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dc.contributor.authorVolken, Thomas-
dc.contributor.authorRüesch, Peter-
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-14T12:50:50Z-
dc.date.available2018-03-14T12:50:50Z-
dc.date.issued2014-
dc.identifier.issn2162-2477de_CH
dc.identifier.issn2162-2485de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/3781-
dc.description.abstractObjective: To assess self-rated health and impairments for six large immigrant groups (Germany, Italy, Kosovo, Portugal, Serbia, Turkey) in Switzerland. Methods: We used population-based survey data from the Swiss Migrant Health Survey 2010 and the Swiss Health Survey 2007. The sample comprised permanent residents aged 17 - 64 years (n = 14,637). Multivariate logistic regressions have been used to estimate odds ratios (OR). Results: Ill health and activities of daily living (ADL) impairments were associated with older age in all groups. However, nationals from Turkey and nationals from Kosovo were substantially more likely than Swiss to report ill health (OR = 1.05; CI = 1.02-1.09; P = 0.001 and OR = 1.05; CI = 1.01-1.10; P = 0.016) and ADL impairments (OR = 1.06; CI = 1.03-1.09; P = 0.000 and OR = 1.04; CI = 1.01-1.07; P = 0.004) with increasing age. Furthermore, Portuguese women were more likely (OR = 2.65; CI = 1.40-5.03; P = 0.003) to report ill health than Swiss women. Conclusions: Immigrant-specific preventive and health promotion initiatives should target vulnerable immigrants from Turkey, Portugal, and Kosovo. Furthermore, groups with few economic and psychosocial resources in the general population of Switzerland should be more involved in interventions to reduce health risk.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherScientific Research Publishingde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofOpen Journal of Preventive Medicinede_CH
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/de_CH
dc.subjectHealth statusde_CH
dc.subjectImpairmentde_CH
dc.subjectImmigrantde_CH
dc.subjectSwitzerlandde_CH
dc.subject.ddc305: Personengruppen (Alter, Herkunft, Geschlecht, Einkommen)de_CH
dc.subject.ddc610: Medizin und Gesundheitde_CH
dc.titleHealth status inequality among immigrants in Switzerlandde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementGesundheitde_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-1782-
dc.identifier.doi10.4236/ojpm.2014.46054de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue6de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.end469de_CH
zhaw.pages.start459de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume4de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
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Volken, T., & Rüesch, P. (2014). Health status inequality among immigrants in Switzerland. Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 4(6), 459–469. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1782
Volken, T. and Rüesch, P. (2014) ‘Health status inequality among immigrants in Switzerland’, Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 4(6), pp. 459–469. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1782.
T. Volken and P. Rüesch, “Health status inequality among immigrants in Switzerland,” Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 459–469, 2014, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-1782.
VOLKEN, Thomas und Peter RÜESCH, 2014. Health status inequality among immigrants in Switzerland. Open Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2014. Bd. 4, Nr. 6, S. 459–469. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-1782
Volken, Thomas, and Peter Rüesch. 2014. “Health Status Inequality among Immigrants in Switzerland.” Open Journal of Preventive Medicine 4 (6): 459–69. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1782.
Volken, Thomas, and Peter Rüesch. “Health Status Inequality among Immigrants in Switzerland.” Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 4, no. 6, 2014, pp. 459–69, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1782.


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