Background Changes in employment conditions in the global economy over the past 30
years have led to increased job insecurity and other work organization hazards. These …

Purpose. To explore disability in women with fibromyalgia with a focus on their work
situation. Method. Review of literature on work status of women with fibromyalgia. Results …

Social class understood as social relations of ownership and control over productive assets
taps into parts of the social variation in health that are not captured by conventional …

Sex and gender influence health differently. Associations between sex and health have
been extensively studied, but gender (ie psychosocial sex) has been largely neglected …

Background Diabetes mellitus is a highly prevalent condition in Malaysia, increasing from
11.6% in 2006 to 15.2% in 2011 among individuals 18 years and above. Co-morbid …

Background: The aim of this study was to analyse how paid work, unpaid household tasks,
child care, work–child care interactions and perceived work stress are associated with …

Objective: To analyse the influence of long-term sick leave on patients' life situation. Design
and subjects: Cross-sectional study based on 1350 individuals with a consecutive sick leave …

Background Although there are numerous studies on the global prevalence of
cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs) in military personnel, the pooled prevalence of CMRFs …

Physiological responses serve the role as objective indicators of stress as well as a link
between psychosocial stress and various health outcomes. The aim of the present exposure …

This study examines associations between indicators of gender equality and public health.
We compare Swedish municipalities on nine indicators in both the private and public …