Many studies have investigated the impact of gender on mental health, but only a few have
addressed gender differences in mental health risk and prevention. We conducted a …

Background Even though population health is strongly influenced by employment and
working conditions, public health research has to a lesser extent explored the social …

Staff shortage in the social sector is a serious problem in several countries and the high
turnover rate of professional social workers presents a major challenge to the professional …

The Swedish welfare state, once developed to create a new society based on social equality
and universal rights, has taken on a partly new direction. Extensive choice reforms have …

This article is the first to comparatively examine the effects of two recessions on population
health and health inequalities in the two historically contrasting welfare states of England …

Introduction The social insurance system in Sweden underwent extensive change between
2006 and 2010, with the overall aim of making people enter the labour market. At the same …

Background In most developed countries, governments are implementing policies
encouraging older persons to work past 65 years to reduce the burden on societies related …

In the past decades, the public sector has undergone important organisational policy
changes, referred to as New Public Management. These management strategies focus on …

Economic crises may have severe consequences for population health. We investigate the
long-term effects of macroeconomic crises experienced during prime working age (20–50) …

People with health problems experience various labor market disadvantages, such as hiring
discrimination and heightened risk of firing, but the impact of deteriorating economic …