Sweden's excess mortality in 2020-2022 and reporting in the media
CONCLUSIONS: The report disregards residual confounding due to the broad definition of the period 2020-2022. Mass media should avoid one-sided reporting.PMID:38499977 | DOI:10.1177/14034948241239353 (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - March 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Martin Lindstr öm Source Type: research

Long-term care use, hospitalizations and mortality during COVID-19 in Finland and Sweden: A nationwide register-based study in 2020
CONCLUSIONS: During the first wave of the pandemic mortality was consistently higher in Sweden. We also found a larger decrease in LTC use and, among LTC residents, a smaller decrease in hospital admissions in Finland than in Sweden. This study calls for assessing the health consequences of the differences observed between these two Scandinavian countries as part of the lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.PMID:38481014 | DOI:10.1177/14034948241235730 (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Pierre-Olivier Bloti ère G éric Maura Jani Raitanen Jutta Pulkki Leena Forma Kristina Johnell Mari Aaltonen Jonas W Wastesson Source Type: research

Preventing smoking initiation in adolescents living in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions: Study protocol of the KickAsh!-intervention
CONCLUSIONS: Conducting this trial will offer novel insights into the effectiveness of a smoking prevention intervention designed for adolescents living in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions. A mixed-method design will enable to measure impact, implementation and underlying processes of the intervention. Overall, this design will enhance our understanding on the suitability of SR-settings as contexts for smoking prevention initiatives targeting hard-to-reach youth. This trial is registered on Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT05920772.PMID:38481024 | DOI:10.1177/14034948241236232 (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Babette Demeester Ma ïté Verloigne Sara Willems Kenji Leta Emelien Lauwerier Source Type: research

Trauma-informed care for women who are forced migrants: a qualitative study among service providers
CONCLUSIONS: Violence, abuse and oppression against forced migrant women severely impact their health and possibilities of accessing support. Services providing trauma-informed care for forced migrants need to empower women, and carefully consider gender-related aspects impacting women's opportunities to access and utilise trauma-informed care. To ensure that women who need support access it, trauma-informed services should work with outreach efforts, ensure competence development among providers, counteract practical barriers and coordinate with health and social services.PMID:38482794 | DOI:10.1177/14034948241237591 (Sou...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Linda Jolof Patricia Rocca Tommy Carlsson Source Type: research

Long-term care use, hospitalizations and mortality during COVID-19 in Finland and Sweden: A nationwide register-based study in 2020
CONCLUSIONS: During the first wave of the pandemic mortality was consistently higher in Sweden. We also found a larger decrease in LTC use and, among LTC residents, a smaller decrease in hospital admissions in Finland than in Sweden. This study calls for assessing the health consequences of the differences observed between these two Scandinavian countries as part of the lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.PMID:38481014 | DOI:10.1177/14034948241235730 (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Pierre-Olivier Bloti ère G éric Maura Jani Raitanen Jutta Pulkki Leena Forma Kristina Johnell Mari Aaltonen Jonas W Wastesson Source Type: research

Preventing smoking initiation in adolescents living in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions: Study protocol of the KickAsh!-intervention
CONCLUSIONS: Conducting this trial will offer novel insights into the effectiveness of a smoking prevention intervention designed for adolescents living in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions. A mixed-method design will enable to measure impact, implementation and underlying processes of the intervention. Overall, this design will enhance our understanding on the suitability of SR-settings as contexts for smoking prevention initiatives targeting hard-to-reach youth. This trial is registered on Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT05920772.PMID:38481024 | DOI:10.1177/14034948241236232 (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Babette Demeester Ma ïté Verloigne Sara Willems Kenji Leta Emelien Lauwerier Source Type: research

Trauma-informed care for women who are forced migrants: a qualitative study among service providers
CONCLUSIONS: Violence, abuse and oppression against forced migrant women severely impact their health and possibilities of accessing support. Services providing trauma-informed care for forced migrants need to empower women, and carefully consider gender-related aspects impacting women's opportunities to access and utilise trauma-informed care. To ensure that women who need support access it, trauma-informed services should work with outreach efforts, ensure competence development among providers, counteract practical barriers and coordinate with health and social services.PMID:38482794 | DOI:10.1177/14034948241237591 (Sou...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Linda Jolof Patricia Rocca Tommy Carlsson Source Type: research

Long-term care use, hospitalizations and mortality during COVID-19 in Finland and Sweden: A nationwide register-based study in 2020
CONCLUSIONS: During the first wave of the pandemic mortality was consistently higher in Sweden. We also found a larger decrease in LTC use and, among LTC residents, a smaller decrease in hospital admissions in Finland than in Sweden. This study calls for assessing the health consequences of the differences observed between these two Scandinavian countries as part of the lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.PMID:38481014 | DOI:10.1177/14034948241235730 (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Pierre-Olivier Bloti ère G éric Maura Jani Raitanen Jutta Pulkki Leena Forma Kristina Johnell Mari Aaltonen Jonas W Wastesson Source Type: research

Preventing smoking initiation in adolescents living in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions: Study protocol of the KickAsh!-intervention
CONCLUSIONS: Conducting this trial will offer novel insights into the effectiveness of a smoking prevention intervention designed for adolescents living in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions. A mixed-method design will enable to measure impact, implementation and underlying processes of the intervention. Overall, this design will enhance our understanding on the suitability of SR-settings as contexts for smoking prevention initiatives targeting hard-to-reach youth. This trial is registered on Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT05920772.PMID:38481024 | DOI:10.1177/14034948241236232 (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Babette Demeester Ma ïté Verloigne Sara Willems Kenji Leta Emelien Lauwerier Source Type: research

Trauma-informed care for women who are forced migrants: a qualitative study among service providers
CONCLUSIONS: Violence, abuse and oppression against forced migrant women severely impact their health and possibilities of accessing support. Services providing trauma-informed care for forced migrants need to empower women, and carefully consider gender-related aspects impacting women's opportunities to access and utilise trauma-informed care. To ensure that women who need support access it, trauma-informed services should work with outreach efforts, ensure competence development among providers, counteract practical barriers and coordinate with health and social services.PMID:38482794 | DOI:10.1177/14034948241237591 (Sou...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Linda Jolof Patricia Rocca Tommy Carlsson Source Type: research

Long-term care use, hospitalizations and mortality during COVID-19 in Finland and Sweden: A nationwide register-based study in 2020
CONCLUSIONS: During the first wave of the pandemic mortality was consistently higher in Sweden. We also found a larger decrease in LTC use and, among LTC residents, a smaller decrease in hospital admissions in Finland than in Sweden. This study calls for assessing the health consequences of the differences observed between these two Scandinavian countries as part of the lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic.PMID:38481014 | DOI:10.1177/14034948241235730 (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Pierre-Olivier Bloti ère G éric Maura Jani Raitanen Jutta Pulkki Leena Forma Kristina Johnell Mari Aaltonen Jonas W Wastesson Source Type: research

Preventing smoking initiation in adolescents living in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions: Study protocol of the KickAsh!-intervention
CONCLUSIONS: Conducting this trial will offer novel insights into the effectiveness of a smoking prevention intervention designed for adolescents living in vulnerable socioeconomic conditions. A mixed-method design will enable to measure impact, implementation and underlying processes of the intervention. Overall, this design will enhance our understanding on the suitability of SR-settings as contexts for smoking prevention initiatives targeting hard-to-reach youth. This trial is registered on Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT05920772.PMID:38481024 | DOI:10.1177/14034948241236232 (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Babette Demeester Ma ïté Verloigne Sara Willems Kenji Leta Emelien Lauwerier Source Type: research

Trauma-informed care for women who are forced migrants: a qualitative study among service providers
CONCLUSIONS: Violence, abuse and oppression against forced migrant women severely impact their health and possibilities of accessing support. Services providing trauma-informed care for forced migrants need to empower women, and carefully consider gender-related aspects impacting women's opportunities to access and utilise trauma-informed care. To ensure that women who need support access it, trauma-informed services should work with outreach efforts, ensure competence development among providers, counteract practical barriers and coordinate with health and social services.PMID:38482794 | DOI:10.1177/14034948241237591 (Sou...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - March 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Linda Jolof Patricia Rocca Tommy Carlsson Source Type: research

Smoking among immigrants in Norway: a cross-sectional study
CONCLUSIONS: Policies are warranted that target smoking among immigrant men in general, and particularly among men from Turkey, Poland, and Vietnam, as well as for women from Turkey, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Poland.PMID:38465847 | DOI:10.1177/14034948231221178 (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Marte K R Kj øllesdal Thor Indseth Source Type: research

Smoking among immigrants in Norway: a cross-sectional study
CONCLUSIONS: Policies are warranted that target smoking among immigrant men in general, and particularly among men from Turkey, Poland, and Vietnam, as well as for women from Turkey, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Poland.PMID:38465847 | DOI:10.1177/14034948231221178 (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Marte K R Kj øllesdal Thor Indseth Source Type: research