Governance of public health: Norway in a Nordic context.

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：BACKGROUND:Sweden and Finland, neighbouring countries in Scandinavia, share features in health and social policies but retain a few differences in tobacco policy, including oral tobacco product regulation. This paper analyses the differences between tobacco policy and tobacco use between these two countries. MATERIAL:...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Patja K,Hakala SM,Boström G,Nordgren P,Haglund M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with sustainable behaviour change among persons at increased risk for future cardiovascular disease. A qualitative approach based on focus group interviews was used. Twenty-five men aged 62-71 years who participated in the Oslo Study Diet and Anti-smoking Trial ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Cable TA,Meland E,Søberg T,Slagsvold S

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate factors related to unsafe medication management among 75-year-olds during preventive home visits, and to describe the interventions district nurses used. METHODS:An explorative study. During a 9- to 12-month period, 36 DNs used the Safe Medication Assessment (SMA) tool during preventive home visits...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Lagerin A,Carlsson AC,Nilsson G,Westman J,Törnkvist L

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to find variables related to positive attitudes to physical education (PE) and strong sense of coherence (SOC) among adolescents. METHODS:The study included three parts: seven physical tests; a questionnaire which included ways of living, attitudes to PE, and subjective health, the 13-qu...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Sollerhed AC,Ejlertsson G,Apitzsch E

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the contribution of genetic factors to self-reported psychological demands (PD), skill discretion (SD) and decision authority (DA) and the possible importance of such influence on the association between these work variables and depressive symptoms. METHODS:11,543 participants aged 27-54 in the S...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Theorell T,De Manzano Ö,Lennartsson AK,Pedersen NL,Ullén F

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Immigrants, refugees, and their descendants comprise 12% of Denmark's population. Some of these people do not speak or understand Danish well enough to communicate with the staff in a healthcare setting and therefore need interpreter services. Interpretation through video conferencing equipment (video interpretati...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Mottelson IN,Sodemann M,Nielsen DS

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Combined effects of genetic and environmental factors underlie the clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in the metabolic syndrome (MetSy). The aim was to investigate associations between several lifestyle factors and MetSy, with a focus on the possible role of smokeless tobacco in the form of Swedish moist snu...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Norberg M,Stenlund H,Lindahl B,Boman K,Weinehall L

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the present paper is to present and validate a Knowledge-Intensive Work Environment Survey Target (KIWEST), a questionnaire developed for assessing the psychosocial factors among people in knowledge-intensive work environments. METHODS:The construct validity and reliability of the measurement model whe...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Innstrand ST,Christensen M,Undebakke KG,Svarva K

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health literacy is an essential social determinant for promoting and maintaining the health of a population. AIM:From a health promotion perspective, explore health literacy issues, concerns and future challenges among Nordic practitioners and researchers. METHODS:Data were collected in a workshop at the 8...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Ringsberg KC,Olander E,Tillgren P,Thualagant N,Trollvik A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the influence of contextual and individual factors on self-reported psychological health. DESIGN/SETTING/PARTICIPANTS/MEASUREMENTS:The 2000 public health survey in Scania is a cross-sectional postal questionnaire study with a 59% participation rate. A total of 13,715 persons aged 18-80 answere...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Lindström M,Moghaddassi M,Merlo J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We examined the socio-demographic and behavioral determinants of perceived barriers to leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) in a population-based sample of working-aged adults. METHODS:Data comprised the National FINRISK 2002 Study, a population-based health examination study. Analyses were restricted to...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Borodulin K,Sipilä N,Rahkonen O,Leino-Arjas P,Kestilä L,Jousilahti P,Prättälä R

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mental health problems in adolescence are associated with impaired function in young adulthood. Our aim was to assess how a hypothetical reduction in mental health problems in adolescence was related to medical benefits in young adulthood and to examine the mediating role of completion of upper secondary sch...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Sagatun Å,Wentzel-Larsen T,Heyerdahl S,Lien L

更新日期：2016-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Current health measurement instruments tend to measure aspects of ill-health rather than health in general. There is a need for a salutogenic perspective when describing health and developing a health measurement instrument. The aim of this article is to present the development process and quality assessment...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Bringsén A,Andersson HI,Ejlertsson G

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study examined the association between the workplace-effort in psychosocial risk management and later employee-rating of the psychosocial work environment. METHOD:The study is based on data from two questionnaire surveys - one including 1013 workplaces and one including 7565 employees from these workplaces. ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Thorsen SV,Madsen IEH,Flyvholm MA,Hasle P

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate sex differences in the prevalence and extent of overweight and obesity in adolescents aged 14-18 years. METHODS:Standardized measurements of height and weight were collected from surveys of adolescents in the same geographical area in 1966-69 (n = 8378) and in 1995-97 (n = 6673). The prevalence rat...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Bjornelv S,Lydersen S,Holmen J,Lund Nilsen TI,Holmen TL

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Health care is under constant change creating new and demanding tasks for public health nurses. The curriculum for public health nursing students is controlled by governmental directives that decide the structure and content of their education. This paper analyses manifest and latent discourses in the curriculum, ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Dahl BM,Andrews T,Clancy A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:External compression headache is defined as a headache caused by an external physical compression applied on the head. It affects about 4% of the general population; however, certain populations (e.g. construction workers and military personnel) with particular needs of headwear or helmet are at higher risk of dev...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Rahmani Z,Kochanek A,Astrup JJ,Poulsen JN,Gazerani P

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:Introduction: In Denmark, citizens participate in register-based research without the possibility of opting out. However, in 1995 it was made possible for Danish citizens to register an opt-out called 'researcher protection' [forskerbeskyttelse], which implied that researchers could not contact people to invite them t...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Nordfalk F,Hoeyer K

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims: The aim was to investigate associations between the experience of parental separation/divorce in childhood and tobacco smoking in adulthood, adjusting for economic stress in childhood and adulthood and psychological health (General Health Questionnaire GHQ12). Methods: The 2012 public-health survey in Skåne, sou...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Lindström M,Rosvall M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

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：AIMS:Increasing proportions of Scandinavian children and children in other Western countries live in joint physical custody, moving between parents' homes when parents live apart. Children and parents in non-intact families are at risk of worse mental health. The potential influence of parental ill-health on child well...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Fransson E,Turunen J,Hjern A,Östberg V,Bergström M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was threefold: (1) learn more about factors associated with teenage intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization; (2) explore aspects of digital media use in connection with teenage IPV; (3) and compare the impact IPV victimization has on boys and girls. METHOD:Survey data from ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Hellevik P,Øverlien C

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：AIM:In the 1990s, several studies noted a large gap in life expectancy between Western and Eastern European countries. It was speculated that this could be explained by environmental pollution, socioeconomic factors, lifestyle and psychosocial stress. A weakness in addressing the issue has been the lack of prospective ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Jensen-Urstad M,Viigimaa M,Sammul S,Lenhoff H,Johansson J

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The longitudinal framework facilitates the analysis of disasters by providing a series of phases based on properties rather than on absolute times. This framework allows the comparison of similar phases of a disaster regardless of the hazard involved and the society impacted. The phases, which may overlap include the:...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

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更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to build up evidence on intersectoral action for health at local government level by identifying both challenges and facilitating factors in collaboration between sectors when developing and implementing an intersectoral health policy in Varde, Denmark. METHODS:The study was carried out in 2011 ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Larsen M,Rantala R,Koudenburg OA,Gulis G

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The results of an infant car-restraint loan scheme and evaluate its cost-effectiveness are presented. METHODS:The intervention programme was initiated in 1996. Car-restraints, donated by manufacturers, were lent for a six-month period to eligible prospective parents for a modest fee. Specially trained health visi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Kedikoglou S,Belechri M,Dedoukou X,Spyridopoulos T,Alexe DM,Pappa E,Stamou A,Petridou E

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00