International journal of public health
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Int J Public Health · Sep 2016
The great recession, youth unemployment and inequalities in psychological health complaints in adolescents: a multilevel study in 31 countries.
Little is known about the impact of recessions on young people's socioeconomic inequalities in health. This study investigates the impact of the economic recession in terms of youth unemployment on socioeconomic inequalities in psychological health complaints among adolescents across Europe and North America. ⋯ This study highlights the need to tackle the impact of increasing unemployment on adolescent health and health inequalities during economic recessions.
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Int J Public Health · May 2016
If I tweet will you cite? The effect of social media exposure of articles on downloads and citations.
We sought to investigate whether exposing scientific papers to social media (SM) has an effect on article downloads and citations. ⋯ SM exposure did not have a significant effect on traditional impact metrics, such as downloads and citations. However, other metrics may measure the added value that social media might offer to a scientific journal, such as wider dissemination.
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Int J Public Health · Mar 2016
E-cigarettes as smoking cessation aids: a survey among practitioners in Italy.
To describe experiences with and beliefs about e-cigarettes as safe and useful aids for smoking cessation among healthcare professionals providing smoking cessation services. ⋯ Despite limited empirical evidence, service providers in Italy viewed e-cigarettes, as safe and effective smoking cessation aids. More concerted efforts are needed to improve knowledge about e-cigarettes among service providers, to guide their clinical practice and decision-making with respect to e-cigarettes.
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Int J Public Health · Mar 2016
Vape, quit, tweet? Electronic cigarettes and smoking cessation on Twitter.
Individuals seeking information about electronic cigarettes are increasingly turning to social media networks like Twitter. We surveyed dominant Twitter communications about e-cigarettes and smoking cessation, examining message sources, themes, and attitudes. ⋯ Our findings show that Twitter users are overwhelmingly exposed to messages that favor e-cigarettes as smoking cessation aids, even when disregarding commercial activity. This underlines the need for effective public health engagement with social media to provide reliable information about e-cigarettes and smoking cessation online.