Differences in Health
The Influence of Gender and Institutional Settings on Sickness Claims in Gothenburg, Sweden (1898–1950)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12208262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helene Castenbrandt (0000-0002-6058-0575, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author), Bárbara A Revuelta Eugercios (0000-0002-2449-037X, University of Copenhagen), Barbara Ana Revuelta-Eugercios (Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen, Karen Blixens Vej 4, 2300, Copenhagen, Denmark), Kjell Torén (0000-0001-8509-7603, University of Gothenburg) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1259-1281 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social History of Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-631X • E-ISSN: 1477-4666 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/shm/hkz019 |
| PMID | 33469409 |
| OpenAlex | W2938441237 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Sickness funds information has given conflicting evidence on the evolution of morbidity during the mortality decline. Evidence on increased morbidity has been explained by an actual increase of morbidity, a cultural inflation of morbidity or changing institutional settings, however, morbidity rates have also been shown to be stable over time when age composition of members is controlled for. Most previous studies have been confined to data on men; however, in an earlier article, Castenbrandt found large gender differences in historical sick leave by using national statistics on both men and women. To move forward, this article aims to analyse trends in sickness claims during the mortality decline in the early twentieth century using individual level data from Swedish sickness funds covering the period 1898-1950. Concretely, we investigate gender differences in sickness claims (incidence and duration) and how institutional settings (member composition and fund-specific regulations) affected the sick leave patterns
Environmental health · Geography · Political science · Sociology · Historical Medical Research and Treatments · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Medicine · Demography · Gerontology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |