effects of tailored information and patient education for patients with immigrant or minority background.

Elicitation of a Norwegian EQ-5D Value Set and Normative Data for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programs

EQ-5D value sets and normative data will be derived through nationally representative surveys of the general population.

EMCDDA 2048

FHI is commissioned by HOD to be the national focal point. The task as requires the collection, processing and reporting of a wide range of information about the drug situation in Norway.

Environmental noise and childrens`s sleep and health - using the MoBa cohort

This project will investigate the potential effects of residential night-time traffic noise on children's sleep quality, behavioural and cognitive problems and risk of overweight and obesity.

ESPAD - European School Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs

FHI is responsible for collecting Norwegian data for ESPAD. To date, six data collections have been carried out; 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015.