Interventions targeting organisational culture and staff practice may reduce coercive measures (restraint and seclusion) in child and adolescent psychiatric care as well as in residential care.
A review of 18 systematic reviews shows that evidence for interventions to improve health literacy in children and adolescents remains limited and inconsistent, with notable gaps concerning younger children, critical health literacy and digital media.
An independent national agency, tasked by the government with assessing health care and social service interventions from a broad perspective, covering medical, economic, ethical and social aspects.
SBU conducts its projects using a systematic methodology, in line with international guidelines. Here you can find information on the different components of our methodology, together with additional links.
We have collected tools for assessing risk of bias in various types of studies as well as SBU's guidelines to assess ethical aspects of interventions.
On the 20th of October 2025, SBU was assigned its first task as co-assessor within the EU collaboration for joint clinical assessments of medicinal products and medical devices.
Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services
