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：Background:Low academic achievement has been associated with smoking but factors behind this association are poorly known. Such factors could include schoolwork disengagement and schoolwork difficulties. To assess the extent to which they contribute to the explanation of how health inequalities emerge, we study in a lo...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Minkkinen JL,Kinnunen JM,Karvonen S,Hotulainen RH,Lindfors PL,Rimpelä AH

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Our study examined the social disparities that exist in the implementation of protection measures for occupational exposure to carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic agents in France, and its aim was to identify which types of employees/jobs require priority action. Methods:We analyzed data from the 2010 Fr...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Havet N,Penot A,Plantier M,Charbotel B,Morelle M,Fervers B

更新日期：2019-02-01 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: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：Background:Homelessness is associated with increased mortality, morbidity and social difficulties and periods of homelessness are sometimes prolonged or repeated. However, there are no long-term follow-up studies focusing upon housing status among homeless people. The aim of this study was to examine morbidity and hous...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Stenius-Ayoade A,Haaramo P,Kautiainen H,Sunikka S,Gissler M,Wahlbeck K,Eriksson JG

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:This cross-sectional study has been developed within the framework of the Italian project 'We love your heart' ('Ci sta a cuore il tuo cuore') and reports the results of the initial type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk assessment carried out in a big network of community pharmacies in Italy and Spain. Metho...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Milovanovic S,Silenzi A,Kheiraoui F,Ventriglia G,Boccia S,Poscia A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:There is still significant uncertainty as to whether market competition raises or lowers clinical quality in publicly funded healthcare systems. We attempted to assess the effects of market competition on inpatient care quality of stroke patients in a retrospective study of the universal single-payer health ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Liao CH,Lu N,Tang CH,Chang HC,Huang KC

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：:The aim was to examine trends in social inequality in poor self-rated health (SRH) among adolescents in Denmark 1991-2014. The analysis included 18 996 11-15-year-old school children from the cross-sectional Health Behaviour in School-aged Children studies in 1991, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. Across the five surveys, t...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Holstein BE,Jørgensen SE,Due P,Damsgaard MT,Rasmussen M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The study examined the association of social support with mental health, subjective work ability and psychological consultation. Methods:The cohort study included 1886 German employees (40-54 years) with sickness absence exceeding six weeks in 2012. Postal surveys were carried out in 2013 and 2015. Results...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Peters E,Spanier K,Radoschewski FM,Bethge M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Comparative research on health outcomes in North and South Korea offers a unique opportunity to explore political and social determinants of health. We examined the age- and cause-specific contributions to the life expectancy (LE) gap between the two Koreas. Methods:We calculated the LE at birth in 1993 and...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Bahk J,Ezzati M,Khang YH

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The Second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey recently demonstrated widespread discrimination across EU countries, with high discrimination rates observed in countries like Finland. Discrimination is known to negatively impact health, but fewer studies have examined how different types of pe...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Rask S,Elo IT,Koskinen S,Lilja E,Koponen P,Castaneda AE

更新日期：2018-10-01 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: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:Health technology assessment and ethical issues have to be dealt with in deciding on national carrier screening for cystic fibrosis (CF)-the most frequent severe autosomal recessive disease in Caucasian populations and several stakeholders need to be involved. A citizens' jury is one way to ask citizens to d...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Mosconi P,Colombo C,Roberto A,Candiani G,Greco MT,Satolli R,Castellani C

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Most cost of illness studies are based on models where information on exposure is combined with risk information from meta-analyses, and the resulting attributable fractions are applied to the number of cases. Methods:This study presents data on alcohol and tobacco use for 2011 and 2012 obtained from a rout...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Miquel L,Rehm J,Shield KD,Vela E,Bustins M,Segura L,Colom J,Anderson P,Gual A

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：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: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:Mental health problems in the perinatal period are common. We examined associations between different categories of migrant status and region of origin in relation to mental health during pregnancy and at 2 months post-partum. Methods:We analyzed data from the French nationally representative Etude Longitud...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： El-Khoury F,Sutter-Dallay AL,Panico L,Charles MA,Azria E,Van der Waerden J,Melchior M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Tobacco dependence treatment in clinical settings is of prime public health importance, especially in Greece, a country experiencing one of the highest rates of tobacco use in Europe. Methods:Our study aimed to examine the characteristics of tobacco users and document rates of tobacco treatment delivery in ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Girvalaki C,Papadakis S,Vardavas C,Petridou E,Pipe A,Lionis C,Practice Based Research Network in Primary Care in Crete.

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second most common cause of cancer deaths for women. In the present study, we examined the trend of premature mortality due to breast cancer among Canadian women from 1980 through 2010 and proposed a new measure of lifespan shortening. Methods:Mort...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Pham TM,Sikdar KC,Kaposhi B,Lupichuk S,Yang H,Shack L

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:The aim of this study was to evaluate trends in small-for-gestational age covering the period before and after the Spanish economic crisis, taking into account mother's age, nationality and the autonomous community where she resides. We performed a trend study including children born to fertile women in Spain between ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Palència L,Puig-Barrachina V,Marí-dell'Olmo M,Gotsens M,Rodríguez-Sanz M,Bartoll X,Pérez G,other IMCRISES members.

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To ensure effective prescription practices and reduce diabetes-related pharmaceutical expenditures, Korea adopted a clinical practice guideline for the reimbursement system. Health care providers cannot receive reimbursement from National Health Insurance(NHI) unless it is for an appropriate prescription und...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Kim JY,Kim SJ,Nam CM,Moon KT,Park EC

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To reduce the effect of antimicrobial resistance and to preserve antibiotic effectiveness, clinical guidelines and health policy documents call for the rational use of antibiotics, which aims to reduce unnecessary or minimally effective antibiotic use. Methods:Through ethical analysis, we show that rational...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Littmann J,Rid A,Buyx A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The health risks associated with dichloromethane (DCM) for the general population living near industrial activities have not yet been quantified, primarily due to lack of epidemiological datasets. In the absence of such human data, we undertook a cancer cluster investigation in Cyprus around a historically u...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Makris KC,Voniatis M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Through its effects on the immune system, smoking may facilitate influenza virus infection, its severity and its most frequent complications. The objective was to investigate the smoking history as a risk factor for influenza hospitalization and influenza vaccine effectiveness in elderly smokers/ex-smokers a...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Godoy P,Castilla J,Soldevila N,Mayoral JM,Toledo D,Martín V,Astray J,Egurrola M,Morales-Suarez-Varela M,Domínguez A,CIBERESP Cases and Controls in Pandemic Influenza Working Group, Spain*.

更新日期：2018-02-01 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:The role of occupational prestige, a direct measure of the perceived status of job and job holder, in inflammation is unknown. To contribute to understanding the pathways by which socioeconomic position (SEP) is associated with inflammation, we aimed to estimate the direct effects of education, income and oc...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Pedersen JM,Budtz-Jørgensen E,De Roos A,Garcia L,Lund R,Rod NH,Kroenke C,Chan KHK,Liu S,Michael Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The impact of flooding on mental health is exacerbated due to secondary stressors, although the mechanism of action is not understood. We investigated the role of secondary stressors on psychological outcomes through analysis of data collected one-year after flooding, and effect modification by sex. Methods...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Tempest EL,English National Study on Flooding and Health Study Group.,Carter B,Beck CR,Rubin GJ

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-participation rates to the health examination surveys are needed to obtain representative information about population health. This study aimed to examine reasons for non-participation and factors that could enhance participation using data from the Health 2011 Survey, conducted in 2011-12 in Finland (N = 8135). ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Tolonen H,Lundqvist A,Jääskeläinen T,Koskinen S,Koponen P

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The numbers of migrants living in Europe are growing rapidly, and has become essential to assess their access to primary health care (PHC). Avoidable Hospitalization (AH) rates can reflect differences across migrant and ethnic minority groups in the performance of PHC. We aimed to conduct a systematic review...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Dalla Zuanna T,Spadea T,Milana M,Petrelli A,Cacciani L,Simonato L,Canova C

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Teenage pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of premature death. However, it is not known whether the outcome of pregnancy, i.e. induced abortion or childbirth, affects this risk. Methods:A Finnish population-based register study involving a cohort of 13 691 nulliparous teenagers who conceived in ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Jalanko E,Leppälahti S,Heikinheimo O,Gissler M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:e-epidemiology, a convenient and low-cost research method, is becoming increasingly popular. This study seeks to validate on-line self-reported heights and weights against objectively measured data in young adults. Methods:Young adults self-reported heights and weights in an on-line lifestyle survey. These ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Nikolaou CK,Hankey CR,Lean MEJ

更新日期：2017-10-01 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: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:Health status has been reported to change before, during and after disability pension receipt. These associations might be subject to temporal changes according to changes in policy, incidence of disability pensions and other contextual factors. We compared the perceived health around time of disability reti...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Vie GÅ,Pape K,Krokstad S,Johnsen R,Bjørngaard JH

更新日期：2017-08-01 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