Jenni Blomgren
Biographic Data
| ID | 273259 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jenni Blomgren |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jenni |
| FAMILY NAME | Blomgren |
| SIGNATURE | BLOMGREN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Social Insurance Institution |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5466-0205 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 126 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Long-term sickness absences based on mental disorders by socioeconomic group – trends of prevalence in Finland 2010–2023
The prevalence of long-term sickness absences due to mood and anxiety disorders have increased among all socioeconomic groups, but register data also reveals group differences in prevalences and trends. Factors related to covid-19 pandemic, intensity of job demands, and buffering resources may explain these differing trends. Employees, but also students and unemployed persons need support to curb the increase in LTSA due to mental disorders
Identifying labour market pathways after a 30-day-long sickness absence –a three-year sequence analysis study in Finland
Among long-term sickness absentees, clear groups can be identified with both differing labour market pathways after LTSA and differing backgrounds. Lower socioeconomic background, pre-LTSA chronic diseases and LTSA caused by mental disorders increase the likelihood for pathways dominated by long-term unemployment, disability pensioning and rehabilitation rather than rapid RTW. LTSA based on a mental disorder can especially increase the likelihood…
Use of Health Services and Rehabilitation before and after the Beginning of Long-Term Sickness Absence—Comparing the Use by Employment and Disability Pension Transition after the Sickness Absence in F…
The objective of the study was to follow the health care and rehabilitation use before, during and after long-term sickness absence (LTSA), and to compare the use by post-LTSA labour market situation in terms of disability pension and employment. Individuals aged 18-58 with a ≥30-day LTSA spell in 2015 ( N = 2427) were included from the total population of the city of Oulu, Finland. Register data included LTSA spells, outpatient health care visit…
Changes in Unemployment Affect Sickness Absence and Disability Retirement Rates
To enhance understanding of the interplay between unemployment and sickness absence and disability retirement, the aim of this study was to examine how changes in area-level unemployment rates are associated with changes in sickness absence and disability retirement rates in a longitudinal setting. Municipality-level time-series data were collected on unemployment, sickness absence, disability retirement and covariates from databases for Finnish …
Associations of Medical Visits with Dentist Visits
Studies have usually addressed the utilization of either medical or dental services, and less is known about how medical and dentist visits are associated. As oral health is linked to systemic health, knowledge on care coordination between dental and medical services is important to gain understanding of the overall functioning of health care. Register data on 25-64-year-old residents of the city of Oulu, Finland, were used for the years 2017-201…
Incidence and Length of Sickness Absence among Hierarchical Occupational Classes and Non-Wage-Earners
Socioeconomic differences in sickness absence are well known, but previous studies have tended to focus on wage earners only. This study examined incidence and length of sickness absence comparing the employee groups of upper and lower non-manual employees and manual workers, but also entrepreneurs, the unemployed and other non-wage-earners. The study utilized register data on a nationally representative 70% sample of Finns aged 25-62 at the end …
Frequent attenders of three outpatient health care schemes in Finland
In each outpatient health care scheme, frequent attenders pose a great challenge both by consuming services and through their increased risk of disability. FAs in different schemes have partially different characteristics and risks. Common patient registers covering various service schemes would enable an identification of FAs visiting multiple schemes and services. Better coordinated services are needed for public care FAs in particular
The Level and Development of Unemployment before Disability Retirement
A weakening work ability may lead to a higher risk of gradual exclusion from working life, which may be manifested in increasing levels of unemployment. This study examined development of unemployment prior to disability retirement by educational level and occupational class in different diagnostic groups. The study population comprised 70% of Finnish residents aged 25-64 years who retired due to disability in 2011-2015 (n = 54,387). Growth curve…
From long-term sickness absence to disability retirement
The association between LTSA and disability retirement varies between diagnostic groups, and the strength of this association further depends on the person's occupational class and gender
Occupational Class Differences in Long-Term Sickness Absence Due to Breast Cancer during 2005–2013
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Western countries with clear socioeconomic differences. Higher occupational class is associated with higher breast cancer incidence but with better survival from the disease, whereas lower occupational class is associated with higher risk of sickness absence. We are not aware of previous studies examining changes over time in occupational class differences in sickness absence due to breast ca…
Work participation trajectories among 1,098,748 Finns
Distinct group-based trajectories of early work exit can be identified in a representative cohort of initially employed people. Focusing on the determinants of premature exit and early intervention to tackle increasing sickness absence may promote work participation particularly in the most vulnerable groups
Occupational class differences in diagnostic-specific sickness absence
By far the largest occupational class differences in long-term sickness absence concerned musculoskeletal diseases, followed by injuries. The results highlight potential targets for preventive measures aimed at reducing sickness absence and narrowing class differences in the future
Do debts lead to disability pension? Evidence from a 15-year follow-up of 54,000 Finnish men and women
While over-indebtedness has emerged as a new social risk among Europeans as a consequence of economic recessions, its associations with health and disability are poorly understood. This study utilises longitudinal, register-based data to assess the associations of over-indebtedness with disability retirement. Severely over-indebted people were identified from the Finnish credit information register. For each over-indebted person, one matched cont…
Help from spouse and from children among older people with functional limitations
Future increases in need of old-age care warrant research on receipt of informal care among older people in different policy and cultural contexts. Separating informal care into help provided by spouse and by children may shed more light on dynamics of informal help, important in alleviating the demands on the formal sector. Using nationally representative data from England and Finland, we performed logistic regression analyses to study receipt o…
Marital history 1971–91 and mortality 1991–2004 in England & Wales and Finland
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the effects of long-term marital history on mortality, and the relative importance of using marital history instead of baseline marital status in mortality analyses. No previous comparative studies on the associations of marital history and mortality exist. METHODS: Longitudinal data from England & Wales and from Finland were used to assess the effects of marital history, constructed from census records from year…
The effects of socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of regions on the spatial patterns of the Second Demographic Transition in Finland
The article studies to what extent regional socioeconomic and cultural characteristics explain spatial patterns in the Second Demographic Transition in Finland. The countryâ s 75 functional regions are used as area units. A summary indicator of the tran
The effects of migration on the relationship between area socioeconomic structure and mortality
Change in the total and independent effects of education and occupational social class on mortality
Objectives: To estimate changes in the total and independent effects of education and occupational social class on mortality over 30 years, and to assess the causes of changes in the independent effects. Methods: Census records linked with death records for 1971–2000 for all Finns aged 30–59 years were studied. The total and independent effects of education and social class on mortality were calculated from relative risks in nested Poisson regres…
Characteristics of urban regions and all-cause mortality in working-age population
Using Finnish register data on individuals linked to information on urban regions, this study aimed to estimate the effects of some regional characteristics on all-cause mortality among working-age population in 1995-2001, and to find out whether these
The Effects of Area and Individual Social Characteristics on Suicide Risk
The effects of regional characteristics on alcohol-related mortality-a register-based multilevel analysis of 1.1 million men
Increasing excess mortality among non-married elderly people in developed countries
This article analyses changes in marital status differences in mortality from approximately 1970 to 1995 among men and women aged 65-74 in ten developed countries (Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England and Wales, Finland, France, Japan, Netherlands, Norway
The effects of regional characteristics on alcohol-related mortality-a register-based multilevel analysis of 1.1 million men
The Effects of Area and Individual Social Characteristics on Suicide Risk
Increasing excess mortality among non-married elderly people in developed countries
This article analyses changes in marital status differences in mortality from approximately 1970 to 1995 among men and women aged 65-74 in ten developed countries (Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England and Wales, Finland, France, Japan, Netherlands, Norway
Change in the total and independent effects of education and occupational social class on mortality
Objectives: To estimate changes in the total and independent effects of education and occupational social class on mortality over 30 years, and to assess the causes of changes in the independent effects. Methods: Census records linked with death records for 1971–2000 for all Finns aged 30–59 years were studied. The total and independent effects of education and social class on mortality were calculated from relative risks in nested Poisson regres…
Marital history 1971–91 and mortality 1991–2004 in England & Wales and Finland
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the effects of long-term marital history on mortality, and the relative importance of using marital history instead of baseline marital status in mortality analyses. No previous comparative studies on the associations of marital history and mortality exist. METHODS: Longitudinal data from England & Wales and from Finland were used to assess the effects of marital history, constructed from census records from year…
Help from spouse and from children among older people with functional limitations
Future increases in need of old-age care warrant research on receipt of informal care among older people in different policy and cultural contexts. Separating informal care into help provided by spouse and by children may shed more light on dynamics of informal help, important in alleviating the demands on the formal sector. Using nationally representative data from England and Finland, we performed logistic regression analyses to study receipt o…
The effects of migration on the relationship between area socioeconomic structure and mortality
The effects of socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of regions on the spatial patterns of the Second Demographic Transition in Finland
The article studies to what extent regional socioeconomic and cultural characteristics explain spatial patterns in the Second Demographic Transition in Finland. The countryâ s 75 functional regions are used as area units. A summary indicator of the tran
Characteristics of urban regions and all-cause mortality in working-age population
Using Finnish register data on individuals linked to information on urban regions, this study aimed to estimate the effects of some regional characteristics on all-cause mortality among working-age population in 1995-2001, and to find out whether these
Do debts lead to disability pension? Evidence from a 15-year follow-up of 54,000 Finnish men and women
While over-indebtedness has emerged as a new social risk among Europeans as a consequence of economic recessions, its associations with health and disability are poorly understood. This study utilises longitudinal, register-based data to assess the associations of over-indebtedness with disability retirement. Severely over-indebted people were identified from the Finnish credit information register. For each over-indebted person, one matched cont…
The Effects of Area and Individual Social Characteristics on Suicide Risk
The effects of regional characteristics on alcohol-related mortality-a register-based multilevel analysis of 1.1 million men
Increasing excess mortality among non-married elderly people in developed countries
This article analyses changes in marital status differences in mortality from approximately 1970 to 1995 among men and women aged 65-74 in ten developed countries (Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England and Wales, Finland, France, Japan, Netherlands, Norway
The effects of migration on the relationship between area socioeconomic structure and mortality
Change in the total and independent effects of education and occupational social class on mortality
Objectives: To estimate changes in the total and independent effects of education and occupational social class on mortality over 30 years, and to assess the causes of changes in the independent effects. Methods: Census records linked with death records for 1971–2000 for all Finns aged 30–59 years were studied. The total and independent effects of education and social class on mortality were calculated from relative risks in nested Poisson regres…
Characteristics of urban regions and all-cause mortality in working-age population
Using Finnish register data on individuals linked to information on urban regions, this study aimed to estimate the effects of some regional characteristics on all-cause mortality among working-age population in 1995-2001, and to find out whether these
The effects of socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of regions on the spatial patterns of the Second Demographic Transition in Finland
The article studies to what extent regional socioeconomic and cultural characteristics explain spatial patterns in the Second Demographic Transition in Finland. The countryâ s 75 functional regions are used as area units. A summary indicator of the tran
Help from spouse and from children among older people with functional limitations
Future increases in need of old-age care warrant research on receipt of informal care among older people in different policy and cultural contexts. Separating informal care into help provided by spouse and by children may shed more light on dynamics of informal help, important in alleviating the demands on the formal sector. Using nationally representative data from England and Finland, we performed logistic regression analyses to study receipt o…
Marital history 1971–91 and mortality 1991–2004 in England & Wales and Finland
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the effects of long-term marital history on mortality, and the relative importance of using marital history instead of baseline marital status in mortality analyses. No previous comparative studies on the associations of marital history and mortality exist. METHODS: Longitudinal data from England & Wales and from Finland were used to assess the effects of marital history, constructed from census records from year…
Do debts lead to disability pension? Evidence from a 15-year follow-up of 54,000 Finnish men and women
While over-indebtedness has emerged as a new social risk among Europeans as a consequence of economic recessions, its associations with health and disability are poorly understood. This study utilises longitudinal, register-based data to assess the associations of over-indebtedness with disability retirement. Severely over-indebted people were identified from the Finnish credit information register. For each over-indebted person, one matched cont…
Occupational class differences in diagnostic-specific sickness absence
By far the largest occupational class differences in long-term sickness absence concerned musculoskeletal diseases, followed by injuries. The results highlight potential targets for preventive measures aimed at reducing sickness absence and narrowing class differences in the future
Occupational Class Differences in Long-Term Sickness Absence Due to Breast Cancer during 2005–2013
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Western countries with clear socioeconomic differences. Higher occupational class is associated with higher breast cancer incidence but with better survival from the disease, whereas lower occupational class is associated with higher risk of sickness absence. We are not aware of previous studies examining changes over time in occupational class differences in sickness absence due to breast ca…
Work participation trajectories among 1,098,748 Finns
Distinct group-based trajectories of early work exit can be identified in a representative cohort of initially employed people. Focusing on the determinants of premature exit and early intervention to tackle increasing sickness absence may promote work participation particularly in the most vulnerable groups
The Level and Development of Unemployment before Disability Retirement
A weakening work ability may lead to a higher risk of gradual exclusion from working life, which may be manifested in increasing levels of unemployment. This study examined development of unemployment prior to disability retirement by educational level and occupational class in different diagnostic groups. The study population comprised 70% of Finnish residents aged 25-64 years who retired due to disability in 2011-2015 (n = 54,387). Growth curve…
From long-term sickness absence to disability retirement
The association between LTSA and disability retirement varies between diagnostic groups, and the strength of this association further depends on the person's occupational class and gender
Changes in Unemployment Affect Sickness Absence and Disability Retirement Rates
To enhance understanding of the interplay between unemployment and sickness absence and disability retirement, the aim of this study was to examine how changes in area-level unemployment rates are associated with changes in sickness absence and disability retirement rates in a longitudinal setting. Municipality-level time-series data were collected on unemployment, sickness absence, disability retirement and covariates from databases for Finnish …
Associations of Medical Visits with Dentist Visits
Studies have usually addressed the utilization of either medical or dental services, and less is known about how medical and dentist visits are associated. As oral health is linked to systemic health, knowledge on care coordination between dental and medical services is important to gain understanding of the overall functioning of health care. Register data on 25-64-year-old residents of the city of Oulu, Finland, were used for the years 2017-201…
Incidence and Length of Sickness Absence among Hierarchical Occupational Classes and Non-Wage-Earners
Socioeconomic differences in sickness absence are well known, but previous studies have tended to focus on wage earners only. This study examined incidence and length of sickness absence comparing the employee groups of upper and lower non-manual employees and manual workers, but also entrepreneurs, the unemployed and other non-wage-earners. The study utilized register data on a nationally representative 70% sample of Finns aged 25-62 at the end …
Frequent attenders of three outpatient health care schemes in Finland
In each outpatient health care scheme, frequent attenders pose a great challenge both by consuming services and through their increased risk of disability. FAs in different schemes have partially different characteristics and risks. Common patient registers covering various service schemes would enable an identification of FAs visiting multiple schemes and services. Better coordinated services are needed for public care FAs in particular
Use of Health Services and Rehabilitation before and after the Beginning of Long-Term Sickness Absence—Comparing the Use by Employment and Disability Pension Transition after the Sickness Absence in F…
The objective of the study was to follow the health care and rehabilitation use before, during and after long-term sickness absence (LTSA), and to compare the use by post-LTSA labour market situation in terms of disability pension and employment. Individuals aged 18-58 with a ≥30-day LTSA spell in 2015 ( N = 2427) were included from the total population of the city of Oulu, Finland. Register data included LTSA spells, outpatient health care visit…
Identifying labour market pathways after a 30-day-long sickness absence –a three-year sequence analysis study in Finland
Among long-term sickness absentees, clear groups can be identified with both differing labour market pathways after LTSA and differing backgrounds. Lower socioeconomic background, pre-LTSA chronic diseases and LTSA caused by mental disorders increase the likelihood for pathways dominated by long-term unemployment, disability pensioning and rehabilitation rather than rapid RTW. LTSA based on a mental disorder can especially increase the likelihood…
Long-term sickness absences based on mental disorders by socioeconomic group – trends of prevalence in Finland 2010–2023
The prevalence of long-term sickness absences due to mood and anxiety disorders have increased among all socioeconomic groups, but register data also reveals group differences in prevalences and trends. Factors related to covid-19 pandemic, intensity of job demands, and buffering resources may explain these differing trends. Employees, but also students and unemployed persons need support to curb the increase in LTSA due to mental disorders
Demography (20 works) · Medicine (18 works) · Population (18 works) · Demography (15 works) · Gerontology (14 works) · Environmental health (13 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (12 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (11 works) · Socioeconomic status (10 works) · Workplace Health and Well-being (10 works)