Change in marital status structure as an obstacle for health improvement: evidence from six developed countries.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social inequalities has been shown for participation in colorectal cancer screening and recently in the initial stool sample blood test. If these differences persist at follow-up colon examination after a positive stool test, it would suggest that social inequality in screening may be greater than the inequa...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Deding U,Henig AS,Hindersson P,Torp-Pedersen C,Bøggild H

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To reduce homelessness, it is important to gain a better understanding of the differences between homeless people who remain in institutions and those who gain and can sustain independent housing. This longitudinal study explores differences in housing transitions and differences in changes in health and sel...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： van der Laan J,Boersma SN,Al Shamma S,Akkermans R,van Straaten B,Rodenburg G,van de Mheen D,Wolf JRLM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Netherlands, managed competition between health plans has been introduced. For Dutch health plans this implies that they need to collect data about their own performance and that of the care providers they contract. To that end, Consumer Assessment of Health Plan Surveys (CAHPS) instruments have recen...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Delnoij DM,ten Asbroek G,Arah OA,de Koning JS,Stam P,Poll A,Vriens B,Schmidt P,Klazinga NS

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The review of European health management research was undertaken over a 10-year period, from July 1995 to June 2005, to produce an account of the state of research, including its quality, range and any gaps; and to assess the implications of the research, its potential for uptake by policy bodies and the nee...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Hunter DJ,Brown J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adherence to recommended guidelines in the care for diabetes has been demonstrated to significantly prevent the excess risk of hospitalization and mortality for cardiovascular diseases. Aim of this study was to evaluate whether adherence to a standardized process quality-of-care-indicator in diabetes, is abl...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Seghieri C,Policardo L,Francesconi P,Seghieri G

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies indicate that hearing loss have negative emotional implications also on spouses of the hearing impaired persons. We sought to assess the relationship between hearing impairment and spousal mental health in the general population. METHODS:Pure tone audiometry and questionnaires were administ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Ask H,Krog NH,Tambs K

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The EUROMED CANCER Network project aims to support non-EU Mediterranean countries in the development of cancer early detection and screening policies. METHODS:Through a structured questionnaire information from 15 countries (Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Croatia, Egypt, Jordan, UN Interim ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Giordano L,Bisanti L,Salamina G,Ancelle Park R,Sancho-Garnier H,Espinas J,Berling C,Rennert G,Castagno R,Dotti M,Jaramillo L,Segnan N,Euromed Cancer working group.

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Do political parties matter to health? Do they affect population health either directly or through welfare states' social policies and the eligibility, affordability and quality of health systems? And if they do, how? These are crucial questions if we are to understand health politics or shape public health ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Falkenbach M,Bekker M,Greer SL

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sickness absence in Sweden is high, particularly in young women and the reasons are unclear. Many Swedish women combine parenthood and work and are facing demands that may contribute to impaired health and well-being. We compared mothers and women without children under different conditions, assuming increas...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Floderus B,Hagman M,Aronsson G,Marklund S,Wikman A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Debates around policies regulating e-cigarette use make it important to obtain an overview of current practice, people's attitudes and correlates of policy support. Aims were to assess (i) current practices for e-cigarette use in homes and workplaces; (ii) characteristics associated with allowing e-cigarette...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Brose LS,McNeill A,Arnott D,Cheeseman H

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Socioeconomic inequalities in health and healthcare use in old age have been on the rise during the past two decades. So far, it is unknown whether these inequalities have permeated the nursing home setting. This study aimed to assess whether the socioeconomic position of newly admitted nursing home resident...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Allers K,Calderón-Larrañaga A,Fors S,Morin L

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous studies have assessed second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure but a gold standard remains to be established. This study aimed to review how SHS exposure has been assessed in adults in questionnaire-based epidemiological studies. METHODS:A literature search of original papers in English, French, Italian or...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Pérez-Ríos M,Schiaffino A,López MJ,Nebot M,Galán I,Fu M,Martínez-Sánchez JM,Moncada A,Montes A,Ariza C,Fernández E

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ecological models depict violent injuries against women being influenced by both individual and environmental characteristics. However, only few studies examined the association between regional variables and the likelihood of violent injuries. Our study is a preliminary assessment of the impact of regional ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Yang T,Yang XY,Cottrell RR,Wu D,Jiang S,Anderson JG

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pricing strategies are an important component in the marketing mix and may also be useful in stimulating healthier food choices. However, due to competing interests and feasibility problems, the introduction of pricing strategies is complicated. For successfully introducing food pricing strategies, it is ess...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Waterlander WE,Steenhuis IH,de Vet E,Schuit AJ,Seidell JC

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Prior studies have reported substantial differences in caesarean rates between migrant and non-migrant women. In this study we investigate whether the association between maternal country of birth and caesarean section is modified by length of residence in Sweden. Methods:Population-based register study. A ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Juárez SP,Small R,Hjern A,Schytt E

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although health is an important determinant of sickness absence, social relationships at the workplace may also affect levels of sick leaves. This study examined whether students' self-assessed satisfaction with school predicted sickness absence among teachers in Finnish secondary schools. METHODS:We measur...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Ervasti J,Kivimäki M,Puusniekka R,Luopa P,Pentti J,Suominen S,Ahola K,Vahtera J,Virtanen M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Earlier studies have reported socioeconomic differences in coronary heart disease incidence and mortality and in coronary treatment, but less is known about outcomes of care. We examined trends in income group differences in outcomes of coronary revascularizations among Finnish residents in 1998-2010. METHO...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Manderbacka K,Arffman M,Lumme S,Keskimäki I

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mental problems have been hypothesized to impede social adaptation and vice versa, and discrimination is assumed to interact with both. The available empirical documentation is, however, limited. The objective of this study is to contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of associations and pathways b...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Montgomery E,Foldspang A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Measuring homophobia at country level is important to guide public health policy as reductions in stigma are associated with improved health outcomes among gay men and other men who have sex with men. Methods: We developed a Homophobic Climate Index incorporating institutional and social components of homoph...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Lamontagne E,d'Elbée M,Ross MW,Carroll A,Plessis AD,Loures L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The objectives of this investigation are to assess the prevalence of hospital readmissions for surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients aged ≥18 in Italy and to describe the clinical characteristics of these patients and evaluate the possible association with readmission for SSIs. Methods:A retrospective...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Napolitano F,Tomassoni D,Cascone D,Di Giuseppe G,Collaborative Working Group.

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of health outcomes were affected by previous financial crises, e.g. suicides, homicides and transport accident mortality. Aim of this study was to analyse the effects of the current financial crisis on selected health outcomes at population level in Europe. METHODS:A mixed approach of ecologic and ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Baumbach A,Gulis G

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the challenge of a high proportion of older employees who retire early from work we analyse associations of indicators of a poor psychosocial quality of work with intended premature departure from work in a large sample of older male and female employees in 10 European countries. METHODS:Baseline data...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Siegrist J,Wahrendorf M,von dem Knesebeck O,Jürges H,Börsch-Supan A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since 2006, banning smoking in cars with children has become a rapidly growing tobacco control policy. However, to date, there have been few studies examining support and correlates of support for car smoking bans, and none of the existing studies have been international in nature. We conducted such a study ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Hitchman SC,Fong GT,Zanna MP,Hyland A,Bansal-Travers M

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Population data, such as mortality and morbidity statistics, are essential for many reasons, including giving context for research, supporting action on health determinants, formulation of evidence-based policy for health care and outcome evaluation. However, when considering children, it is difficult to fin...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Rigby MJ,Deshpande S,Blair ME

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of the use of androgenic anabolic steroids has been poorly studied in Europe. This study was undertaken to examine the prevalence of the misuse--the non-medical use--of androgenic anabolic steroids among adolescents in a county of Sweden. METHODS:The total population of 16 and 17 year old mal...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Nilsson S,Baigi A,Marklund B,Fridlund B

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:People with severe mental illness have increased risk for premature mortality and thus a shorter life expectancy. Relative death rates are used to show the excess mortality among patients with mental health disorder but cannot be used for the comparisons by country, region and time. METHODS:A population-b...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Ösby U,Westman J,Hällgren J,Gissler M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Unhealthy lifestyle factors, such as obesity, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption and physical inactivity, are associated with increased morbidity and mortality risk, even in older age. We investigated trends in lifestyle among three cohorts of adults aged 55-64 years from the Netherlands. Methods:Data f...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Reinders I,van Schoor NM,Deeg DJH,Huisman M,Visser M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 1998 a joint initiative of the Hungarian School of Public Health and the National Public Health Service created a network of sentinel stations based in primary care facilities in four Hungarian counties. The aim was to establish a system that will provide valid data on morbidity of selected diseases in Hu...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Széles G,Vokó Z,Jenei T,Kardos L,Pocsai Z,Bajtay A,Papp E,Pásti G,Kósa Z,Molnár I,Lun K,Adány R

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using longitudinal data from 32 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries (1970-2010), this article investigates association between annual variations in road mortality and the economic fluctuations. Two regression models (fixed-effects and random-coefficients) were adopted for estimation...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Chen G

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00