Linda Juel Ahrenfeldt
Biographic Data
| ID | 298706 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linda Juel Ahrenfeldt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linda Juel |
| FAMILY NAME | Ahrenfeldt |
| SIGNATURE | AHRENFELDT L J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern Denmark |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5018-1642 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Single Parenthood, Gender, and Mortality
Despite the well-documented health disadvantages of single motherhood, research on single fathers’ health remains limited owing to scarce data on this growing population. The influence of life course factors, such as partnership history and timing, on single parents’ health is also understudied. Using high-quality register data on the total Danish population, this study (1) compares the mortality risk of single and partnered parents and (2) inves…
Spiritual needs following cancer diagnosis: A national cross-sectional survey of randomly selected adults and cancer patients linked to nationwide registers
Spiritual needs were elevated in recently diagnosed cancer individuals, although most pronounced within the first half year following diagnosis. This knowledge could be valuable in guiding holistic care plans tailored to the spiritual well-being of cancer patients. Future research in this area should focus on the link between reported need and wanted care and test potentially effective spiritual care interventions
Salutogenic health measures: Psychometric properties of the Danish versions of the Flourish Index and the Secure Flourish Index
Measurement of human flourishing represents a salutogenic approach to epidemiological and behavioral research emphasizing factors contributing to “good lives” rather than pathology. The objective of this study was to translate and psychometrically test the 10‐item Flourish Index (FI) and 12‐item Secure Flourish Index (SFI) in a convenience sample of Danish adults. A total of 325 participants completed a cross‐sectional survey, with 148 of those p…
Is Religiousness Associated with Better Lifestyle and Health Among Danes? Findings from SHARE
The Reciprocal Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Health and the Influence of Sex: A European SHARE-Analysis Based on Structural Equation Modeling
It is well recognized that socioeconomic status (SES) is an important determinant of health, but many studies fail to address the possibility of reverse causation. We aim to investigate the reciprocal relationship between trajectories of SES and health, and how these associations differ by sex. We performed a longitudinal study including 29,824 men and 37,263 women aged 50+ participating in at least two consecutive waves of the Survey of Health, …
Estimating Relative Risk When Observing Zero Events—Frequentist Inference and Bayesian Credibility Intervals
Relative risk (RR) is a preferred measure for investigating associations in clinical and epidemiological studies with dichotomous outcomes. However, if the outcome of interest is rare, it frequently occurs that no events are observed in one of the comparison groups. In this case, many of the standard methods used to obtain confidence intervals (CIs) for the RRs are not feasible, even in studies with strong statistical evidence of an association. …
Variability Matters
Much of science, including public health research, focuses on means (averages). The purpose of the present paper is to reinforce the idea that variability matters just as well. At the hand of four examples, we highlight four classes of situations where the conclusion drawn on the basis of the mean alone is qualitatively altered when variability is also considered. We suggest that some of the more serendipitous results have their origin in variabi…
Sex differences in health and mortality by income and income changes
BACKGROUND: The adverse association between income, health and survival is well documented, but little is known about how income trajectories influence health and survival for men and women. We aim to investigate sex differences in mortality and hospitalisations by income and income changes. METHODS: We performed a population-based, nationwide study including 1 063 787 Danes born 1935-1955 and residing in Denmark during 1980-2015. Income was calc…
Religiousness and Diseases in Europe: Findings from SHARE
Is the age difference between partners related to women's earnings
Women earn less than men at most career stages. Explanations for a gender gap in wages include gender differences in the allocation of household and domestic work. At the family level, a marital age difference is an important shared characteristic that mig
Is the age difference between partners related to women's earnings
Women earn less than men at most career stages. Explanations for a gender gap in wages include gender differences in the allocation of household and domestic work. At the family level, a marital age difference is an important shared characteristic that mig
Sex differences in health and mortality by income and income changes
BACKGROUND: The adverse association between income, health and survival is well documented, but little is known about how income trajectories influence health and survival for men and women. We aim to investigate sex differences in mortality and hospitalisations by income and income changes. METHODS: We performed a population-based, nationwide study including 1 063 787 Danes born 1935-1955 and residing in Denmark during 1980-2015. Income was calc…
Religiousness and Diseases in Europe: Findings from SHARE
Is the age difference between partners related to women's earnings
Women earn less than men at most career stages. Explanations for a gender gap in wages include gender differences in the allocation of household and domestic work. At the family level, a marital age difference is an important shared characteristic that mig
Variability Matters
Much of science, including public health research, focuses on means (averages). The purpose of the present paper is to reinforce the idea that variability matters just as well. At the hand of four examples, we highlight four classes of situations where the conclusion drawn on the basis of the mean alone is qualitatively altered when variability is also considered. We suggest that some of the more serendipitous results have their origin in variabi…
Sex differences in health and mortality by income and income changes
BACKGROUND: The adverse association between income, health and survival is well documented, but little is known about how income trajectories influence health and survival for men and women. We aim to investigate sex differences in mortality and hospitalisations by income and income changes. METHODS: We performed a population-based, nationwide study including 1 063 787 Danes born 1935-1955 and residing in Denmark during 1980-2015. Income was calc…
The Reciprocal Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Health and the Influence of Sex: A European SHARE-Analysis Based on Structural Equation Modeling
It is well recognized that socioeconomic status (SES) is an important determinant of health, but many studies fail to address the possibility of reverse causation. We aim to investigate the reciprocal relationship between trajectories of SES and health, and how these associations differ by sex. We performed a longitudinal study including 29,824 men and 37,263 women aged 50+ participating in at least two consecutive waves of the Survey of Health, …
Estimating Relative Risk When Observing Zero Events—Frequentist Inference and Bayesian Credibility Intervals
Relative risk (RR) is a preferred measure for investigating associations in clinical and epidemiological studies with dichotomous outcomes. However, if the outcome of interest is rare, it frequently occurs that no events are observed in one of the comparison groups. In this case, many of the standard methods used to obtain confidence intervals (CIs) for the RRs are not feasible, even in studies with strong statistical evidence of an association. …
Is Religiousness Associated with Better Lifestyle and Health Among Danes? Findings from SHARE
Salutogenic health measures: Psychometric properties of the Danish versions of the Flourish Index and the Secure Flourish Index
Measurement of human flourishing represents a salutogenic approach to epidemiological and behavioral research emphasizing factors contributing to “good lives” rather than pathology. The objective of this study was to translate and psychometrically test the 10‐item Flourish Index (FI) and 12‐item Secure Flourish Index (SFI) in a convenience sample of Danish adults. A total of 325 participants completed a cross‐sectional survey, with 148 of those p…
Single Parenthood, Gender, and Mortality
Despite the well-documented health disadvantages of single motherhood, research on single fathers’ health remains limited owing to scarce data on this growing population. The influence of life course factors, such as partnership history and timing, on single parents’ health is also understudied. Using high-quality register data on the total Danish population, this study (1) compares the mortality risk of single and partnered parents and (2) inves…
Spiritual needs following cancer diagnosis: A national cross-sectional survey of randomly selected adults and cancer patients linked to nationwide registers
Spiritual needs were elevated in recently diagnosed cancer individuals, although most pronounced within the first half year following diagnosis. This knowledge could be valuable in guiding holistic care plans tailored to the spiritual well-being of cancer patients. Future research in this area should focus on the link between reported need and wanted care and test potentially effective spiritual care interventions
Demography (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (3 works) · Danish (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Demography (2 works)