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| Title |
Concepts of social epidemiology in health services research
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, September 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12913-015-1020-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Olaf von dem Knesebeck |
| Abstract |
Social epidemiologists aim to identify social characteristics that affect the pattern of disease and health distribution in a society and to understand its mechanisms. Some important concepts of social epidemiology are: social inequalities, social relationships, social capital, and work stress. Concepts used in social epidemiology can make a useful contribution to health services research because the underlying social factors do not only influence health but are also related to health care. Social inequality indicators like education or income have an impact on access to health care as well as on utilization and quality of health care. Social relationships influence adherence to medical treatment, help-seeking behavior, utilization of health services, and outcomes. Social capital in health care organizations is an important factor for the delivery of high-quality coordinated care. Job stress is highly prevalent among health care providers and can not only affect their health but also their performance. The theoretical considerations behind factors like social inequalities, social relationships, social capital and work stress can enrich health services research because theory helps to specify the research question, to clarify methodological issues, to understand how social factors are related to health care, and to develop and implement interventions. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 27 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 26% |
| Spain | 3 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |
| Czechia | 1 | 4% |
| Mexico | 1 | 4% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 12 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 17 | 63% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 19% |
| Scientists | 5 | 19% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 155 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 154 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 25 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 14% |
| Researcher | 17 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 8% |
| Other | 28 | 18% |
| Unknown | 35 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 29 | 19% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 25 | 16% |
| Psychology | 6 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 17 | 11% |
| Unknown | 48 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 April 2020.
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