Health Inequality (DRIVERS Project)

Determinants to Reduce health Inequity Via Early childhood, Realising fair employment, and Social protection - DRIVERS EU-Project (2012-2015)

The research team directed by the Senior Professorship has worked on updating knowledge on links between working conditions, social inequalities and unequal health across Europe. Several systematic reviews and meta-analyses as well as secondary data analyses of cross-country European studies on working conditions and health were performed (publications see below). In addition, two case studies were performed and a policy document with recommendations derived from obtained new research evidence was developed.

See full reports:

Final scientific report: 

health-gradient.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/DRIVERS_WP3_Fair_Employment_Final_Report.pdf

Final Recommendations: 

health-gradient.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/DRIVERS_Recoomendations_Improving_health_equity_through_action_across_the_life_course_pub-rel1.pdf

Scientific Publications

Hoven, H., Wahrendorf, M. & Siegrist, J. (2015): Occupational position, work stress and depressive symptoms: a pathway analysis of longitudinal SHARE data. In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 0:1–6. doi:10.1136/jech-2014-205206 [Titel anhand dieser DOI in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen] .

Hoven, H., Ford, D., Willmot, A., Hagan, S. & Siegrist, J. (2014): Job Coaching and Success in Gaining and Sustaining Employment Among Homeless People. In: Research on Social Work Practice, 1-7. DOI: 10.1177/1049731514562285 [Titel anhand dieser DOI in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen] .

Hoven, H. & Siegrist, J. (2013): Work characteristics, socio-economic position and health: A systematic review of mediation and moderation effects in prospective studies. In: Occup Environ Med 70, S. 663–669. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2012-101331 [Titel anhand dieser DOI in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen] .

Lunau, T., Wahrendorf, M., Dragano, N. & Siegrist, J. (2013): Work stress and depressive symptoms in older employees: impact of national labour and social policies. In: BMC Public Health, 13(1):1086.

Montano, D., Hoven, H. & Siegrist, J. (2013): A meta-analysis of health effects of randomized controlled worksite interventions: Does social stratification matter? In: Scand J Work Environ Health. DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3412 [Titel anhand dieser DOI in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen] .

Montano, D., Hoven, H. & Siegrist, J. (2014): Effects of organisational-level interventions at work on employees' health: a systematic review. In: BMC Public Health 14, S. 135. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-135 [Titel anhand dieser DOI in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen] .

Montano, D. (2014): Chemical and biological work-related risks across occupations in Europe: a review. In: J Occup Med Toxicol 9:28. DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-9-28 [Titel anhand dieser DOI in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen] .

Montano, D. (2014): Upper body and lower limbs musculoskeletal symptoms and health inequalities in Europe. An analysis of cross-sectional data. In: BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 15:285. DOI:10.1186/1471-2474-15-285 [Titel anhand dieser DOI in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen] .

Wahrendorf, M. & Siegrist, J. (2014): Proximal and distal determinants of stressful work: framework and analysis of retrospective European data. In: BMC Public Health, 14:849.

Related publications and documents

Declaration of the Santiago de Compostela Conference: "Economy, Stress and Health", July 13th 2013. Volltext als pdf.

DRIVERS Project homepage: health-gradient.eu/s_Improving_health_equity_through_action_across_the_life_course_pub-rel1.pdf