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Perceived neighborhood safety and incident mobility disability among elders: the hazards of poverty

BMC Public Health, 2009
Background We investigated whether lack of perceived neighborhood safety due to crime, or living in high crime neighborhoods was associated with incident mobility disability in elderly populations.
Fay Martha E, Ertel Karen, Ryan Louise, Kawachi Ichiro, Clark Cheryl R, Berkman Lisa F   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hidden in the Labour Market: An Intersectional Latent Class Analysis of Discouraged Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study employs an intersectionality‐informed latent class analysis (LCA) to examine the hidden diversity of discouraged workers in Australia. Drawing on nationally representative data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, we identified six empirically distinct subgroups defined by intersecting demographic and ...
Sora Lee, Woojin Kang
wiley   +1 more source

Adding more years to the work careers of an aging workforce – what works?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2011
The increasing societal costs of the expanding retired population are forcing industrialized countries to find new ways to extend life-long work careers.
Mikko Härmä
doaj   +1 more source

Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Hours Worked by Primary Carers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Primary caregivers constitute a major unpaid workforce in Australia. The aim of this study was to determine the sociodemographic factors that are associated with carer workloads. Multinomial logistic regression modelling was applied to the nation‐wide Australian Government survey.
Andrew J. Hamilton
wiley   +1 more source

Two Years of Ocrelizumab Treatment in Black and Hispanic People with Multiple Sclerosis in CHIMES: A Single‐Arm Clinical Trial

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ocrelizumab in self‐identified black and Hispanic people with relapsing multiple sclerosis. Methods The Characterization of Ocrelizumab in Minorities with Multiple Sclerosis (CHIMES) trial, a prospective, open‐label, single‐arm, phase 4 study, intentionally recruited underrepresented populations in ...
Lilyana Amezcua, Anthony T. Reder, Evanthia Bernitsas, Nancy L. Monson, Timothy Vartanian, Gregory F. Wu, Mansoor Saleh, Annette Okai, Ahmed Z. Obeidat, Dilraj Sokhi, Rikisha Parekh, Jinglan Pei, Christopher Harp, David Clayton, Ibraheem Abioye, Mitzi J. Williams, for the CHIMES Study Group   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Poor health, unhealthy behaviors, and unfavorable work characteristics influence pathways of exit from paid employment among older workers in Europe: a four year follow-up study

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2013
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to get insight into the role of poor health, unhealthy behaviors, and unfavorable work characteristics on exit from paid employment due to disability pension, unemployment, and early retirement among older workers ...
Suzan JW Robroek, Merel Schuring, Simone Croezen, Mikael Stattin, Alex Burdorf   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Occupational social class trajectories in physical functioning among employed women from midlife to retirement

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Prior analyses of class differences in health trajectories among employees have often omitted women and transitions to retirement. We examined social class trajectories in physical functioning among Finnish female employees from midlife to ...
Eero Lahelma, Olli Pietiläinen, Tarani Chandola, Martin Hyde, Ossi Rahkonen, Tea Lallukka   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost–benefit analysis of screening programme for diabetic retinopathy in Bulgaria

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Late‐diagnosed diabetic retinopathy (DR) is difficult and expensive to treat. Screening programmes can identify the disease early and reduce the costs of its future treatment. This study aims to analyse the cost–benefit of screening programmes for DR.
Iva Nenkova, Yoana Lilova, Alexander Oscar, Alina Levi, Maria Kamusheva, Guenka Petrova   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Transformation in Work Integration Social Enterprises: Leadership Strategies and the Role of Internal Stakeholders

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digital transformation is increasingly reshaping how social enterprises organize work, engage stakeholders, and pursue social value. While prior research has examined digitalization in hybrid organizations, limited attention has been paid to how responsibility for inclusive digital transformation is enacted internally.
Riccardo Maiolini, Federica D’Alessandro, Paolo Landoni   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source