{"title":"Employment in low-skilled jobs as trigger and consequence of poor health-a longitudinal perspective from Germany.","authors":"Arthur Kaboth, Lena Hünefeld, Ralf Himmelreicher","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae157","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae157","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite evidence of correlations between low-skilled jobs and poor health, the longitudinal perspective on this research topic has been neglected in Germany for decades. Therefore, we investigate (i) the causal relationship between accumulated employment in low- or medium-skilled jobs on self-rated health and (ii) the selective association of self-rated health on transitions from medium- to low-skilled jobs. About 26 313 dependent employees and persons aged 25-50 from 2010 to 2020 in the German Socio-Economic Panel were included. Linear fixed-effects models were used to analyse the impact of accumulated employment in low- or medium-skilled jobs on self-rated health. Linear probability models with fixed effects were calculated to identify the effect of self-rated health on transitions between low- and medium-skilled jobs. Accumulated employment in low-skilled jobs impacts self-rated health significantly. There is no confirmation for accumulated employment in medium-skilled jobs concerning health. Poor self-rated health increases the probability of transitioning from medium- to low-skilled jobs but does not impact the reverse transition. Poor self-rated health can push employees into low-skilled jobs. Against the background of extended working lives and preserving the labour force potential, there is a need for action and research concerning employees in low-skilled jobs.</p>","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1052-1058"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11631426/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142590379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charlotte Marchandise, Gauden Galea, Ilmo Keskimäki, Floris Barnhoorn
{"title":"Addressing public health in times of conflict.","authors":"Charlotte Marchandise, Gauden Galea, Ilmo Keskimäki, Floris Barnhoorn","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae171","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae171","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":"34 6","pages":"1232-1234"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11631500/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142806632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julia Rey-Brandariz, María I Santiago-Pérez, Cristina Candal-Pedreira, Leonor Varela-Lema, Alberto Ruano-Ravina, Esther López-Vizcaíno, Carla Guerra-Tort, Jasjit S Ahluwalia, Agustín Montes, Mónica Pérez-Ríos
{"title":"Impact of the use of small-area models on estimation of attributable mortality at a regional level.","authors":"Julia Rey-Brandariz, María I Santiago-Pérez, Cristina Candal-Pedreira, Leonor Varela-Lema, Alberto Ruano-Ravina, Esther López-Vizcaíno, Carla Guerra-Tort, Jasjit S Ahluwalia, Agustín Montes, Mónica Pérez-Ríos","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae104","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective of this study is to assess the impact of applying prevalences derived from a small-area model at a regional level on smoking-attributable mortality (SAM). A prevalence-dependent method was used to estimate SAM. Prevalences of tobacco use were derived from a small-area model. SAM and population attributable fraction (PAF) estimates were compared against those calculated by pooling data from three national health surveys conducted in Spain (2011-2014-2017). We calculated the relative changes between the two estimates and assessed the width of the 95% CI of the PAF. Applying surveys-based prevalences, tobacco use was estimated to cause 53 825 (95% CI: 53 182-54 342) deaths in Spain in 2017, a figure 3.8% lower obtained with the small-area model prevalences. The lowest relative change was observed in the Castile-La Mancha region (1.1%) and the highest in Navarre (14.1%). The median relative change between regions was higher for women (26.1%), population aged ≥65 years (6.6%), and cardiometabolic diseases (9.0%). The differences between PAF by cause of death were never greater than 2%. Overall, the differences between estimates of SAM, PAF, and confidence interval width are small when using prevalences from both sources. Having these data available by region will allow decision-makers to implement smoking control measures based on more accurate data.</p>","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1218-1224"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11631475/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141436751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Antoine Marsaudon, Florence Jusot, Jérôme Wittwer, Paul Dourgnon
{"title":"Patients like any others? Providing coverage to undocumented migrants in France: effects on access to care and usual source of care.","authors":"Antoine Marsaudon, Florence Jusot, Jérôme Wittwer, Paul Dourgnon","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae143","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae143","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Medical State Assistance is a French public health insurance programme that allows undocumented migrants (UM) to access primary, secondary, and tertiary care services free of user charge, either premium or out-of-pocket. The objective of this study is to assess the effect of Medical State Assistance on access to healthcare services and on usual source of care (USC). We rely on representative data of 1,223 UM attending places of assistance to vulnerable populations in Paris and in the greater area of Bordeaux (France). In this sample, 51% of UM are covered by Medical State Assistance. We use probit and ordinary least square regressions to model healthcare uses of undocumented migrants. The results show that UM covered by Medical State Assistance are more likely to access outpatient healthcare services (by +22.4 percentage points) and less likely to do so on non-governmental organizations (by -6.7 percentage points) than their eligible but uncovered counterpart. Additionally, covered undocumented migrants made 36.9% more medical visits in outpatient healthcare services and 65.4% fewer visits in non-governmental organizations than eligible but uncovered ones. Moreover, covered UM are also more likely to report that primary care services are their USC, in preference to emergency departments and other outpatient care services. UM covered by Medical State Assistance are more likely to consult in outpatient healthcare services.</p>","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1157-1162"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11631444/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142282589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Selam Woldemariam, Moritz Oberndorfer, Viktoria K Stein, Sandra Haider, Thomas E Dorner
{"title":"Association between frailty and subsequent disability trajectories among older adults: a growth curve longitudinal analysis from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (2004-19).","authors":"Selam Woldemariam, Moritz Oberndorfer, Viktoria K Stein, Sandra Haider, Thomas E Dorner","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae146","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae146","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Frailty is associated with adverse health outcomes in ageing populations, yet its long-term effect on the development of disability is not well defined. The study examines to what extent frailty affects disability trajectories over 15 years in older adults aged 50+. Using seven waves of data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), the study estimates the effect of baseline frailty on subsequent disability trajectories by multilevel growth curve models. The sample included 94 360 individuals from 28 European countries. Baseline frailty was assessed at baseline, using the sex-specific SHARE-Frailty-Instrument (SHARE-FI), including weight loss, exhaustion, muscle weakness, slowness, and low physical activity. Disability outcomes were the sum score of limitations in activities of daily living (ADL) and Instrumental ADL (IADL). Analyses were stratified by sex. Over 15 years, baseline frailty score was positively associated with disability trajectories in men [βADL = 0.074, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.064; P = .083; βIADL = 0.094, 95% CI = 0.080; P = 0.107] and women (βADL = 0.097, 95% CI = 0.089; P = .105; βIADL = 0.108, 95% CI = 0.097; P = .118). Frail participants showed higher ADL and IADL disability levels, independent of baseline disability, compared with prefrail and robust participants across all age groups. Overall, participants displayed higher levels of IADL disability than ADL disability. Study findings indicate the importance of early frailty assessment using the SHARE-FI in individuals 50 and older as it provides valuable insight into future disability outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1184-1191"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11631492/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142307394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joyce M Molenaar, Ka Yin Leung, Lindsey van der Meer, Peter Paul F Klein, Jeroen N Struijs, Jessica C Kiefte-de Jong
{"title":"Predicting population-level vulnerability among pregnant women using routinely collected data and the added relevance of self-reported data.","authors":"Joyce M Molenaar, Ka Yin Leung, Lindsey van der Meer, Peter Paul F Klein, Jeroen N Struijs, Jessica C Kiefte-de Jong","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae184","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae184","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recognizing and addressing vulnerability during the first thousand days of life can prevent health inequities. It is necessary to determine the best data for predicting multidimensional vulnerability (i.e. risk factors to vulnerability across different domains and a lack of protective factors) at population level to understand national prevalence and trends. This study aimed to (1) assess the feasibility of predicting multidimensional vulnerability during pregnancy using routinely collected data, (2) explore potential improvement of these predictions by adding self-reported data on health, well-being, and lifestyle, and (3) identify the most relevant predictors. The study was conducted using Dutch nationwide routinely collected data and self-reported Public Health Monitor data. First, to predict multidimensional vulnerability using routinely collected data, we used random forest (RF) and considered the area under the curve (AUC) and F1 measure to assess RF model performance. To validate results, sensitivity analyses (XGBoost and Lasso) were done. Second, we gradually added self-reported data to predictions. Third, we explored the RF model's variable importance. The initial RF model could distinguish between those with and without multidimensional vulnerability (AUC = 0.98). The model was able to correctly predict multidimensional vulnerability in most cases, but there was also misclassification (F1 measure = 0.70). Adding self-reported data improved RF model performance (e.g. F1 measure = 0.80 after adding perceived health). The strongest predictors concerned self-reported health, socioeconomic characteristics, and healthcare expenditures and utilization. It seems possible to predict multidimensional vulnerability using routinely collected data that is readily available. However, adding self-reported data can improve predictions.</p>","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1210-1217"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11631480/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142738916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna Leibinger, Nicole Holliday, Oliver Huizinga, Carmen Klinger, Elochukwu Okanmelu, Karin Geffert, Eva Rehfuess, Peter von Philipsborn
{"title":"Reach and public health implications of proposed new food marketing regulation in Germany: an updated analysis.","authors":"Anna Leibinger, Nicole Holliday, Oliver Huizinga, Carmen Klinger, Elochukwu Okanmelu, Karin Geffert, Eva Rehfuess, Peter von Philipsborn","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae087","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Advertising for unhealthy foods adversely affects children's food preferences and intake. The German government published plans to restrict such advertising in February 2023 and has revised them several times since. We assess the reach of the current draft from June 2023, and discuss its public health implications. We show that across 22 product categories covered by the current draft law, the median share of products permitted for marketing to children stands at 55%, with an interquartile range of 11-73%. Resistance from industry groups and from within government poses hurdles and leaves the prospects of the legislation uncertain.</p>","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1109-1111"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11631481/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141081192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leonard Roth, Ingrid Gilles, Emilie Antille, Jonathan Jubin, Vladimir Jolidon, Annie Oulevey-Bachmann, Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux
{"title":"Factors associated with intent to stay in the profession: an exploratory cluster analysis across healthcare professions in Switzerland.","authors":"Leonard Roth, Ingrid Gilles, Emilie Antille, Jonathan Jubin, Vladimir Jolidon, Annie Oulevey-Bachmann, Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae100","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae100","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Retention issues are widespread within the health workforce. This cross-sectional study used data collected from 1707 healthcare professionals in 2022-23 to identify with k-means clustering groups of individuals sharing similar working experiences. These profiles were linked with varying levels of turnover intentions and a range of healthcare professions. While occupational therapists and paramedics reported in average better working conditions, registered nurses and intermediate caregivers reported the poorest experiences. In other clusters, salaries were high where work-life balance was low, and inversely. By learning from similarities and differences in the working conditions of diverse healthcare professionals, shared initiatives aimed at improving retention across professions can be facilitated.</p>","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1146-1148"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11631472/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141436749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thomas Grochtdreis, Hans-Helmut König, Judith Dams
{"title":"Flight-related determinants of healthcare services utilization of asylum seekers and refugees in Germany: a study based on the German Socio-Economic Panel.","authors":"Thomas Grochtdreis, Hans-Helmut König, Judith Dams","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae135","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae135","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to analyze the associations between healthcare services utilization and flight-related characteristics of asylum seekers and refugees in Germany. The 2020 wave of the German Socio-Economic Panel's Survey of Refugees was used to compile a sample of asylum seekers and refugees (n = 3134). Healthcare services utilization was measured using the self-reported number of visits to primary care physicians and hospitalization. Only the feeling of being welcome and worries about not being able to stay in Germany were identified as potential flight-related determinants of healthcare services utilization.</p>","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1173-1176"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11631521/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142105736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Subas Neupane, Tea Lallukka, Aino Salonsalmi, Eija Haukka, Päivi Leino-Arjas
{"title":"Trajectories of satisfaction with work-family reconciliation among midlife employees: the role of family-related factors and quality of life.","authors":"Subas Neupane, Tea Lallukka, Aino Salonsalmi, Eija Haukka, Päivi Leino-Arjas","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae117","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckae117","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We studied the developmental trajectories of satisfaction with work-family reconciliation (WFS) and their associations with family-related factors and quality of life measures among municipal employees. The study was based on the Helsinki Health Study of municipal employees of the City of Helsinki in 2001-02 and its follow-up surveys in 2007, 2012, and 2017. Employees aged 40-50 at baseline and working at all timepoints were analysed (n = 1681, 84% women). Growth Mixture Models were applied to identify trajectories of WFS (dissatisfied vs. satisfied). Associations of family-related and quality-of-life factors (physical functioning and emotional well-being) with the WFS trajectories were studied using log-binomial regression models, adjusting for sociodemographic and lifestyle variables. Two WFS trajectories, low (women 45%; men 53%) and high were identified. In a fully adjusted model among women, having ≥1 children aged 0-6 years was associated with increased odds of belonging to the low WFS trajectory (OR 1.52, 95% CI 1.19-1.95). Among men, having ≥1 children aged 7-18 was associated with decreased odds (0.39, 0.19-0.80). High emotional well-being was inversely associated with the low WFS trajectory among both genders (women 0.32, 0.23-0.45; men 0.20, 0.09-0.46). High physical functioning (0.59, 0.42-0.83) was inversely associated with the low WFS trajectory among women only. Less than half of the women and more than half of the men participants belonged to a low WFS trajectory, which associated with the age of children in the family and quality-of-life measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1059-1065"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11631479/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141758015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}