Scandinavian journal of public health
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Scand J Public Health · Jul 2009
Comparative StudyParental attitudes and behaviour concerning adolescent alcohol consumption: do sociodemographic factors matter?
Parental attitudes and behaviour with regard to young people and alcohol are associated with teenagers' drinking behaviour. This study examined the association between sociodemographic factors among parents and parental attitudes and behaviour with regard to alcohol and adolescents. ⋯ The sex of the responding parent was the only sociodemographic factor that was associated with both parental attitudes and behaviour. Fathers were more likely than mothers to have a non-restrictive attitude. The fathers also reported to a greater extent than mothers that children had been drinking or tasting alcohol at home.
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Scand J Public Health · Jun 2009
Comparative StudySickness absence with musculoskeletal or mental diagnoses, transition into disability pension and all-cause mortality: a 9-year prospective cohort study.
Increased early mortality indicates poor health. This study assessed mortality among men and women after long-term sickness absence (LTSA) with musculoskeletal or mental diagnoses. A special focus was on possible differences in mortality among women and men who obtained disability pension (DP) as compared to those who did not. ⋯ When monitoring those on LTSA, one should be aware of the high mortality among those who obtain DP and male workers with low income, and preventive actions should be considered.
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Scand J Public Health · Jun 2009
What characterizes women in Norway who wish to have a caesarean section?
The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of pregnant women who wish to have a caesarean section. ⋯ At 30 weeks of pregnancy, one out of 10 women in a sample of Norwegian women would choose a caesarean section. Negative experiences from previous pregnancies and fear of giving birth are two of the strongest factors associated with a wish for a caesarean section and should be taken into consideration.
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Scand J Public Health · May 2009
Disability pension is associated with the use of benzodiazepines 20 years later: a prospective study.
The Norwegian government states that actions are needed to stimulate working capacity in disability pension (DP) recipients with such a potential. Identification of factors that may impair rehabilitation efforts, such as information on the start of benzodiazepines in DP recipients, may be useful in this context.Thus, the aim of the study was to describe the association between receipt of DP and later prescriptions of benzodiazepines among non-users at baseline. ⋯ For both men and women, the chance of being prescribed benzodiazepines was higher among those reporting being DP recipients 20 years in the past.