Blar i Institutt for sosiologi og statsvitenskap på tidsskrift "Social Science and Medicine"
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COVID-19 and the Nordic Paradox: a call to measure the inequality reducing benefits of welfare systems in the wake of the pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The Nordic Paradox of inequality describes how the Nordic countries have puzzlingly high levels of relative health inequalities compared to other nations, despite extensive universal welfare systems and progressive tax ... -
Educational inequalities in high- vs. low-preventable health conditions: Exploring the fundamental cause theory
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aim: To explore variations in educational gradients or gaps between high- and low-preventable health conditions. Background: This is one of the first European studies to test whether the association between socioeconomic ... -
(I can't get no) satisfaction: A comparative study of healthcare recommodification in Europe, 2010-18
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)European health reforms during the last decades have strengthened patient rights and introduced choice, competition and financial incentives in a sector that has typically been state-directed and centrally controlled. The ... -
Improving job strain might reduce inequalities in cardiovascular disease mortality in european men
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Unfavorable psychosocial working conditions can lead to cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Lower-occupational groups typically experience unfavorable psychosocial working conditions as compared to higher-occupational ... -
Stayin’ alive: The introduction of municipal in-patient acute care units was associated with reduced mortality and fewer hospital readmissions.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Integrated care is seen as integral in combating the current and projected resource scarcity in the healthcare systems of developed economies. Previous research finds positive effects from implementing ... -
The symbolic affordances of a video-mediated gaze in emergency psychiatry
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)While mental illness is a significant health challenge worldwide, the availability of specialists is limited, especially in rural areas and for psychiatric emergencies. Although tele-psychiatry, via real-time videoconferencing ... -
Trends in absolute and relative educational inequalities in health during times of labour market restructuring in coastal areas: The HUNT Study, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Restructuring labour markets offers natural population-level experiments of great social epidemiological interest. Many coastal areas have endured substantial restructuring of their local labour markets following ...