Browsing Velferdsforskningsinstituttet (NOVA) by Author "Brekke, Idunn"
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Educational achievement among children with a disability: do parental resources compensate for disadvantage?
Brekke, Idunn; Alecu, Andreea Ioana; Ugreninov, Elisabeth; Suren, Pål; Evensen, Miriam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)We examined the impact of child disability on Grade Points Average (GPA) using all children aged 15–16 years who completed their lower secondary education and registered with a GPA score in the period from 2016 to 2020 in ... -
Impact of child disability on parental employment and labour income: a quasi‑experimental study of parents of children with disabilities in Norway
Wondemu, Michael Yisfashewa; Joranger, Pål; Hermansen, Åsmund; Brekke, Idunn (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 ... -
Sickness absence among mothers caring for a child with disability: Examining the impact of mechanical and psychosocial occupational exposures
Wondemu, Michael Yisfashewa; Hermansen, Åsmund; Joranger, Pål; Brekke, Idunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: Sickness absence is more prevalent among mothers caring for children with disability compared to those caring for non-disabled children. Working in a poor working environment may worsen the impact of care burden ... -
Økonomiske levekår for personer med nedsatt funksjonsevne. Ulike metoder for kartlegging
Brekke, Idunn; Finnvold, Jon Erik (NOVA Notat 6/18, Notat, 2018)Denne publikasjonen handler om de økonomiske levekårene for familier og husholdninger der barn eller voksne har nedsatt funksjonsevne. På grunn av helsemessige utfordringer kommer denne gruppen ofte dårlig ut i ...