Risk behaviors and healthcare coverage among adults by frequent mental distress status, 2001

Strine, Tara W.; Balluz, Lina; Chapman, Daniel P.; Moriarty, David G.; Owens, Michelle D.; Mokdad, Ali H.

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2003.11.002

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“…This has been previously observed in the Whitehall cohort for severe physical health problems, that is coronary events, which is a medically confirmed health outcome free of self-report bias 10. It is particularly notable that in the present study there were generally no clear mediating or explanatory effects of health-related behaviours, although unhealthy behaviours have tended to be associated with poorer mental health31 32 and have been shown to vary by other socioeconomic circumstances 33 34. Overall, these results suggest that economic difficulties may differ from other socioeconomic circumstances, at least among white-collar employees.…”

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Economic difficulties and common mental disorders among Finnish and British white-collar employees: the contribution of social and behavioural factors

Laaksonen

Martikainen

Lallukka

et al. 2009

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

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Background-In addition to conventional indicators of socioeconomic position, material conditions such as economic difficulties are associated with mental health. However, there has been little effort to investigate explanations for these associations. This study aims to examine the association of current economic difficulties with common mental disorders (CMD) and the contribution of social and behavioural factors to this association in two cohorts of Finnish and British white-collar employees.

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confidence: 67%

Economic difficulties and common mental disorders among Finnish and British white-collar employees: the contribution of social and behavioural factors

Laaksonen

Martikainen

Lallukka

et al. 2009

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

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“…Other limitations include the fact that this is a cross-sectional design, which does not permit causal conclusions. Regardless of these limitations, the findings of the current study are supported by other credible studies including 'hose by Rohrer, et al (2004), Strine, Ballluz, Chapman, Moriarty, Owens, and Mokdad (2004), and Ford, et al (2001).…”

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Lifestyle Behaviors and Mental Health of American Adults

Chaney

Wang

et al. 2007

Psychol Rep

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Abstract:Summary. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that individuals reporting healthy lifestyle behaviors would also report better self-rated mental health. Logistic regression analyses were conducted utilizing SUDAAN on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey data set. This descriptive analysis suggests that persons reporting poor mental health were more likely to report unhealthy lifestyle behaviors. This set of findings encourages careful design of experimental studies of empirically based associations of mental health and life style, using psychometrically sound measures. Then public health programs focused on change of health-related behaviors might he more suitably devised.

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“…Nevertheless, we note that earlier studies have reported that non-drinkers are at increased risk of obesity and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has found some benefits from moderate use of alcohol [8,13,14,17-19]. The NIAAA reported that the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and weight gain, BMI, or obesity remains inconclusive.…”

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Frequency of alcohol use and obesity in community medicine patients

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BackgroundObesity is an important public health problem. However, the effects of alcohol use on the risk for obesity have not been thoroughly explored. This study focuses on how frequency of alcohol use is related to the risk of obesity in a community medicine clinic population.MethodsThis study used a cross-sectional survey to test the hypothesis that obesity (BMI > 30) is associated with alcohol use. The convenience sample was drawn from three clinics that primarily serve low-income populations. Independent variables included frequency of alcohol use, frequency of binge drinking, demographic characteristics, health behaviors and health status.ResultsIn comparison to non-drinkers, people who consumed alcohol 3 or more days per month had lower odds of being obese (Adjusted Odds Ratio = .49, p < .04). As expected, there was a significant association between watching eight or more hours of television per day and obesity (AOR = 2.34, p < .01).ConclusionMore frequent drinking and less television time are independently associated with reduced odds of obesity in this sample of community medicine patients. Additional research is needed to isolate casual mechanisms.

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Risk behaviors and healthcare coverage among adults by frequent mental distress status, 2001

Cited by 48 publications

References 21 publications

Economic difficulties and common mental disorders among Finnish and British white-collar employees: the contribution of social and behavioural factors

Economic difficulties and common mental disorders among Finnish and British white-collar employees: the contribution of social and behavioural factors

Lifestyle Behaviors and Mental Health of American Adults

Frequency of alcohol use and obesity in community medicine patients

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