Browsing Senter for velferds- og arbeidslivsforskning (SVA) by Journals "BMC Public Health"
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Comparative analysis of COVID-19 diagnoses and mortality among hospitalized Indigenous and Non-Indigenous populations in Chile: 2020–2021
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Current literature presents mixed effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indigenous communities. We aim to highlight potential disparities and temporal shifts in both the impact of COVID-19 and vaccine uptake ... -
Compliance with water advisories after water outages in Norway
(BMC Public Health;19, Article number: 1188 (2019), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-15)Background Water advisories, especially those concerning boiling drinking water, are widely used to reduce risks of infection from contaminants in the water supply. Since the effectiveness of boil water advisories (BWAs) ... -
Disparities in the offer of COVID-19 vaccination to migrants and non-migrants in Norway: a cross sectional survey study
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Gendered health consequences of unemployment in Norway 2000–2017: a register‑based study of hospital admissions, health‑related benefit utilisation, and mortality
(BMC Public Health;22, Article number: 2447 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-12-28)Background: The existing literature indicates that unemployment leads to deteriorated mental and somatic health, poorer self-assessed health, and higher mortality. However, it is not clear whether and to what extent the ... -
Impact of child disability on parental employment and labour income: a quasi‑experimental study of parents of children with disabilities in Norway
(BMC Public Health;22, Article number: 1813 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-09-24)Background: Caring for children with disabilities has both immediate and long-term economic costs that affect the well-being of children, parents, and society. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of ... -
Lifestyle habits and depressive symptoms in Norwegian adolescents: a national cross-sectional study
(BMC Public Health;21, Article number: 816 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-28)Background: This study’s purpose was to examine the association between a broad range of lifestyle habits and depressive symptoms in Norwegian adolescents. Methods: This study was based on national, self-reported, ... -
Long working hours and sickness absence—a fixed effects design
(BMC Public Health;18(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: While long working hours seem to lead to impaired health, several studies have also shown that long working hours are related to lower levels of sickness absence. Previous studies on the relationship between ... -
The potential of food environment policies to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in diets and to improve healthy diets among lower socioeconomic groups: an umbrella review
(BMC Public Health;22, Article number: 433 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-04)Socioeconomic inequalities in diets need to be tackled to improve population diets and prevent obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases. The potential of food environment policies to reduce such inequalities has ... -
Sickness absence in pregnancy: associations with sedentary behavior: A population-based cohort study from Norway
(BMC Public Health;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Sickness absence in pregnancy accounts for a large part of sickness-related absenteeism among women. Exercise in pregnancy is associated with a lower level of sickness absence, however little is known about how ... -
Views of policy makers and Health promotion professionals on factors facilitating implementation and maintenance of interventions and policies promoting physical activity and healthy eating: results of the DEDIPAC project
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: The uptake, implementation, and maintenance of effective interventions promoting physical activity (PA) and a healthy diet and the implementation of policies targeting these behaviors are processes not ... -
Work-related moderators of the relationship between organizational change and sickness absence: a longitudinal multilevel study
(BMC Public Health;20, Article number: 1218 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-08)A sizeable body of research has demonstrated a relationship between organizational change and increased sickness absence. However, fewer studies have investigated what factors might mitigate this relationship. The aim of ...