Barbara Willems
Biographic Data
| ID | 3601147 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Willems |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara |
| FAMILY NAME | Willems |
| SIGNATURE | WILLEMS B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6797-9191 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Cervical cancer screening programs and their context-dependent effect on inequalities in screening uptake: A dynamic interplay between public health policy and welfare state redistribution
This study indicates that the combination of organized screening and high accessibility of the healthcare system or social protection is essential for having lower levels of inequality in CCS uptake. In such countries, the structural threshold for poorer and lower educated women to engage in CCS is lower. This may be explained by them having a better interaction with their GP, who may convince them of the screening test, lower out-of-pocket payme…
Care to sleep? Daily caregiving and sleep problems in an ageing European population
Informal caregiving is increasingly common in our ageing population and entering the role of informal caregiver generally marks an important life course transition. The adjustment to such transitions is considered important for the onset of sleep problems. Therefore, this study aims to establish how becoming a daily caregiver is associated with sleep problems, if changes in caregiving status are related to changes in sleep problems and how inters…
Never and under cervical cancer screening in Switzerland and Belgium: Trends and inequalities
Findings revealed that determinants of screening inequalities differed among never- and under-screeners and hence these should be addressed with different public health strategies. Crucially, socioeconomic and demographic inequalities were more pronounced among never-screeners who appeared to face more structural and persistent inequalities. Differences between the two countries should also be noted. The more liberal-type Swiss healthcare systems…
Cancer Screening Participation and Gender Stratification in Europe
The current study examines whether the extent of macrolevel gender inequality affects the association between women’s educational attainment and their participation in cervical and breast cancer screening and how this relationship is moderated by a country’s cancer screening strategy (organized vs. opportunistic). A multilevel design with women (N cervical = 99,794; N breast = 55,021) nested in 30 European countries was used to analyze data from …
The (re)production of health inequalities through the process of disseminating preventive innovations: The Dynamic Influence of Socioeconomic Status
Fundamental Cause Theory suggests the replacement of mechanisms that produce the persistent relationship between socioeconomic status and health over time. Understanding how this process operates is central to explaining the reproduction of health inequality. We use data from the Onco-barometer survey (2010) to test a set of hypotheses derived from FCT, Diffusion Of Innovations theory and the intersection between these theories to examine how soc…
The (re)production of health inequalities through the process of disseminating preventive innovations: The Dynamic Influence of Socioeconomic Status
Fundamental Cause Theory suggests the replacement of mechanisms that produce the persistent relationship between socioeconomic status and health over time. Understanding how this process operates is central to explaining the reproduction of health inequality. We use data from the Onco-barometer survey (2010) to test a set of hypotheses derived from FCT, Diffusion Of Innovations theory and the intersection between these theories to examine how soc…
The (re)production of health inequalities through the process of disseminating preventive innovations: The Dynamic Influence of Socioeconomic Status
Fundamental Cause Theory suggests the replacement of mechanisms that produce the persistent relationship between socioeconomic status and health over time. Understanding how this process operates is central to explaining the reproduction of health inequality. We use data from the Onco-barometer survey (2010) to test a set of hypotheses derived from FCT, Diffusion Of Innovations theory and the intersection between these theories to examine how soc…
Never and under cervical cancer screening in Switzerland and Belgium: Trends and inequalities
Findings revealed that determinants of screening inequalities differed among never- and under-screeners and hence these should be addressed with different public health strategies. Crucially, socioeconomic and demographic inequalities were more pronounced among never-screeners who appeared to face more structural and persistent inequalities. Differences between the two countries should also be noted. The more liberal-type Swiss healthcare systems…
Cancer Screening Participation and Gender Stratification in Europe
The current study examines whether the extent of macrolevel gender inequality affects the association between women’s educational attainment and their participation in cervical and breast cancer screening and how this relationship is moderated by a country’s cancer screening strategy (organized vs. opportunistic). A multilevel design with women (N cervical = 99,794; N breast = 55,021) nested in 30 European countries was used to analyze data from …
Cervical cancer screening programs and their context-dependent effect on inequalities in screening uptake: A dynamic interplay between public health policy and welfare state redistribution
This study indicates that the combination of organized screening and high accessibility of the healthcare system or social protection is essential for having lower levels of inequality in CCS uptake. In such countries, the structural threshold for poorer and lower educated women to engage in CCS is lower. This may be explained by them having a better interaction with their GP, who may convince them of the screening test, lower out-of-pocket payme…
Care to sleep? Daily caregiving and sleep problems in an ageing European population
Informal caregiving is increasingly common in our ageing population and entering the role of informal caregiver generally marks an important life course transition. The adjustment to such transitions is considered important for the onset of sleep problems. Therefore, this study aims to establish how becoming a daily caregiver is associated with sleep problems, if changes in caregiving status are related to changes in sleep problems and how inters…
Medicine (5 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (4 works) · Inequality (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Cancer (2 works) · Cervical cancer (2 works)