Tackling the wider social determinants of health and health inequalities: evidence from systematic reviews
(2008)
Report
Bambra, C., Gibson, M., Petticrew, M., Sowden, A., Whitehead, M., & Wright, K. (2008). Tackling the wider social determinants of health and health inequalities: evidence from systematic reviews. [No known commissioning body]
Outputs (11)
Volunteering and Health: What impact does it really have? Report to Volunteering England (2008)
Report
Casiday, R., Kinsman, E., Fisher, C., & Bambra, C. (2008). Volunteering and Health: What impact does it really have? Report to Volunteering England. [No known commissioning body]A systematic review was undertaken to ascertain the health effects of volunteering on volunteers and health service users. 24,966 articles were identified from database searches, of which 87 papers were included. The review identified qualified evide... Read More about Volunteering and Health: What impact does it really have? Report to Volunteering England.
Tackling worklessness in Sedgefield, County Durham. Research report to Sedgefield Borough LSP (2008)
Report
Joyce, K., Smith, K., & Bambra, C. (2008). Tackling worklessness in Sedgefield, County Durham. Research report to Sedgefield Borough LSP. [No known commissioning body]
Welfare state regimes and income related health inequalities: a comparison of 23 European countries (2008)
Journal Article
Eikemo, T., Bambra, C., Joyce, K., & Dahl, E. (2008). Welfare state regimes and income related health inequalities: a comparison of 23 European countries. European Journal of Public Health, 18(6), 593-599. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckn092Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether the magnitude of income-related health inequalities varies between welfare regimes (Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon, Bismarckian, Southern and Eastern). Specifically, it examined whether the S... Read More about Welfare state regimes and income related health inequalities: a comparison of 23 European countries.
"A hard day’s night?" The effects of Compressed Working Week interventions on the health and work-life balance of shift workers: a systematic review (2008)
Journal Article
Bambra, C., Whitehead, M., Sowden, A., Akers, J., & Petticrew, M. (2008). "A hard day’s night?" The effects of Compressed Working Week interventions on the health and work-life balance of shift workers: a systematic review. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 62(9), 764-777. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2007.067249Objective: To systematically review studies of the effects of the Compressed Working Week on the health and work-life balance of shift workers, and to identify any differential impacts by socio-economic group. Methods: Systematic review. Following QU... Read More about "A hard day’s night?" The effects of Compressed Working Week interventions on the health and work-life balance of shift workers: a systematic review.
Incapacity Benefit reform and the politics of ill health (2008)
Journal Article
Bambra, C. (2008). Incapacity Benefit reform and the politics of ill health. eBMJ (London), 337(7668), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a1452
Welfare state regimes and differences in self-perceived health in Europe: a multi-level analysis (2008)
Journal Article
Eikemo, T., Bambra, C., Judge, K., & Ringdal, K. (2008). Welfare state regimes and differences in self-perceived health in Europe: a multi-level analysis. Social Science & Medicine, 66(11), 2281-2295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.01.022The aim of this study was to determine the degree to which welfare state regime characteristics explained the proportional variation of self-perceived health between European countries, when individual and regional variation was accounted for, by und... Read More about Welfare state regimes and differences in self-perceived health in Europe: a multi-level analysis.
Shifting schedules: the health effects of reorganizing shift work (2008)
Journal Article
Bambra, C., Whitehead, M., Sowden, A., Akers, J., & Petticrew, M. (2008). Shifting schedules: the health effects of reorganizing shift work. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 34(5), 427-434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2007.12.023Background Approximately one fifth of workers are engaged in some kind of shift work. The harmful effects of shift work on the health and work–life balance of employees are well known. A range of organizational interventions has been suggested to add... Read More about Shifting schedules: the health effects of reorganizing shift work.
Health inequalities according to educational level in different welfare regimes: a comparison of 23 European countries (2008)
Journal Article
Eikemo, T., Huisman, M., Bambra, C., & Kunst, A. (2008). Health inequalities according to educational level in different welfare regimes: a comparison of 23 European countries. Sociology of Health & Illness, 30(4), 565-582. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.01073.xThe object of this study was to determine whether the magnitude of educational health inequalities varies between European countries with different welfare regimes. The data source is based on the first and second wave of the European Social Survey.... Read More about Health inequalities according to educational level in different welfare regimes: a comparison of 23 European countries.
The welfare state: a glossary for public health (2008)
Journal Article
Eikemo, T., & Bambra, C. (2008). The welfare state: a glossary for public health. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 62(1), 3-6. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2007.066787Recently, there has been a surge in comparative social epidemiology, and a sizeable amount of this has examined the relation between different aspects of the welfare state and population health. Such research draws strongly, though usually implicitly... Read More about The welfare state: a glossary for public health.