Social inequalities in mental health: Exploring the mediating role of psychosocial resources in individuals with spinal cord injury.

Objective: Lower mental health was observed in individuals with lower socioeconomic position (SES) in the general population. Similarly, social inequalities in mental health have also been observed in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), however, there is limited knowledge of the nonbiological mechanisms contributing to this uneven distribution. Previous research has demonstrated that psychosocial resources are linked to improved mental health.

Cancer screening outside of age recommendations: a population-based study.

Background: Cancer screening outside of evidence-based recommendations can be considered a form of low-value care. We aimed to describe the frequency of colorectal, breast, cervical, and prostate cancer screening outside of recommended age guidelines in Switzerland.

Methods: We analysed data from the 2022 Swiss Health Survey.

Life course socioeconomic position and cognitive aging in later life: A scoping review.

Background And Objectives: Low socioeconomic position (SEP) throughout the life course is related to poorer cognitive health in later life, but debate ensues on the life course models for this association. To advance inquiry on the topic, we conducted a scoping review.

Research Design And Methods: We examined the association between life course SEP and cognitive function in later life in observational studies-considering cognition both as a cross-sectional level and as a longitudinal trajectory across cognitive domains-and assessed whether the empirical evidence supported life course models.

Reserves and their role in protecting against anxiety and depressive symptoms among undocumented migrants undergoing regularization.

Resources help individual to function in everyday life, while reserves, a specific type of resources, help them to overcome shock and stress. Evidence is scarce about whether reserves (be they cognitive, economic or relational) protect people's mental health in situations of temporary stress. Based on a cohort study following undocumented migrants undergoing a stressful life course transition (regularisation with local authorities), we identified which resources and reserves, and which types, better protect mental health.

Socioeconomic position across the life course and falls among middle- and older-aged adults: protocol for a systematic review.

Introduction: Individuals experiencing disadvantaged socioeconomic positions (SEPs) may be at increased risk of falls during middle and older age, and these impacts of socioeconomic factors may vary according to the duration, timing and sequencing of exposures across the life course. However, there has not been a recent systematic review of this evidence. This study, therefore, aims to synthesise existing knowledge on the association between SEP across the life course and falls within middle- and older-aged adults.

The Empty Office: protocol for sequential mixed-method study on the impact of telework activities on social relations and well-being.

Introduction: Teleworking is one of the most significant legacies of the pandemic. Great attention is now being paid to its effects on workers' health. One of the arguments that emerged on this issue is that 'working away from the office' affects the time we spend with significant others.

Monitoring equity in the delivery of health services: a Delphi process to select healthcare equity indicators.

Aims Of The Study: Health equity is a key component of quality of care and an objective for a growing number of quality improvement projects for deontological, ethical, public health and economic reasons. To monitor equity in the delivery of health services in Switzerland, there is a need to implement valid, measurable and actionable equity indicators, along with vulnerability stratifiers such as migrant status, which could lead to differences in quality of care. The aim of this study was to develop a set of healthcare equity indicators and stratifiers targeting inpatient and outpatient populations and to test their feasibility.

Lifetime employment trajectories and cancer.

Working life is associated with lifestyle, screening uptake, and occupational health risks that may explain differences in cancer onset. To better understand the association between working life and cancer risk, we need to account for the entire employment history. We investigated whether lifetime employment trajectories are associated with cancer risk.

Socioeconomic Status and Adherence to Preventive Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland: A Population Based Digital Cohort Analysis.

Objectives: To assess the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and self-reported adherence to preventive measures in Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: 4,299 participants from a digital cohort were followed between September 2020 and November 2021. Baseline equivalised disposable income and education were used as SES proxies.

[Effect of socioeconomic status on life expectancy From the population to patients].

Life expectancy exists along a social gradient, where those with a high socioeconomic status (SES) live longer. The effect of SES can be explained via behavioral, material, and psychosocial pathways, which can be modified through social and public health policies. The behavioral pathway states that harmful health behaviors, like smoking, are more common among those of lower SES.

Educational inequalities in multimorbidity at older ages: a multi-generational population-based study.

Background: Social inequalities in multimorbidity may occur due to familial and/or individual factors and may differ between men and women. Using population-based multi-generational data, this study aimed to (1) assess the roles of parental and individual education in the risk of multimorbidity and (2) examine the potential effect modification by sex.

Methods: Data were analysed from 62 060 adults aged 50+ who participated in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, comprising 14 European countries.

Does the effect of adolescent health behaviours on adult cardiometabolic health differ by socioeconomic background? Protocol for a population-based cohort study.

Introduction: Adolescence is a sensitive period for cardiometabolic health. Yet, it remains unknown if adolescent health behaviours, such as alcohol use, smoking, diet and physical activity, have differential effects across socioeconomic strata. Adopting a life-course perspective and a causal inference framework, we aim to assess whether the effects of adolescent health behaviours on adult cardiometabolic health differ by levels of neighbourhood deprivation, parental education and occupational class.

Lack of social support, gender and colorectal cancer screening participation across Europe: How do screening programmes mitigate the effect of social support for men and women?

This study investigates how a lack of social support differentially affects men and women's colorectal cancer (CRC) screening participation, considering different screening strategies implemented across European countries. Although health sociology has stressed gender differences in social support and its effects on health behaviours, this was overlooked by cancer screening research. Using a data set of 65,961 women and 55,602 men in 31 European countries, we analysed the effect of social support variables on CRC screening uptake.

Lifetime Employment Trajectories and Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Working life is associated with lifestyle, screening uptake, and occupational health risks that may explain differences in cancer onset. To better understand the association between working life and cancer risk, we need to account for the entire employment history. We investigated whether lifetime employment trajectories are associated with cancer risk.

Patients' experience on pain outcomes after hip arthroplasty: insights from an information tool based on registry data.

Background: Arthroplasty registries are rarely used to inform encounters between clinician and patient. This study is part of a larger one which aimed to develop an information tool allowing both to benefit from previous patients' experience after total hip arthroplasty (THA). This study focuses on generating the information tool specifically for pain outcomes.

Validation of French versions of the 15-item picker patient experience questionnaire for adults, teenagers, and children inpatients.

Objectives: No French validated concise scales are available for measuring the experience of inpatients in pediatrics. This study aims to adapt the adult PPE-15 to a pediatric population, and translating it in French, as well as to establish reference values for adults, teenagers, and parents of young children.

Methods: Cultural adaptation involved forward and backward translations, along with pretests in all three populations.

Interplay of Digital Proximity App Use and SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Uptake in Switzerland: Analysis of Two Population-Based Cohort Studies.

Our study aims to evaluate developments in vaccine uptake and digital proximity tracing app use in a localized context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. We report findings from two population-based longitudinal cohorts in Switzerland from January to December 2021. Failure time analyses and Cox proportional hazards regression models were conducted to assess vaccine uptake and digital proximity tracing app (SwissCovid) uninstalling outcomes.

When Illegitimate Tasks Threaten Patient Safety Culture: A Cross-Sectional Survey in a Tertiary Hospital.

The current study investigates the prevalence of illegitimate tasks in a hospital setting and their association with patient safety culture outcomes, which has not been previously investigated. We conducted a cross-sectional survey in a tertiary referral hospital. Patient safety culture outcomes were measured using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture questionnaire; the primary outcome measures were a low safety rating for the respondent's unit and whether the respondent had completed one or more safety event reports in the last 12 months.

Effect of SARS-CoV-2 prior infection and mRNA vaccination on contagiousness and susceptibility to infection.

The immunity conferred by SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and infections reduces the transmission of the virus. To answer how the effect of immunity is shared between a reduction of infectiousness and an increased protection against infection, we examined >50,000 positive cases and >110,000 contacts from Geneva, Switzerland (June 2020 to March 2022). We assessed the association between secondary attack rate (i.

Changes in Healthcare Utilization During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Potential Causes-A Cohort Study From Switzerland.

To describe the frequency of and reasons for changes in healthcare utilization in those requiring ongoing treatment, and to assess characteristics associated with change, during the second wave of the pandemic. Corona Immunitas e-cohort study (age ≥20 years) participants completed monthly questionnaires. We compared participants reporting a change in healthcare utilization with those who did not using descriptive and bivariate statistics.