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Strict Danes or relaxed Swedes? Comparing health and daily activities in Sweden and Denmark during the Covid-19 pandemic Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Lasse L. Scheel-Hincke, Filip Fors Connolly, Jenny Olofsson, Karen Andersen-Ranberg
Aims:Amidst the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020, Denmark and Sweden adopted contrasting strategies despite their many cultural similarities. Denmark swiftly imposed strict governmental restrictions, while Sweden favoured a more gradual, voluntary approach. This study aims to analyse the disparities between the two nations in mental health indicators (depressive symptoms, sleep problems and loneliness), daily
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Self-reported body function and daily life activities 18 months after Covid-19: A nationwide cohort study Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Johanna Seljelid, Annie Palstam, Katharina S. Sunnerhagen, Hanna C. Persson
Aims:This study aimed to investigate body function and daily life activities 18 months after Covid-19 infection, depending on the initial severity of disease and according to sex.Methods:All 11,955 individuals on sick leave due to Covid-19 during the first wave of the pandemic in Sweden were invited to answer a questionnaire regarding experiencing negative changes in body function and daily life activities
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Associations between non-registered ultrasound examination in pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes in immigrant and non-immigrant women: a Norwegian population-based study 1999–2016 Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Karolina S. Mæland, Nils-Halvdan Morken, Erica Schytt, Vigdis Aasheim, Roy M. Nilsen
Background:Prenatal ultrasound examinations are important to detect placental dysfunction. Several ultrasound-detected abnormalities can be managed during pregnancy or childbirth, thus improve health outcomes. Maternal birth country is known to influence the risk of placental dysfunction, but little is known about the possible mechanisms of this relation.Aims:(a) To estimate the proportion of non-registered
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Occupational prestige and future sickness absence and disability pension in women and men: a Swedish nationwide prospective cohort study Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-07 Gunnel Hensing, Mira Müller, Ylva Ulfsdotter Eriksson, Kristina Alexanderson, Kristin Farrants
Background:Little is known about associations between occupational prestige, that is, the symbolic evaluation and social positioning of occupations, and sickness absence (SA) or disability pension (DP). We explored whether occupational prestige was associated with future SA or DP among women and men.Methods:A Swedish 4-year prospective cohort study of all those in paid work and aged 25–59 in 2010 (
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Perspectives on connecting climate change and health Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-26 Kristin Aunan, Hans Orru, Henrik Sjödin
Over the past century, the Earth’s climate has undergone rapid and unprecedented changes, manifested in a noticeable increase in average global temperature. This has led to shifts in precipitation patterns, increased frequency of extreme weather events (e.g. hurricanes, heatwaves, droughts and floods), alterations in ecosystems, and rising sea levels, impacting both natural environments and human societies
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The influence of selective mortality on poverty rates in later life: evidence from a Swedish cohort born in 1926 Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-26 Johan Rehnberg, Olof Östergren, Ylva B Almquist, Johan Fritzell, Stefan Fors
Aims:Mortality influences the composition of the surviving population. Higher mortality among low-income individuals than high-income individuals may result in lower poverty rates in the surviving population. The objective of this study was to describe poverty rates for both survivors and deceased individuals in a cohort born in 1926.Methods:We used Swedish total population data on the 1926 birth cohort
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Reflections on co-creating a model for the value assessment of artificial intelligence technologies Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-24 Anne Wettergren Karlsson, Astrid Janssens, Astrid Barkler, Thomas Schmidt, Benjamin Schnack Brandt Rasmussen, Iben Fasterholdt
Aims:A multidisciplinary group of experts and patients developed the Model for ASsessing the value of Artificial Intelligence (MAS-AI) to ensure an evidence-based and patient-centered approach to introducing artificial intelligence technologies in healthcare. In this article, we share our experiences with meaningfully involving a patient in co-creating a research project concerning complex and technically
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The risk of long-term opioid use among immigrants: a national registry-linkage study Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-22 Håkon H. Nestvold, Svetlana Skurtveit, Aleksi Hamina, Vidar Hjellvik, Ingvild Odsbu
Aims:We aimed to investigate the association between being an immigrant and long-term prescription opioid use in Norway in 2010–2019.Methods:Nested case–control study. The cases were all persons 18 years of age or older with long-term opioid use – that is, the use of prescription opioids longer than 3 months ( N=215,642). Cases were matched to four controls who filled at least one opioid prescription
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Stagnation in old age mortality among Finnish women: cause-of-death decomposition of life expectancy trends by income Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-22 Satu Malmberg, Lasse Tarkiainen, Liina Junna, Pekka Martikainen
Aims:The decline in old age mortality and subsequent increase in life expectancy among older women has stalled in some high-income countries. The contribution of causes of death to and sub-group variations in these trends are generally not well understood. We assess trends in mortality and cause-of-death decomposition of life expectancy by income over the past 30 years in Finland.Methods:We obtained
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Designing the first culturally-sensitive stigma survey tailored for adolescents: RN-CSS Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-17 Lies Saelens, Marlies Bockstal, Piet Bracke, Veerle Buffel, Katrijn Delaruelle, Fanny D’hondt, Peter A. J. Stevens, Melissa Ceuterick
Aims:The Red Noses Culturally-Sensitive Stigma Survey (RN-CSS) contributes to the underexplored research domain of adolescents’ stigmatising attitudes and behaviours towards peers with mental health difficulties and mental healthcare services. It also addresses the need for comprehensive and culturally-sensitive tools to assess stigma in this context.Methods:Drawing on insights from focus groups and
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Childhood family environment and systemic haemodynamics in adulthood: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-17 Erika KÄhÖnen, Terho LehtimÄki, Olli T. Raitakari, Mika KÄhÖnen, Nina Hutri, Liisa Keltikangas-JÄrvinen, Aino Saarinen
Aims:Childhood family environment is associated with adulthood health behaviours and cardiovascular health, but limited data are available concerning the relationship between childhood family environment and adulthood haemodynamic determinants of blood pressure. We evaluated how childhood family environment predicts adulthood systemic haemodynamics.Methods:The sample came from the Cardiovascular Risk
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Uncovering sociodemographic disparities in temporal trends of osteoarthritis incidence and age-at-diagnosis, 2006–2019 Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-17 Ali Kiadaliri, Martin Englund
Aim:To describe sociodemographic disparities in temporal trends of incidence and age distributions of first registered osteoarthritis (OA) diagnosis in southern Sweden.Methods:We identified all Skåne residents aged 35+ who had lived in the region at any point during the period 2006–2019 with no previous OA diagnosis (ICD-10 codes M15–M19) for 8 years prior to inclusion in the study ( n = 849,061).
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The association between sleep, mental health, and health behaviours: a Danish population-based cross-sectional study Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-12 Astrid J. Damgaard, Jes B. Sørensen, Martin M. Jensen, Pernille Pedersen
Aims:Sleep problems constitute a significant public health problem due to their high prevalence and impact on mental health and health behaviours, with major consequences for individuals and society. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the association between sleep problems (duration and quality), mental health and health behaviours.Methods:Cross-sectional data was derived from the
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Predictors of non-completion of upper secondary education in Finland based on register data Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-10 Susanna Raisamo, Tytti Pasanen, Petri Hilli, Timo Ståhl
Aims:School non-completion is a public health and educational concern in most countries. This study sought to identify the strongest predictors of the non-completion of upper secondary education based on register data.Methods:A cross-validated elastic net regression analysis was used to predict school non-completion in a population of 2696 students in the city of Jyväskylä, Finland. The register data
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Health and social care staff’s recognition of elder abuse perpetrated by family members of persons with dementia: a mixed-method study Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-10 Linda Johansson, Jonas Sandberg, Marie Ernsth Bravell, Lena Östlund
Background:Health and social care staff play a significant role in detecting and reporting abuse among persons with dementia. However, they are often left to their own judgements which can lead to elder abuse not being detected or acted on. The aim was to explore what healthcare and social care staff consider elder abuse, and their experience of elder abuse perpetrated by family members of persons
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20-Year trends in the social participation of the oldest old Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-08 Erika Augustsson, Stefan Fors, Johan Rehnberg, Carin Lennartsson, Neda Agahi
Aims:To investigate 20-year trends in social participation among the oldest old (77+ years) in Sweden and assess the extent to which changes in educational attainment and functional abilities explain these trends.Methods:Seven waves of the Swedish Panel Study of Living Conditions of the Oldest Old (SWEOLD) spanning 2002–2021 were used with a repeated cross-sectional design. To analyse the association
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Educational inequalities in blood pressure across the adult life course: Evidence from a 20-year follow-up study Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-08 Mihretab Gebreslassie, Marie Warolén, Anton Lager, Stefan Fors
Aim:High blood pressure (BP) is a key contributor to the burden of disease. This study aimed to assess: a) educational differences across the entire BP distribution, and b) educational differences in the trajectories of BP across the adult life course.Method:Longitudinal data from the Stockholm Diabetes Prevention Program was analysed using quantile regression and linear mixed effects models. Models
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Local economic inequality and mortality: Too little within-unit variation for fixed effects analysis? Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-07 Jon Ivar Elstad, Kristian Heggebø, Espen Dahl
This debate article discusses the use of fixed effects models for causal analysis, with reference to an article recently published in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
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Association between childhood family structure and health-related quality of life at middle age: A longitudinal study of Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-06 Heidi Varis, Eveliina Heikkala, Ilona Mikkola, Tanja Nordström, Anja Taanila, Sirkka Keinänen-kiukaanniemi, Maria Hagnäs
Aims:This longitudinal study evaluated the association between childhood family structure and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) at middle age.Methods:The data on childhood family structure at the age of 14 years (‘two-parent family’, ‘one parent not living at home/no information on father’ and ‘father or mother deceased’) and HRQoL (measured by 15D (15-dimensional)) at the age of 46 were collected
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Better perceived health among the Swedish-speaking minority as compared with the Finnish-speaking majority in Finland: a cross-sectional study with an intergenerational perspective Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Sakari Suominen, Diana Stark Ekman, Jan Saarela, Salla-Maarit Volanen, Säde Stenlund, Lauri Sillanmäki, Markku Sumanen
Background:Previous research has shown that the Swedish speaking minority in Finland has slightly but significantly better health compared with the Finnish speaking majority. However, a clear explanation for this is lacking.Aim:The aim of the study was to explore differences of perceived health comparing three groups: Swedish speakers with reported dominance of Swedish also in the preceding generation;
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Defining and distinguishing early life stress, trauma, adversity, toxic and chronic stress and allostatic load: a descriptive review Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Maarten C.C. Remmers, Rianne P. Reijs, Christian J.P.A. Hoebe
Aims:Various concepts are used to study the impact of stress on childhood development. These concepts are often used inconsistently or interchangeably. Our main objectives were to determine how selected stress concepts (chronic stress, toxic stress, allostatic load, early life stress, childhood adversity, childhood trauma and adverse childhood experiences; ACEs) are defined, operationalized and described
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Psychosomatic complaints are indicative of stress in young individuals: findings from a Swedish national cohort study Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Sara Brolin Låftman, Viveca Östberg
Aims:Psychosomatic complaints are common in youth and are often assumed to indicate stress. Although several studies have confirmed that a cross-sectional association exists, few have empirically investigated whether or not perceived stress influences psychosomatic complaints. The objective of the present study was to build upon previous research by exploring whether changes in perceived stress over
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Shared decision-making in healthcare: development and assessment of the translated Finnish version of the SDM-Q-9 Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Milla Rosenlund, Tuuli Turja, Kaija Saranto, Hanna Kuusisto, Virpi Jylhä
Aims:The aim of this study was to assess the cultural validity and reliability of a Finnish version of the nine-item Shared Decision-Making Questionnaire (SDM-Q-9) in a sample of patients with different sociodemographic characteristics.Method:The original SDM-Q-9 was translated into Finnish with the agreement of the developers of the original scale. The standardised translation procedure was followed
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New insights into the paradox between smoking and the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19): Insufficient evidence for a causal association Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Iris Kramer, Yinjie Zhu, Naomi A. Van Westen-Lagerweij, Louise H. Dekker, Jochen O. Mierau, Esther A. Croes
Aims:Previous studies have reported a ‘smoker’s paradox’, where people who smoke appear to be protected against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (COVID-19). This conflicts with well-established evidence that people who smoke are generally more vulnerable to respiratory infections. In this study, we aimed to validate the association between smoking and SARS-CoV-2
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Municipality-level differences in disability retirement in Finland: The contribution of local social characteristics Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Mikko Laaksonen, Riku Perhoniemi, Jenni Blomgren
Aims:Large differences exist in the risk of disability retirement between Finnish municipalities. This study examined whether individual-level and municipality-level characteristics explain these differences and which municipality-level characteristics are particularly important for the risk of disability retirement.Methods:Individual-level register data were supplemented with 10 municipality-level
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Exploring the variation in associations between socioeconomic indicators and non-communicable diseases in the Tromsø Study: an algorithmic approach. Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-11 Sigbjørn Svalestuen,Emre Sari,Petja Lyn Langholz,Chi Quynh Vo
AIMS We contribute to the methodological literature on the assessment of health inequalities by applying an algorithmic approach to evaluate the capabilities of socioeconomic variables in predicting the prevalence of non-communicable diseases in a Norwegian health survey. METHODS We use data from the seventh survey of the population based Tromsø Study (2015-2016), including 11,074 women and 10,009
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Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and associated factors among professional orchestra musicians in Norway. Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-06 Irem Eliassen,Hara Trouli,Frank Brundtland Steder
BACKGROUND Orchestra musicians have a high risk of experiencing musculoskeletal problems. These problems may lead to sleep and psychological disturbance. OBJECTIVES This study investigated the occurrence of musculoskeletal pain (MSP) among orchestra musicians and the coherence between pain and predictors such as gender, age and instrument. Further, the impact of pain on sleep and mental health was
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Pedestrian wintertime slip and fall injuries-effectiveness of weather warning service in prevention. Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 Reija Ruuhela,Marjo Hippi,Sari Hartonen
BACKGROUND AND AIM In climates with wintry conditions, slip and fall injuries of pedestrians during wintertime can result in high healthcare and societal costs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of early warnings about slipperiness in preventing such injuries in Finland. Since 2004, the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) has been providing a weather service for pedestrians
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Disability level and use of long-term care services in Norway: a nation-wide registry study. Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 Lisa Victoria Burrell,Øystein Døhl,Siri Rostoft,Nina Berggaard,Iryna Antonova,Inger Johanne Landsjøåsen Bakken
AIMS In Norway, disability level is an important criterion when deciding the type and level of long-term care services. Each care recipient can be scored on 20 different disability level measures. Our aims were to investigate completeness in disability level information in the Norwegian Registry of Primary Health Care (NRPHC), to group disability level measures into meaningful groups, and to study
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Screening for economic hardship at Child Health Care Centres: A qualitative study of stakeholders’ perceptions and experiences of the Healthier Wealthier Families model in Sweden Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-30 Nina Johansson, Georgina Warner, Nils Avogadri, Anna Sarkadi
Aims:The Healthier Wealthier Families model uses the child healthcare services as an access point to screen and connect parents experiencing economic hardship to municipal Budget and Debt Counselling services. This study aimed to explore the perceptions and experiences of the Healthier Wealthier Families model in a Swedish context.Methods:Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three stakeholder
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‘Your heart is resting and pumping at the same time’: Mental health impact of seeking asylum among sexual minority men Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Maria Gottvall, Rummage Isaac, Ronah Ainembabazi, Sumera Yasin, Anna Eldebo, Tommy Carlsson
Aims:To explore the experiences of seeking asylum and its impact on mental health among sexual minority forced migrant cisgender men living in Sweden.Methods:Exploratory qualitative study based on individual semi-structured interviews with 15 adult gay and bisexual cisgender men recruited via a combination of purposeful, convenience and snowball sampling. Data were analysed with systematic text condensation
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Prevalence of sexual harassment and its association with aspects self-reported health: A cross-sectional study in Sweden Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Malin Hagland, Gunnar J. Brandén, Kyriaki Kosidou, Anna M. Nielsen
Aims:Sexual harassment is common and may have serious consequences for well-being and health. We investigated the prevalence of sexual harassment in the general population of Stockholm County across socio-demographic groups and sexual identity, and its association with self-reported health.Methods:Experiences of sexual harassment in the previous 12 months and its associations with self-reported health
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Information on Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine in the Copenhagen School Health Records Register Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 Onur Altindag, Matvei Andersen, Jennifer L. Baker, Jane Greve, Erdal Tekin
Background:The Copenhagen School Health Record Register (CSHRR) includes health information from school examinations and is now updated with information on measles, mumps and rubella vaccines for the cohorts born from 1977 to 1994.Aim:The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive description and validation the newly digitised vaccine information in the CSHRR.Methods:We describe the data collection
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Awareness of having hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidaemia among US adults: The 2011–2018 NHANES data Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 Kien G. To, Corneel Vandelanotte, Anh N.V. Huynh, Stephanie Schoeppe, Stephanie Alley, Aamir Raoof Memon, Nhung T.Q. Nguyen, Quyen G. To
Aim:This study aimed to investigate awareness of having hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidaemia and their associated factors among US adults.Methods:Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, including 21,399 adults aged ⩾20 years (pregnant women excluded) collected between 2011 and 2018, were used. Blood pressure was measured using a Baumanometer calibrated mercury true gravity
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Associations between food intake and psychosomatic symptoms in 16-year-old adolescents Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 Maria Norburg Tell, Katarina Hedin, Mats Nilsson, Marie Golsäter, Hans Lingfors
Aims:An increase in psychosomatic symptoms among adolescents has recently been reported. Few studies have examined the relation between food intake and psychosomatic symptoms. The aim was to study the association between food intake and overall psychosomatic burden and separate psychosomatic symptoms.Methods:In this cross-sectional study, we used data from 6248 girls and 7153 boys in south-east Sweden
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The association of the physical and social environment with mortality in urban areas: an ecological study on the city of Bologna, Italy Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 Teresa Giulia Nicoli Aldini, Despoina Andrioti Bygvraa
Aims:The urban environment influences health through many pathways. The aim of the present study was to map the distribution of mortality, environmental predictors (distribution of green areas and transport networks), and social predictors (income deprivation) in the mid-sized city of Bologna (Italy), and to analyse the relationship between these variables.Methods:The study employed an ecological cross-sectional
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Are dental care records in childhood associated with financial hardship in adulthood? Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 Aapo Hiilamo, Markus Keski-Säntti, Matias Mannevaara, Jouko Kallio, Ulla Harjunmaa, Karoliina Koskenvuo
Introduction:Previous studies show that dental health is associated with educational and labour market outcomes, but it is unclear whether dental care records in childhood can serve as early markers of financial hardship risk in adulthood.Methods:Data on sociodemographic variables and dental records of all children born in Finland and who lived their childhood in the city of Espoo were obtained from
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One generation apart: Individual income and life expectancy in two Swedish cohorts born before and after the expansion of the welfare state Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Klara Gurzo, Johan Rehnberg, Pekka Martikainen, Olof Östergren
Aims:Social inequalities in mortality persist or even increase in high-income countries. Most evidence is based on a period approach to measuring mortality – that is, data from individuals born decades apart. A cohort approach, however, provides complementary insights using data from individuals who grow up and age under similar social and institutional arrangements. This study compares income inequalities
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COVID-19 mortality among immigrants by duration of residence in Sweden: a population-based cohort study Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Sol P. Juárez, Enrico Debiasi, Matthew Wallace, Sven Drefahl, Eleonora Mussino, Agneta Cederström, Mikael Rostila, Siddartha Aradhya
Background:Explanations for the disproportional COVID-19 burden among immigrants relative to host-country natives include differential exposure to the virus and susceptibility due to poor health conditions. Prior to the pandemic, immigrants displayed deteriorating health with duration of residence that may be associated with increased susceptibility over time. The aim of this study was to compare immigrant–native
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Overview of health research in Greenland from 2001 to 2020 Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Emil Ø. Ipsen, Jos Dalvad, Anders Koch, Johan S. Bundgaad
Aims:Health research in Greenlanders is challenged by a small population, few dedicated researchers and limited funding. Some research areas have proven impactful but gaps in knowledge are unknown. We aimed to quantify health research in Greenland, providing insights for researchers, policymakers and funding agencies to guide future research.Methods:We identified all peer-reviewed health research publications
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Occupational stress among Norwegian physicians: A literature review of long-term prospective studies 2007–2019 Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Bendik Oftung, Reidar Tyssen
Aims:There are signs of increased stress at work among Norwegian physicians over the last decades, not least among general practitioners (GPs). In this review, we identify trends in both occupational stress and adverse work-related predictors of such stress and burnout in Norwegian physicians.Methods:We performed an extensive literature search using MEDLINE, Embase and PsycINFO. We included prospective
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A cross-sectional study of variations in schoolwork stress in academic upper secondary school classes in Mid-Norway Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Vegard Johansen, Ingvild Røsand
Aims:This paper investigates stress related to schoolwork among students in academic upper secondary schools. The research questions asked are: 1. To what degree does students’ schoolwork stress vary between academic classes?; And 2. are perceptions of classroom goal orientation, academic achievement, sex and parental education related to schoolwork stress?Methods:A cross-sectional survey was done
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Association of cancer with functional decline at old age: a longitudinal study in Danish twins Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Afsaneh Mohammadnejad, Jesper Ryg, Marianne Ewertz, Juulia Jylhävä, Jacob vB. Hjelmborg, Angéline Galvin
Introduction:There is evidence that older adults with cancer have a higher risk of functional decline than cancer-free older adults. However, few studies are longitudinal, and none are twin studies. Thus, we aimed to investigate the relationship between cancer and functional decline in older adult (aged 70+ years) twins.Materials and methods:Cancer cases in the Longitudinal Study of Aging Danish Twins
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The effect of improving psychosocial stressors on psychological distress: a quasi-experiment of Finnish health and social care workers Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Risto Nikunlaakso, Rahman Shiri, Tuula Oksanen, Jaana Laitinen
Aims:To examine how a positive change in one to three psychosocial stressors (job demands, job rewards, and workplace social capital) influenced psychological distress.Methods:The analysis included 3605 Finnish health and social services workers who completed surveys in 2019, 2020 and 2021. A logistic regression model was used to estimate the propensity score of experiencing a positive change in one
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Average lifespan variation among people with mental disorders in Denmark: a nationwide, register-based cohort study Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Yan Zheng, Nanna Weye, José Manuel Aburto, Iñaki Permanyer, Oleguer Plana-Ripoll
Aims:Mortality associated with mental disorders has been estimated using metrics such as mortality rate ratios and life expectancy. However, the variation around the average life expectancy has never been quantified. The main aim of this study was to measure life disparity for people with mental disorders as a measure of inequality at the time of death.Methods:Using data from Danish registries, average
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Psychosocial and economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic by sex among migrant populations compared with general Finnish population: a population-based study Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Sanna Nykänen, Regina García-Velázquez, Anu E Castaneda, Päivikki Koponen, Laura Musta, Natalia Skogberg
Aims:To study sex differences in the psychosocial and economic impact of the restrictive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 among the migrant origin and the general population in Finland.Methods:Cross-sectional MigCOVID Survey data (10/2020–2/2021; n=3668) were used. FinHealth 2017 Follow-up Study participants constituted the general population reference group ( n=3490). Sex differences
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Adult offspring’s education and parental mortality: A nationwide cohort study of the mediating role of lifestyle-related diseases Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Mathilde M.B. Sloth, Emma Neble Larsen, Jimmi Mathisen, Charlotte J. Nilsson, Merete Osler, Terese S.H. Jørgensen
Aim: The mechanisms behind the association between adult offspring’s socioeconomic position and their parents’ mortality are not well understood. This study investigates lifestyle-related diseases as a potential mediating pathway between adult offspring’s education and parental mortality. Methods: This nationwide register-based cohort study consists of 963,742 older adults aged 65 years between 2000
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Trust and easy access to home care staff are associated with older adults’ sense of security: a Swedish longitudinal study Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Rose-Marie Johansson-Pajala, Moudud Alam, Annelie K. Gusdal, Lena Marmstål Hammar, Anne-Marie Boström
Aim:Older adults are increasingly encouraged to continue living in their own homes with support from home care services. However, few studies have focused on older adults’ safety in home care. This study explored associations between the sense of security and factors related to demographic characteristics and home care services.Methods:The mixed longitudinal design was based on a retrospective national
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Discrimination and health: A cross-sectional study comparing Muslims with other-religious Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Bushra Ishaq, Esperanza Diaz, Lars Østby
Aims:The aim of this study is to report perceived discrimination among Muslims living in Norway and to address and compare associations between perceived discrimination and health among Muslims with an immigrant background and other-religious with an immigrant background.Method:A representative sample of individuals with an immigrant background in Norway was used in a cross-sectional study design that
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The protective effects of Swedish COVID-19 pandemic strategies on adolescents’ mental health: a longitudinal cohort study Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Josefine L. Lilja, Pia Augustsson, Marcus Praetorius Björk, Ina Marteinsdottir, W. Edward Craighead, Eiríkur Örn Arnarson, Gudny Sveinsdottir, Carl Wikberg
Aim:The aim of this study was to investigate a cohort of Swedish eighth graders’ mental health and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods:Participants were 157 eighth graders recruited in junior high schools during 2020 who completed a depression questionnaire and a survey about their psychosocial health in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside a follow-up assessment in 2021. Analyses
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Children as next of kin’s experiences, practices, and voice in everyday life: a systematic review of studies with Norwegian data (2010–2022) Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Borgunn Ytterhus, Marit Hafting, Vibecke Ulvær Vallesverd, Eli Marie Wiig, Ellen Katrine Kallander, Marianne Vibeke Trondsen
Aims: This systematic review aims to identify and describe how children of parents with mental illness, substance dependence, or severe physical illness/injury, experience and practise their everyday life. Methods: The review followed the four stepwise recommendations of Harden and colleagues when including quantitative and qualitative studies on peoples’ experiences and views. In all, 23 studies with
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Sweden’s excess mortality in 2020–2022 and reporting in the media Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Martin Lindström
Aim:The aim was to scrutinize the report in March 2023 that Sweden’s excess mortality was lowest in 2020–2022 compared with other European Union and Nordic countries, a report that received great national and international attention.Study design:Comparison of excess mortality in Sweden and Norway.Methods:Excess mortality for 2020–2022 was calculated for Sweden and Norway, the country with per-capita
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Trauma-informed care for women who are forced migrants: a qualitative study among service providers Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Linda Jolof, Patricia Rocca, Tommy Carlsson
Aims:The aim was to explore service providers’ perspectives on trauma-informed care for women who are forced migrants.Methods:Service providers ( n=32) employed at one of six centres providing trauma-informed care for forced migrants were recruited by way of managers. Audio-recorded and transcribed semi-structured focus group discussions were analysed with systematic text condensation.Results:The analysis
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Long-term care use, hospitalizations and mortality during COVID-19 in Finland and Sweden: A nationwide register-based study in 2020 Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Pierre-Olivier Blotière, Géric Maura, Jani Raitanen, Jutta Pulkki, Leena Forma, Kristina Johnell, Mari Aaltonen, Jonas W. Wastesson
Aim:To describe long-term care (LTC) use in Finland and Sweden in 2020, by reporting residential entry and exit patterns including hospital admissions and mortality, compared with the 2018–2019 period and community-living individuals.Methods:From national registers in Finland and Sweden, all individuals 70+ were included. Using the Finnish and Swedish study populations in January 2018 as the standard
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Preventing smoking initiation in adolescents living in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions: Study protocol of the KickAsh!-intervention Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Babette Demeester, Maïté Verloigne, Sara Willems, Kenji Leta, Emelien Lauwerier
Aims:Adolescents living in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions are confronted with tobacco-related health disparities. As school-based interventions appear to be less effective among these youngsters, other approaches are necessary. One promising avenue is youth social work settings that offer sport and recreational activities (SR-settings). SR-settings have been examined as a levering context for
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Smoking among immigrants in Norway: a cross-sectional study Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Marte K.R. Kjøllesdal, Thor Indseth
Background:Smoking among immigrants varies by country background and is high in some groups. More detailed information about smoking prevalence by country background and sociodemographic factors is needed to target interventions.Methods:Data from the Survey on Living Conditions among immigrants 2016 were used, including immigrants from 12 countries and with ⩾2 years of residence ( N = 3565). Data on
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Shushing the press shortens lives: cross-national evidence of the impact of press freedom on life expectancy Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Qiang Li, Chung-Ping A. Loh, Yuli Ye
Aims:Press freedom around the globe has deteriorated over the past decade, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper explores the effect of press freedom, as a cornerstone of democracy, on life expectancy.Methods:Exploring cross-country data, we use the ordinary least square method to estimate the association between press freedom and life expectancy. In addition, we adopt three novel instrumental
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Trends in social inequality in breastfeeding duration in Denmark 2002–2019 Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Rikke R. Carlsson, Lis Marie Pommerencke, Sofie W. Pant, Sanne E. Jørgensen, Katrine R. Madsen, Camilla T. Bonnesen, Lene Kierkegaard, Trine P. Pedersen
Aims:The aim of the present study was to analyse trends in full breastfeeding for at least 4 months across socioeconomic position in Denmark over a 17-year-long period from 2002 to 2019 using parental education as the indicator of socioeconomic position.Methods:The study used data on full breastfeeding collected between 2002 and 2019 by community health nurses in the collaboration Child Health Database
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Community-based palliative care in two primary care settings – nursing homes and home care: a national survey Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Mette Raunkiaer, Tina B. Mikkelsen, Jahan Shabnam, Sofie R. Christiansen, Lene Jarlbaek
Aims:Based on selected themes from a national survey, the study aims to describe and analyse similarities and differences in community-based palliative care provided to people living at home in two different care settings – the nursing home setting and the home care setting.Methods:Responses from four palliative care themes covered by a national survey sent to 717 managers in municipality-based care
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Short-term association between air temperature and mortality in seven cities in Norway: A time series analysis Scand. J. Public Health (IF 2.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Liliana Vázquez Fernández, Alfonso Diz-Lois Palomares, Ana M. Vicedo Cabrera, Birgitte Freiesleben De Blasio, Francesco Di Ruscio, Torbjørn Wisløff, Shilpa Rao
Background:The association between ambient air temperature and mortality has not been assessed in Norway. This study aimed to quantify for seven Norwegian cities (Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Drammen, Fredrikstad, Trondheim and Tromsø) the non-accidental, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases mortality burden due to non-optimal ambient temperatures.Methods:We used a historical daily dataset (1996–2018)