Kersti Pärna
Biographic Data
| ID | 6170675 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kersti Pärna |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kersti |
| FAMILY NAME | Pärna |
| SIGNATURE | PÄRNA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tartu |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7677-9493 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Estonian alcohol control legislation in 1990–2020
An overview of cervical cancer epidemiology and prevention in the Baltic States
Cervical cancer remains a substantial health problem in the region and the efforts in addressing barriers by implementing a four-step plan for elimination cervical cancer in Europe should be made. This goal is achievable through evidence-based steps in four key areas: vaccination, screening, treatment, and public awareness
Leisure Time Physical Activity and Associated Factors among Adults in Estonia 2000–2018
In order to implement evidence-based strategies, there is a need to assess (1) time trend in leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and (2) the relationship between trend of LTPA and trend of potential explanatory factors in Estonia from 2000 to 2018. Data from 25-64-year-old adults ( n = 16,903) were drawn from cross-sectional surveys of Health Behavior among Estonian Adult Population. Joinpoint regression analysis was used to calculate annual pe…
E-Cigarette Use by Smoking Status in Estonia, 2012–2018
A bstract: Background : In the context of declining smoking rates in Estonia, this study aims to analyze the recent trends in e-cigarette use and its associations with smoking status and sociodemographic factors. Methods: Nationally representative data from biennial cross-sectional health surveys in 2012-2018 (n = 9988) were used to describe the prevalence of smoking and e-cigarette use by smoking status in Estonia. Multivariate logistic regressi…
Nicotine Dependence and Factors Related to Smoking Cessation among Physicians in Estonia
Smoking withdrawal can be difficult due to nicotine dependence (ND). The study objective was to describe ND and to analyze the association between ND and factors related to smoking cessation among daily smoking physicians in Estonia. Data was collected in 2014, using cross-sectional postal survey sampling all practicing physicians (n = 5666) in Estonia, of whom 2939 responded (corrected response rate 53.1%). The study sample was restricted to dai…
Cigarette smoking and smoking-attributable diseases among Estonian physicians
Prevalence of daily smoking was relatively low among Estonian physicians (and twice lower among female physicians). The risk attributable to smoking was higher for LE and CB than for IHD
Trends in smoking behaviour among Estonian physicians in 1982–2014
In 1982-2014, smoking prevalence among Estonian physicians declined substantially. This may influence the willingness of society to recognize the health consequences of smoking which could give a support to the decline of the smoking epidemic in the country. Differences between smoking among male and female physicians persisted over the study period, but mean age of smoking initiation decreased. A further decline in smoking among Estonian physici…
Trends in self-rated health and association with socioeconomic position in Estonia
There was a definite increase of good SRH over two decades in Estonia following economic downturn between 2008 and 2010. Good SRH was associated with higher SEP over the study period. Further research is required to study the possible reasons behind increase of good SRH, and it's association with SEP among adults in Estonia
Educational differences in cigarette smoking among adult population in Estonia, 1990–2010
Daily smoking patterns in Estonia fit the model of tobacco epidemic in developed countries. Educational differences in daily smoking highlight the importance of addressing smoking behaviour in the general population by educational subgroups in Estonia
Using ‘amenable mortality’ as indicator of healthcare effectiveness in international comparisons
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: There is widespread consensus on the need for better indicators of the effectiveness of healthcare. We carried out an analysis of the validity of amenable mortality as an indicator of the effectiveness of healthcare, focusing on the potential use in routine surveillance systems of between-country variations in rates of mortality. We assessed whether the introduction of specific healthcare innovations coincided with decl…
Alcohol and premature death in Estonian men
We have shown the feasibility of deploying an extended research protocol within the setting of routine forensic autopsies that offer scope to deepen our understanding of the alcohol-related burden of premature mortality. The most unique feature of the study is the information on a wide range of informative alcohol biomarkers, several of which have not been used previously in this sort of post-mortem research study. We have demonstrated, for the f…
Alcohol consumption in Estonia and Finland
Alcohol consumption has increased in Estonia and Finland. National alcohol policies should reflect findings of alcohol epidemiology in order to introduce measures that will reduce alcohol related harm in the population effectively
Cigarette and waterpipe smoking among adolescents in Estonia
The results of this study can significantly enhance the capacity to develop and implement tobacco prevention and control programmes among the youth in Estonia
Self-Reported and Serum Cotinine-Validated Smoking in Pregnant Women in Estonia
Using ‘amenable mortality’ as indicator of healthcare effectiveness in international comparisons
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: There is widespread consensus on the need for better indicators of the effectiveness of healthcare. We carried out an analysis of the validity of amenable mortality as an indicator of the effectiveness of healthcare, focusing on the potential use in routine surveillance systems of between-country variations in rates of mortality. We assessed whether the introduction of specific healthcare innovations coincided with decl…
Self-Reported and Serum Cotinine-Validated Smoking in Pregnant Women in Estonia
Cigarette and waterpipe smoking among adolescents in Estonia
The results of this study can significantly enhance the capacity to develop and implement tobacco prevention and control programmes among the youth in Estonia
Alcohol consumption in Estonia and Finland
Alcohol consumption has increased in Estonia and Finland. National alcohol policies should reflect findings of alcohol epidemiology in order to introduce measures that will reduce alcohol related harm in the population effectively
Alcohol and premature death in Estonian men
We have shown the feasibility of deploying an extended research protocol within the setting of routine forensic autopsies that offer scope to deepen our understanding of the alcohol-related burden of premature mortality. The most unique feature of the study is the information on a wide range of informative alcohol biomarkers, several of which have not been used previously in this sort of post-mortem research study. We have demonstrated, for the f…
Using ‘amenable mortality’ as indicator of healthcare effectiveness in international comparisons
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: There is widespread consensus on the need for better indicators of the effectiveness of healthcare. We carried out an analysis of the validity of amenable mortality as an indicator of the effectiveness of healthcare, focusing on the potential use in routine surveillance systems of between-country variations in rates of mortality. We assessed whether the introduction of specific healthcare innovations coincided with decl…
Educational differences in cigarette smoking among adult population in Estonia, 1990–2010
Daily smoking patterns in Estonia fit the model of tobacco epidemic in developed countries. Educational differences in daily smoking highlight the importance of addressing smoking behaviour in the general population by educational subgroups in Estonia
Trends in self-rated health and association with socioeconomic position in Estonia
There was a definite increase of good SRH over two decades in Estonia following economic downturn between 2008 and 2010. Good SRH was associated with higher SEP over the study period. Further research is required to study the possible reasons behind increase of good SRH, and it's association with SEP among adults in Estonia
Trends in smoking behaviour among Estonian physicians in 1982–2014
In 1982-2014, smoking prevalence among Estonian physicians declined substantially. This may influence the willingness of society to recognize the health consequences of smoking which could give a support to the decline of the smoking epidemic in the country. Differences between smoking among male and female physicians persisted over the study period, but mean age of smoking initiation decreased. A further decline in smoking among Estonian physici…
Cigarette smoking and smoking-attributable diseases among Estonian physicians
Prevalence of daily smoking was relatively low among Estonian physicians (and twice lower among female physicians). The risk attributable to smoking was higher for LE and CB than for IHD
E-Cigarette Use by Smoking Status in Estonia, 2012–2018
A bstract: Background : In the context of declining smoking rates in Estonia, this study aims to analyze the recent trends in e-cigarette use and its associations with smoking status and sociodemographic factors. Methods: Nationally representative data from biennial cross-sectional health surveys in 2012-2018 (n = 9988) were used to describe the prevalence of smoking and e-cigarette use by smoking status in Estonia. Multivariate logistic regressi…
Nicotine Dependence and Factors Related to Smoking Cessation among Physicians in Estonia
Smoking withdrawal can be difficult due to nicotine dependence (ND). The study objective was to describe ND and to analyze the association between ND and factors related to smoking cessation among daily smoking physicians in Estonia. Data was collected in 2014, using cross-sectional postal survey sampling all practicing physicians (n = 5666) in Estonia, of whom 2939 responded (corrected response rate 53.1%). The study sample was restricted to dai…
Leisure Time Physical Activity and Associated Factors among Adults in Estonia 2000–2018
In order to implement evidence-based strategies, there is a need to assess (1) time trend in leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and (2) the relationship between trend of LTPA and trend of potential explanatory factors in Estonia from 2000 to 2018. Data from 25-64-year-old adults ( n = 16,903) were drawn from cross-sectional surveys of Health Behavior among Estonian Adult Population. Joinpoint regression analysis was used to calculate annual pe…
An overview of cervical cancer epidemiology and prevention in the Baltic States
Cervical cancer remains a substantial health problem in the region and the efforts in addressing barriers by implementing a four-step plan for elimination cervical cancer in Europe should be made. This goal is achievable through evidence-based steps in four key areas: vaccination, screening, treatment, and public awareness
Estonian alcohol control legislation in 1990–2020
Medicine (13 works) · Environmental health (11 works) · Demography (10 works) · Demography (10 works) · Public health (10 works) · Epidemiology (8 works) · Biostatistics (7 works) · Logistic regression (7 works) · Population (7 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (7 works)