Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Bambra, Clare"
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A balancing act? Work-life balance, health and well-being in European welfare states
Lunau, Thorsten; Bambra, Clare; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; van Der Wel, Kjetil A.; Dragano, Nico (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Recent analyses have shown that adverse psychosocial working conditions, such as job strain and effort–reward imbalance, vary by country and welfare state regimes. Another work-related factor with potential ... -
All Part of the Job? The contribution of the Psychosocial and Physical Work Environment to Health Inequalities in Europe and the European Health Divide
Toch-Marquardt, Marlen; Bambra, Clare; Lunau, Thorsten; van Der Wel, Kjetil A.; Witvliet, Margot I.; Dragano, Nico; Eikemo, Terje Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This study is the first to examine the contribution of both psychosocial and physical risk factors to occupational inequalities in self-assessed health in Europe. Data from 27 countries were obtained from the 2010 European ... -
Better air but not for all? Changes in second-hand smoke exposure at workplaces in 29 European countries over 10 years
Schneider, Sven; Lunau, Thorsten; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Kotz, Daniel; Bambra, Clare; Kuntz, Benjamin; Dragano, Nico (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background As the largest study of its kind to date, this article aims to describe the scope, trends over time, socio-demographic risk groups and the association with different progressive regulations relating to workplace ... -
The contribution of employment and working conditions to occupational inequalities in non-communicable diseases in Europe
McNamara, Courtney L.; Toch-Marquardt, Marlen; Albani, Viviana; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Bambra, Clare (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Social inequalities in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are evident across all European regions. Employment and working conditions are important determinants of NCDs, however, few comparative studies have ... -
Educational inequalities in risky health behaviours in 21 European countries: findings from the European social survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health
Huijts, Tim; Gkiouleka, Anna; Reibling, Nadine; Thomson, Katie H.; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Bambra, Clare (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: It has been suggested that cross-national variation in educational inequalities in health outcomes (e.g. NCDs) is due to cross-national variation in risky health behaviour. In this paper we aim to use highly ... -
The effects of social protection policies on health inequalities: Evidence from systematic reviews
Hillier-Brown, Frances; Thomson, Katie; Mcgowan, Victoria; Cairns, Joanne; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Gil-Gonzále, Diana; Bambra, Clare (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: The welfare state distributes financial resources to its citizens – protecting them in times of adversity. Variations in how such social protection policies are administered have been attributed to important ... -
Non-communicable diseases and the social determinants of health in the Nordic countries: Findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health
Balaj, Mirza; Huijts, Tim; McNamara, Courtney L.; Stornes, Per Gunnar; Bambra, Clare; Eikemo, Terje Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Comparative studies examining non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and determinants of health in the Nordic countries are scarce, outdated and focus only on a limited range of NCDs and health determinants. This study is the ... -
Occupational inequalities in self-rated health and non-communicable diseases in different regions of Europe: findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health.
McNamara, Courtney L.; Toch-Marquardt, Marlen; Balaj, Mirza; Reibling, Nadine; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Bambra, Clare (Journal article, 2017)Background: Socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are evident across European populations. Several previous studies have addressed the question of whether occupational inequalities ... -
Prevalence of physical and mental non-communicable diseases in Europe: findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health
Huijts, Tim; Stornes, Per Gunnar; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Bambra, Clare (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Previous studies examining physical and mental non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Europe have so far largely either focused on limited numbers of countries or on fairly limited ranges of NCDs, with mental ... -
The contribution of housing and neighbourhood conditions to educational inequalities in non-communicable diseases in Europe: findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health
McNamara, Courtney L.; Balaj, Mirza; Thomson, Katie H.; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Bambra, Clare (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Social gradients have been found across European populations, where less affluent groups are more often affected by poor housing and neighbourhood conditions. While poor housing and neighbourhood quality have ... -
The effects of community pharmacy public health interventions on population health and health inequalities: A systematic review of reviews protocol
Hillier-Brown, Frances; Bambra, Clare; Thomson, Katie; Balaj, Mirza; Walton, Nick; Todd, Adam (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Community pharmacies have great potential to deliver services aimed at promoting health and preventing disease, and are embedded within communities. In the light of a rapid increase in community pharmacy-delivered ... -
The effects of public health policies on health inequalities in high-income countries: an umbrella review
Thomson, Katie; Hillier-Brown, Frances; Todd, Adam; McNamara, Courtney L.; Huijts, Tim; Bambra, Clare (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Socio-economic inequalities are associated with unequal exposure to social, economic and environmental risk factors, which in turn contribute to health inequalities. Understanding the impact of specific public ... -
The effects of public health policies on population health and health inequalities in European welfare states: protocol for an umbrella review
Thomson, Katie; Bambra, Clare; McNamara, Courtney L.; Huijts, Tim; Todd, Adam (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background The welfare state is potentially an important macro-level determinant of health that also moderates the extent, and impact, of socio-economic inequalities in exposure to the social determinants of health. The ... -
The First Pan-European Sociological Health Inequalities Survey of the General Population: The European Social Survey Rotating Module on the Social Determinants of Health
Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Bambra, Clare; Huijts, Tim; Fitzgerald, Rory (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The European Social Survey (ESS) is a biennial, academically driven, cross-sectional, pan-European social survey that charts and explains the interactions between Europe’s changing institutions and the attitudes, beliefs, ... -
The health of European populations: introduction to the special supplement on the 2014 European Social Survey (ESS) rotating module on the social determinants of health
Beckfield, Jason; Balaj, Mirza; McNamara, Courtney L.; Huijts, Tim; Bambra, Clare; Eikemo, Terje Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This introduction summarizes the main findings of the Supplement ‘Social inequalities in health and their determinants’ to the European Journal of Public Health. The 16 articles that constitute this supplement use the new ... -
The social and behavioural determinants of health in Europe: findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health
Huijts, Tim; Stornes, Per Gunnar; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Bambra, Clare (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Previous studies comparing the social and behavioural determinants of health in Europe have largely focused on individual countries or combined data from various national surveys. In this article, we present ... -
The social determinants of inequalities in self-reported health in Europe: findings from the European social survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health
Balaj, Mirza; McNamara, Courtney L.; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Bambra, Clare; Thomson, Katie H. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Social gradients have been found across European populations, where less affluent groups are more often affected by poor housing and neighbourhood conditions. While poor housing and neighbourhood quality have ... -
The socioeconomic distribution of non-communicable diseases in Europe: findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health
McNamara, Courtney L.; Balaj, Mirza; Thomson, Katie H.; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Solheim, Erling F.; Bambra, Clare (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: A range of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has been found to follow a social pattern whereby socioeconomic status predicts either a higher or lower risk of disease. Comprehensive evidence on the socioeconomic ... -
Which public health interventions are effective in reducing morbidity, mortality and health inequalities from infectious diseases amongst children in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs): protocol for an umbrella review
Besnier, Elodie; Thomson, Katie; Stonkute, Donata; Mohammad, Talal; Akhter, Nasima; Todd, Adam; Jensen, Magnus Rom; Kilvik, Astrid; Bambra, Clare (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Introduction Despite significant progress in the last few decades, infectious diseases remain a significant threat to children’s health in low-income and middle-income countries. Effective means of prevention and control ... -
Who knows the risk? A multilevel study of systematic variations in work-related safety knowledge in the European workforce
Dragano, Nico; Lunau, Thorsten; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Toch-Marquardt, Marlen; van der Wel, Kjetil A.; Bambra, Clare (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Objectives: Health and safety instructions are important components of occupational prevention. Albeit instruction is mandatory in most countries, research suggests that safety knowledge varies among the workforce. We ...