Search results for " status"

Subjective health literacy among school-aged children

2018

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore Finnish adolescents’ subjective health literacy (HL) in association to school achievement, learning difficulties, educational aspirations, and family affluence. Design/methodology/approach Nationally representative data were collected in Finland as a part of the international Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study. The respondents consisted in total of 3,833 adolescents (7th and 9th graders) from 359 schools. The Health Literacy for School-aged Children instrument was applied to measure adolescents’ subjective HL, while the Family Affluence Scale was used to measure adolescents’ socioeconomic status. Information was gathered on school…

Body weight and premature retirement : population-based evidence from Finland

2021

Background Health status is a principal determinant of labour market participation. In this study, we examined whether excess weight is associated with withdrawal from the labour market owing to premature retirement. Methods The analyses were based on nationally representative data from Finland over the period 2001–15 (N ∼ 2500). The longitudinal data included objective measures of body weight (i.e. body mass index and waist circumference) linked to register-based information on actual retirement age. The association between the body weight measures and premature retirement was modelled using cubic b-splines via logistic regression. The models accounted for other possible risk factors and p…

Disparities in physical activity in old age

2015

Rapporti con i figli, In G. FERRANDO, M. FORTINO, & F. RUSCELLO (a cura di), LEGAMI DI COPPIA E MODELLI FAMILIARI, nel TRATTATO DI DIRITTO DI FAMIGLI…

2018

A partire dalla legge 20 maggio 2016, n. 76, il contributo indaga il tema della tutela dei figli nell'ambito dell'unione civile, affrontando le questioni della c.d. omogenitorialità e dei presupposti per l'acquisizione dello status di genitore. Lo sguardo si estende ai profili della genitorialità intenzionale e genetica, al riconoscimento dello status di figlio conseguito all'estero e all'adozione in casi particolari. Vengono messe in evidenza le soluzioni emerse in sede legislativa, la loro coerenza con i principi costituzionali e sovranazionali di riferimento, le principali questioni interpretative e di inquadramento sistematico alla luce degli apporti ermeneutici di dottrina e giurisprud…

Changes in the receptor profile of the lower urinary tract in the aging male

2004

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of th e most common effects of aging in men. Epidemiologists estimate that about one quarter of all men over 50 years of age suffer from BPH-derived voiding symptoms. Future demographic developments, with higher relative shares of older people, will increase the socioeconomic impact of this disease. Polder et al. (1994) calculated for the Netherlands that the treatment costs of BPH will double by 2035. Office visits for BPH related symptoms increased in the USA from 1.4 million in 1990 to 6 million in 1995, reflecting the increased public awareness of the problem and the increased desire for treatment (Kaplan et al. 1996).

The Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS)

2021

Abstract. The current study proposed the adaptation of the Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS) to the religious domain as an instrument to measure both individuals’ religious identity formation processes (when a variable-centered approach is adopted) and religious identity statuses (when a person-centered approach is adopted). The scale has been tested on a sample of 727 Italian participants aged 13–65 years, by collecting evidence of score structure, convergent, and criterion-related validity. Regarding the score structure validity, we confirmed that religious identity formation consists of three processes (commitment, in-depth exploration, reconsideration of commitm…

Patstāvīgo valsts pārvaldes iestāžu problemātika

2016

Darbā tiek atspoguļota un analizēta patstāvīgo valsts pārvaldes iestāžu problemātika. Mērķis ir identificēt galvenās problēmas saistībā ar šīm iestādēm un to darbību, kā arī piedāvāt iespējamos risinājumus. Galvenās darbā apskatītās problēmas ir patstāvīgo valsts pārvaldes iestāžu nepieciešamība un vieta valsts pārvaldes sistēmā, šo iestāžu tiesiskais statuss un tiesības izdot ārējos normatīvos aktus, kā arī iespējas uzraudzīt un kontrolēt šo iestāžu darbu. Veiktā pētījuma rezultātā autore secina, ka patstāvīgās valsts pārvaldes iestādes ir nepieciešamas, lai nodrošinātu efektīvu un objektīvu kontroli atsevišķās jomās, taču normatīvajā regulējumā trūkst konsekvences gan attiecībā uz šo iest…

Early Health, Risk Aversion and Stock Market Participation

2019

To examine the relationship between early health status and financial decisions in adulthood, we link information on birth weight in 1966 from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort to data from the Finnish Central Securities Depository over the period of 19952010. We find that persons predisposed to poor health status in early childhood (indicated by low birth weight) avoid participating in the stock market in adulthood. The link between birth weight and stock market participation is partially explained by the fact that poor early health status leads to risk aversion. Early health status is not significantly related to the portfolio’s value-growth tilt. nonPeerReviewed

Inntak av frukt og grønnsaker fra barndom til voksen alder i relasjon til sosioøkonomisk status

2017

Masteroppgave folkehelsevitenskap ME516 - Universitetet i Agder 2017 Background: The consumption of fruits and vegetables are lower than recommended in the Norwegian population. Studies have shown that groups of high socioeconomic status have a higher consumption of fruits and vegetables than groups of low socioeconomic status. Purpose: The purpose of the task is to investigate (1) how the consumption of fruit and vegetables has changed from childhood to adulthood, (2) how socioeconomic status, measured with different indicators, is associated with consumption of fruits and vegetables, and (3) in what way the development of fruit and vegetable intake has changed from childhood to adulthood …

The habitat monitoring under article 17 of the 92/43/eec Directive in Italy: the contribution of vegetation science

2016

The 4th National Report ex Art. 17 of the 92/43/EEC Directive in Italy (period 2013-2018) will try to fill a number of gaps still affecting the former versions of the Italian Reports, where territorial data were still missing for large parts of the country and the assessment was mostly based on the use of the expert opinion. Similar inconsistencies also emerged in other European countries (State of nature in the EU, EEA 2015). In order to reach this aim, a nationally shared protocol for monitoring the vegetation-based Annex I Habitats is currently under development. The most prominent issues addressed by the ongoing project are: i) fixing standardized, updated and scientifically grounded me…