Perhoniemi, Riku Blomgren, Jenni Laaksonen, Mikko
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Scandinavian journal of public health
Aims: Examining the non-medical determinants of applying for and being awarded disability pension is important for assessing the functionality of the disability pension system. We examined how demographic and socioeconomic factors as well as factors related to the disability process associate with the probability of applying for disability pension ...
Reho, Tiia T M Atkins, Salla A Talola, Nina Sumanen, Markku P T Viljamaa, Mervi Uitti, Jukka
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Scandinavian journal of public health
Aims: Frequent attendance in healthcare services is associated with ill-health and chronic illnesses. More information is needed about the phenomenon's connection with disability pensions (DPs). Methods: The study group comprised 59,676 patients divided into occasional- (1yFAs) and persistent frequent attenders (pFAs) and non-frequent attenders (no...
Shan, Shan Wei, Wei Kong, Yuanyuan Niu, Junqi Shang, Jia Xie, Wen Zhang, Yuexin Ren, Hong Tang, Hong Ding, Huiguo
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Scandinavian journal of public health
Aims: The disease burden of chronic HBV infection in China remains high, although the rate of new infections has become extremely low. To facilitate real-world clinical study of chronic HBV infection, we established a nationwide hospital-based electronic platform, named the China Registry of Hepatitis B (CR-HepB). Methods: This internet-based regis...
Madsen, Aleksander Årnes
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Scandinavian journal of public health
Aims: The study aim was to identify prototypical labour-market trajectories following a first incidence of long-term sickness absence (LTSA), and to assess whether baseline socio-demographic characteristics are associated with the return-to-work (RTW) process and labour-market attachment (LMA). Methods: This prospective study used Norwegian adminis...
Svärd, Anna Lahti, Jouni Mänty, Minna Roos, Eira Rahkonen, Ossi Lahelma, Eero Lallukka, Tea
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Scandinavian journal of public health
Aims: Obesity and weight change are associated with sickness absence; however, less is known about the diagnoses for sickness absence. We examined the association between stable and changing weight by body mass index groups with sickness absence due to any, musculoskeletal and mental diagnoses among midlife female and male employees. Methods: The F...
Madsen, Kathrine Bang Hohwü, Lena Zhu, Jin Liang Olsen, Jørn Obel, Carsten
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Scandinavian journal of public health
Aim: This study aimed to estimate the relative representation of childhood psychiatric diagnoses and use of psychotropic medication in the Danish National Birth Cohort (DNBC) compared to the general population. Methods: The general population was identified as all childbirths in Denmark during 1998-2002 (N=344,160). Linking the DNBC (N=91,442) and ...
Lidwall, Ulrik Voss, Margaretha
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Scandinavian journal of public health
Aims: To examine gender equality in the family and sick leave among first-time parents. Methods: Heterosexuals who became first-time parents between 2002 and 2009 (N = 223,332) were identified in national registers. Gender equality in the family was evaluated by parental insurance and income from gainful employment representing the domestic and wor...
Andersen, Iben Kryger Lauritsen, Jens
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Scandinavian journal of public health
Aims: This registry-based study examined differences according to socio-economic factors in the incidence of unintentional childhood injuries involving main injury types. Methods: All children aged 0-15 years living in the municipality of Odense were followed from January 1 2006 to December 31 2010 (n=176,585). Injury outcome (n=27,745) was defined...
Merikukka, Marko Räsänen, Sami Hakko, Helinä Ristikari, Tiina Gissler, Mika Niemelä, Mika
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Scandinavian journal of public health
Aims: Earlier studies on the associations between parental somatic illnesses and children's psychological wellbeing have focused on the most common somatic illnesses or on specific groups of illnesses. In this study, we aimed to systematically examine whether parental somatic illnesses, diagnosed during an offspring's childhood, are associated with...
Pisinger, Veronica Mikkelsen, Stine Schou Bendtsen, Pernille Egan, Kia Kejlskov Tolstrup, Janne Schurmann
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Scandinavian journal of public health
Aims: This paper aims to give a description of the Danish National Youth Study 2014 in terms of study design, study population and questionnaire content. The differences between participants and non-participants regarding socioeconomic characteristics are also described. Methods: The Danish National Youth Study 2014 was a web-based survey with data...
