Nursing home policies regarding advance care planning in Flanders, Belgium.

abstract：Background:Recent evidence indicates to the alarming increase of depression, especially in Southern European countries. According to the literature, depressive symptoms are strongly associated with socioeconomic factors, while the prevalence of depression significantly differs by gender. Several scholars point out that...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Stathopoulou T,Avrami L,Mouriki A,Cavounidis J,Kostaki A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amendments to the Danish Health Act were introduced in 2018 that stated immigrant patients who have resided in Denmark for more than 3 years have to pay user fees for interpretation in health care. The aim of the study was to explore, how the use of interpreters was affected by the introduction of user fees for interp...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Michaëlis C,Krasnik A,Norredam M

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify clinical inappropriateness of antibiotic prescription and its costs in primary health care. METHODS:2470 cases of infectious disease during 1998 were analysed. RESULTS:Of all cases, 69.9% did not require antibiotic treatment. Global clinical inappropriateness amounted to 43.7%, rising to 56.7% w...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Caminal J,Rovira J

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Dutch Public Health Status and Forecasts report (PHSF Report) integrates research data and identifies future trends affecting public health in the Netherlands. To investigate how PHSF contributions to health policy can be enhanced, we analysed the development process whereby the PHSF Report for 2010 was ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Hegger I,Kok MO,Janssen SW,Schuit AJ,van Oers HA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this paper, we investigate cross-sectional and prospective relationships between various socioeconomic indicators and different health behaviours among boys and girls at ages 13-21, and whether socioeconomic status (SES) is related to changes in health behaviour over time. METHODS:The study is based on a...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Friestad C,Klepp KI

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effective management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is limited by patient delay in calling an ambulance. We aimed to assess knowledge related to a patient-dependant phase of AMI and its determinants in adults. METHODS:Questionnaire survey was conducted among a random sample of 942 men (48%) and women ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Kopec G,Sobien B,Podolec M,Dziedzic H,Zarzecka J,Loster B,Pajak A,Podolec P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Engaging in regular physical activity has a beneficial impact on both physical health and on subjective health indicators. The aims of this study were (i) to assess the association between physical activity levels and self-reported health status in European adolescents and (ii) to identify any differences in...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Granger E,Williams G,Di Nardo F,Harrison A,Verma A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current financial crisis is having a major impact on European economies, especially that of Spain. Past evidence suggests that adverse macro-economic conditions exacerbate mental illness, but evidence from the current crisis is limited. This study analyses the association between the financial crisis and...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Lopez Bernal JA,Gasparrini A,Artundo CM,McKee M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The Netherlands experienced several outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases, largely confined to an orthodox Protestant minority group. Based on religious arguments some orthodox Protestants accept vaccination, while others refuse. Their acceptance of vaccination, however, seems to be changing over time. W...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Spaan DH,Ruijs WLM,Hautvast JLA,Tostmann A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing recognition of the importance of obesity as a cause of death but it is uncommon for obesity to be certified on death certificates. We considered it useful to study what doctors actually do in respect of certification of obesity and to study trends, if any, in certification practice. METH...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Duncan M,Griffith M,Rutter H,Goldacre MJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk factors in young adulthood may persist into later life and eventually lead to cardiovascular (CV) disease. The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of hypertension and other established CV risk factors in older adolescents. METHODS:Study nurses examined 120 girls and 80 boys with a mean...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Nawrot TS,Hoppenbrouwers K,Den Hond E,Fagard RH,Staessen JA

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bullying among children and adolescents is a public health concern; victimization is associated with psychological and physical health problems. The purpose of this study is to examine temporal trends in bullying victimization among school-aged children in Europe and North America. METHODS:Data were obtaine...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Chester KL,Callaghan M,Cosma A,Donnelly P,Craig W,Walsh S,Molcho M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advertising, promotion and sponsorship of electronic cigarettes (ECAPS) have increased in recent years. Since May 2016, the Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40/EU (TPD2) prohibits ECAPS in various advertising channels, including media that have cross-border effects. The objective of this study was to investig...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Kahnert S,Driezen P,Balmford J,Kyriakos CN,Demjén T,Fernández E,Katsaounou PA,Trofor AC,Przewoźniak K,Zatoński WA,Fong GT,Vardavas CI,Mons U,EUREST-PLUS Consortium.

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Food insecurity is a major concern in homeless population, however nutritional consequences remain poorly documented, especially for children. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of anaemia and to investigate the relation between both food insecurity and dietary intake to moderate-to-sev...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Arnaud A,Lioret S,Vandentorren S,Le Strat Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the pattern and determinants of working during pregnancy in rural China. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2009 in three provinces (Anhui, Chongqing and Shaanxi) in rural China among 3966 mothers who had recently given birth. Multilevel logistic regression was used to examine t...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Neupane S,Nwaru BI,Wu Z,Hemminki E

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both media use and cancer knowledge have been identified as important predictors of a healthy lifestyle. However, little is known about the interplay between these two variables, and about differences between cancer diagnosed and non-diagnosed consumers of media and knowledge. This study investigated the rel...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Nelissen S,Beullens K,Lemal M,Van den Bulck J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are controversies on the role of alcohol in lung cancer but no studies have examined the role of alcohol consumption patterns. We examined the association between binge drinking and lung cancer. METHODS:Prospective population based study of 2267 middle aged men from Finland without a history of lung c...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Toriola AT,Kurl S,Laukkanen JA,Kauhanen J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years the literature regarding the cost-effectiveness of disease prevention and health promotion has grown exponentially. Aim of this study is to investigate: (i) how many and what type of economic evaluations have been published in 2008, (ii) the diseases or health problems World Health Organizati...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： van Gils PF,Tariq L,Verschuuren M,van den Berg M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Socially differentiated tracking of health and health behaviours may contribute to health inequalities in adulthood. The modifying effect of socio-economic position on the tracking of overweight from mid-adolescence (age 15 years) into adulthood (age 27 years) was assessed in a randomly sampled Danish cohort (n = 561)...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Rasmussen M,Holstein BE,Due P

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:All over Europe, an increased use of public health services has been noticed, particularly referring to access and hospitalization among elderly in the emergency department (ED). METHODS:Prospective study at a university teaching hospital in Turin, northern Italy, recruiting subjects aged >65 years consecut...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Sona A,Maggiani G,Astengo M,Comba M,Chiusano V,Isaia G,Merlo C,Pricop L,Quagliotti E,Moiraghi C,Fonte G,Bo M

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To examine the association between education and mortality for various causes of death in young adults in a community with a high rate of injection-drug users. METHODS:Linked mortality study based on mortality records for 1996 and 1997 and on 1996 population census data from the Region of Madrid (Spain). Th...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Regidor E,de la Fuente L,Calle ME,Navarro P,Domínguez V

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The game of tobacco use began in Europe in 1560 when the first tobacco seeds were sent from Lisbon to the king of France, by Jean Nicot. From kings' and nobles' exclusive use, it gradually and progressively became popular among the public, as a new player. Eighty-eight years ago (1929), Fritz Linkint, an extraordinary...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Saboga-Nunes L,Levin-Zamir D,Rabius V

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is little information on potential differences in smoking behaviour of parents between Finland and Russia and on the effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure on allergic and respiratory diseases among Finnish and Russian children. The aim of the study was to compare the smoking behaviour o...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Hugg TT,Jaakkola MS,Ruotsalainen RO,Pushkarev VJ,Jaakkola JJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multimorbidity is a growing concern for healthcare systems, with many countries experiencing demographic transition to older population profiles. A simple multisource comorbidity score (MCS) has been recently developed and validated. A very large real-world investigation was conducted with the aim of measuri...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Corrao G,Rea F,Carle F,Di Martino M,De Palma R,Francesconi P,Lepore V,Merlino L,Scondotto S,Garau D,Spazzafumo L,Montagano G,Clagnan E,Martini N,working group “Monitoring and assessing care pathways (MAP)” of the Italian Mini

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Roma people, the largest minority in Europe live in segregated communites in several countries. The size of the Roma population is based on estimations deriving from various sources, whereas only narrative accounts of their living conditions have been available. METHODS:A comprehensive environmental survey ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Kósa K,Daragó L,Adány R

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective was to compare levels of physical activity (PA) in a large sample of Spanish people with diabetes with and without cataracts. To our knowledge, this is the first study comparing PA levels in people with diabetes with and without cataracts in a large representative sample. METHODS:Cross-section...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： López-Sánchez GF,Sánchez-Castillo S,López-Bueno R,Pardhan S,Zauder R,Skalska M,Jastrzębska J,Jastrzębski Z,Smith L

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examines the effect of past tobacco control policies and projects the effect of future policies on smoking and snus use prevalence and associated premature mortality in Sweden. METHODS:The established SimSmoke model was adapted with population, smoking rates and tobacco control policy data from S...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Near AM,Blackman K,Currie LM,Levy DT

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, ISS) considers health inequalities (HI) an important area of activity. As the scientific and technical body of the Ministry of Health and the National Health Service, ISS may play a key role to reduce HI. In order to enable ISS in addres...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Bucciardini R,Ferrelli RM,Giammarioli AM,Bortolin E,Fanales Belasio E,Mattioli B,Donfrancesco C,Sabbatucci M,Pasetto R,Colucci A,Mancinelli R,Palmieri L,De Castro P,Sampaolo L,Gaudi S,Falzano L,Morelli S,Grassi T,Butt

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Falciparum malaria or malaria tropica is one of the leading causes of childhood mortality worldwide. Malaria-related deaths occur mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, where an estimated 365 million clinical cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria occur each year. In Europe, imported malaria cases occur due to return...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Driessen GJ,Pereira RR,Brabin BJ,Hartwig NG

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variations between countries in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) can be used to test the convergence thesis, which expects that ethnic minority groups change towards the LTPA levels of the native population of host countries. The aim of this study was to test whether similar differences in LTPA between ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： de Munter JS,Agyemang C,van Valkengoed IG,Bhopal R,Zaninotto P,Nazroo J,Kunst AE,Stronks K

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00