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Do political factors influence public health expenditures? Evidence pre- and post-great recession
This paper analyses whether government ideology and other political- and electoral-related factors influence country-level public healthcare...
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Persistent Disparities: Trends in Rates of Sheltered Homelessness Across Demographic Subgroups in the USA
ContextHomelessness is a public health crisis affecting millions of Americans every year, with severe consequences for health ranging from infectious...
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How do labour market conditions explain the development of mental health over the life-course? A conceptual integration of the ecological model with life-course epidemiology in an integrative review of results from the Northern Swedish Cohort
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to contribute to the theoretical development within the field of labour market effects on mental health during...
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The clinical efficacy of periodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontics in patients with bone fenestration and dehiscence: a retrospective study
PurposeThe objective of the study was to explore the effect of periodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontics (PAOO) in orthodontic patients with...
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The unequal effects of austerity measures between income-groups on the access to healthcare: a quasi-experimental approach
BackgroundThe Great Recession, starting in 2008, was characterized by an overall reduction in living standards. This pushed several governments...
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Children mirror adults for the worse: evidence of suicide rates due to air pollution and unemployment
BackgroundEvery year, more than 700,000 people die due to suicide, one of the most common reasons for youth death. While many studies have revealed...
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Factors affecting major depression in Iran: a mixed-method study
Depression is a major cause of disability and, if left untreated, can increase the risk of suicide. Evidence on the determinants of depression is...
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Household Food Insecurity and Demographic Factors, Low Birth Weight and Stunting in Early Childhood: Findings from a Longitudinal Study in South Africa
BackgroundLow birthweight (LBW) as well as early childhood stunting are risk factors for increased childhood morbidity in low-and middle-income...
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Fiscal crises and personal troubles: the great recession in Ireland and family processes
BackgroundSocial disadvantage is often associated with worse child psychological adjustment which itself is implicated in educational failure and...
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A sco** review on the impact of austerity on healthcare access in the European Union: rethinking austerity for the most vulnerable
BackgroundThere is consensus that the 2008 financial and economic crisis and related austerity measures adversely impacted access to healthcare. In...
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The Great Recession, financial strain and self-assessed health in Ireland
In this paper, we study the effects of the 2008 economic crisis on general health in one of the most severely affected EU economies—Ireland. We...
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The impact of the great economic crisis on mental health care in Italy
The great economic crisis in 2008 has affected the welfare of the population in countries such as Italy. Although there is abundant literature on the...
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Differences in work injury risk between immigrants and natives: changes since the economic recession in Italy
BackgroundIt is known that occupational injury rates are higher for immigrant than for native workers, however the effects of the economic cycles on...
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Educational inequalities in suicide in the highly volatile economy of Argentina
PurposeLittle is known about how economic fluctuations affect educational inequalities in mortality in low- or middle-income countries. The objective...
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Adult life-course trajectories of psychological distress and economic outcomes in midlife during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the 1958 and 1970 British birth cohorts
PurposeFinancial adversity in times of economic recession have been shown to have an unequal effect on individuals with prior mental health problems....
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A novel atraumatic extraction technique using vestibular socket therapy for immediate implant placement: a randomized controlled clinical trial
PurposeThis randomized controlled clinical trial compared soft tissue changes following a novel vestibular atraumatic extraction technique (test...
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Health of singleton neonates in Switzerland through time and crises: a cross-sectional study at the population level, 2007-2022
BackgroundBeing exposed to crises during pregnancy can affect maternal health through stress exposure, which can in return impact neonatal health. We...
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Real wage growth in the U.S. health workforce and the narrowing of the gender pay gap
BackgroundHealthcare has been identified as a job engine during recent recessions in the U.S. Whether the healthcare sector provides better than...
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The impact of inpatient bed capacity on length of stay
ObjectiveLarge reductions in inpatient length of stay and inpatient bed supply have occurred across health systems in recent years. However, the...
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Disparities in emergency department use between Italians and migrants residing in Rome, Italy: the Rome Dynamic Longitudinal Study from 2005 to 2015
BackgroundThe Emergency Department (ED) can be considered an indicator of accessibility and quality and can be influenced in period of economic...
