Health-related quality of life of Gaza Palestinians in the aftermath of the winter 2008-09 Israeli attack on the Strip.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to examine associations between unhealthy behaviours among the Finnish adult population. METHODS:Data from a series of cross-sectional health behaviour surveys from the years 1991-1998 were pooled. Associations between smoking, alcohol consumption, lack of regular physical activity ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Laaksonen M,Prättälä R,Karisto A

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Net costs of smoking in a lifetime perspective and, hence, the economic interests in antismoking policies have been questioned. It has been proposed that the health-related costs of smoking are balanced by smaller expenditure due to shorter life expectancy. METHOD:A dynamic (life cycle) method taking differ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Rasmussen SR,Prescott E,Sørensen TI,Søgaard J

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scientific evidence shows that climate change is very likely the product of human behaviour and lifestyle. The effects of climate change on human health are diverse in nature and range from direct effects due to extreme weather events such as heat waves, floods and storms, to indirect effects such as those c...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： DeBono R,Vincenti K,Calleja N

更新日期：2012-02-01 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:Preterm birth is a rising health problem in Europe generally, and in Austria specifically. Decision makers require objective information on the effects and costs of measures to prevent preterm birth. METHODS:We undertook a budget impact analysis from a public payer perspective and for a 1-year and 5-year ti...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Zechmeister-Koss I,Piso B

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondhand smoke levels were assessed among a convenience sample of 15 public venues in Amman, Jordan, during Ramadan. PM2.5 measurements were taken inside each venue pre- and post-'iftar', when daily smoking abstinence can be broken at sundown. Cigarette smoking was observed in all venues post-iftar, and the median P...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Ramahi I,Seidenberg AB,Kennedy RD,Rees VW

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The study presents new disability-free life expectancies (DFLE) estimates for France and discusses recent trends in the framework of the three 'health and aging' theories of compression, dynamic equilibrium and expansion of disability. The objectives are to update information for France and to compare two me...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Cambois E,Blachier A,Robine JM

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This article provides an overview of three approaches taken to illuminate the sociological contribution to the field of nutrition and inequalities, in the hope of prompting future researchers to pursue the lines of enquiry suggested. APPROACHES:Under the heading of inequalities in food use, the paper first ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Murcott A

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parent child relationships and parenting processes are emerging as potential life course determinants of health. Parenting is socially patterned and could be one of the factors responsible for the negative effects of social inequalities on health, both in childhood and adulthood. This study tests the hypothe...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Belsky J,Bell B,Bradley RH,Stallard N,Stewart-Brown SL

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Turkey initiated the 'Health Transformation Programme' (HTP) in 2003 to align its health care system with the European Union and OECD countries. This study investigates the impact of these reforms on the efficiency of public hospitals. Our study would contribute to the existing literature with a comprehensiv...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Sulku SN

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoke-free laws aim at protecting against second-hand smoke and at contributing to change smoking behaviors. Impact evaluation studies can help understand to what extent they reach their goals. Simple before and after designs are often used but cannot isolate the effect of the policy of interest. METHODS:Th...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Chyderiotis S,Beck F,Andler R,Hitchman SC,Benmarhnia T

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether the occurrence of violence changed among Finnish adolescents between 1999 and 2009. The study was based on the nationwide Adolescent Health and Lifestyle Survey from samples of 12- to 18-year-olds. The number of respondents was 8136 in 1999 and 5516 in 2009. The proportion of adolescents reporting ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Lindfors PL,Kivivuori JK,Mattila VM,Rimpelä AH

更新日期：2013-08-01 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 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:Low socioeconomic position (SEP) tends to be linked to higher use of general practitioners (GPs), while the use of health care specialists is more common in higher SEPs. Despite extensive literature in this area, previous studies have, however, only studied health care use by income or education. The aim of ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Fjær EL,Balaj M,Stornes P,Todd A,McNamara CL,Eikemo TA

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fruit and vegetable consumption is linked to many positive health outcomes, nevertheless many adolescents do not consume fruit and vegetables on a daily basis. METHODS:Data of 488,951 adolescents, aged 11-, 13- and 15- years, from 33 mainly European and North American countries/regions participating in the ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Vereecken C,Pedersen TP,Ojala K,Krølner R,Dzielska A,Ahluwalia N,Giacchi M,Kelly C

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research has identified alcohol to be an important risk factor for several types of cancers. This study estimates the number of incident cancers attributable to alcohol consumption in the European Union (EU) in 2017, with a special focus on those caused by light to moderate drinking levels. METHODS:The attr...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Rovira P,Rehm J

更新日期：2020-12-18 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:Few studies investigate predictors of intentional self-injury over time in non-clinical samples. By using longitudinal data from the whole population of the county of Scania, Sweden, aged 18 years and over (N = 936 449), we aim to identify risk factors for non-fatal diagnosed intentional self-injury. Groups ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Modén B,Ohlsson H,Merlo J,Rosvall M

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unhealthy behaviours often occur in combination. In this study the relationship between education and lifestyle, defined as a cluster of risk behaviours, has been analysed with the purpose to assess socio-economic changes in multiple risk behaviour over time. METHODS:Cross-sectional data from the Belgian He...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Drieskens S,Van Oyen H,Demarest S,Van der Heyden J,Gisle L,Tafforeau J

更新日期：2010-12-01 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:The purpose of this work was to study the prevalence and dimensionality of subjective health complaints in a cross-national population of adolescents. METHODS:The analyses were based on data from a WHO cross-national survey, Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC). The study included a representativ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Haugland S,Wold B,Stevenson J,Aaroe LE,Woynarowska B

更新日期：2001-03-01 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:Adolescent smoking is a significant public health concern in the UK and across Europe. This study examines smoking behaviours, methods of accessing cigarettes and use of non-commercial (fake, foreign and single) cigarettes across a sample of schoolchildren. Relationships with alcohol consumption, deprivation...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Hughes SK,Hughes K,Atkinson AM,Bellis MA,Smallthwaite L

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most surveys are plagued by significant numbers of non-respondents. In psychiatric epidemiology, differences in levels of psychopathology are often assumed between respondents and non-respondents. However, studies on attrition are rare, especially in child and adolescent populations. The present study sought...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Fröjd SA,Kaltiala-Heino R,Marttunen MJ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Social gradients have been found across European populations, where less affluent groups are more often affected by poor housing and neighbourhood conditions. While poor housing and neighbourhood quality have been associated with a range of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), these conditions have rarely been ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： McNamara CL,Balaj M,Thomson KH,Eikemo TA,Bambra C

更新日期：2017-02-01 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:Western countries are experiencing an ageing and shrinking workforce in the eldercare sector. This study investigated whether 12 different work-related factors are associated with early retirement intentions of employees in the Danish eldercare sector. We tested whether three hypotheses explained the increas...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Sejbaek CS,Nexo MA,Borg V

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research has highlighted excess health morbidity in offender populations. A small number of studies have described health problems within police custody settings. The efficacy of police screening procedures has not been evaluated. METHODS:Prospective clinical interviews with custody detainees in Lo...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： McKinnon IG,Grubin D

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cantabria has the highest prevalence of alcohol consumption among women in Spain. Patterns of alcohol consumption before pregnancy were assessed as a determinant of alcohol cessation in pregnant women in Cantabria. METHODS:Survey on a random sample of women delivering for the period 1998-2002 (n = 1510). In...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Palma S,Pardo-Crespo R,Mariscal M,Perez-Iglesias R,Llorca J,Delgado-Rodríguez M

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00