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{"title":"Why applied science is ignored: and why that matters.","authors":"Töres Theorell","doi":"10.1177/14034948251381532","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948251381532","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49568,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"14034948251381532"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145309819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effectiveness of the MHFA programme in a Nordic context: an intervention study among nurse professionals caring for older adults.","authors":"Magdalena Häger, Erika Boman, Anna K Forsman","doi":"10.1177/14034948251380093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948251380093","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study investigated the effects of the Mental Health First Aid-Elderly (MHFA-E) training programme on nurse professionals' mental health literacy; that is, confidence in helping and level of knowledge of mental ill health in older adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An intervention study was conducted in the Åland Islands with 141 participants at baseline, all employed social and health care professionals in the study region. Surveys measuring perceived confidence in helping and acquired level of knowledge in mental ill health among older persons were administered before, immediately after, and 6 months following the training programme. Descriptive statistics and effect sizes (Cohen's d) were used to analyse outcome differences within the participants over time.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant improvements in confidence in helping and level of knowledge were found among the programme participants post intervention compared with baseline. However, a decline was registered at 6 months post intervention compared with immediately after the training programme. The findings highlight that the MHFA-E training programme carries potential in enhancing mental health literacy among nurse professionals.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This is one of few studies evaluating the MHFA-E programme. As the results are promising, this programme may provide a feasible intervention to strengthen the mental health literacy among care professionals in caring for older adults. However, as for emergency first aid courses, the results indicate no prolonged effects, suggesting that the studied MHFA-E programme needs to be delivered regularly in order to maintain its effect. More large-scale intervention studies evaluating this MHFA-E programme format in the Nordic context are warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":49568,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"14034948251380093"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145239925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Trends and associations of remote workdays and short sickness absences among Finnish knowledge workers from 2019 to 2023.","authors":"Annina Ropponen, Annu Haapakangas","doi":"10.1177/14034948251380639","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948251380639","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>The aim was to investigate short (1-3 days) sickness absence (SA) and remote work in 2019-2023 among a cohort of Finnish knowledge workers. A specific aim was to investigate the role of working hours and the associations between remote work and SA and if the associations would differ before, during, or after the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Employer-owned register data of 5535 knowledge workers for working hours (daily and weekly working hours), remote workdays/week, and short, 1-3 days, SA from 2019 to 2023 were investigated with a fixed-effects Poisson regression analysis for incidence rate ratios (IRRs) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The overall associations between remote work and short SA indicated that each 1-day increase in remote workdays was associated with higher odds of short SA (IRR 1.27, 95%CI 1.24, 1.30). The comparison across the years 2019-2023 showed varying associations. In the pre-pandemic year, 2019, there was no statistically significant association between remote workdays and short SA. Since 2021, doing no remote work has been associated with a lower likelihood of short SA. Instead, working remotely for 1-2 days or 3-5 days/week was associated with higher likelihood only when compared with no remote work.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>\u0000 <b>Among knowledge workers, remote work seems related to short, 1-3 days of SA only after the COVID-19 pandemic. The possibility of working remotely might be an important factor in mitigating infections, while our results raise the assumption that presenteeism might be prevalent in remote work.</b>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":49568,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"14034948251380639"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145240032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The association of solitary versus group-based arts participation with mental health: evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study.","authors":"Gökhan Kaya, Christopher Mathieu","doi":"10.1177/14034948251370234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948251370234","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Research on the role of art in alleviating mental health problems has increased dramatically. However, it remains unclear whether mental health benefits of the arts are the same across different social contexts of arts participation. The aim of the study is to investigate associations between two modes of arts participation, solitary and group-based, and psychological wellbeing (12-item general health questionnaire (GHQ-12).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from waves 2 and 5 of the United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study, involving 23,706 respondents, are used. Fixed-effects ordinary least squares is applied to examine the associations by following the same individuals over time.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our results show a positive association between mental health - using the GHQ-12 psychological wellbeing scale - and frequent participation in group-based arts activities (<i>b</i>=0.45, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.19 to 0.71, <i>P</i><0.001). In contrast, solitary arts activities are not significantly associated with psychological wellbeing, even for those who participate frequently (<i>b</i>=0.20, 95% CI -0.04 to 0.44, <i>P</i>>0.05). The results remain similar when controlling for key social determinants of mental health such as unemployment and social support, and when running robustness checks using two other outcomes: life satisfaction and mental health functioning (12-item short form health survey mental health component).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>\u0000 <b>Arts participation and social context work in tandem and group-based participation is more effectively associated with lower levels of mental health problems. The results show more beneficial outcomes for group-based as opposed to solitary arts participation, proving this distinction is important for further research and providing a key insight for arts-based social prescribing.</b>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":49568,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"14034948251370234"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145226230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation framework for the Joint Action PreventNCD: A comprehensive approach for a complex and multi-layered public health project.","authors":"Julika Loss, Martin Thißen, Michael Lange, Simon Löbl, Anna Mbodj, Gert B M Mensink, Meg Yates","doi":"10.1177/14034948251363869","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948251363869","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>The evaluation of the Joint Action on Cancer and Other Non-Communicable Diseases (JA PreventNCD) is considered a relevant contribution to guiding future public health activities in European countries. It will assess the project outputs and evaluate their contribution to achieving the outcomes of the joint action (JA), as well as their impact at both the European Union (EU) and member state (MS) levels.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The evaluation, informed by a logic model, assesses project-level outputs as well as outcomes and impacts at the MS and EU levels using mixed-methods approaches. This involves data collection and analysis to address the evaluation questions. Accompanying evaluation approaches will include monitoring selected implementation case studies and examining the influence of contextual factors across diverse settings.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The evaluation will provide essential insights to guide the adaptation and scaling-up of interventions to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCD) across diverse settings and countries. These insights can assist decision-makers in designing and implementing future public health initiatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":49568,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"14034948251363869"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145114792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Generalized trust and all-cause mortality: A population-based prospective cohort study.","authors":"Martin Lindström, Mirnabi Pirouzifard","doi":"10.1177/14034948251340480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948251340480","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Social science literature suggests that unlimited trust in others may lead to adverse outcomes, and that moderate trust may be more optimal in social interactions. The aim was to analyze associations between generalized trust in other people and all-cause mortality using a four-alternative generalized trust item that includes moderate trust.</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>Prospective cohort study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The 2008 Public Health Survey in Scania, southern Sweden, was conducted with a postal questionnaire followed by three reminders, with 28,198 respondents <b>(</b>54.1% response rate<b>)</b>. The survey was linked to all-cause mortality register data with 9.3-year follow-up. Multiple Cox regression analyses were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The item \"Most people can be trusted\" yielded 5.5% \"Completely agree,\" 57.6% \"Agree,\" 29.5% \"Don't agree\" and 7.4% \"Don't agree at all.\" Covariates of age, sex, socioeconomic status, chronic disease, mental health, health-related behaviors, social participation and social support showed significant bivariate associations with all-cause mortality. All-cause mortality remained significantly lower in the moderately high trust category (\"Agree\") compared to the very high trust reference category (\"Completely agree\") in the multiple analyses. In contrast, all-cause mortality in the low and very low trust categories did not significantly differ from the very high trust reference. Trust was also dichotomized into high trust (\"Completely agree\"/\"Agree\") versus low trust. Dichotomized low trust showed significantly higher all-cause mortality only when sex and age were included as covariates in the model.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>\u0000 <b>The construction, use and interpretation of generalized trust items should be scrutinized, and moderate generalized trust in others investigated as a health protective factor.</b>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":49568,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"14034948251340480"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145114769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Strengthening the use of regulatory policy measures for prevention of NCDs in Europe through the JA PreventNCD project.","authors":"Arnfinn Helleve, Maria João Gregório, Daniel Bergsvik, Anette Kocbach Bølling, Valentina De Cosmi, Neza Fras, Mojca Gabrijelčič Blenkuš, Karine Gallopel-Morvan, Line Småstuen Haug, Thomas Karlsson, Mikaela Lindeman, Betina Bergmann Madsen, Marco Silano, Taina Siponen, Sabrina Teyssier, Tord Finne Vedøy, Karine Vin, Johan Øvrevik","doi":"10.1177/14034948251374402","DOIUrl":"10.1177/14034948251374402","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>The Joint Action project on Cancer and other Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) prevention, Action on Health Determinants, includes a dedicated workstream on structural and population-level interventions. The overarching objective of this workstream is to strengthen the compliance, coherence, implementation and enforcement of evidence-based regulatory measures that support governmental efforts to reduce the burden of NCDs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The workstream adopts a multi-method approach, informed by existing academic literature and previous European studies. Key methodologies include policy mapping, evidence reviews, behavioural assessments, policy impact modelling, and pilot testing. Governmental alcohol and tobacco policies will be evaluated using comparative policy scales, while the health and economic impacts of health taxation policies will be projected through and microsimulation modelling. Nutrient profile modelling and food composition databases will be developed to inform strategies for food reformulation. The effectiveness of labelling interventions will be examined. Tools for monitoring digital marketing exposure will be developed, and the impact of environmental policy impact will be assessed.</p><p><strong>Expected results: </strong>The workstream is expected to deliver comprehensive policy analyses, demonstrate the potential impact of health taxation, propose harmonized nutrient profiling frameworks, assess the effectiveness of food and alcohol labelling practices and contribute to the development of cross-national structures for public food procurement. Additionally, it will provide guidance on the implementation of effective measures and evaluate divergences in national policy approaches across Europe.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>\u0000 <b>The workstream will generate actionable evidence and documentation to inform and support public policy processes, thereby contributing to reductions in the burden of preventable disease across the region.</b>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":49568,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"14034948251374402"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145092943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Collaborative strategies in the fight against non-communicable diseases: Shaping a healthier future with PreventNCD.","authors":"Marianne Takki, Carlos Mayoral-García","doi":"10.1177/14034948251362569","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948251362569","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Collaborative initiatives like Joint Action PreventNCD are essential in addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which account for over 80% of the disease burden in European Union (EU) countries. By targeting health determinants such as tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diets, and physical inactivity, while leveraging technology and innovation, the European Union aims to prevent and manage NCDs efficiently. Through sustained investment and collaboration, preventive measures can significantly reduce the NCD burden, promoting healthier lives and reducing pressures on healthcare systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":49568,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"14034948251362569"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145066221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Immigration status and other explanatory factors associated with place of death - a population-based register study.","authors":"Maya F Hallett, Tina Pedersen, Jahan Shabnam, Lene Jarlbæk","doi":"10.1177/14034948251346236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948251346236","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Place of death is a quality measure in palliative care. How place of death is influenced by immigration status, cause of death and sociodemographic factors at population level is sparsely elucidated. The aim was to analyse associations between place of death and these factors, which may be of interest in the healthcare system's efforts to offer equal access to the preferred place of death.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a national register-based study, using health and sociodemographic registers we included adult native and immigrant residents, who died from natural causes in Denmark during 2012 to 2020. In total, 453,219 decedents were included, of which 435,164 (96.0%) were native, 7205 (1.6%) were non-Western immigrants and 10,850 (2.4%) were Western immigrants. The main outcome was the place of death in hospital, home or in other places.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Non-Western immigrants were less likely to die at home versus hospital compared with natives. Adjusting for sociodemographic variables reduced the relative risk ratio of dying at home versus hospital for non-Western immigrants from 0.59 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.56-0.62) to 0.81 (95% CI 0.77-0.85). Western immigrants resembled the native population. Sex, age, income, education, marital status, cohabitation, geographic region and cause of death were also associated with place of death.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>\u0000 <b>Differences between non-Western immigrants and natives is partly explained by socio-demographic factors which might be accounted for in the provision of end-of-life care. However, a considerable part of the difference in place of death is explained by other factors, which are important to explore to accommodate wishes for place of death equally to all citizens.</b>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":49568,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"14034948251346236"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145066253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Strengthening population and organizational health literacy to reduce social inequalities within the JA PreventNCD.","authors":"Christopher Le, Christa Straßmayr, Nicolas Giraudeau, Johanna Cresswell-Smith, Camille Barailla, Peder Ringnes Berrefjord, Pia Solin, Raffaella Bucciardini, Anita Thorolvsen Munch, Robert Griebler","doi":"10.1177/14034948251372119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948251372119","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Health literacy is considered a key social determinant of health. It plays an important role in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), contributing to better health and well-being. Therefore, the overall aim of the health literacy focus (Action) within the European Joint Action to prevent NCDs (JA PreventNCD) is to promote general, digital, mental and organizational health literacy to improve health outcomes and counteract NCD-related health inequities in Europe. This paper presents a rational and methodological approach for strengthening health literacy in Europe.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The Action will be implemented through collaboration among 13 EU Member States and three non-EU Member States, using both quantitative and qualitative research approaches including questionnaire-based surveys, literature reviews, in-depth interviews, and focus groups, as well as stakeholder and user involvement. The implementation will be guided by a Health Literacy Approach to Theory of Change and carried out in three main phases: 1) project development, 2) data collection, data-analysis and tool development, and 3) recommendations for policy, research, and practice and dissemination.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>\u0000 <b>The project supports participating countries in conducting a comprehensive national-level situation analysis and provides a solid foundation for further developing national health literacy-related policies, strategies or action plans. The project's expected outcome will contribute to promoting general, digital, mental and organizational health literacy in the prevention of NCDs in Europe. A Theory of Change and a coordinated approach facilitate the development of shared platforms, such as the European Health Literacy Arena, which help maintain collaboration and visibility beyond the lifetime of the project.</b>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":49568,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"14034948251372119"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145030822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}