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Newest firstBackgroundWaiting times for elective healthcare in England have increased since 2015/16, when the constitutional standard was last met. However, little is known about the economic consequences of extended waits. We estimated the labour market shortfall induced by above-target waiting times for elective hospital admissions in England over a nine-year period. MethodsCohorts of patients aged 30 to <59 years were iden…
Open article record in new tab ↗Young adults experiencing homelessness (YAEH) are faced with instabilities in many areas of their lives, including their living situation, employment, and income. Little is known about how the experience of instability in these different domains might be associated with substance use. Leveraging data collected on 276 YAEH in Los Angeles County, regression analyses examine associations between three distinct types…
In low and middle-income countries (LMICs), community health workers (CHWs) play a critical role in delivering primary health care (PHC) services to vulnerable populations. In these settings, they often receive low stipends, function with a lack of basic resources and have little bargaining power with which to demand better working conditions. In this article, we examine CHWs employment status, their struggle for…
Open article record in new tab ↗AbstractIntroductionBased on Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory and Bornstein's specificity principle, the purpose of this study was to examine adolescents' time in out‐of‐school settings as a precursor of three types of problematic substance use in adulthood (i.e., binge drinking, regular marijuana use, and use of illicit drugs).MethodAdolescents (N = 978) reported the time they spent in four common out‐of‐sch…
Open article record in new tab ↗Life course theory considers events in study and work as potential turning points in deviance, including illicit drug use. This qualitative study explores the role of occupational life in cannabis use and dependence in young adults. Two and three years after the initial structured interview, 47 at baseline frequent cannabis users were interviewed in-depth about the dynamics underlying changes in their cannabis use…