Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Westin, Steinar"
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Adolescent Health and High School Dropout: A Prospective Cohort Study of 9000 Norwegian Adolescents (The Young-HUNT)
De Ridder, Karin; Pape, Kristine; Johnsen, Roar; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Westin, Steinar; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: High school dropout is of major concern in the western world. Our aims were to estimate the risk of school dropout in adolescents following chronic somatic disease, somatic symptoms, psychological distress, ... -
Education-based health inequalities in 18,000 Norwegian couples: The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
Nilsen, Sara Marie; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Ernstsen, Linda; Krokstad, Steinar; Westin, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-11-19)Background Education-based inequalities in health are well established, but they are usually studied from an individual perspective. However, many individuals are part of a couple. We studied education-based health ... -
Education-based health inequalities in 18,000 Norwegian couples: The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT)
Nilsen, Sara Marie; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Ernstsen, Linda; Krokstad, Steinar; Westin, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background Education-based inequalities in health are well established, but they are usually studied from an individual perspective. However, many individuals are part of a couple. We studied education-based health ... -
Epidemiology and health policy: How to avoid becoming prisoner of the proximate
Westin, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)It goes without saying, epidemiology –the science of distribution of diseases and risk factors in popula-tions–isthebasisforallsoundandrationalhealthpolicy.Politiciansandpeopleinchargeof healthservices will ... -
High school dropout and long-term sickness and disability in young adulthood: a prospective propensity score stratified cohort study (the Young-HUNT study)
De Ridder, Karin; Pape, Kristine; Cuypers, Koenraad; Johnsen, Roar; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Westin, Steinar; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: High school dropout and long-term sickness absence/disability pension in young adulthood are strongly associated. We investigated whether common risk factors in adolescence may confound this association. Methods: ... -
Reading and writing difficulties in adolescence and later risk of welfare dependence. A ten year follow-up, the HUNT Study, Norway
Pape, Kristine; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Westin, Steinar; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Krokstad, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Background: Welfare dependence and low work participation among young people have raised concern in many European countries. Reading and writing difficulties (RWD) might make young people vulnerable to work integration ... -
Social and spatial patterns of obesity diffusion over three decades in a Norwegian county population: the HUNT Study
Krokstad, Steinar; Ernstsen, Linda; Sund, Erik Reidar; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Langhammer, Arnulf; Midthjell, Kristian; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Holmen, Jostein; Thoen, Håvard; Westin, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-10-19)Background: In order to develop effective preventive strategies, knowledge of trends in socioeconomic and geographical differences in risk factor levels is important. The objective of this study was to examine social and ... -
Social and spatial patterns of obesity diffusion over three decades in a Norwegian county population: the HUNT Study
Krokstad, Steinar; Ernstsen, Linda; Sund, Erik Reidar; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Langhammer, Arnulf; Midthjell, Kristian; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Holmen, Jostein; Thoen, Håvard; Westin, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: In order to develop effective preventive strategies, knowledge of trends in socioeconomic and geographical differences in risk factor levels is important. The objective of this study was to examine social ... -
Socioeconomic inequalities in health care utilisation in Norway: the population-based HUNT3 survey
Vikum, Eirik; Krokstad, Steinar; Westin, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background In this study we investigated the distribution of self-reported health care utilisation by education and household income in a county population in Norway, in a universal public health care system based on ... -
Surgery for herniated lumbar disc in private vs public hospitals: A pragmatic comparative effectiveness study
Madsbu, Mattis Aleksander; Salvesen, Øyvind; Carlsen, Sven Magnus; Westin, Steinar; Onarheim, Kristian; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Solberg, Tore; Gulati, Sasha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background There is limited evidence on the comparative performance of private and public healthcare. Our aim was to compare outcomes following surgery for lumbar disc herniation (LDH) in private versus public hospitals. ... -
The right to health in the UN-led Post-2015 Development Agenda: To what extent and how do the contributors in the thematic consultation on health argue in terms of the right to health?
Jorem, Jacob (Master thesis, 2013)Bakgrunn: Retten til helse er retten for enhver til den høyest oppnåelige helsestandard, og følger av flere menneskerettighetskonvensjoner. Denne retten gir både rettigheter og plikter for individet og staten, ...