Child health research and planning in Europe disadvantaged by major gaps and disparities in published statistics.

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：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:Positive affect contributes to the healthy life style, which, in turn, explains life satisfaction and psychological well-being among the elderly. Existent literature has reinforced that physical activity participation influences development of positive affect for the elderly. Because of the increased life co...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Lee S

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Partial implementation may explain modest effectiveness of many school-based preventive programmes against substance use. We studied whether specific characteristics of the class could predict the level of implementation of a curriculum delivered by class teachers in schools from some European countries. ME...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Caria MP,Faggiano F,Bellocco R,Galanti MR,EU-Dap Study Group.

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women's diets are healthier than men's. Finnish women eat more fruits and vegetables but less meat than men. Gender differences may be larger in the Baltic countries, which represent Eastern European transition societies than in Finland, a society characterized by the Scandinavian welfare ideology and a high...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Prättälä R,Paalanen L,Grinberga D,Helasoja V,Kasmel A,Petkeviciene J

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：: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: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: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:This study aims to examine the impact of women's characteristics (demographics, risk behaviour, and beliefs) on the uptake of cervical cancer screening, taking practice characteristics (demographic and organizational) into account. METHODS:Routinely collected data of screening status were sampled from elect...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Tacken MA,Braspenning JC,Hermens RP,Spreeuwenberg PM,van den Hoogen HJ,de Bakker DH,Groenewegen PP,Grol RP

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：: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：Background:The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence makes use of registers to collect data for technologies that require more evidence to inform future decision-making. This is particularly so for the Interventional Procedures Programme, which since 2003 has produced guidance for procedures that are typical...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Mandeville KL,Patrick H,McKenna T,Harris K

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few cross-national studies have compared the relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and health among East Asian countries. This study elucidates the relationship between SES and self-rated health (SRH) in four societies of East Asia: China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. METHODS:We used the data f...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Hanibuchi T,Nakaya T,Murata C

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incidence of newly diagnosed HIV infections among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Helsinki rose from 0 per 100,000 inhabitants in 1997 to 2.9 in 1998 and to 11.1 in 1999. Thereafter incidence declined to 2.1 in 2003. METHODS:Data were collected from interviews with HIV-positive IDUs who attended the Universi...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Kivelä P,Krol A,Simola S,Vaattovaara M,Tuomola P,Brummer-Korvenkontio H,Ristola M

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Unemployment in early adulthood is associated with higher rate of disability due to common mental disorders (CMDs). We investigated to what extent the association between unemployment and sub-sequent long-term sickness absence due to CMDs is direct or whether it is dependent on accumulation of mental health ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Harkko J,Virtanen M,Kouvonen A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A country's health expenditure significantly improves its population health status. This study aims to examine the determinants of health expenditure in dictatorships. METHODS:We designed a mixed methods research approach. First, we used panel data from 1995 to 2014 covering 99 countries (n = 1488). Fixed e...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Yan HT,Lin YC

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This paper addresses the extent to which equity of treatment according to need, as defined by self-reported health status, is received by members of ethnic minorities in Swedish health services. METHODS:The study was based on a multivariate analysis of cross-sectional data from the Swedish Survey of Living ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Hjern A,Haglund B,Persson G,Rosén M

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Sleep duration and morningness/eveningness (circadian preference) have separately been associated with cardiovascular risk factors (i.e. tobacco use, physical inactivity). Interactive effects are plausible, resulting from combinations of sleep homeostatic and circadian influences. These have not been examine...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Patterson F,Malone SK,Grandner MA,Lozano A,Perkett M,Hanlon A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior research examining the association between retirement and alcohol consumption is inconsistent with respect to salience, direction and magnitude. Reasonable conceptual arguments for both positive (e.g. coping, introduction of leisure time) and negative (e.g. severance of work-related social relationship...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Wang X,Steier JB,Gallo WT

更新日期：2014-06-01 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:The decreasing participation rates and selective non-participation peril the representativeness of health examination surveys (HESs). Methods:Finnish HESs conducted in 1972-2012 are used to demonstrate that survey participation rates can be enhanced with well-planned recruitment procedures and auxiliary inf...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Karvanen J,Härkänen T,Reinikainen J,Tolonen H

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Patterns of adverse birth outcomes vary spatially and there is evidence that this may relate to features of the physical environment such as air pollution. However, other social characteristics of the environment such as levels of crime are relatively understudied. This study examines the association between...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Clemens T,Dibben C

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few decision aids (DAs) have been developed to support an informed choice to citizens with lower educational attainment about colorectal cancer screening. The aim of this study was to identify information needs and preferences for formats and content in a DA for this group of citizens. METHODS:Four focus gr...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Kirkegaard P,Mortensen GL,Mortensen SL,Larsen MB,Gabel P,Andersen B

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Austrian health-care system is characterized by free provider choice and uncontrolled access to all levels of care. Using primary data, the ECOHCARE study shows that hospitalization rates for the secondary and tertiary care levels in Austria are both 4.4 times higher than those reported from the USA using a simila...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Pichlhöfer O,Maier M

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk-taking behaviours such as early initiation of smoking, alcohol drinking and sexual activity often cluster within individuals and could be characteristics of adolescents who in general are risk takers. In the present study, using a large population-based sample of 64 659 women aged 18-45 years in four No...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Olesen TB,Jensen KE,Nygård M,Tryggvadottir L,Sparén P,Hansen BT,Liaw KL,Kjaer SK

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of cannabis and cocaine use on non-fatal traffic injuries and use of motorcycle helmets or car seatbelts was assessed in a nationwide sample of 17,484 car or motorcycle drivers surveyed in 2005 in Spain. Logistic regression was used to adjust for distance driven and potential confounders. Cocaine use ≥ 1 da...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Pulido J,Barrio G,Lardelli P,Bravo MJ,Regidor E,de la Fuente L

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many migrants from rural China seek work in urban areas and leave their children in their home villages to be raised by relatives. These children are often referred to as 'left-behind children'. Parental migration tends to have a profound impact on a child's growth. This study sought to assess the prevalence...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Mo X,Xu L,Luo H,Wang X,Zhang F,Gai Tobe R

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As exposure to tobacco smoke pollution (TSP) has been identified as a cause of premature death and disease in non-smokers, and studies have demonstrated that smoking in cars produces high levels of TSP, this study will investigate smokers' rules for smoking in their cars, and predictors of car smoking rules,...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Hitchman SC,Guignard R,Nagelhout GE,Mons U,Beck F,van den Putte B,Crone M,de Vries H,Hyland A,Fong GT

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research has shown that adolescents with asthma are as likely as and sometimes even more likely to smoke than their peers without asthma. The current study examined whether the prevalence of the first active smoking experience differs for children (9-12 years of age) diagnosed with asthma compared with child...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Ringlever L,Otten R,Van Schayck OC,Engels RC

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00