Men's health in Europe

White, Alan; Sousa, Bruno de; Visser, Richard O. de; Hogston, Richard; Madsen, Svend Aage; Makara, P.; McKee, Martin; Raine, Gary; Richardson, Noel; Clarke, Nicholas; Zatoński, Witold

doi:10.1016/j.jomh.2011.08.113

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“…There is evidence from several long term conditions that disease impacts differently on men compared to women (del Mar García-Calvente et al, 2012;McCaughan et al, 2011) , which suggests that men need their own health strategy (White et al, 2011). If men experience the psychosocial impact of RA differently to women then it is likely that their coping and self-management styles would be different to women.…”

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Men, rheumatoid arthritis, psychosocial impact and self-management: A narrative review

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease affecting fewer men than women. We systematically reviewed the literature on impact and self-management of RA men. Twenty eight papers were included, and grouped into two categories: Psychosocial impact of RA;and Coping and self-management. This review finds gender differences relating to quality of life; work; distress; self-management; coping; and support. We conclude there is a dearth of literature focussing on RA men only, and mixed gender studies include insufficient men to draw strong conclusions about men. Thus, further research is needed to understand the support needs of men with RA in depth.3

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Men, rheumatoid arthritis, psychosocial impact and self-management: A narrative review

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“…In the UK and many other nations, young people are the population segment most likely to report heavy episodic drinking (Office for National Statistics, 2010;White et al, 2011). Such behaviour is often referred to as 'binge drinking', but the meaning and utility of this term have been debated (Herring, Berridge, & Thom, 2008).…”

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‘Drinking is our modern way of bonding’: Young people’s beliefs about interventions to encourage moderate drinking

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Wheeler

Abraham

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Psychology & Health

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Efforts to discourage excessive alcohol use among young people can only be effective if the target audience is exposed to, attends to, and comprehends key messages. The aim of this study was to examine age and sex differences in drinking motives to better inform development of targeted interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm. Thirty individual interviews and 12 group interviews were conducted with English 13-25 year olds. Interviewees gave multiple motivations for drinking - especially those related to image and reputation, and played down the health implications of heavy drinking. Negative aspects of drinking - caring for drunk friends, being cared for when drunk and suffering through hangovers with friends - were considered to offer opportunities for closer interpersonal bonding than other social activities. Respondents distanced themselves from 'problem' drinkers, but disapproved of others' problematic drinking or antisocial behaviour. Narrative messages demonstrating the social consequences of excessive consumption were preferred to single, static messages emphasising risk or harm. Interviewees noted that interventions must use an engaging tone or pitch: they considered many campaigns to be patronising or preaching. A lack of consensus between age and sex groups highlighted a need for multifaceted, multi-modal approaches that utilise mobile technologies and new media.

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“…All of these factors are more common among men living in eastern Europe than those in western Europe and in poorer material and social conditions everywhere. 11 Men also seem to have adapted less well than women to the changes that have accompanied the political and social upheavals in eastern Europe in recent decades, such as more transient and unstable working conditions, increasing unemployment, and changing family structures (reduction in marriage and increased divorce). 12 Yet, paradoxically, men often view themselves as having better health than women.…”

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Europe's men need their own health strategy

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McKee

Richardson

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BMJ

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Europe's men need their own health strategyA recent European report on men's health shows that it lags behind that of women. Alan White and colleagues analyse the problems and call for more policy, practice, and research aimed specifically at men Ten years ago the BMJ published a special issue on men's health.1 It noted how, although men fare better than women in most conventional measures such as top jobs and earnings, this advantage is not reflected in their health. A report we produced this summer, The State of Men's Health in Europe, 2 3 shows that little has changed. At any given age, men are still more likely than women to die from most of the leading causes, and in the European Union men have more than twice as many deaths a year as women throughout the working ages (15-64 years). This high level of premature mortality in men has psychological, social, and economic consequences for relatives, households, communities, and the workplace. Yet, in both national and European health policy, men and "masculinity" are largely taken for granted. This has limited the development of evidence based programmes that meet their health needs.Differences in mortality and morbidity are not simply the result of biological factors; nor are they intractable. In fact, the health gap between men and women varies considerably. It is much greater in eastern Europe than in western Europe, 4 and within countries it is influenced by class, education, employment, and other social determinants. 5 The clustering of material, cultural, and psychosocial factors seems to be particularly detrimental to the health of many men. 6 These factors contribute to gendered lifestyles and behaviours that have traditionally been seen as predominantly "masculine" 7 and that cause many of the premature deaths in men. Traditional masculine attitudes are associated with unhealthy behaviours such as poor diet, 8 smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, 9 non-use or delayed uptake of health services, 10 and higher likelihood of injury. All of these factors are more common among men living in eastern Europe than those in western Europe and in poorer material and social conditions everywhere.11 Men also seem to have adapted less well than women to the changes that have accompanied the political and social upheavals in eastern Europe in recent decades, such as more transient and unstable working conditions, increasing unemployment, and changing family structures (reduction in marriage and increased divorce). 12Yet, paradoxically, men often view themselves as having better health than women. There is some justification for this view: those men who survive into old age report less disability than women of the same age 2 ; but what is overlooked is that fewer live this long.13 Though the average difference in life expectancy between men and women in the European Union is 6.1 years, it ranges from 11.3 years in Latvia to 3.3 years in Iceland and Lichtenstein.2 Thus, men in general, and younger men in particular, tend to minimise the potential consequences of pra...

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Men's health in Europe

Cited by 80 publications

References 17 publications

Men, rheumatoid arthritis, psychosocial impact and self-management: A narrative review

Men, rheumatoid arthritis, psychosocial impact and self-management: A narrative review

‘Drinking is our modern way of bonding’: Young people’s beliefs about interventions to encourage moderate drinking

Europe's men need their own health strategy

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