The effect of detecting undetected common mental disorders on psychological distress and quality of life in long-term sickness absence: a randomised controlled trial.

abstract：AIMS:This paper describes the work and leisure-time physical activity levels of adults living in Tirana City (Albania). METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was undertaken in Tirana City in mid-2001. It included 1120 adults aged 25 years and over (response rate=72.7%). RESULTS:Overall, 19.3% of male and 28.4% of female r...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Shapo L,Pomerleau J,McKee M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to describe research and teaching activities related to healthy ageing, narrative methods and research ethics at the Nordic School of Public Health NHV during 1999 - 2012. Healthy ageing was conceived in terms of The World Health Organization's (WHO) model of active ageing and of quality...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Sarvimäki A

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of this paper is to contribute to understanding which factors influence health promotion action in primary health care (PHC) on the municipal, i.e. local, level. METHODS:A cross-sectional mail survey of all PHC personnel in four municipalities in Finland in 2002. The data were analysed by descriptive ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Simonsen-Rehn N,Laamanen R,Sundell J,Brommels M,Suominen S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Unemployment might affect several risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the leading cause of death globally. The characterisation of the relation between these two phenomena is thus of great significance from a public-health perspective. The main aim of this study was to estimate the assoc...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Dadgar I,Norström T

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study is to review the epidemiological literature from the past 27 years on social inequality in fetal and perinatal mortality in the Nordic countries in order to examine whether social inequalities in fetal and perinatal mortality exist, and whether there are differences between the countries. MET...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Jørgensen T,Mortensen LH,Andersen AM

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Health policy decisions should be based on national social preferences. In the absence of a set of Danish health preferences, patient outcome studies using the EQ-5D instrument have typically used UK health state valuations. This article describes the development of a Danish EQ-5D value set. METHODS:Regression mo...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Wittrup-Jensen KU,Lauridsen J,Gudex C,Pedersen KM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Norway is experiencing a rising life expectancy combined with an increasing dependency ratio - the ratio of those outside over those within the working force. To provide data relevant for future health policy we wanted to study trends in total and healthy life expectancy in a Norwegian population over three decade...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Storeng SH,Krokstad S,Westin S,Sund ER

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low socioeconomic position (SEP) in adulthood has been associated with overweight and obesity in high-income countries. However, little is known about the contribution of childhood SEP to weight change. Using a Swedish general population sample, this study aimed to examine the association between five-year w...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Al-Emrani F,Stafström M,Östergren PO

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The Dikgale Demographic Surveillance System (DDSS) site, established in 1995, is one of three rural surveillance sites in South Africa. This paper describes detailed mortality patterns of a rural African population in the central region of Limpopo Province. METHODS:These data were based on yearly household visits...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Cook I,Alberts M,Burger S,Byass P

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To estimate disability-adjusted life years (DALY) and cost of illness (COI) associated with the gastrointestinal bacterial pathogens Campylobacter and verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) in Sweden and to investigate the impact of variability in health outcomes, data availability, and different assumpti...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Toljander J,Dovärn A,Andersson Y,Ivarsson S,Lindqvist R

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Danish Adoption Register was established in 1963-1964 to explore the genetic and environmental contribution to familial aggregation of schizophrenia. CONTENT:The register encompass information on all 14,425 non-familial adoptions of Danish children legally granted in Denmark 1924-1947. It includes nam...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Petersen L,Sørensen TI

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims: Ageing in place has become a policy priority. Consequently, residential care has been reduced, and more older people with multiple care needs reside at home with the help of informal care and home care services. An increasing share of these people has memory disorders. We examined the extent to which memory prob...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Aaltonen MS,Van Aerschot LH

更新日期：2019-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social consequences of disease may be subject to register based follow-up. A Danish database, DREAM, allows weekly follow-up of any public transfer payment. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of the register for use in public health research. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The DREAM database includes inform...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Hjollund NH,Larsen FB,Andersen JH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate municipal utilization of policy documents in child health-promoting activities with reference to document types, substance in the documents and timing in the policy process. METHODS:Fifty semi-structured interviews were performed using the snowball method, and content analyses of written documentat...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Guldbrandsson K,Bäck H,Bremberg S

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to investigate if family background and attitudes in early adulthood contribute to postponement of parenthood. Postponement of parenthood is associated with increased need for artificial reproductive techniques, increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes and reduced fertility rates. ME...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Nilsen AB,Waldenström U,Espehaug B,Schytt E

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This paper presents the development of a map-based health management information system (mHMIS) in the central Indian province of Madhya Pradesh. Sample outputs and statistics from the system for one district are presented. The implementation dynamics and the preliminary performance of the system are discussed. M...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： De Costa A,Saraf V,Jhalani M,Mahadik VK,Diwan VK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study examined whether adverse social factors are associated with an increased rate of biological ageing in middle-aged subjects. METHODS:The authors investigated five markers of biological ageing in 690 subjects followed for five years in Ebeltoft, Denmark. Mean age at baseline was 40 years (range 30-50 yea...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Nilsson PM,Engberg M,Nilsson JA,Karlsmose B,Lauritzen T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Norway has experienced an unprecedented rapid and so far unexplained increase in colon cancer incidence. Norwegian rates passed Danish rates for men in 1985 and for women in 1990. This study aimed to unravel clues to the development in colon cancer incidence by investigating changes over time in incidence by socio...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Lynge E,Martinsen JI,Larsen IK,Kjærheim K

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The eldercare sector is characterized by a shortage of labour and a high turnover rate, which constitutes a major challenge for the ageing societies of western Europe. The aim of the present study was to investigate if a low level of psychological well-being at the time of graduation predicts dropout among e...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Giver H,Faber A,Hannerz H,Strøyer J,Rugulies R

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Declining participation rates are an increasing problem in population surveys. Different kinds of methods have been used to ensure participation rates as high as possible. Monetary incentives and reminders have been found to be effective ways to increase participation rates, but these are rather expensive to imple...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Tolonen H,Aistrich A,Borodulin K

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To explore alcohol-related practices among general practitioners (GPs) in the Cape Town metropole and to examine barriers to addressing risky drinking among patients. METHOD:A cross-sectional survey of 50 GPs was conducted between November 2004 and April 2005. A questionnaire assessing GPs' alcohol-related practi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Koopman FA,Parry CD,Myers B,Reagon G

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Scientific knowledge about risk factors for work disability in terms of long-term sickness absence and disability pension following lumbar spine decompression surgery remains insufficient. This study aimed to investigate the associations between socio-demographic, work-related, and medical characteristics with sub...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Wang M,Mittendorfer-Rutz E,Dorner TE,Pazarlis KA,Ropponen A,Svedberg P,Helgesson M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This article describes the contents of an interactive computer-tailored program. The program is based on previous studies of the practice of care for persons with Prader-Willi syndrome. This genetic condition is associated with a constant overeating behaviour with the risk of obesity. The aim of the program is to s...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Van Hooren RH,Van den Borne BW,Curfs LM,Widdershoven GA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Measles has made a comeback in Western Europe, with more cases being reported each year. One factor behind this development is low vaccination coverage in socially disadvantaged segments of the population in many countries. This study investigates whether socioeconomic patterns of uptake of the measles, mu...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Arat A,Norredam M,Baum U,Jónsson SH,Gunlaugsson G,Wallby T,Hjern A

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies in Sweden have detected socioeconomic inequities in access to healthcare services. However, there is limited information regarding access in younger populations. The aim of this study was to explore vertical and horizontal inequities in access to healthcare services in young adults in the no...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Wagenius CM,San Sebastián M,Gustafsson PE,Goicolea I

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper analyses vaccination policy from an ethical perspective, against the background of the growing hesitancy towards e.g. the measles vaccine. METHODS:The paper is normative and analyses ethical aspects of risk communication in the context of vaccination. It is argued that ethical analysis of risk communica...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Nihlén Fahlquist J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the study was to reveal potential gaps and inconsistencies in the identification of alcohol abuse in health care and in employment services and to analyse the granting of disability pensions with respect to the alcohol abuse identification pattern. METHODS:The material consisted of documentary informat...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Nurmela K,Heikkinen V,Hokkanen R,Ylinen A,Uitti J,Mattila A,Joukamaa M,Virtanen P

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The authors sought to describe risk indicators of long-term sick leave during pregnancy among hospital employees. METHODS:A register-based study was undertaken of 4,852 female hospital employees aged 20-45 years from the second largest hospital in Denmark during 1995-99 based on job titles, working time, sick leav...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Kaerlev L,Jacobsen LB,Olsen J,Bonde JP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to study mortality patterns in the population in different geographical locations in northern Norway on the basis of Sami population density. METHODS:Mortality statistics by sex and age from 1991 to 2006 were obtained from Statistics Norway. Mortality rates, including infant mortality ra...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Brustad M,Pettersen T,Melhus M,Lund E

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:While workplace health promotion with group-based physical exercise can improve workers' physical health, less is known about potential carry-over effects to psychosocial factors. This study investigates the effect of physical exercise on social capital at work. METHODS:Altogether, 200 female healthcare workers (...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Andersen LL,Poulsen OM,Sundstrup E,Brandt M,Jay K,Clausen T,Borg V,Persson R,Jakobsen MD

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00