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Lifetime abuse and somatic symptoms among older women and men in Europe
Eslami, B; Di Rosa, M; Barros, H; Torres-Gonzalez, F; Stankunas, M; Ioannidi-Kapolou, E; Lindert, J; Soares, JJF; Lamura, G; Melchiorre, MGBackground Research suggests that survivors of interpersonal violence have an increasing experience of bodily symptoms. This study aims to scrutinise the association between lifetime abuse and somatic symptoms among older women and men, considering demographics/socio-economic, social support and health variables. Methods A sample of 4,467 community-dwelling persons aged 60–84 years (57.3% women) living in seven...
Healthcare and aging: do European Union countries differ?
Stankunas, M; Avery, M; Lindert, J; Edwards, I; Di Rosa, M; Torres-Gonzalez, F; Ioannidi-Kapolou, E; Barros, H; Soares, JPurpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate socio-economic inequalities in the use, accessibility and satisfaction with health services amongst 60-84 year old people from seven European urban communities. Design/methodology/approach Data for this study were collected in 2009. The target population was people aged 60-84 years from Stuttgart (Germany), Athens (Greece), Ancona (Italy), Kaunas (Lithuania), Por...
Elder abuse and socioeconomic inequalities: A multilevel study in 7 European co...
Fraga, S; Lindert, J; Barros, H; Torres-Gonzalez, F; Ioannidi-Kapolou, E; Melchiorre, MGOBJECTIVES: To compare the prevalence of elder abuse using a multilevel approach that takes into account the characteristics of participants as well as socioeconomic indicators at city and country level. METHODS: In 2009, the project on abuse of elderly in Europe (ABUEL) was conducted in seven cities (Stuttgart, Germany; Ancona, Italy; Kaunas, Lithuania, Stockholm, Sweden; Porto, Portugal; Granada, Spain; Athen...
Development and validation of a risk model for prediction of hazardous alcohol ...
King, M; Marston, L; Svab, I; Maaroos, HI; Geerlings, MI; Xavier, Miguel; Benjamin, V; Torres-Gonzalez, F; Bellon-Saameno, JA; Rotar, D; Aluoja, ABackground: Little is known about the risk of progression to hazardous alcohol use in people currently drinking at safe limits. We aimed to develop a prediction model (predictAL) for the development of hazardous drinking in safe drinkers. Methods: A prospective cohort study of adult general practice attendees in six European countries and Chile followed up over 6 months. We recruited 10,045 attendees between Ap...