Nordic research on health inequalities: A scoping review of empirical studies published in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2000–2021
Aims: An important task for the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health is to address health inequality topics. This scoping review characterises Nordic empirical studies within this research field, published 2000–2021 by the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. Methods: Original empirical research...
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fthsosloakersoda:oai:oda.oslomet.no:11250/3021678 2023-05-15T16:51:54+02:00 Nordic research on health inequalities: A scoping review of empirical studies published in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2000–2021 Elstad, Jon Ivar Heggebø, Kristian Dahl, Espen Norden 2022-06-23T14:01:22Z application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3021678 https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948221101304 eng eng SAGE Publications Scandinavian Journal of Public Health; Nordforsk: 83540 Norges forskningsråd: 269298 urn:issn:1403-4948 urn:issn:1651-1905 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3021678 https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948221101304 cristin:2034564 Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no © Author(s) 2022 CC-BY Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 1–9 Systematic reviews Health inequities Health inequality theory Research methods Peer reviewed Journal article 2022 fthsosloakersoda https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948221101304 2022-09-28T22:36:36Z Aims: An important task for the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health is to address health inequality topics. This scoping review characterises Nordic empirical studies within this research field, published 2000–2021 by the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. Methods: Original empirical research studies using data from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and/or Sweden, which linked differences in health or health-related aspects to socioeconomic positions, immigrant status, family structures and/or residential areas, were included in the review. The initial search in the Web of Science article database resulted in 294 possibly relevant articles, and 171 were judged to comply with our criteria. Results: Only one study was based on qualitative data, while all others used either surveys or register data, or both in combination. A wide variety of outcomes was addressed. Most studies had a social causation design, but 16 studies analysed health-related mobility processes and four reported intervention results. The most common statistical method was logistic regression. Poisson, Cox and ordinary least squares regression were less used. Few studies engaged explicitly with health inequality theories or with rigorous causality designs. Conclusions: The empirical health inequality studies published by the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health are rich sources for knowledge on a large array of health and health-related inequalities in Nordic countries. Drawbacks are underuse of qualitative data, few theoretical discussions and lack of studies assessing effects of interventions and policies. This research has been funded by WELLIFE, Nordforsk project number 83540 (Elstad, Heggebø) and by INTEGRATE, Research Council of Norway, project number 269298 (Dahl). publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland OsloMet (Oslo Metropolitan University): ODA (Open Digital Archive) Norway Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 50 7 843 851 |
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Aims: An important task for the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health is to address health inequality topics. This scoping review characterises Nordic empirical studies within this research field, published 2000–2021 by the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. Methods: Original empirical research studies using data from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and/or Sweden, which linked differences in health or health-related aspects to socioeconomic positions, immigrant status, family structures and/or residential areas, were included in the review. The initial search in the Web of Science article database resulted in 294 possibly relevant articles, and 171 were judged to comply with our criteria. Results: Only one study was based on qualitative data, while all others used either surveys or register data, or both in combination. A wide variety of outcomes was addressed. Most studies had a social causation design, but 16 studies analysed health-related mobility processes and four reported intervention results. The most common statistical method was logistic regression. Poisson, Cox and ordinary least squares regression were less used. Few studies engaged explicitly with health inequality theories or with rigorous causality designs. Conclusions: The empirical health inequality studies published by the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health are rich sources for knowledge on a large array of health and health-related inequalities in Nordic countries. Drawbacks are underuse of qualitative data, few theoretical discussions and lack of studies assessing effects of interventions and policies. This research has been funded by WELLIFE, Nordforsk project number 83540 (Elstad, Heggebø) and by INTEGRATE, Research Council of Norway, project number 269298 (Dahl). publishedVersion |
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Nordic research on health inequalities: A scoping review of empirical studies published in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2000–2021 |
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Nordic research on health inequalities: A scoping review of empirical studies published in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2000–2021 |
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Nordic research on health inequalities: A scoping review of empirical studies published in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2000–2021 |
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