abstract：BACKGROUND:A growing number of children live in single-parent families, which seems to be associated with negative effects on a child's health. Little is known about the health of children in cohabiting two-parent families that are also increasingly common, and more susceptible to family break-up than married two-paren...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Remes H,Martikainen P,Valkonen T

更新日期：2011-12-01 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: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: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: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: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：:The optimal way to display constituent levels (e.g. tar) on tobacco packaging has not received adequate attention but has important policy implications. Adult smokers and non-smokers (n = 836) were surveyed in France using Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing to assess perceptions of constituent levels displayed nu...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Gallopel-Morvan K,Moodie C,Hammond D,Eker F,Beguinot E,Martinet Y

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:Exhaustion is a concept of interest for both occupational health research and stress-disease theory research. The aim of the present study was to explore associations between chronic stressors, in terms of psychosocial working conditions, and exhaustion in a Swedish middle-aged population sample. METHODS:A ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Lindeberg SI,Rosvall M,Choi B,Canivet C,Isacsson SO,Karasek R,Ostergren PO

更新日期：2011-04-01 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:This study evaluates the extent to which domestic workload explains socio-economic differences in poor self-reported health in women and men. METHODS:In total, 6284 men and women who were employed and living with a partner were selected from the 2003 Spanish Health Interview Survey. The indicators of family...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Regidor E,Pascual C,de la Fuente L,Santos JM,Astasio P,Ortega P

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise prescribed by the general practitioner may be an important health-improving intervention for inactive individuals with lifestyle diseases. The objective was to analyse changes in physical activity and health-related quality of life among participants in five similar 'Exercise on Prescription' (EoP) ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Sørensen J,Sørensen JB,Skovgaard T,Bredahl T,Puggaard L

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In many countries, consumption of fruits and vegetables (F&V) is below recommended levels. We quantify the economic and health effects of alternative policy (P) scenarios aiming to increase F&V consumption: (P1) 3.4% reduction in VAT, (P2) €100/year/person F&V stamp policy designed for low-income consumers (...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Dallongeville J,Dauchet L,de Mouzon O,Réquillart V,Soler LG

更新日期：2011-02-01 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:This article highlights the epidemiology of road traffic injury (RTI) in Lithuania between 1998 and 2007. The purpose of this study is to explore the incidence of RTI, age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR), gender-specific rates and the RTI profile of different user groups. In doing so, this analysis attem...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Lunevicius R,Herbert HK,Hyder AA

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies indicate that self-esteem is lower among adolescents of low socio-economic status and is associated with a number of intrapersonal, interpersonal and socio-cultural factors. Evidence on the mechanisms by which these factors contribute to the connection between socio-economic status and devel...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Veselska Z,Madarasova Geckova A,Gajdosova B,Orosova O,van Dijk JP,Reijneveld SA

更新日期：2010-12-01 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:The use of health status measures to assess health-related quality of life is not widespread. The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence, characteristics and severity of oral impacts on health using the Child-Oral Impact on Daily Performance (Child-OIDP). METHODS:The survey was conducted on ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Bianco A,Fortunato L,Nobile CG,Pavia M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasingly neighbourhoods are identified as influencing health. Neighbourhood characteristics have been linked to cigarette use. In Lebanon, the water pipe (narghile) use is most frequent among youth. The current study is aimed at identifying differential neighbourhood influences on smoking narghile among ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Afifi RA,Yeretzian JS,Rouhana A,Nehlawi MT,Mack A

更新日期：2010-08-01 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:Socio-economic position measures, such as education, occupational class and income, are well-known determinants of health. However, previous studies have not paid attention to mutual interrelationships between these socio-economic position measures and medically confirmed sickness absence. METHODS:The study...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Piha K,Laaksonen M,Martikainen P,Rahkonen O,Lahelma E

更新日期：2010-06-01 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:Most knowledge on chronic fatigue (CF) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is based on clinical studies, not representative of the general population. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of fatigue in an adult general population and to identify associations with lifestyle factors. METHODS:Total 22,500 ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： van't Leven M,Zielhuis GA,van der Meer JW,Verbeek AL,Bleijenberg G

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is to discover how many nursing homes (NHs) in Flanders (Belgium) have policies on advance care planning (ACP) and their content regarding different medical end-of-life decisions. METHODS:A structured mail questionnaire was sent to the NH administrators of all 594 NHs in Flanders (Belg...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： De Gendt C,Bilsen J,Stichele RV,Deliens L

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objectives of the study were to determine the prevalence of alcohol and drug use before or during sex among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Catalonia during 2006, and to identify factors associated with variables of intensive alcohol and drug use. METHODS:Cross-sectional study using self-administered...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Folch C,Esteve A,Zaragoza K,Muñoz R,Casabona J

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The combination of four protective lifestyle behaviours (being physically active, a non-smoker, a moderate alcohol consumer and having adequate fruit and vegetable intake) has been estimated to increase life expectancy by 14 years. However, the effect of adopting these lifestyle behaviours on general health,...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Harrington J,Perry IJ,Lutomski J,Fitzgerald AP,Shiely F,McGee H,Barry MM,Van Lente E,Morgan K,Shelley E

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study has been carried out in order to explore the effect of the growing appearance of IPV in television news items on deaths by this cause. METHODS:Ecological study based on 340 deaths by intimate partner violence (IPV) and 3733 television news items covering this topic on Spanish television channels ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Vives-Cases C,Torrubiano-Domínguez J,Alvarez-Dardet C

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the year 2006, Australia introduced graphic cigarette packet warnings. Previous warnings were text only. New warnings include one of 14 pictures, many depicting tobacco-related pathology. METHODS:This study monitored the roll-out of the health policy initiative using multiple methodologies. Print media c...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Miller CL,Hill DJ,Quester PG,Hiller JE

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The threat of an influenza pandemic has led to stockpiling of antiviral drugs in order to mitigate a plausible outbreak. If the stockpile would be used in relation to the recent pandemic alert, an investment decision about renewing the stock for a possible subsequent pandemic is essential. The decision shoul...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Lugnér AK,Postma MJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 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:It is common knowledge that alcohol use and violence in adolescence is interrelated. However, less is known about variables which modify the link between alcohol use and violent behaviours in adolescence. The present study investigates how the interaction of intraindividual [adolescent risky single occasion ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Kuntsche E,Gossrau-Breen D,Gmel G

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Programmes to educate media professionals about suicide are increasingly established, but information about which suicide cases are most likely to be reported in the mass media is sparse. METHODS:We applied binomial tests to compare frequencies of social characteristics of all domestic suicides in the 13 la...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Niederkrotenthaler T,Till B,Herberth A,Voracek M,Kapusta ND,Etzersdorfer E,Strauss M,Sonneck G

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the intention to aid planning for elderly focused public health and residential care needs in rapidly aging societies, a simple model using only age, gender and three Minimum Data Set (MDS) subscales (MDS-ADL Self-Performance Hierarchy, MDS-Cognitive Performance and the MDS-Changes in Health, End-stage ...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Lee JS,Chau PP,Hui E,Chan F,Woo J

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:On 29 March 2004, the Republic of Ireland (ROI) became the first EU country to introduce a nationwide ban on workplace smoking. While the focus of this measure was to protect worker health by reducing exposure to second-hand smoke, other effects such as a greater reduction in smoking prevalence and consumpti...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Mullally BJ,Greiner BA,Allwright S,Paul G,Perry IJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study analysed the socio-economic factors that influence a smoker's decision to consume smuggled cigarettes when faced with the rising costs of legal cigarettes. We hope our findings will help public health authorities create policies that simultaneously discourage consumption of smuggled cigarettes and...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Lee JM,Chen SH,Chen HF,Jeng HY

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose was to examine the association between aspects of alienation and symptom load among adolescents. Furthermore an integrated purpose was to construct and validate an index of alienation. METHODS:Cross-sectional data from 5205 school children aged 11-15 years from a random sample of schools in Denm...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Rayce SL,Holstein BE,Kreiner S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have examined the effects of educational level, intellectual performance, mental function, body mass index and height as well as their interrelationship on the risk of disability pension (DP), taking other life course factors into account. METHODS:We linked several national registers, comprising...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Gravseth HM,Bjerkedal T,Irgens LM,Aalen OO,Selmer R,Kristensen P

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are large socioeconomic disparities in food behaviours. The objective of the present study is to longitudinally explore socioeconomic disparities in adolescents' fruit and vegetable (FV) intake and to assess mediators of the disparity. METHODS:A longitudinal study containing 896 adolescents from 20 ra...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Bere E,van Lenthe F,Klepp KI,Brug J

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human papillomavirus (HPV) epidemiology and screening practices vary considerably between countries and specific analyses are required to estimate the impact of HPV vaccination. This study aimed to predict the clinical benefits of introducing a bivalent HPV16/18 vaccine in Spain, where the cervical cancer (C...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Gauthier A,Martín-Escudero V,Moore L,Ferko N,de Sanjosé S,Pérez-Escolano I,Catalá-López F,Ferrer E,Bosch FX

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many professionals in the alcohol field see the role of the the European Court of Justice (ECJ) as negative for health. This review examines ECJ and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) case law in the context of two broader debates: firstly the extension of European Union (EU) law into alcohol policy (the...

journal_title：European journal of public health

authors： Baumberg B,Anderson P

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00