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The aim of the project was to conduct an evaluation of the Active board and a saddle seat on Active board and saddle seat on a star base in relation to self-reported health and convenience....

Principles for the cleaning of patient beds is a current topic of discussion at several hospitals. Is the cleaning is done centrally or decentralised, automatically or manually? What...

EAPC Blog (The Blog of the European Association for Palliative Care) When demography and illness trumps policy: Why Norwegians continue to die in institutions The purpose of the project was to...

Statistics of the 2007 – 2011 man-years and analyses of municipal variation in psychiatric health work in the municipalities. Summary and conclusions of the SINTEF report A23879 By: Project...

NO_x is a generic term for nitrogen oxides (NO and NO₂) formed in combustion processes. The main contribution is emitted from shipping and road traffic, but also from land-based industries such as...

This project aims to halve the energy consumption in new hospital buildings in Norway. It is a four-year, user-driven innovation project supported by the Norwegian Research Council. The research...

SINTEF has performed two independent surveys of gambling habits and problems in the Norwegian population. One survey was performed before and one after the ban on slot machines came into force....

As a consequence of de-institutionalisation, mental health care pathways have changed, with tasks now being taken care of by a range of primary and secondary health and care providers. This...

Comprehensive and coordinated services are important for people with mental illnesses and complex problems. Although continuity and cooperation has been emphasized in health policy objectives and...

The project had as its overall objective to increase the activity of students with asthma by developing a suitable curriculum for physical education lessons at school. In Part 1 it was...

The project focused on sports and leisure activities for elite athletes and recreational athletes from a health perspective and disabled travelers. The aim was to create more opportunities for...

The main objective of the pilot project was to establish one or more major project in the area of ​​safe medication in the home, based on a thorough needs assessment and concept development. The...

How can disability and absenteeism/-duration of absenteeism be reduced through a systematic and qualitatively good follow-up of people on sick leave? On behalf of the Chief Municipal Executive in...

The vision of SOCIETIES is to develop a complete, integrated Community Smart Space (CSS), which extends pervasive systems beyond the individual to dynamic communities of users.  CSSs will...

The main objective of the CO₂ Field Lab project is to assure and increase carbon storage safety by obtaining valuable knowledge about monitoring of CO₂ migration in geological formations. This...

SINTEF has been commissioned by the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority conducted an activity and capacity analysis of Akershus University Hospital (Ahus HF). The mission has included...

The project's main objective is to develop patient-specific computer models of the cardiovascular system for treatment planning and therapeutic decisions of cardiovascular diseases. The first...

The project Green Urban Distribution involves developing efficient, environmentally friendly solutions for urban freight distribution through improved organization, service innovation and use of...

Many of the oil and gas reservoirs are found in weakly consolidated sandstone formations. During production sand grains might be loosened from the formation and follow the hydrocarbons. The...

The FP6 project CO2ReMoVe aims at creating a scientifically based reference for the monitoring and verification of CO₂ geological storage. Through extensive R&D into monitoring, measurements...