Susan Watkins, Antony R Joseph, Valerie Wright, Stacy Goddard, Judy Neubrander
The Effect of Interprofessional Education on Student Readiness for Collaborative Practice
The Journal of nursing education
background changes time inequalities selfreported health studied increasingly countries comprehensive overview encompassing several countries still lackingthe general aim article determine whether inequalities selfassessed health 10 european countries showed general tendency either increase decrease 1980s 1990s whether trends varied among countries methodsdata obtained nationally representative interview surveys held finland sweden norway denmark england netherlands west germany austria italy spainthe proportion respondents selfassessed health less good measured relation educational level income levelinequalities measured means agestandardized prevalence rates odds ratios ors resultssocioeconomic inequalities selfassessed health showed high degree stability european countriesfor countries together ors comparing low high educational levels remained stable men 261 1980s 254 1990s increased slightly women 248 270the ors comparing extreme income quintiles increased 313 337 men 243 286 womenincreases could demonstrated clearly italian spanish men women dutch women whereas inequalities health nordic countries showed tendency increase conclusionsthe results underscore persistent nature socioeconomic inequalities health modern societiesthe relatively favourable trends nordic countries suggest countries welfare states able buffer many adverse effects economic crises health disadvantaged groups