Blar i Fakultet for samfunns- og utdanningsvitenskap (SU) på tidsskrift "Scandinavian Journal of Public Health"
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29 recommendations to combat social inequalities in health. The Norwegian Council on Social Inequalities in Health
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)All political parties in Norway agree that social inequalities in health comprise a public health problem and should be reduced. Against this background, the Council on Social Inequalities in Health has taken action to ... -
Age groups changes in self-rated health: A prospective longitudinal study over a 20-year periodising Health Suirvey of North Trøndelag data.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: The aim of the study was to investigate changes in self-rated health (SRH) between different age groups and sexes over a 20-year period. Methods: Data were retrieved from the large longitudinal Health Survey ... -
Alienation: A useful concept for health inequality research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Aims: While Marxist class analysis has strongly influenced the development of health inequality research, other aspects of Marx’s theory have received less attention. Among the most relevant of Marx’s theoretical contributions ... -
Change and stability: Within-person life satisfaction over a 20-year period using data from the HUNT survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate within-person life satisfaction (LS) dynamics for two age groups, 20–29 and 30–39 years, from 1984 to 1986 and to follow them over a 20-year period. Methods: Data ... -
The effects of social protection policies on health inequalities: Evidence from systematic reviews
(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 ... -
Experiencing COVID-19 symptoms without the disease: The role of nocebo in reporting of symptoms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: A nocebo effect occurs when inactive factors lead to worsening of symptoms or reduce treatment outcomes. Believing that one is or has been infected with COVID-19 may act as a nocebo. However, not much is known ... -
From public health to public good: Toward universal wellbeing
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Gender empowerment, inequalities and the prevalence of adult female obesity: An empirical analysis using new data, 1990–2013
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Aims: Do gender inequality and gender discrimination explain female obesity? Discrimination denies access to choose and constrains agency. Scope: Using the Global Burden of Disease data on overweight and obesity share of ... -
The Gender Pain Gap: gender inequalities in pain across 19 European countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Aims: Chronic pain is increasingly considered to be an international public health issue, yet gender differences in chronic pain in Europe are under-examined. This work aimed to examine gender inequalities in pain across ... -
Health-system equity, egalitarian democracy and COVID-19 outcomes: An empirical analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aims: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a spate of studies showing a close connection between inequitable access to health care, welfare services and adverse outcomes from the pandemic. Others have argued that democratic ... -
Mental health symptoms during the first months of the COVID-19 outbreak in Norway: A cross-sectional survey study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to major social and economic changes that could impact public mental health. The main aim of the current study was to investigate mental health in Norway during the COVID-19 outbreak ... -
Migration and Health: Time for a new research agenda
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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
(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 ... -
Overweight and obesity among children in rural areas: The importance of culture
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Overweight and obesity among children in rural areas: The importance of culture Reidun Heggem, Alexander Zahl-ThanemFirst Published August 21, 2021 Research Article https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948211037877 Article ... -
Quality of life in primary school children: The Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Aims: The primary aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between parents’ level of education, measurements of physical attributes, and quality of life in a general sample of primary school children. ... -
Relational welfare: a socially just response to co-creating health and wellbeing for all
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Aims: Contemporary approaches to pursuing public value and the vision of health and wellbeing for all have evolved notably in the past few decades, with distinct approaches termed ‘co-creation’ and ‘health promotion’ ... -
Using the Triangle of Human Ecology for understanding self-rated depression: A quantitative study based on the HUNT 3 cohort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aims: To test the Triangle of Human Ecology by examining associations between unipolar depression and different measures of human biological factors, health behaviour, and the physical environment. Methods: Data originate ... -
Validation of the Norwegian version of the work-related sense of coherence scale
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the work-related sense of coherence scale, which measures the perceived comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness ...