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View article: Absence from work and lifetime smoking behavior: Evidence from European maternal leave policies
Absence from work and lifetime smoking behavior: Evidence from European maternal leave policies Open
We provide new evidence on how child-related career interruptions affect long-term health behaviors by examining the impact of maternal leave duration on smoking habits across 14 European countries. Linking data on maternity and parental l…
View article: Impact of COVID-19 on cardiology and neurology services in a peripheral hospital in Northern Israel
Impact of COVID-19 on cardiology and neurology services in a peripheral hospital in Northern Israel Open
Background The indirect impact of COVID-19 pandemic on clinical services remains incompletely described in secondary care hospitals outside major urban centers. We compared clinical outcomes before and during the pandemic in a disrupted se…
View article: Mismatches in Health: A Global Analysis of Discrepancies Between Self-Reported and Tested Mobility and Cognition
Mismatches in Health: A Global Analysis of Discrepancies Between Self-Reported and Tested Mobility and Cognition Open
The health of individuals is frequently assessed based on self-reported information derived from surveys. However, self-reports are often inconsistent with their tested equivalents, indicating measurement issues. While discrepancies betwee…
View article: Barriers and enablers to vaccine uptake in the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish population: a systematic review
Barriers and enablers to vaccine uptake in the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish population: a systematic review Open
Background The Jewish Ultra-Orthodox (UO) population is an undervaccinated minority group that has been disproportionally affected by outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) such as measles and polio. Underlying reasons remain poor…
View article: Thresholds for clinical practice that directly link handgrip strength to remaining years of life: estimates based on longitudinal observational data
Thresholds for clinical practice that directly link handgrip strength to remaining years of life: estimates based on longitudinal observational data Open
Objective Muscle strength is a powerful predictor of mortality that can quickly and inexpensively be assessed by measuring handgrip strength (HGS). What is missing for clinical practice, however, are empirically meaningful cut-off points t…
View article: Socioeconomic environment and survival in patients after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI): a longitudinal study for the City of Vienna
Socioeconomic environment and survival in patients after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI): a longitudinal study for the City of Vienna Open
Objectives This study investigates the relationship between socioeconomic environment (SEE) and survival after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) separately for women and men in the City of Vienna, Austria. Design Hospital-…
View article: The Subjective Cost of Young Children: A European Comparison
The Subjective Cost of Young Children: A European Comparison Open
Understanding child-related costs is crucial given their impact on fertility and labour supply decisions. We explore the subjective cost of young children in Europe by analysing the effect of child births on parents’ self-reported ability …
View article: Health misperception and healthcare utilisation among older Europeans
Health misperception and healthcare utilisation among older Europeans Open
Health misperception can have serious consequences on health. Despite their relevance, the role of such biases in determining healthcare utilisation is severely underexplored. Here we study the relationship between health perception and do…
View article: Older Europeans’ health perception and their adaptive behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic
Older Europeans’ health perception and their adaptive behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
Background Although older adults are more vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus, a significant proportion of them do not follow recommended guidelines concerning preventive actions during the ongoing pandemic. This article analyses the role of …
View article: A demographic perspective on human wellbeing: Concepts, measurement and population heterogeneity
A demographic perspective on human wellbeing: Concepts, measurement and population heterogeneity Open
This introduction to the 2021 special issue of the Vienna Yearbook of Population Research explores demographic perspectives on human wellbeing across time and space. While the idea of relating demographic parameters to wellbeing has been a…
View article: Years of good life is a well-being indicator designed to serve research on sustainability
Years of good life is a well-being indicator designed to serve research on sustainability Open
Significance Attempts at comprehensive quantitative assessments of sustainable development can focus on either determinants or constituents of long-term human well-being. While much research on determinants has relied on economic concepts …
View article: Well-being in Europe: decompositions by country and gender for the population aged 50+
Well-being in Europe: decompositions by country and gender for the population aged 50+ Open
The well-being of older Europeans is of increasing importance given the substantialageing of the population. This paper comprehensively analyses well-being forthe population aged 50+ in 26 European countries, using the newly proposedindica…
View article: Geospatial Distribution and Predictors of Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Cohort Study
Geospatial Distribution and Predictors of Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Cohort Study Open
Background The global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic offers the opportunity to assess how hospitals manage the care of hospitalized patients with varying demographics and clinical presentations. The goal of this study was to …
View article: Reporting biases in self-assessed physical and cognitive health status of older Europeans
Reporting biases in self-assessed physical and cognitive health status of older Europeans Open
This paper explores which demographic characteristics substantially bias self-reported physical and cognitive health status of older Europeans. The analysis utilises micro-data for 19 European countries from the Survey of Health, Ageing an…
View article: The Gender Dimension of Intergenerational Transfers in Europe
The Gender Dimension of Intergenerational Transfers in Europe Open
The intergenerational transfers system is characterised by a range of gender inequalities. Men provide more resources for the consumption by children and the elderly population, while women provide most of the intergenerational transfer vi…
View article: Who is telling the truth? Biases in self-reported physical and cognitive health status of older Europeans
Who is telling the truth? Biases in self-reported physical and cognitive health status of older Europeans Open
This paper quantifies the contribution of individual characteristics to the bias in self-reported physical and cognitive health status of the 50-plus population in 19 European countries. The analysis utilises micro-data from the Survey of …
View article: The Division of Labour Within Households: Fractional Logit Estimates based on the Austrian Time Use Survey
The Division of Labour Within Households: Fractional Logit Estimates based on the Austrian Time Use Survey Open
The allocation of paid and unpaid work within households strongly depends on the household members’ individual characteristics. The most important of these characteristics is gender, followed by education and parenthood. Despite the signif…