abstract：BACKGROUND:In Russia, tobacco and alcohol use by adolescents are serious problems. In Finland, as in many other European countries, alcohol use is a growing concern. AIMS:This study aimed to find out whether similar environmental factors predict adolescents' alcohol use among 15-year old adolescents in two politically...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Kemppainen U,Tossavainen K,Vartiainen E,Jokela V,Puska P,Pantelejev V,Uhanov M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study is to review the epidemiological literature from the past 27 years on social inequality in fetal and perinatal mortality in the Nordic countries in order to examine whether social inequalities in fetal and perinatal mortality exist, and whether there are differences between the countries. MET...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Jørgensen T,Mortensen LH,Andersen AM

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Nordic elderly care has been restructured to obtain more efficiency. Among workers caring for the elderly, levels of perceived job stress could vary, due to understaffing and resource scarcity. This study examines how sickness absence and sickness presenteeism are associated with perceived job stress. METHODS:Dat...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Elstad JI,Vabø M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the study was to examine trends in adolescent depression and anxiety symptoms from 1997 to 2006, using four time-points (1997, 2000, 2003, and 2006), and adolescent mental health service use in the same period, using three time-points (1997, 2000, and 2006). METHODS:Four cross-sectional population-base...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Sigfusdottir ID,Asgeirsdottir BB,Sigurdsson JF,Gudjonsson GH

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Case-control studies are prone to recall bias, a participant's case-control status influencing their recall of exposure to risk factors. We aimed to demonstrate empirically the scope for this bias. METHODS:Two thousand five hundred and fifty men without coronary heart disease at enrollment to a prospective cohort...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Metcalfe C,Macleod J,Smith GD,Hart CL

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate municipal utilization of policy documents in child health-promoting activities with reference to document types, substance in the documents and timing in the policy process. METHODS:Fifty semi-structured interviews were performed using the snowball method, and content analyses of written documentat...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Guldbrandsson K,Bäck H,Bremberg S

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To explore alcohol-related practices among general practitioners (GPs) in the Cape Town metropole and to examine barriers to addressing risky drinking among patients. METHOD:A cross-sectional survey of 50 GPs was conducted between November 2004 and April 2005. A questionnaire assessing GPs' alcohol-related practi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Koopman FA,Parry CD,Myers B,Reagon G

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Violence against women has long been considered a hidden health burden. Questions about violence have not been included in health surveys; hence, little is known about prevalence and the consequences for health in the general population. No national study has been conducted in Norway. AIMS:To estimate the p...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Nerøien AI,Schei B

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Self-rated health is an important health predictor, and it has only rarely been studied in adolescents. This study examined the relationships between self-rated health and a broad spectrum of structural, medical, psychological, and social variables. The association between these variables and negati...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Breidablik HJ,Meland E,Lydersen S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This paper presents the development of a map-based health management information system (mHMIS) in the central Indian province of Madhya Pradesh. Sample outputs and statistics from the system for one district are presented. The implementation dynamics and the preliminary performance of the system are discussed. M...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： De Costa A,Saraf V,Jhalani M,Mahadik VK,Diwan VK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to explore and describe self-rated health in middle-aged and elderly Danes using both a cross-sectional and a longitudinal design. Global and (age) comparative self-rated health are examined and compared. METHODS:This study is interview based and comprises data on 11,294 Danes aged 45-10...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Andersen FK,Christensen K,Frederiksen H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the association between patient experiences, aspects of healthcare delivery, and patient characteristics for adult somatic inpatients attending hospitals throughout Norway. METHODS:The Patient Experiences Questionnaire (PEQ) was mailed to 26,938 patients attending inpatient clinics at 62 Norwegian hospi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Danielsen K,Garratt AM,Bjertnaes ØA,Pettersen KI

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of this study was to analyse changes in smoking habits among adolescents in three regions of Sweden following the introduction in 1997 of a law prohibiting sales of tobacco to persons under 18 years: the minimum-age law. METHODS:The analysis is based on data collected among adolescents in compulsory s...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Hagquist C,Sundh M,Eriksson C

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The wide variation of unintentional (accidental) injury mortality rates in the European Union (EU) member states suggests that there is high potential for prevention. This paper attempts to quantify the potential for saving lives in this part of the world if all 25 member states were to learn from the experience o...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Petridou ET,Kyllekidis S,Jeffrey S,Chishti P,Dessypris N,Stone DH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social consequences of disease may be subject to register based follow-up. A Danish database, DREAM, allows weekly follow-up of any public transfer payment. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of the register for use in public health research. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The DREAM database includes inform...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Hjollund NH,Larsen FB,Andersen JH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This article describes the contents of an interactive computer-tailored program. The program is based on previous studies of the practice of care for persons with Prader-Willi syndrome. This genetic condition is associated with a constant overeating behaviour with the risk of obesity. The aim of the program is to s...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Van Hooren RH,Van den Borne BW,Curfs LM,Widdershoven GA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the present study was to explore the longitudinal stroke trends in the middle-aged Lithuanian population. METHODS:All stroke events in the studied population were ascertained and validated according to the standardized criteria outlined by the WHO MONICA Project. The study included all patients aged 25...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Rastenyte D,Sopagiene D,Virviciute D,Jureniene K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the importance of macro-organizational factors, i.e. organizational sociodemographic and socioeconomic preconditions, of the municipal incidence of long-term sick leave, disability pension, and prevalence of workers with long-term work ability among home care workers. METHODS:In an ecological study...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Dellve L,Karlberg C,Allebeck P,Herloff B,Hagberg M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:India is the largest country in the South Asian region with all the problems faced by rapidly developing nations, especially increasing motorization. In spite of such developments, there are limited data in the literature addressing the problem of road traffic injuries. This article is an attempt to estimate the m...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Garg N,Hyder AA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the influence of contextual and individual factors on self-reported psychological health. DESIGN/SETTING/PARTICIPANTS/MEASUREMENTS:The 2000 public health survey in Scania is a cross-sectional postal questionnaire study with a 59% participation rate. A total of 13,715 persons aged 18-80 answere...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Lindström M,Moghaddassi M,Merlo J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine whether neighborhood-level deprivation is independently associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) health behaviors/risk factors in the Swedish population. METHODS:Pooled cross-sectional data, Swedish Annual Level of Living Survey (1996-2000) linked with indicators of neighborhood-level (i.e. Small...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Cubbin C,Sundquist K,Ahlén H,Johansson SE,Winkleby MA,Sundquist J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:A multifactorial injury prevention programme started in 1981 and ran for about 10 years in an island community in Norway with a population of about 1,000. A study was undertaken to evaluate effects of the programme over a period of 20 years. METHODS:Injuries were recorded by the one medical doctor on the island fo...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Tellnes G,Lund J,Sandvik L,Klouman E,Ytterstad B

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Combined effects of genetic and environmental factors underlie the clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in the metabolic syndrome (MetSy). The aim was to investigate associations between several lifestyle factors and MetSy, with a focus on the possible role of smokeless tobacco in the form of Swedish moist snu...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Norberg M,Stenlund H,Lindahl B,Boman K,Weinehall L

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking in pregnancy is a well-documented risk factor for fetal growth impairment and poor perinatal outcomes. Less is known about the long-term effects of maternal smoking on offspring mortality. METHODS:A follow-up study in national registers on total mortality and cancer based on a birth cohort from Hels...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Nilsson PM,Hofvendahl S,Hofvendahl E,Brandt L,Ekbom A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This paper describes strategies developed by women to handle lack of time for themselves, and lack of freedom, in private life. METHODS:The paper reports on one self-assessed health resource identified in a larger qualitative study on women's paid and unpaid work and health/sickness. Twenty strategically selected ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Forssén AS,Carlstedt G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to find variables related to positive attitudes to physical education (PE) and strong sense of coherence (SOC) among adolescents. METHODS:The study included three parts: seven physical tests; a questionnaire which included ways of living, attitudes to PE, and subjective health, the 13-qu...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Sollerhed AC,Ejlertsson G,Apitzsch E

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence rate of overweight and obesity in a nationwide survey of fourth- and eighth-grade Norwegian schoolchildren, the changes in overweight rates among eighth graders from 1993 to 2000, and to investigate factors associated with overweight. METHODS:Cross-sec...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Andersen LF,Lillegaard IT,Øverby N,Lytle L,Klepp KI,Johansson L

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological studies of psychopathology in the first years of life are few, and the association between mental health problems in infancy and psychiatric disturbances later in life has not been systematically investigated. The aim of the present project was to study mental health problems and possibilitie...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Skovgaard AM,Olsen EM,Houmann T,Christiansen E,Samberg V,Lichtenberg A,Jørgensen T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:A study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between country of birth, time in Sweden, and overweight and obesity. METHODS:Approximately 4,000 people aged 20-80 participated in a cross-sectional survey in 1994. The ethnic differences in overweight and obesity were analysed in a multivariate logistic reg...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Lindström M,Sundquist K

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Social support and decision authority in relation to health has been examined in extensive research. However, research on the role of different constellations of support sources is conspicuously lacking. The aim of the present study is to describe the health of employees in eight contrasting situatio...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Oxenstierna G,Ferrie J,Hyde M,Westerlund H,Theorell T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The results of an infant car-restraint loan scheme and evaluate its cost-effectiveness are presented. METHODS:The intervention programme was initiated in 1996. Car-restraints, donated by manufacturers, were lent for a six-month period to eligible prospective parents for a modest fee. Specially trained health visi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Kedikoglou S,Belechri M,Dedoukou X,Spyridopoulos T,Alexe DM,Pappa E,Stamou A,Petridou E

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This paper describes the work and leisure-time physical activity levels of adults living in Tirana City (Albania). METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was undertaken in Tirana City in mid-2001. It included 1120 adults aged 25 years and over (response rate=72.7%). RESULTS:Overall, 19.3% of male and 28.4% of female r...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Shapo L,Pomerleau J,McKee M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The authors sought to describe risk indicators of long-term sick leave during pregnancy among hospital employees. METHODS:A register-based study was undertaken of 4,852 female hospital employees aged 20-45 years from the second largest hospital in Denmark during 1995-99 based on job titles, working time, sick leav...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Kaerlev L,Jacobsen LB,Olsen J,Bonde JP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A study was undertaken to investigate the sociodemographic distribution of workplace exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in a Swedish working population sample. METHODS:8,270 individuals were assessed by questionnaire in the Scania Public Health Survey. The influence of sociodemographic factors on...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Moussa K,Lindström M,Ostergren PO

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:As elderly people form a steadily growing part of the population in most parts of the world we are in need of knowledge of the influence of modifiable lifestyle factors on functional ability late in life. This study aims to examine the cumulative impact of smoking from age 50 to 70 on functional ability at age 75....

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Støvring N,Avlund K,Schultz-Larsen K,Schroll M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study is to analyse how increasing demands from work and family life affect the level of strain and whether there are any significant gender differences in this respect. This is be done by testing the following hypotheses: An increase in work and family demands causes (a) an increased risk of suffe...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Nordenmark M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The combination of population ageing and increasingly early labour market exit (LME) throughout Europe has made older age a key issue in social policy and research. There is increasing awareness that older people are a heterogeneous group in which health inequalities persist. However, the effects of differen...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Hyde M,Hagberg J,Oxenstierna G,Theorell T,Westerlund H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study analysed the effects of psychosocial factors at school on pupils' health and self-worth from a longitudinal perspective. METHODS:A three-year prospective study was started in 1994, including 533 pupils (261 girls, 272 boys) from 25 different classes in grades 3 and 6. With age-adjusted questionnaires t...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Gådin KG,Hammarström A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Disability pensioning with musculoskeletal diagnoses increased more than general disability pensioning in Norway during 1968-97. Incidences of disability pensioning for three main musculoskeletal diseases - rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and soft tissue rheumatism - during the period 1968-97 were assessed. C...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Holte HH,Tambs K,Bjerkedal T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Communication between patients and healthcare providers is vital for quality care. Complaints about doctors often arise from unfortunate communication. Research methods suited for the study of relationship and interaction are essential to understand how communication can be improved. The principles and procedures ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of public health

authors： Steihaug S,Malterud K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00