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Once in NEET, always in NEET? Childhood and adolescent risk factors for different NEET patterns Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Karin Veldman, Sander K R van Zon, Ute Bültmann
Background Young adults in Neither in Employment, Education nor Training (NEET) are at risk of adverse labour market outcomes. Earlier studies often measured NEET status at one time point or compared persistent NEETs with non-NEETs, neglecting other patterns of NEET status. Evidence on early life factors associated with NEET patterns is lacking. This study aims to (i) identify patterns of NEET status
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Influencing factors on the psychosomatic health of medical staff since the normalized stage of COVID-19 in mainland China Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Xing-ai Jiao, Run-ai Bai, Na Li, Kao Liu
Background During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there were under-recognized and unaddressed psychosomatic health problems among medical staff. The purpose of this study was to investigate their psychosomatic status. Methods An online questionnaire was performed to the medical staff of major hospitals in Jinan in January 2023. In total, 1244 valid questionnaires were collected, and
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Pediatric post COVID-19 condition: an umbrella review of the most common symptoms and associated factors Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Aurora Heidar Alizadeh, Mario Cesare Nurchis, Jacopo Garlasco, Alessandro Mara, Domenico Pascucci, Gianfranco Damiani, Maria Michela Gianino
Background Although the long-term consequences of the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are yet to be fully comprehended, a syndrome symptomatically akin to the COVID-19 disease has been defined, for children and adolescents, in February 2023 by the World Health Organization (WHO) as ‘post COVID-19 condition’ (PCC). Potential consequences of COVID-19 that affect developmental milestones
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Mortality and comorbidities in a Nationwide cohort of HIV-infected adults: comparison to a matched non-HIV adults’ cohort, France, 2006–18 Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Alexandre Vallée, Catherine Majerholc, David Zucman, Jean-Michel Livrozet, Caroline Laurendeau, Stéphane Bouée, François Prevoteau du Clary
Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The aim of this study was to describe the mortality rate and associated comorbidities in a nationwide population-based cohort of persons living with HIV (PLWHIV) and to compare it with mortality in an age and gender-matched cohort of non-HIV individuals in France. Methods Using data from
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Dual trajectories of short-term and long-term sickness absence and their social- and health-related determinants among women in the public sector Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Johanna Suur-Uski, Pi Fagerlund, Hanna Granroth-Wilding, Aino Salonsalmi, Ossi Rahkonen, Tea Lallukka
Background Short- and long-term sickness absence (SA) vary in their determinants. We examined short- and long-term SA contemporaneously as two interconnected phenomena to characterize their temporal development, and to identify employees with increasing SA at an early stage. Methods We extracted 46- to 55-year-old employed women from the Helsinki Health Study occupational cohort during 2000–17 (N =
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Adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems are at higher risk to become excessive or addicted Internet users: is this association moderated by gender? Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Laura Bitto Urbanova, Jana Holubcikova, Andrea Madarasova Geckova, Jitse P van Dijk, Sijmen A Reijneveld
Background The Internet offers many opportunities for adolescents to facilitate their lives. However, its everyday use may lead to excessive behaviour, including addiction. Our aim was to assess the association between emotional and behavioural problems (EBP) and level of internet use, and whether gender moderates this association. Methods We used data from a representative sample of 5,433 Slovak adolescents
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Global health inequality: analyses of life disparity and healthy life disparity Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Yan Zheng, Vladimir Canudas-Romo
Background Alongside average health measures, namely, life expectancy (LE) and healthy life expectancy (HLE), we sought to investigate the inequality in lifespan and healthy lifespan at the worldwide level with an alternative indicator. Methods Using data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019, we evaluated the global distribution of life disparity (LD) and healthy
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Healthy eating encouragement and socio-demographic factors associated with cognitive development among pre-schoolers: a cross-sectional evaluation in Nepal Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Prakash Sharma, Chitra Bahadur Budhathoki, Bhimsen Devkota, Jitendra Kumar Singh
Background Cognitive development in pre-schoolers through healthy eating and socio-demographic support is crucial for their later lives. We investigated healthy eating encouragement, socio-demographic factors and their association with cognitive development in pre-schoolers. Methods Quantitative data were collected using a multi-stage random sampling between February and April 2021. Pre-schoolers 36
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Work–family conflicts and sickness absence—a register-linked cohort study among young and early midlife employees Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Aino Salonsalmi, Anne Kouvonen, Ossi Rahkonen, Eero Lahelma, Tea Lallukka
Background Work–family conflicts (WFC) have been associated with poor mental health, poor self-rated health and sickness absence. However, studies on short sickness absence are lacking and more information is needed also about long sickness absence regarding the direction of WFC, and potential explaining factors particularly among young and early middle-aged employees. Methods The Helsinki Health Study
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Barriers and drivers to COVID-19 vaccination among the migrant and non-migrant population in Germany, 2021 Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Elisa Wulkotte, Nora Schmid-Küpke, Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Oliver Razum, Ole Wichmann, Julia Neufeind
Background During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, immunization programmes struggled to reach all population groups equally. While migrant groups face multiple barriers to health systems, including vaccination, little is known about their vaccine uptake. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional telephone survey on adults with and without migration history in Germany to investigate barriers
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Primary care indicators for disease burden, monitoring and surveillance of COVID-19 in 31 European countries: Eurodata Study Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Sara Ares-Blanco, Marina Guisado-Clavero, Lourdes Ramos Del Rio, Ileana Gefaell Larrondo, Louise Fitzgerald, Liubovė Murauskienė, Naldy Parodi López, Ábel Perjés, Davorina Petek, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Goranka Petricek, Martin Sattler, Natalija Saurek-Aleksandrovska, Oliver Senn, Bohumil Seifert, Alice Serafini, Theresa Sentker, Gunta Ticmane, Paula Tiili, Péter Torzsa, Kirsi Valtonen, Bert Vaes,
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of patients received ambulatory treatment, highlighting the importance of primary health care (PHC). However, there is limited knowledge regarding PHC workload in Europe during this period. The utilization of COVID-19 PHC indicators could facilitate the efficient monitoring and coordination of the pandemic response. The objective of this study is
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Sugar tax and product reformulation proposals reduce the perceived legitimacy of health-promotion institutions: a randomized population-based survey experiment Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Tim van Meurs, Willem de Koster, Jeroen van der Waal, Joost Oude Groeniger
Background Structural nutrition interventions like a sugar tax or a product reformulation are strongly supported among the public health community but may cause a considerable backlash (e.g. inspiring aversion to institutions initiating the interventions among citizens). Such a backlash potentially undermines future health-promotion strategies. This study aims to uncover whether such backlash exists
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The association between METS-IR, an indirect index for insulin resistance, and lung cancer risk Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Guoqing Wang, Zhaopeng Zhu, Yi Wang, Qiang Zhang, Yungang Sun, Guanlian Pang, Wenjing Ge, Zhimin Ma, Huimin Ma, Linnan Gong, Hongxia Ma, Feng Shao, Meng Zhu
Background Insulin resistance has been reported to increase the risk of breast, prostate and colorectal cancer. However, the role of insulin resistance and its interaction with genetic risk in the development of lung cancer remains controversial. Therefore, we aimed to explore the association between a novel metabolic score for insulin resistance (METS-IR) and lung cancer risk. Methods A total of 395
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Associations between healthy lifestyle and mortality across different social environments: a study among adults with frailty from the UK Biobank Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Junhan Tang, Yanan Ma, Emiel O Hoogendijk, Jie Chen, Jirong Yue, Chenkai Wu
Background Among people living with frailty, adherence to a healthy lifestyle may be a low-cost and effective strategy to decrease frailty-induced health risks across different social environments. Methods We included 15 594 frail participants at baseline from the UK Biobank study. We used four lifestyle factors to create a composite healthy lifestyle score and 17 social factors to construct a polysocial
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Area-level excess mortality in times of COVID-19 in Switzerland: geographical, socioeconomic and political determinants Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Julien Riou, Radoslaw Panczak, Garyfallos Konstantinoudis, Matthias Egger
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related excess mortality in Switzerland is well documented, but no study examined mortality at the small-area level. We analysed excess mortality in 2020 for 2141 Swiss municipalities using a Bayesian spatiotemporal model fitted to 2011–19 data. Areas most affected included the Ticino, the Romandie and the Northeast. Rural areas, municipalities within cross-border
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Is the long-term poor prognosis of acute myocardial infarction in patients with mental illness mediated through their poor adherence with recommended healthcare? Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Giovanni Corrao, Matteo Monzio Compagnoni, Claudia Conflitti, Antonio Lora
Background Compared with patients without evidence of psychiatric symptoms, those with mental disorders experience reduced adherence with recommended healthcare and poorer clinical outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate whether the worse prognosis of patients with mental disorders after experiencing acute myocardial infarction could be fully or partially mediated by their reduced adherence to recommended
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Divergent effects of switching from cytology to HPV-based screening in the Nordic countries Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Veli-Matti Partanen, Joakim Dillner, Ameli Tropé, Ágúst Ingi Ágústsson, Stefan Lönnberg, Sirpa Heinävaara, Ahti Anttila
Background Cervical cytology has been the primary method of cervical cancer screening for decades. Tests that detect viral HPV are shown in several randomized trials to provide better protection against cancer compared with cytology. HPV-based screening has been implemented alongside cytology in the Nordic countries for several years. The aim of this study was to compare cytology and HPV-based screening
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Contact tracing in Austria, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, and Kosovo during the COVID-19 pandemic: response review and good practices Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Ahmed Taha Aboushady, Claire Blackmore, Anna Nagel, Lika Janashvili, Dafina Gexha, Dinagul Otorbaeva, Natalia Bugaienko, Richard Pebody, Michala Hegermann-Lindencrone
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, effective contact tracing was recognized as a crucial public health response to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and reduce COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality, particularly before widespread vaccination. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended implementing active surveillance strategies to trace and quarantine contacts of confirmed or suspected
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Examining potential Long COVID effects through utilization of healthcare resources: a retrospective, population-based, matched cohort study comparing individuals with and without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Luigi Castriotta, Graziano Onder, Valentina Rosolen, Yvonne Beorchia, Caterina Fanizza, Benedetta Bellini, Marco Floridia, Marina Giuliano, Andrea Silenzi, Flavia Pricci, Tiziana Grisetti, Tiziana Grassi, Dorina Tiple, Marika Villa, Francesco Profili, Paolo Francesconi, Fabio Barbone, Lucia Bisceglia, Silvio Brusaferro
Background A significant proportion of individuals reports persistent clinical manifestations following SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) acute infection. Nevertheless, knowledge of the burden of this condition—often referred to as ‘Long COVID’—on the health care system remains limited. This study aimed to evaluate healthcare utilization potentially related to Long COVID
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Preferences for innovations in healthcare delivery models in the Swiss elderly population: a latent class, choice modelling study Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Anna Nicolet, Clémence Perraudin, Nicolas Krucien, Joël Wagner, Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux, Joachim Marti
Background With the increasing number of people affected by multiple chronic conditions, it is essential for public-health professionals to promote strategies addressing patient needs for coordinated care. We aim to explore preference heterogeneity for better-coordinated care delivery models in Swiss older adults, and identify profiles of individuals more open to healthcare reforms. Methods A DCE (discrete
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Direct mailing of HPV self-sampling kits to women aged 50–65 non-participating in cervical screening in the Czech Republic Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-15 Ondřej Ngo, Renata Chloupková, David Cibula, Jiří Sláma, Lucie Mandelová, Karel Hejduk, Marián Hajdúch, Petr Minka, Vladimíra Koudeláková, Hana Jaworek, Markéta Trnková, Peter Vaněk, Vladimír Dvořák, Ladislav Dušek, Ondřej Májek
Background A population-based cervical cancer screening programme is implemented in the Czech Republic. However, participation is insufficient among women over 50 years. This study aimed to estimate the potential improvement in participation through directly mailed HPV self-sampling kits (HPVssk) compared with standard invitation letters in women aged 50–65 non-participating in screening. Methods The
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Long-term impact of parenting-related leave policies on adolescents’ well-being: a systematic review of quasi-experiments Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Hande Tugrul, David Stuckler, Arnstein Aassve
Background Parenting-related leave policies have gained increasing endorsement across Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries in recent decades. Previous reviews have focused on the short-term impacts and found predominantly positive effects on children. Although there is a growing interest in the long-term impact during adolescence and young adulthood, a comprehensive
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Understanding the health system barriers and enablers to childhood MMR and HPV vaccination among disadvantaged, minority or underserved populations in middle- and high-income countries: a systematic review Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Jumanah Essa-Hadad, Yanay Gorelik, Johanna Vervoort, Danielle Jansen, Michael Edelstein
Background Child vaccinations are among the most effective public health interventions. However, wide gaps in child vaccination remain among different groups with uptake in most minorities or ethnic communities in Europe substantially lower compared to the general population. A systematic review was conducted to understand health system barriers and enablers to measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and
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Exploring sex variations in the incidence of cardiovascular events: a counterfactual decomposition analysis Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Sara Castel-Feced, Sara Malo, Isabel Aguilar-Palacio, Lina Maldonado, María José Rabanaque, Miguel San Sebastián
Background Some cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) that occur differently in men and women can be addressed to reduce the risk of suffering a major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE). Furthermore, the development of MACE is highly influenced by social determinants of health. Counterfactual decomposition analysis is a new methodology that has the potential to be used to disentangle the role of different
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Risk of unemployment and work disability among refugee and non-refugee migrants with incident psychotic disorders in Sweden and Denmark Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Suborna Mastafa, Christopher J de Montgomery, Emma Pettersson, Marie Norredam, Allan Krasnik, Heidi Taipale, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz, Alexis E Cullen
Background Unemployment and work disability are common among individuals with non-affective psychotic disorders (NAPDs) but it is unknown whether rates differ among migrants and native-born individuals. The present study aimed to compare the risk of these outcomes during the first 5 years of illness in non-refugee migrants, refugees and native-born individuals with NAPDs in Sweden and Denmark—two countries
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Implementation of climate adaptation in the public health sector in Europe: qualitative thematic analysis Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Grace A Turner, Francesca de’Donato, Annechien D Hoeben, Zuzana Nordeng, Samantha Coleman, Ilona M Otto, Shakoor Hajat, Sari Kovats
Background Adaptation, to reduce the health impacts of climate change, is driven by political action, public support and events (extreme weather). National adaptation policies or strategies are limited in addressing human health risks and implementation of adaptation in the public health community is not well understood. Aim To identify key issues in climate change adaptation implementation for public
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An analysis of COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Ukraine Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Tetiana Vasylivna Mamontova
Background The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is still an important problem of concern in Ukraine. The rapid deployment of the vaccination program is a key event for the formation of herd immunity and helps to prevent negative outcomes, overloading the public health system. Methods The object of the retrospective-archival study was a depersonalized database of open panels on the management
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Associations between neighbourhood characteristics, physical activity and depressive symptoms: the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Nina Rautio, Marjo Seppänen, Markku Timonen, Soile Puhakka, Mikko Kärmeniemi, Jouko Miettunen, Tiina Lankila, Vahid Farrahi, Maisa Niemelä, Raija Korpelainen
Background Due to rapid urbanization, there is a need to better understand the relative roles of residential environment and physical activity in depression. We aimed to investigate whether neighbourhood characteristics are related to the presence of depressive symptoms and whether the association is modified by physical activity. Methods This cross-sectional study used the 46-year-old follow-up data
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Cost of illness of the vaccine-preventable diseases influenza, herpes zoster and pneumococcal disease in France Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Lauren Brown, Kelly J Sutton, Chantelle Browne, José Bartelt-Hofer, Wolfgang Greiner, Audrey Petitjean, Julie Roiz
Background The incidence of certain vaccine-preventative diseases, such as influenza, herpes zoster and pneumococcal infection, continues to be high despite the availability of vaccines, resulting in a substantial health and economic burden on society, particularly among older adults aged ≥65 years. Methods A cost calculator was developed to assess the cost of illness of influenza, herpes zoster and
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How does lowering psychosocial risks influence sickness absence? A prospective cohort study analyzed as a quasi-experiment Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-02 Rahman Shiri, Pauliina Mattila-Holappa, Maarit Kauppi, Ville Aalto, Tuula Oksanen, Jenni Ervasti
Background We examined how reducing work-related psychosocial stressors affected long-term sickness absence of younger and older employees. Methods We used data from 43 843 public sector employees in Finland who participated in surveys in 2018 and 2020. We assessed psychosocial factors, such as job demands, job control, work effort, job rewards and worktime control. We obtained sickness absence data
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Factors associated with vaccine adherence among an underserved population: the adult Travellers in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Sahar Haidar, Elodie Richard, Sophie Vaux, Cecile Allaire, Christine Castor, Daniel Levy Bruhl, Aude Mondeilh, Stéphanie Vandentorren
Background A measles epidemic affected the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region from November 2017 to May 2018 with clusters among Travellers. This indicates that measles vaccination rates among Travellers remain lower than in the general population. The objective of this study was to estimate the ‘declarative vaccination’ against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and to propose a conceptual framework to help
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Relationship between health-related determinants and adherence to breast and colorectal cancer screening: a population-based study in Flanders, Belgium. Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Allegra Ferrari,Thuy Ngan Tran,Sarah Hoeck,Marc Peeters,Mathijs Goossens,Guido Van Hal
BACKGROUND Despite the recognized benefits of structured cancer screening, tests outside organized screening programs are common. Comprehensive reports on outside program screening in Europe are lacking, but the Flemish breast cancer (BC) and colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programs monitor data on non-organized tests prescribed by GPs and specialists. METHODS Using data at aggregated level, logistic
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An investment case analysis for the prevention and treatment of adolescent mental disorders and suicide in England Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Angela Jackson-Morris, Christina L Meyer, Antony Morgan, Rachel Stelmach, Leah Jamison, Candace Currie
Background Adolescent mental health (AMH) needs in England have increased dramatically and needs exceed treatment availability. This study undertook a comparative assessment of the health and economic return on investment (ROI) of interventions to prevent and treat mental disorders among adolescents (10–19 years) and examined intervention affordability and readiness. Methods Interventions were identified
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Do financial hardships affect health? A study among older adults in Switzerland. Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Magali Dumontet,Yves Henchoz,Brigitte Santos-Eggimann
BACKGROUND A growing number of studies have underlined the relationship between socioeconomic status and health. Following that literature, we explore the causal effect of financial hardships on changes in health at older ages. Rather than traditional measures of socioeconomic variables, we study the role of financial hardships. The declarative measurement of financial hardships is particularly relevant
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SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk for common group activities and settings: a living scoping review. Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Niyati Vyas,Alexandria Bennett,Nicole Shaver,Andrew Beck,Gabriele Zitiktye,Barbara Whelan,Rhea O'Regan,Aileen Conway,Becky Skidmore,David Moher,Julian Little
BACKGROUND While the modes of transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) are well studied, the risk of transmission in various group settings or activities is less clear. This living scoping review aims to summarize the risk factors of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread in common group activities (e.g. social gatherings) or settings (e.g. schools, hospitals
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Variation in follow-up for children born very preterm in Europe. Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Anna-Veera Seppänen,Henrique Barros,Elizabeth S Draper,Stavros Petrou,Lazaros Andronis,Sungwook Kim,Rolf F Maier,Pernille Pedersen,Janusz Gadzinowski,Véronique Pierrat,Iemke Sarrechia,Jo Lebeer,Ulrika Ådén,Liis Toome,Nicole Thiele,Arno van Heijst,Marina Cuttini,Jennifer Zeitlin,
BACKGROUND Children born very preterm (<32 weeks of gestation) face high risks of neurodevelopmental and health difficulties compared with children born at term. Follow-up after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit is essential to ensure early detection and intervention, but data on policy approaches are sparse. METHODS We investigated the characteristics of follow-up policy and programmes
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Does fear-of-failure mediate the relationship between educational expectations and stress-related complaints among Swedish adolescents? A structural equation modelling approach. Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Matthew R Cashman,Mattias Strandh,Björn Högberg
BACKGROUND This study investigated the possible mediating role of fear-of-failure between educational expectations and adolescent stress-related complaints with a specific focus on gender differences among Swedish adolescents, and related these findings more broadly to school-related demands and stress-related complaints. METHODS A total of N = 5504 Swedish adolescents (Mage = 15 years, SD = 0.0 years
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The impact of air pollution on hospitalization for COPD patients in China. Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Chen Chen,Yi Wang,Jinglin Song,Juanjuan Yan
BACKGROUND With the rapid development of the global economy and the acceleration of urbanization, air pollution has become a major environmental problem threatening human health. There is limited evidence on the acute effects of air pollution on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS From 2014 to 2019, we collected data on daily admissions for COPD patients from a city in China. We used
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Changes in weight status during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact of educational level and mental health. Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Siri Rosenkilde,Thorkild I A Sørensen,Maria H Algren,Lau C Thygesen
BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a disruption of daily routines and changes in health behaviors leading to widespread concerns about unfavorable changes in weight status and a potential increase in the prevalence of obesity. This study examined the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on changes in weight status and its possible dependency on educational level and mental health
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On a collision course: fatal motorcycle and bicycle accidents of adolescents in Finland from 2008 to 2019 Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Jani Unkuri, Päivi Salminen, Niina Sihvola, Silja Kosola
Background Transport injuries are a major cause of mortality among adolescents. Our aim was to evaluate the circumstances and trauma associated with fatal accidents involving adolescents and two-wheeled vehicles. Methods We analyzed retrospective data from the Finnish Crash Data Institute from 2008 to 2019 involving 10- to 24-year-old victims of fatal traffic accidents who were injured while riding
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Undermining support for COVID-19 public health policies: an analysis of the impact of subversive conspiracy narratives on Czech General Practitioners Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Jaromír Volek, Václav Moravec
Background Limited knowledge exists regarding the impact of COVID-19 conspiracy theories on the professional practice of general practitioners (GPs). This study aimed to identify the basic characteristics of GPs who endorse COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs and compare their level of support for COVID-19 health policies with GPs who do not believe in conspiracies. Methods Between January and February 2021
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Correction to: Professionalization of the public health workforce: scoping review and call to action. Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-02
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Enhanced surveillance of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Europe: an evaluation of the I-MOVE-COVID-19 surveillance network. Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Johanna J Young,Heather Mutch,Angela M C Rose,Josie M M Evans,
BACKGROUND A pre-existing, well-established European influenza surveillance network known as I-MOVE enabled the rapid implementation of a European multi-country COVID-19 hospital surveillance network for surveillance of hospitalized COVID-19 cases in early 2020. This network included 257 hospitals in 11 surveillance sites across nine countries. We aimed to identify whether the surveillance objectives
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Public attitudes, knowledge and educational needs toward genetic testing and omics sciences: a pilot survey conducted in Italy. Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Giovanna Elisa Calabrò,Francesco Andrea Causio,Denise Pires Marafon,Michele Sassano,Francesca Moccia,Roberta Pastorino,Stefania Boccia
Advancements in genomics have significant implications for public health, making citizens' education vital for informed decision-making. Based on two literature reviews' findings and a survey conducted with experts from the Italian Network of Genomics in Public Health, we conducted a pilot survey on Italian citizens' attitudes, knowledge and educational needs toward genetic testing and omics sciences
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Health status, healthcare use and child MMR vaccination coverage in Travellers according to their environmental and living conditions in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, 2019-2022. Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Aude Mondeilh,Gilles Brabant,Sahar Haidar,Leïla Saboni,Marc Ruello,Sophie Lesieur,Christine Castor,Erwan Autes-Treand,Yann Le Strat,Stéphanie Vandentorren
BACKGROUND The poor health status of underserved populations is compounded by low vaccination uptake, leading to a greater risk of epidemics. On October 2017, a measles outbreak started in the southwest of France among under-vaccinated social groups, including Travellers. We aimed to describe the health status, healthcare use and child measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination coverage in Travellers
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The sociodemographic patterning of sick leave and determinants of longer sick leave after mild and severe COVID-19: a nationwide register-based study in Sweden. Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Malin Spetz,Yvonne Natt Och Dag,Huiqi Li,Chioma Nwaru,Ailiana Santosa,Fredrik Nyberg,Maria Rosvall
BACKGROUND Studies on sociodemographic differences in sick leave after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are limited and research on COVID-19 long-term health consequences has mainly addressed hospitalized individuals. The aim of this study was to investigate the social patterning of sick leave and determinants of longer sick leave after COVID-19 among mild and severe cases. METHODS The study population
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Estimated number of reported vaccine-preventable disease cases averted following the introduction of routine vaccination programs in Sweden, 1910-2019. Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Leah J Martin,Ilias Galanis,Tiia Lepp,Ann Lindstrand
BACKGROUND Routine childhood vaccination programs have had enormous positive public health impacts worldwide. However, in some areas, these benefits may be impeded by vaccine hesitancy and undervaccination. We estimated the number of reported cases of measles, pertussis, mumps and poliomyelitis averted in Sweden after the introduction of routine childhood vaccination programs. METHODS We used annual
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Training needs assessment tools for the public health workforce at an institutional and individual level: a review. Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Katarzyna Czabanowska,Pablo Rodriguez Feria
BACKGROUND The public health workforce (PHW) needs to have the necessary capacities to provide healthcare services and public health services. Training needs assessments (TNA) is necessary to assess and understand PHW and their capacities to provide services. This review attempts to identify and describe published studies on tools and methodologies for TNA of the workforce used in public health and
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Social inequalities in the risk of giving birth to a small for gestational age child in Sweden 2010-16: a cross-sectional study adopting an intersectional approach. Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Sten Axelsson Fisk,Jesper Alex-Petersen,Mikael Rostila,Can Liu,Sol Pia Juárez
BACKGROUND Well-established associations exist between the risk of small for gestational age (SGA) and unidimensional sociodemographic factors. We investigated social inequalities in SGA risk and adopted an intersectional approach that simultaneously considers different social categories. By doing so, we could assess heterogeneities in SGA risk within unidimensional sociodemographic categories. METHODS
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European value-based healthcare benchmarking: moving from theory to practice. Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Borja García-Lorenzo,Ania Gorostiza,Itxaso Alayo,Susana Castelo Zas,Patricia Cobos Baena,Inés Gallego Camiña,Begoña Izaguirre Narbaiza,Gaizka Mallabiabarrena,Iker Ustarroz-Aguirre,Alina Rigabert,William Balzi,Roberta Maltoni,Ilaria Massa,Isabel Álvarez López,Sara Arévalo Lobera,Mónica Esteban,Marta Fernández Calleja,Jenifer Gómez Mediavilla,Manuela Fernández,Manuel Del Oro Hitar,María Del Carmen Ortega
BACKGROUND Value-based healthcare (VBHC) is a conceptual framework to improve the value of healthcare by health, care-process and economic outcomes. Benchmarking should provide useful information to identify best practices and therefore a good instrument to improve quality across healthcare organizations. This paper aims to provide a proof-of-concept of the feasibility of an international VBHC benchmarking
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Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the wellbeing of LGBTQ+ individuals in Moldova Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 N Holliday, V Mulear
Background Sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) individuals often face physical and mental health disparities. In Moldova, a lower-middle-income, former Soviet state, there are few legal protections or social rights for LGBTQ+ people. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated health disparities for many communities that have historically been marginalized, including LGBTQ+ people. The impact of the pandemic
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Development and validation of an instrument to measure social capital in disadvantaged neighborhoods Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 N W Stjernqvist, P Elsborg, K Olesen, A Tetens, M C Boye, M K Tørslev, A V Nielsen, P Bloch
Background Building social capital within communities is an integrated element and outcome of the Supersetting approach, but knowledge on how to measure it within a disadvantaged urban context remain scarce. The Objective To develop, test, and validate a questionnaire-based instrument to measure social capital among adult citizens living in a disadvantaged neighborhood. The study is done in Tingbjerg
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What are doctors’ strategies to improve care coordination? Results in six Latin-American countries Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 A Oliver-Anglès, I Vargas, J López-Vázquez, I Samico, D Campaz-Landazábal, A S Mogollón-Pérez, P Eguiguren, D I Amarilla, F Bertolotto, M L Vázquez
Background Given the problems generated by health care fragmentation, the coordinated provision of health care has become a priority, particularly in Latin America. This communication analyses the strategies for improving clinical coordination proposed by primary and secondary care doctors from public health service networks in six countries of the region (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico
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Early life factors and grip strength at older ages in two distinct populations in China and England Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 M Chisala, L Leah
Background Early life factors are associated with poor physical and mental outcomes in late life. However how these are associated with grip strength, an objective measure of physical capacity and therefore morbidity and mortality in late life unclear. This analysis therefor explores the long-term effects of adverse childhood socioeconomic experiences and health on grip strength in late life, and how
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Translating risk-benefit assessment evidence for policy making: outcomes of an international workshop Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 C De Matteu Monteiro, J M Membré, S T Thomsen, S Monteiro Pires
Background Transitioning to sustainable, healthy, and inclusive food systems requires a multi-domain risk analysis approach. Integrated methods, such as health risk-benefit assessment (RBA), can support the formulation of coherent regulations by providing comparative information on potential trade-offs within the areas of food safety and nutrition. Despite extensive scientific developments and applications
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Do migrant workers have a higher risk of death and injury than the host population in high-income settings? Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 K Lau
Karen Lau will describe the current situation in European policy and practice with respect to migrant workers in precious, exploitative or hazardous occupations. She will presenting findings from a recent systematic review on the mortality risk of migrant workers and previous work exploring health and wellbeing of migrant workers in high-income settings and the link between exploitative work and health
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The EC DG INTPA - World Health Organization partnership in the new global health order Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 M Roura, B Appelt
Issue The 2022 EU global health strategy recognizes health as a global common good and sets twenty guiding principles, including the need to support a stronger, effective and accountable WHO as the indispensable cornerstone of the multilateral health system. Description Mixed-methods study using documentary, quantitative, and qualitative analyses to answer two questions: 1) Is the current EC DG INTPA-WHO
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Gender-specific differences in at-risk alcohol consumption among older German adults Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 C Geigl, L Spagert, C Janssen
Background At-risk alcohol consumption can lead to serious health effects among older adults for several reasons. Older adults generally tolerate alcohol less well due to a slower metabolism, and interactions with medications are more common (as the likelihood of being dependent on medication increases with age). In addition, older people have an increased risk of falling. This analysis examines alcohol
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Investigating the gendered nature of new parents’ digital technology use for health information Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 B Hiebert, L Donelle, J Hall, D Facca
Background Parenting is marked by intense emotional and health information needs for individuals and families. Understanding how digital technologies are used by new parents may allow public health organizations to tailor digital health information resources and delivery methods to better meet needs. Methods A qualitative descriptive study was conducted to understand new parents’ experiences with digital
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Sibling complexity and psychiatric disorders in late adolescence among the Finnish 2000 birth cohort Eur. J. Public Health (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 L Junna, H Remes, P Martikainen
Background Due to the increasing family instability and multipartner fertility in Western countries, more children have half- and stepsiblings. While numerous studies link family instability and complexity with mental health problems, the focus has typically been on the parents while a small but growing literature suggest that sibling constellations with half- and stepsiblings may also be important