| 1. |
|
|
| 2. |
- Sundquist, J, et al.
(författare)
-
Psychosocial working conditions and self-reported long-term illness: A population-based study of Swedish-born and foreign-born employed persons
- 2003
-
Ingår i: Ethnicity and Health. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1355-7858 .- 1465-3419. ; 8:4, s. 307-317
-
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background. Knowledge pertaining to the relationship between migration status and psychosocial job characteristics and long-term illness is not readily available in the international literature. The aim of this study is to analyse the cross-sectional associations between high psychological job demands and low decision latitude (high job strain), work-related social support and long-term illness among foreign-born and Swedish-born people. Methods. The present study combines four annual simple random samples covering 1994-97 from the Swedish Annual Level of Living Survey (SALLS). A sub-sample, including only employed persons and consisting of 10,072 Swedish-born persons, 710 labour migrants and 333 refugees aged 25-64 years, was analysed using logistic regression. Results. Refugees had a higher risk (OR = 1.33; 95% CI 1.05-1.69) of long-term illness than Swedes. Moreover, those experiencing both high job demands and a low decision latitude ran an increased risk (OR= 1.74; 95% CI 1.42-2.13) of long-term illness. About 63% of the refugees among the unskilled/skilled manual workers had low decision latitudes in comparison with 17% of the intermediate and senior salaried employees. There were only small differences in job demands between labour immigrants, refugees and Swedes. There was no interaction between migration status and high job strain. However, refugees with low social support had nearly twice as high a risk of long-term illness as Swedes with high-level work-related social support. Conclusions. Refugees ran a higher risk of long-term illness than Swedes. Although there were no differences in risk between labour immigrants, refugees and Swedes under job strain, refugees with low work-related social support had a high risk of long-term illness. Unskilled/skilled refugee workers had lower decision latitudes than Swedes.
|
|
| 3. |
|
|
| 4. |
|
|
| 5. |
|
|
| 6. |
- Sundquist, K, et al.
(författare)
-
Increasing trends of obesity in Sweden between 1996/97 and 2000/01
- 2004
-
Ingår i: International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0307-0565. ; 28:2, s. 254-261
-
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)
|
|
| 7. |
|
|
| 8. |
- Sundquist, K, et al.
(författare)
-
Social participation and coronary heart disease: a follow-up study of 6900 women and men in Sweden
- 2004
-
Ingår i: Social Science and Medicine. - 1873-5347 .- 0277-9536. ; 58:3, s. 615-622
-
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Few studies have examined the relationship between social, cultural and religious participation, political empowerment and coronary heart disease (CHD). The aim of this study was to examine whether low social participation, as described in a social participation index, predicted incidence rates of CHD. This is a follow-up study, from 1990-91 to 31 December 2000, of 6861 Swedish women and men, who were interviewed about their social participation, education, housing tenure and smoking habits. A social participation index was constructed, based on 18 variables from the survey. The outcome measure was CHD morbidity and mortality. Respondents with a CHD incident from 1986 until interview were excluded from the study. Data were analysed using Cox' regression and the results are presented as hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (Q. In the sex- and age-adjusted model there was a gradient between the social participation index and CHD, so that persons with low social participation had the highest risk of CHD with HR = 2.15; CI = 1.57-2.94, followed by HR = 1.67; Cl = 1.23-2.27 for those with middle social participation. In the full model, when education, housing tenure and smoking habits were included, the increased risk of CHD for persons with low social participation remained high, with HR = 1.69, CI = 1.21-2.37. We conclude that persons with low social participation in the social participation index exhibited an increased risk of CHD that remained after adjustment for education, housing tenure and smoking habits. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
|
|
| 9. |
- Sundquist, K, et al.
(författare)
-
Urbanisation and incidence of psychosis and depression: follow-up study of 4.4 million women and men in Sweden
- 2004
-
Ingår i: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science. - : Royal College of Psychiatrists. - 0007-1250. ; 184, s. 293-298
-
Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Previous studies of differences in mental health between urban and rural populations are inconsistent.AimsTo examine whether a high level of urbanisation is associated with increased incidence rates of psychosis and depression, after adjustment for age, marital status, education and immigrant status.MethodFollow-up study of the total Swedish population aged 25–64 years with respect to first hospital admission for psychosis or depression. Level of urbanisation was defined by population density and divided into quintiles.ResultsWith increasing levels of urbanisation the incidence rates of psychosis and depression rose. In the full models, those living in the most densely populated areas (quintile 5) had 68–77% more risk of developing psychosis and 12–20% more risk of developing depression than the reference group (quintile 1).ConclusionsA high level of urbanisation is associated with increased risk of psychosis and depression for both women and men.
|
|
| 10. |
|
|
