A unique institution to be closed down, and the consequences for the Journal 22 Jul 2013 | 02:09 pm

A perspective on health care for the elderly who lose their only child in China 22 Jul 2013 | 02:09 pm

Objectives: The 30-plus years of the One Child Policy has brought about a new "childless" elderly phenomenon in China and this group is expanding rapidly. These elderly parents who lose their only chi...

The role of psychosocial factors in socioeconomic differences in physical activity: A population-based study 22 Jul 2013 | 02:09 pm

Aims: Socioeconomic health inequalities are partly attributed to different physical activity (PA) patterns. Psychosocial factors interacting with PA are suggested to explain the socioeconomic differen...

A socioeconomic deprivation index for small areas in Denmark 22 Jul 2013 | 02:09 pm

Aims: To describe the development of a deprivation index for Danish parishes and to investigate its association with all-cause mortality compared with the Townsend index and individual-level factors. ...

COPD in Helsinki, Finland: socioeconomic status based on occupation has an important impact on prevalence 22 Jul 2013 | 02:09 pm

Objectives: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is globally a major, but often undiagnosed, cause of morbidity and mortality. The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of COPD in H...

Association of personality, neighbourhood, and civic participation with the level of perceived social support: The HUNT study, a cross-sectional surve... 22 Jul 2013 | 02:09 pm

Aim: The aim of the current study was to examine the association of personality, neighbourhood, and civic participation with the level of perceived social support if needed. Methods: The sample consis...

Work environment and disability pension - an 18-year follow-up study in a Norwegian working population 22 Jul 2013 | 02:09 pm

Aims: To investigate the associations between work environment indicators and health- related work disability. Methods: A health survey of 5,749 working 40–42-year-old Norwegians from Nordland County ...

Determinants for employer-paid health insurance coverage: a population-based study of the Danish labour force 22 Jul 2013 | 02:09 pm

Aim: In 2002, the Danish tax law was changed, giving employees a tax exemption on supplemental, employer-paid health insurance. This might have conflicted with one of the key foundations of the health...

Effects of municipality factors on care transitions 22 Jul 2013 | 02:09 pm

Aims: To analyse whether transitions between care settings differ between municipalities in the last 2 years of life among older people in Finland. Methods: Data were derived from Finnish national reg...

Does municipal co-financing reduce hospitalisation rates in Denmark? 22 Jul 2013 | 02:09 pm

Aims: To provide a preliminary answer to the question of whether the economic incentives introduced by the municipal co-financing of hospital services work as intended in the reform. Methods: This stu...