2014

Special prison units for foreigners

A systematic search for empirical studies, employing any kind of study design, on the effect of or experiences with special prison units for foreigners.

Effect of electronic booking systems for appointment at the GP

Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services has been commissioned to summarize research on the effects of such electronic scheduling of appointments.

Effects of more than three months organized follow-up on physical activity and diet for people with increased risk of lifestyle related disease

This systematic review will answer questions about effects of organized follow-up to promote change of physical activity and diet.

Psychological interventions for children and youth with serious somatic illness in primary care

This overview presents findings of high quality, which summarizes the results on the efficacy of psychological interventions provided in primary care for children with severe somatic illness.

Effect of municipality co-ordination for cancer patients

The aim of this overview of systematic reviews answers to whether the co-ordinating interventions contribute to better quality of life for cancer patients.

Validation of journal information for referral and discharge at scheduled hospital treatment

The right to prioritized treatment is based on the Law of patient rights and precept for the priorities in the health services.

Psychometric assessment of the Norwegian version of the California Verbal Learning Test II (CVLT-II)

The commission for this report was to find research on the Norwegian version of the California Verbal Learning Test II (CVLT-II) utilized in Norwegian populations.

Norway – Health system review

The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series consists of country-based reviews that provide a detailed description of a health system in a specific country.

Psychometric evaluation of the Norwegian version of the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI)

Supplemented primary care units compared to hospitalisation

The aim of this review was to summarise the results of studies that compared the effects on patient outcomes for patients admitted to a supplemented primary care unit instead of a general hospital.

Effects of interventions for prevention of sick leave and disability for health personnel

The objective was to synthesise research into the effectiveness of interventions designed to prevent sick leave and disability retirement for employees in the health- and caring services.

The effect of infection control interventions in day-care facilities and schools

We included seven systematic reviews of high methodological quality. Four systematic reviews summarize nine unique infection control interventions.

Effects of and experiences with interventions aimed at improving public trust in the police

This systematic review has summarised research on police interventions aimed at improving relations between police and the public.

Interventions to prevent and reduce human trafficking, or support and rehabilitate victims of human trafficking

Commision to identify and map all research related to human trafficking.

Interventions to improve pharmaceutical services

A literature search to identify systematic reviews on the effect of interventions designed to improve pharmaceutical services.

Rehabilitation of women in prison

A literature search to identify studies on the effect of and experiences with rehabilitation interventions for incarcerated women.

Effect of interventions to recruit foster parents

A systematic literature search and mapping of studies on the effect of interventions to recruit and retain foster parents.

The physical environment for people with dementia

Update of a report from 2009 to review the available evidence on the physical environment for people with dementia.

Interventions to support caregivers of people with dementia living in the community − systematic literature search

The Norwegian Directorate of Health asked us to update the report from 2011. We have performed a literature search to find potential new and relevant systematic reviews.

Effect of day care centers for people with dementia

Update of literature search from 2011. Main findings: We included eight studies. There was inconsistency in the results and all conclusions were based on findings from studies with high risk of bias.