Hannu Uusitalo
Biographic Data
| ID | 277861 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hannu Uusitalo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hannu |
| FAMILY NAME | Uusitalo |
| SIGNATURE | UUSITALO H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tampere University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8499-8175 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 104 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
A comparison of anthropometric indicators in predicting the incidence of diabetes and intermediate hyperglycaemia in Finland: A 22-year observational study
Alternative anthropometric indicators offer comparable predictive value and show potential for individualised type 2 diabetes and IH risk assessment. Sex-specific cutoffs and a multi-indicator approach could be used to improve screening and early intervention strategies, potentially improving public health management of diabetes risk
Impact of signs and symptoms of dry eye disease on health-related quality of life: A cross-sectional population study among older adults
This first population-based study assessing general QoL data with objective clinical measures of DED indicated that among elderly population, both symptoms and signs of DED independently impacted different aspects of QoL. In addition, significant sex-differences in these associations were observed and should be considered both in research settings and when assessing and treating people with DED
Comparison of three health-related quality of life instruments in relation to visual acuity: EQ-5D, 15D, and Eurohis-QOL8
All three instruments can be viable tools in evaluating the relation between vision and HRQoL. While 15D is preferred due to its wide coverage of dimensions, EQ-5D can be an equal alternative, as it has less respondent burden. The feasibility of EUROHIS-QOL8 on detecting differences between lower VA levels may require further evidence
Prevalence and 11-year incidence of common eye diseases and their relation to health-related quality of life, mental health, and visual impairment
Declined HRQoL associated with eye diseases is more related to impaired vision than the awareness of the disease itself, and this declining effect diminished during the follow-up. Therefore, information directed to the public on the risks and prevention of blindness can and should be strengthened to prevent the deleterious effects of visual impairment
Low vision status and declining vision decrease Health-Related Quality of Life: Results from a nationwide 11-year follow-up study
HRQoL was significantly and meaningfully impaired even before the threshold of severe vision loss or blindness was reached. The results encourage the improvement of available treatment options aiming to postpone the onset of visual impairment or declining VA, to maintain better quality of life among the population
Quality of life along the diabetes continuum: A cross-sectional view of health-related quality of life and general health status in middle-aged and older Finns
The health-related quality-of-life impact of nocturnal awakenings in the middle-aged and older Finnish population
Nordic Welfare States in the European Context
This important sequel to Nordic Social Policy (Routledge 1999) compares welfare state development over the last twenty years in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden with that of Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and other Western European countries. Topics covered include: * income distribution, health inequalities and gender equality * gender policies, health and social care services and policy reaction to family changes * social secur…
Welfare Policy and Income Distribution: The Finnish Experience in the 1990s
This article contrasts economic, employment and social policies of Finnish governments with data on income distribution and poverty for the period 1990-2000. The starting point of the article is the heavy economic recession in the 1990s, which, accompanied with political judgements, resulted in a shift of emphasis in social policy.To start with, the article situates Finland on the map of Europe with the help of most recent Eurostat data on social…
Protection sociale et distribution des revenus: L'Expérience Finlandaise Dans Les Années Quatre-Vingt-Dix
Cet article met en relation les politiques économiques, sociales et de l'emploi des gouvernements finlandais avec des données sur la distribution des revenus et la pauvreté sur la période 1990-2000. La sévère récession économique des années quatre-vingt-dix qui, en conjonction avec des changements de perspectives politiques, a conduit à une modification des politiques sociales, en constitue le point de départ. Tout d'abord, l'article situe la Fin…
Economic Crises and Support for the Welfare State in Finland 1975-1993
In this article the relationship between the economic situation and public support for the welfare state is investigated. Two hypotheses are presented: (1) serious economic crises reduce the support for welfare, and (2) once the crisis is over, support will gradually return to its pre-crisis level. These hypotheses are studied using Finnish public opinion data from 1975 to 1993, and considerable support for them is found. Furthermore, the article…
Welfare Trends in the Scandinavian Countries
Discusses important aspects of the development of the welfare state in the Scandinavian countries and Iceland since the mid-1970s. It focuses on societal changes during a period of modest economic growth. Topics include labour market benefits, education and social mobility, class and inequality, income distribution and trajectories and health
From Welfare to Work
Class and Family Effects on Income Distribution: Finland, 1966–81
Social Expenditure: A Decompositional Approach
The aftermath of the economic stagnation of the mid-1970s and the subsequent crisis of the welfare state have witnessed an expansion of comparative research on the welfare state in Scandinavia as well as throughout the advanced market economies. Various approaches have been taken, different methods have been used, and results do not seem to cumulate to a significant degree. Even the concept of the welfare state is a vague one. One important branc…
Income Distribution and Redistribution in the Nordic Welfare States
Classical theorists sought the causes of inequality primarily in the economy: the market place, the structure of ownership, and wage de pendency. In modern political economy, inequalities are commonly seen as the outcome of interacting processes in several arenas: The most important ones, in addition to the economy, are politics and fam ily. One of the major issues in contemporary theoretical controversy is the relative importance of these arenas…
The Scandinavian Approach to Welfare Research
How do people live in a welfare state? Are they better off now than 30 years ago? If so, is this true in all spheres of life or do some of them reveal regression? What is the health status of the population and how is it changing? Has work become physically less demanding but more tedious? How many people experience multi ple deprivation in terms of income, education, work, housing, and health? Do people become more or less interested and involve…
Redistribution and equality in the welfare state
One of the many vividly debated issues of the welfare state is that of its redistributive effects. Perhaps a majority of social scientists and economists believe that the welfare state makes a considerable effort to improve the lot of the poor and the worse-off more generally, at the expense of more well-to-do, joining Wilensky's conclusion that '. .. taxes and benefits taken together have a highly egalitarian effect on income distribution.' (Wil…
Comparative Research on the Determinants of the Welfare State: The State of the Art
This paper makes an effort to evaluate the present state of comparative research on the determinants of the welfare state. The major thesis is that both theories and comparative results diverge to an extent that is not warranted by reality. Conflicting findings are in many cases explained by methodological features of the studies, a brief summary of which is given in the paper, and theories of the determinants of the welfare state are often prese…
Incomes Policy in Finland: Economic and Social Effects in a Comparative Perspective
This paper examines the performance of the Finnish economy during the so‐called incomes policy period, 1969‐80. For this purpose Finland is compared with the other OECD countries both before and during the incomes policy period. The results suggest that in terms of economic growth, inflation and unemployment, Finnish economy has improved its performance, particularly before the economic recession of the mid‐seventies. Cross‐national comparisons p…
Education and Welfare: Some Findings from the Scandinavian Survey
The relationship and impact of a person's educational level on his level of welfare are examined conceptually and empirically. The empirical data were collected in 1972 and allow comparisons between the Nordic countries. The paper starts with a short description of the approaches utilized in studying welfare in the Nordic countries during the past ten years. The good of man is in two parts: welfare which can be approached objectively, and well-be…
Socioeconomic Background and Income
The effects of socioeconomic background as measured by father's education and occupation on income level are studied among the gainfully employed employees in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The data are based on the Scandinavian Survey in 1972. The results are interpreted by using the concept of socioeconomic life cycle. In the populations studied here father's education and occupation do not directly affect income level, but their effect i…
A Review of the Swedish Study of the Level of Living
Richard Tomasson argues in his book Sweden: Prototype of modern society that Swedish society utilizes more knowledge about itself in writing legislation and in running its affairs than any other country. One further evidence for Tomasson's thesis is a series of studies initiated by the Ministry of Labour and Housing. In the commission of the studies it reads that their purpose is to give information about low-income peopleand the level of living …
Dimensions of Welfare in a Comparative Study of the Scandinavian Societies
Economic Crises and Support for the Welfare State in Finland 1975-1993
In this article the relationship between the economic situation and public support for the welfare state is investigated. Two hypotheses are presented: (1) serious economic crises reduce the support for welfare, and (2) once the crisis is over, support will gradually return to its pre-crisis level. These hypotheses are studied using Finnish public opinion data from 1975 to 1993, and considerable support for them is found. Furthermore, the article…
Comparative Research on the Determinants of the Welfare State: The State of the Art
This paper makes an effort to evaluate the present state of comparative research on the determinants of the welfare state. The major thesis is that both theories and comparative results diverge to an extent that is not warranted by reality. Conflicting findings are in many cases explained by methodological features of the studies, a brief summary of which is given in the paper, and theories of the determinants of the welfare state are often prese…
Dimensions of Welfare in a Comparative Study of the Scandinavian Societies
Redistribution and equality in the welfare state
One of the many vividly debated issues of the welfare state is that of its redistributive effects. Perhaps a majority of social scientists and economists believe that the welfare state makes a considerable effort to improve the lot of the poor and the worse-off more generally, at the expense of more well-to-do, joining Wilensky's conclusion that '. .. taxes and benefits taken together have a highly egalitarian effect on income distribution.' (Wil…
Socioeconomic Background and Income
The effects of socioeconomic background as measured by father's education and occupation on income level are studied among the gainfully employed employees in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The data are based on the Scandinavian Survey in 1972. The results are interpreted by using the concept of socioeconomic life cycle. In the populations studied here father's education and occupation do not directly affect income level, but their effect i…
Income Distribution and Redistribution in the Nordic Welfare States
Classical theorists sought the causes of inequality primarily in the economy: the market place, the structure of ownership, and wage de pendency. In modern political economy, inequalities are commonly seen as the outcome of interacting processes in several arenas: The most important ones, in addition to the economy, are politics and fam ily. One of the major issues in contemporary theoretical controversy is the relative importance of these arenas…
The Scandinavian Approach to Welfare Research
How do people live in a welfare state? Are they better off now than 30 years ago? If so, is this true in all spheres of life or do some of them reveal regression? What is the health status of the population and how is it changing? Has work become physically less demanding but more tedious? How many people experience multi ple deprivation in terms of income, education, work, housing, and health? Do people become more or less interested and involve…
Incomes Policy in Finland: Economic and Social Effects in a Comparative Perspective
This paper examines the performance of the Finnish economy during the so‐called incomes policy period, 1969‐80. For this purpose Finland is compared with the other OECD countries both before and during the incomes policy period. The results suggest that in terms of economic growth, inflation and unemployment, Finnish economy has improved its performance, particularly before the economic recession of the mid‐seventies. Cross‐national comparisons p…
Welfare Policy and Income Distribution: The Finnish Experience in the 1990s
This article contrasts economic, employment and social policies of Finnish governments with data on income distribution and poverty for the period 1990-2000. The starting point of the article is the heavy economic recession in the 1990s, which, accompanied with political judgements, resulted in a shift of emphasis in social policy.To start with, the article situates Finland on the map of Europe with the help of most recent Eurostat data on social…
Social Expenditure: A Decompositional Approach
The aftermath of the economic stagnation of the mid-1970s and the subsequent crisis of the welfare state have witnessed an expansion of comparative research on the welfare state in Scandinavia as well as throughout the advanced market economies. Various approaches have been taken, different methods have been used, and results do not seem to cumulate to a significant degree. Even the concept of the welfare state is a vague one. One important branc…
Education and Welfare: Some Findings from the Scandinavian Survey
The relationship and impact of a person's educational level on his level of welfare are examined conceptually and empirically. The empirical data were collected in 1972 and allow comparisons between the Nordic countries. The paper starts with a short description of the approaches utilized in studying welfare in the Nordic countries during the past ten years. The good of man is in two parts: welfare which can be approached objectively, and well-be…
A Review of the Swedish Study of the Level of Living
Richard Tomasson argues in his book Sweden: Prototype of modern society that Swedish society utilizes more knowledge about itself in writing legislation and in running its affairs than any other country. One further evidence for Tomasson's thesis is a series of studies initiated by the Ministry of Labour and Housing. In the commission of the studies it reads that their purpose is to give information about low-income peopleand the level of living …
Dimensions of Welfare in a Comparative Study of the Scandinavian Societies
A Review of the Swedish Study of the Level of Living
Richard Tomasson argues in his book Sweden: Prototype of modern society that Swedish society utilizes more knowledge about itself in writing legislation and in running its affairs than any other country. One further evidence for Tomasson's thesis is a series of studies initiated by the Ministry of Labour and Housing. In the commission of the studies it reads that their purpose is to give information about low-income peopleand the level of living …
Socioeconomic Background and Income
The effects of socioeconomic background as measured by father's education and occupation on income level are studied among the gainfully employed employees in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The data are based on the Scandinavian Survey in 1972. The results are interpreted by using the concept of socioeconomic life cycle. In the populations studied here father's education and occupation do not directly affect income level, but their effect i…
Education and Welfare: Some Findings from the Scandinavian Survey
The relationship and impact of a person's educational level on his level of welfare are examined conceptually and empirically. The empirical data were collected in 1972 and allow comparisons between the Nordic countries. The paper starts with a short description of the approaches utilized in studying welfare in the Nordic countries during the past ten years. The good of man is in two parts: welfare which can be approached objectively, and well-be…
Incomes Policy in Finland: Economic and Social Effects in a Comparative Perspective
This paper examines the performance of the Finnish economy during the so‐called incomes policy period, 1969‐80. For this purpose Finland is compared with the other OECD countries both before and during the incomes policy period. The results suggest that in terms of economic growth, inflation and unemployment, Finnish economy has improved its performance, particularly before the economic recession of the mid‐seventies. Cross‐national comparisons p…
Comparative Research on the Determinants of the Welfare State: The State of the Art
This paper makes an effort to evaluate the present state of comparative research on the determinants of the welfare state. The major thesis is that both theories and comparative results diverge to an extent that is not warranted by reality. Conflicting findings are in many cases explained by methodological features of the studies, a brief summary of which is given in the paper, and theories of the determinants of the welfare state are often prese…
Redistribution and equality in the welfare state
One of the many vividly debated issues of the welfare state is that of its redistributive effects. Perhaps a majority of social scientists and economists believe that the welfare state makes a considerable effort to improve the lot of the poor and the worse-off more generally, at the expense of more well-to-do, joining Wilensky's conclusion that '. .. taxes and benefits taken together have a highly egalitarian effect on income distribution.' (Wil…
The Scandinavian Approach to Welfare Research
How do people live in a welfare state? Are they better off now than 30 years ago? If so, is this true in all spheres of life or do some of them reveal regression? What is the health status of the population and how is it changing? Has work become physically less demanding but more tedious? How many people experience multi ple deprivation in terms of income, education, work, housing, and health? Do people become more or less interested and involve…
Social Expenditure: A Decompositional Approach
The aftermath of the economic stagnation of the mid-1970s and the subsequent crisis of the welfare state have witnessed an expansion of comparative research on the welfare state in Scandinavia as well as throughout the advanced market economies. Various approaches have been taken, different methods have been used, and results do not seem to cumulate to a significant degree. Even the concept of the welfare state is a vague one. One important branc…
Income Distribution and Redistribution in the Nordic Welfare States
Classical theorists sought the causes of inequality primarily in the economy: the market place, the structure of ownership, and wage de pendency. In modern political economy, inequalities are commonly seen as the outcome of interacting processes in several arenas: The most important ones, in addition to the economy, are politics and fam ily. One of the major issues in contemporary theoretical controversy is the relative importance of these arenas…
From Welfare to Work
Class and Family Effects on Income Distribution: Finland, 1966–81
Welfare Trends in the Scandinavian Countries
Discusses important aspects of the development of the welfare state in the Scandinavian countries and Iceland since the mid-1970s. It focuses on societal changes during a period of modest economic growth. Topics include labour market benefits, education and social mobility, class and inequality, income distribution and trajectories and health
Economic Crises and Support for the Welfare State in Finland 1975-1993
In this article the relationship between the economic situation and public support for the welfare state is investigated. Two hypotheses are presented: (1) serious economic crises reduce the support for welfare, and (2) once the crisis is over, support will gradually return to its pre-crisis level. These hypotheses are studied using Finnish public opinion data from 1975 to 1993, and considerable support for them is found. Furthermore, the article…
Welfare Policy and Income Distribution: The Finnish Experience in the 1990s
This article contrasts economic, employment and social policies of Finnish governments with data on income distribution and poverty for the period 1990-2000. The starting point of the article is the heavy economic recession in the 1990s, which, accompanied with political judgements, resulted in a shift of emphasis in social policy.To start with, the article situates Finland on the map of Europe with the help of most recent Eurostat data on social…
Protection sociale et distribution des revenus: L'Expérience Finlandaise Dans Les Années Quatre-Vingt-Dix
Cet article met en relation les politiques économiques, sociales et de l'emploi des gouvernements finlandais avec des données sur la distribution des revenus et la pauvreté sur la période 1990-2000. La sévère récession économique des années quatre-vingt-dix qui, en conjonction avec des changements de perspectives politiques, a conduit à une modification des politiques sociales, en constitue le point de départ. Tout d'abord, l'article situe la Fin…
Nordic Welfare States in the European Context
This important sequel to Nordic Social Policy (Routledge 1999) compares welfare state development over the last twenty years in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden with that of Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and other Western European countries. Topics covered include: * income distribution, health inequalities and gender equality * gender policies, health and social care services and policy reaction to family changes * social secur…
The health-related quality-of-life impact of nocturnal awakenings in the middle-aged and older Finnish population
Quality of life along the diabetes continuum: A cross-sectional view of health-related quality of life and general health status in middle-aged and older Finns
Low vision status and declining vision decrease Health-Related Quality of Life: Results from a nationwide 11-year follow-up study
HRQoL was significantly and meaningfully impaired even before the threshold of severe vision loss or blindness was reached. The results encourage the improvement of available treatment options aiming to postpone the onset of visual impairment or declining VA, to maintain better quality of life among the population
Prevalence and 11-year incidence of common eye diseases and their relation to health-related quality of life, mental health, and visual impairment
Declined HRQoL associated with eye diseases is more related to impaired vision than the awareness of the disease itself, and this declining effect diminished during the follow-up. Therefore, information directed to the public on the risks and prevention of blindness can and should be strengthened to prevent the deleterious effects of visual impairment
Comparison of three health-related quality of life instruments in relation to visual acuity: EQ-5D, 15D, and Eurohis-QOL8
All three instruments can be viable tools in evaluating the relation between vision and HRQoL. While 15D is preferred due to its wide coverage of dimensions, EQ-5D can be an equal alternative, as it has less respondent burden. The feasibility of EUROHIS-QOL8 on detecting differences between lower VA levels may require further evidence
A comparison of anthropometric indicators in predicting the incidence of diabetes and intermediate hyperglycaemia in Finland: A 22-year observational study
Alternative anthropometric indicators offer comparable predictive value and show potential for individualised type 2 diabetes and IH risk assessment. Sex-specific cutoffs and a multi-indicator approach could be used to improve screening and early intervention strategies, potentially improving public health management of diabetes risk
Impact of signs and symptoms of dry eye disease on health-related quality of life: A cross-sectional population study among older adults
This first population-based study assessing general QoL data with objective clinical measures of DED indicated that among elderly population, both symptoms and signs of DED independently impacted different aspects of QoL. In addition, significant sex-differences in these associations were observed and should be considered both in research settings and when assessing and treating people with DED
Economics (13 works) · Welfare (12 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (11 works) · Political science (10 works) · Politics (9 works) · Population (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Market economy (8 works) · Welfare state (8 works) · Demographic economics (7 works)