2013

Norwegian Prescription Database 2008-2012

The report contains general information about the database and drug statistics, key figures and tables with the number of individuals who have been dispensed drugs or prescriptions from pharmacies.

Drug Consumption in Norway 2008-2012

The statistics include sales of prescription and over-the-counter medicines in Norway from wholesalers to pharmacies, hospitals/nursing homes and grocery shops.

Long term institutional or residential treatment of patients with substance abuse compared to short-term outpatient treatment (updated literature search)

A systematic literature search to identify new studies published after 2009.

The effectiveness of treatment for anxiety and/or depression in children – Systematic reference list

Documentation about the effectiveness of treatment for anxiety and/or depression in children.

Surveillance of blood in Norway 2011. Near misses

The purpose of this report is to form the knowledge basis for the continuous improvement of the transfusion services. This report is about near misses.

Health technology assessment of the different dialysis modalities in Norway

The Health Technology Assessment compare efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of the different dialysis modalities.

Task sharing for selected health services in hospitals

The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize the effects of task sharing for some selected procedures in hospitals.

Effect of interventions to facilitating communication between families with children or single young people with minority language background and public services

Are interventions to facilitate communication between minority language children, young or families with immigrant background and public services are effective?

Effect of surgical treatment for temporomandibular disorders

Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a term used to describe a number of related disorders affecting the temporomandibular joints, masticatory muscles, and associated structures.

Diagnostics of temporomandibular disorders

The aim of this overview of systematic reviews is to summarize scientific research on accuracy of different diagnostic tests for the presence of TMD.

Treatment of distal radial fractures in adults

In this report, we have summarized the evidence on treatment and rehabilitation of distal radial fractures from the most recent available systematic reviews of high quality.

Inpatients’ experiences with interdisciplinary treatment for substance dependence – results from a national survey 2013

Interventions aimed at preventing readmissions

Update of the report “Is gender segregated substance abuse treatment the best thing for women with substance abuse?” – systematic literature search with sorted reference list

Home visits to the elderly – systematic literature search

Effect of rehabilitation for persons with traumatic brain injury or stroke – systematic literature search

Effect of rehabilitation for persons with hip fracture – systematic literature search

An update of a literature search performed in 2010 to find more recently published systematic reviews on relevant research about the effectiveness of rehabilitation for patients with hip fracture.

Relationships between intake of alcoholic beverages and the risk of cardiovascular disease

This review will enter the knowledge base intended to inform about the pros and cons of consuming alcoholic beverages (spirits, wine, beer) related to the risk of CVD.

Surveillance of blood in Norway 2011. Adverse outcomes of transfusion.

No transfusion transmitted infections were reported. As in previous years, there were no reports on transfusion associated graft-versus-host disease or posttransfusjonspurpura.

What’s done to improve patient safety? Initiatives in seven countries

This report provides a brief overview of some selected, but at the same time key elements of how other countries are dealing with patient safety.