Elsa Lorthe

Biographic Data

ID7606483
NAMEElsa Lorthe
GIVEN NAMESElsa
FAMILY NAMELorthe
SIGNATURELORTHE E
AFFILIATIONSInserm
ORCID0000-0002-9654-8104
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Covid-19 pandemic-related changes in teleworking, emotional exhaustion, and occupational burnout

    Open AccessAnshu Uppal, Nick Pullen et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Decreased teleworking frequency and not having the possibility of telework were associated with higher emotional exhaustion and diagnosed burnout. As organizations reconsider their telework policies in a post-pandemic era, they should consider the impact of such organizational changes on employee wellbeing

  • Psychosocial factors mediate social inequalities in health-related quality of life among children and adolescents

    Open AccessViviane Richard, Elsa Lorthe et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    These findings provide empirical evidence for mechanisms explaining socio-economic disparities in child HRQoL and could inform interventions aimed to tackle health inequalities

  • Socioeconomic conditions and children's mental health and quality of life during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessElsa Lorthe, Viviane Richard et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2023

    We found considerable differences in adverse outcomes across social strata. Our results suggest that, post-pandemic, interventions to address social inequities in HRQoL should focus on specific intersectional strata involving adolescents and families experiencing financial hardship, while those aiming to improve mental health should target all children and adolescents

  • Changes in socioeconomic resources and mental health after the second Covid-19 wave (2020–2021)

    Open AccessStefano Tancredi, Agnė Ulytė et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2023

    This study confirms the association of economic stressors and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the exacerbating role of subjective risk perception on this association

  • Migrant and native women’s perceptions of prenatal care communication quality

    Open AccessSousan Hamwi, Elsa Lorthe et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    Facilitating communication with migrant women experiencing language barriers in prenatal care could provide an important contribution to improving prenatal care quality and addressing potential subsequent disparities in perinatal health outcomes

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in sport participation

    Open AccessViviane Richard, Giovanni Piumatti et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    We observed strong socio-economic inequalities in sport participation in Geneva, with different magnitude depending on the sport type. These inequalities seemed to increase over the 2005-2019 period. Our results call for tailored measures to promote the participation of socially disadvantaged populations in sporting activities

  • Socio-economic determinants of Sars-CoV-2 infection

    Open AccessHugo-Alejandro Santa-Ramírez, Ania Wisniak et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Background: SARS-CoV-2 infection and its health consequences have disproportionally affected disadvantaged socio-economic groups globally. This study aimed to analyze the association between socio-economic conditions and having developed antibodies for-SARS-CoV-2 in a population-based sample in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Methods: Data was obtained from a population-based serosurvey of adults in Geneva and their household members, between …

  • Language Proficiency and Migrant–Native Disparities in Postpartum Depressive Symptoms

    Open AccessSousan Hamwi, Elsa Lorthe et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    Migrant women have a higher risk of developing postpartum depressive symptoms (PPDS) than do native women. This study aimed to investigate the role of host-country language proficiency in this disparity. We analysed the data of 1475 migrant and 1415 native women who gave birth at a Portuguese public hospital between 2017 and 2019 and were participants in the baMBINO cohort study. Migrants' language proficiency was self-rated and comprised underst…