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Constructing and validating an Occupational Job Strain Index based on five Norwegian nationwide Surveys of Living Conditions on work environment
Le, Giang Huong; Hermansen, Åsmund; Dahl, Espen (BMC Public Health;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: It has been claimed that Nordic register data are a “goldmine” for research. However, one limitation is the lack of information on working conditions. Job exposure matrices (JEMs) are one solution to this ... -
The effect of hospital mergers on long-term sickness absence among hospital employees: a fixed effects multivariate regression analysis using panel data
Kjekshus, Lars Erik; Bernstrøm, Vilde Hoff; Dahl, Espen; Lorentzen, Thomas (BMC Health Services Research;14(art.50), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Hospitals are merging to become more cost-effective. Mergers are often complex and difficult processes with variable outcomes. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of mergers on long-term sickness absence ... -
Er økonomisk krise ensbetydende med helsekrise - hva forteller forskningen?
Dahl, Espen; Tøge, Anne Grete; Heggebø, Kristian; Elstad, Jon Ivar; Berg, John Erik; Halvorsen, Knut (Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning;18(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015) -
European health inequality through the Great Recession: Social policy matters.
van der Wel, Kjetil A.; Saltkjel, Therese; Chen, Wen-Hao; Dahl, Espen; Halvorsen, Knut (Sociology of Health and Illness;Volume 40, Issue 4 - May 2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-02)This paper investigates the association between the Great Recession and educational inequalities in self-rated general health in 25 European countries. We investigate four different indicators related to economic recession: ... -
Fordelingsvirkninger av overføringer og trygdekutt blant alvorlig syke menn
Elstad, Jon Ivar; Dahl, Espen (Søkelys på arbeidslivet;31(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Artikkelen analyserer inntektsutviklingen 1993–2008 blant menn som døde av sykdom i 2009/2010 mens de var i 60-årsalderen (N=4611). Et typisk forløp er at inntektene fra eget arbeid begynner å falle om lag ti år før ... -
Generosity's Double-Edged Sword: Unmasking the Impact of Raised Social Assistance Rates in Norway
Lorentzen, Thomas; Dahl, Espen (International Journal of Social Welfare;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)As long as welfare arrangements have been in existence, there has been a strong belief that high-benefit generosity leads to welfare reliance. In this study, we investigate whether an increase in welfare generosity in ... -
Generosity's double-edged sword: Unmasking the impact of raised social assistance rates in Norway
Lorentzen, Thomas; Dahl, Espen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)As long as welfare arrangements have been in existence, there has been a strong belief that high-benefit generosity leads to welfare reliance. In this study, we investigate whether an increase in welfare generosity in ... -
Health related social exclusion in Europe: a multilevel study of the role of welfare generosity
Saltkjel, Therese; van der Wel, Kjetil A.; Dahl, Espen (International journal for equity in health;12(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-09-28)Introduction The aim of this paper was to investigate the association between health, social position, social participation and the welfare state. Extending recent research on the social consequences of poor health, we ... -
Impact of growing up with somatic long-term health challenges on school completion, NEET status and disability pension: a population-based longitudinal study
Rasalingam, Anurajee; Brekke, Idunn; Dahl, Espen; Helseth, Sølvi (BMC Public Health;21, Article number: 514 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-16)Background: Young adulthood is an important transitional life phase that can determine a person’s educational and employment trajectories. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of somatic long-term health challenges ... -
Individual-level changes in self-rated health before and during the economic crisis in Europe
Abebe, Dawit Shawel; Tøge, Anne Grete; Dahl, Espen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Changes over time in self-rated health (SRH) are increasingly documented during the current economic crisis, though whether these are due to selection, causation, or methodological artefacts is unclear. This ... -
Nordic research on health inequalities: A scoping review of empirical studies published in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2000–2021
Elstad, Jon Ivar; Heggebø, Kristian; Dahl, Espen (Scandinavian Journal of Public Health;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06-22)Aims: An important task for the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health is to address health inequality topics. This scoping review characterises Nordic empirical studies within this research field, published 2000–2021 by ... -
Prospective register-based study of the impact of immigration on educational inequalities in mortality in Norway
Elstad, Jon Ivar; Øverbye, Einar; Dahl, Espen (BMC public health;15(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-11)Background: Differences in mortality with regard to socioeconomic status have widened in recent decades in many European countries, including Norway. A rapid upsurge of immigration to Norway has occurred since the 1990s. ... -
Return to work after cancer–the impact of working conditions: A Norwegian Register-based Study
Le, Giang Huong; Hermansen, Åsmund; Dahl, Espen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose The purpose of this study is to compare a cohort of cancer survivors with a cohort of cancer-free employees (1) with respect to employment prospects over a 15-year period and (2) with respect to the differential ... -
Socioeconomic inequalities in health during the Great Recession: A scoping review of the research literature
Heggebø, Kristian; Tøge, Anne Grete; Dahl, Espen; Berg, John Erik (Scandinavian Journal of Public Health;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-10)Aims: The so-called “Great Recession” in Europe triggered widespread concerns about population health, as reflected by an upsurge in empirical research on the health impacts of the economic crisis. A growing body of empirical ... -
Sosial ulikhet i helse: en norsk kunnskapsoversikt
Dahl, Espen; Bergsli, Heidi; van der Wel, Kjetil (Research report, 2014-03)Denne rapporten handler om sosial ulikhet i helse i Norge – omfang, utviklingstrekk, årsaker og konsekvenser, og den politikken norske myndigheter fører og bør føre for å redusere sosiale ulikhet i helse i Norge. Rapporten ... -
Trajectories among recipients of social assistance in Norway: A local approach
Dahl, Espen; Lorentzen, Thomas; Hermansen, Åsmund; Roaldsnes, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)A local perspective on individual work and welfare careers has become more urgent in the past decades due to recent political, economic and social developments (Heidenreich & Rice, 2016). In general, the Nordic welfare ... -
Utsatte unges livsbaner før og etter NAV-reformen: Flere «integrerte», sammenhengende, progressive og effektive forløp?
Wel, Kjetil A. van der; Hermansen, Åsmund; Saltkjel, Therese; Dahl, Espen (Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning;Årgang 24, nr. 1-2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-26)Artikkelen tar utgangspunkt i spriket mellom forventningene som har vært knyttet til betydningen av samordning og integrering av velferdstjenestene, først og fremst NAV-reformen, og omfanget av forskningsbasert kunnskap ...