Imma Cortès

ORCID: 0000-0002-1244-9652
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Research Areas
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Stress and Burnout Research
  • Social Sciences and Policies
  • Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
  • Community Health and Development
  • Labor Law and Work Dynamics
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Occupational and environmental lung diseases
  • Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies
  • Occupational Health and Safety Research
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Aging, Health, and Disability
  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Occupational exposure and asthma
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Sex and Gender in Healthcare
  • Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
  • Pharmaceutical studies and practices
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Public Health Policies and Education

Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
2010-2024

Universitat Pompeu Fabra
2004-2024

Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya
2013-2024

Hospital de Sant Pau
2012-2024

Institut de Recerca Sant Pau
2024

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
1995-2021

Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2021

Institute for Research in Biomedicine
2021

Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona
2017-2020

Barcelona Activa
2019-2020

Objectives. We examined gender differences in the effects of unemployment on mental health and assessed whether such are associated with interactions among gender, family roles, social class. Methods. Our analysis included 3881 employed 638 unemployed workers, aged 25 to 64 years, interviewed 1994 Catalonian Health Survey. Results. Unemployment had more an effect men (age-adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 2.98; 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.30, 3.87) than that women OR 1.51; CI 1.11, 2.06). Gender...

10.2105/ajph.94.1.82 article EN American Journal of Public Health 2004-01-01

<h3>Background:</h3> The objectives of this study are to identify family and job characteristics associated with long work hours, analyse the relationship between hours several health indicators, examine whether gender differences for both exist. <h3>Methods:</h3> sample was composed all salaried workers aged 16–64 years (3950 men 3153 women) interviewed in 2006 Catalonian Health Survey. Weekly were categorised as less than 30 h (part-time), 30–40 (reference category), 41–50 51–60 h....

10.1136/jech.2008.082123 article EN Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 2009-03-01

Objectives The aim of this study was to analyze the differences between full- and part-time employment (FTE PTE) in terms working conditions, on one hand, job satisfaction, health status, work-related psychosocial problems according gender welfare state regime, other role conditions association PTE FTE. Methods This cross-sectional based a sample 7921 men 8220 women from European Working Conditions Survey aged 16–64 years, who were employed (5–19 or 20–30 hours per week) full-time (31–40...

10.5271/sjweh.3429 article EN cc-by Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health 2014-04-09

Objectives The objective of this study was to analyze gender differences in the impact long workhours (>40 hours per week) on a variety health outcomes and health-related behavior. Methods sample included all salaried contract workers aged 16–64 years (1658 men 1134 women) interviewed 2002 Catalonian Health Survey. Results Whereas with high job status were more likely work >40 week, associated situations vulnerability (low being separated or divorced) among women. For both genders, working...

10.5271/sjweh.1154 article EN cc-by Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health 2007-10-01

Los objetivos del Informe SESPAS 2014 son: a) analizar el impacto de la crisis en salud y los comportamientos relacionados con salud, las desigualdades determinantes España; b) describir cambios sistema sanitario español a raíz medidas adoptadas para afrontar valorar su posible salud; c) revisar evidencia sobre otras actual otros países, así como respuestas políticas; d) proponer intervenciones políticas alternativas llevadas cabo hasta momento una perspectiva poblacional científica, que...

10.1016/j.gaceta.2014.03.011 article ES cc-by-nc-nd Gaceta Sanitaria 2014-05-23

The growing demand for labour flexibility has resulted in decreasing employment stability that could be associated with poor mental health status. Few studies have analysed the whole of work force considering this association since research on flexible forms traditionally analyses employed and unemployed people separately. gender division work, family characteristics related to situation, modify its wellbeing. objective study was examine relationship between a continuum taking into account...

10.1186/s12889-018-5282-3 article EN cc-by BMC Public Health 2018-04-02

This study aimed to (i) identify family responsibilities associated with moderately long working hours (41-60 a week); (ii) examine the relationship between and three health outcomes; (iii) analyze whether patterns differ by welfare state regimes.The sample was composed of all employees aged 16-64 years 30-60 week interviewed in 2005 European Working Conditions Survey (9288 men 6295 women). We fitted multiple logistic regression models separated sex regime typologies.Married males were more...

10.5271/sjweh.3333 article EN cc-by Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health 2012-11-28

Background Despite its growing interest, time poverty is a neglected issue in public health analysis and policies. The objectives of this study were: (1) to analyse gender differences paid, unpaid total working time; (2) identify the factors related poverty; (3) examine relationship between poverty, health-related behaviours city Barcelona (Spain). Methods Cross-sectional based on salaried workers aged 16–64 years interviewed 2021 Health Survey (695 men 713 women). Time was defined as top...

10.1136/jech-2023-220750 article EN Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 2024-02-08

En este trabajo se revisan las diferencias y desigualdades de genero existentes en Espana el remunerado domestico, analizan impacto ambos tipos la salud describen principales estrategias politicas Union Europea (UE) para alcanzar igualdad trabajo. tasa actividad femenina es significativamente mas baja que otros paises UE. mercado laboral existe una segregacion horizontal -hombres mujeres trabajan distintos sectores- vertical -ellos ocupan los puestos categoria superior-, causa condiciones...

10.1590/s0213-91112004000800005 article ES Gaceta Sanitaria 2004-05-18

Objetivos: Analizar las desigualdades en la salud mental segun el genero y cualificacion del trabajo de poblacion ocupada, e identificar los factores laborales riesgo psicosocial condiciones empleo asociadas con estado esta poblacion. Metodos: Estudio transversal datos Encuesta Salud Barcelona 2000. Se incluyo ocupada 16 a 64 anos edad (2.322 hombres 1.836 mujeres). El se midio cuestionario GHQ-12. ajustaron modelos regresion logistica para calcular odds ratio ajustadas (ORa) intervalos...

10.1016/s0213-9111(04)71844-0 article ES cc-by-nc-nd 2004-01-01

The aim of this study was to analyse the variations sickness leave rates among Barcelona city council civil servants by administrative category and gender.The a retrospective cohort including all people who worked for more than six months City Council from 1 January 1984 31 December 1993. composed 11,647 men 9,001 women contribute total 134,928.7 person/years follow-up. population classified into categories. Sickness leaves were short episodes (less 11 days) long (more 10 days). Age-specific...

10.1177/14034948020300030501 article EN Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2002-09-01

While most countries have imposed austerity policies that risk jeopardizing the progress towards gender equality, there are examples of European regions maintained or strengthened gender‐equality in a climate economic downturn. Following realist approach and adopting Kingdon's agenda‐setting model as our framework, this explanatory case study examines how, why under which circumstances budgeting strategy has resisted measures. This represents key tool for mainstreaming Andalusia, southern...

10.1111/gwao.12152 article EN Gender Work and Organization 2016-11-16

Objectives: Although in-work poverty has been increasing, in Europe policy about and social exclusion tends to focus on labor market participation, independently of the level remuneration quality work, studies financial strain among workers, as well its relationship with health status, are still scarce. The objectives this study were: (1) compare prevalence workers different welfare state typologies, (2) examine whether between status differs by regime. For both we examined there were gender...

10.3389/fpubh.2021.616191 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Public Health 2021-05-20

Chronic extreme long working hours (LWH) have been found consistently associated with poor health status. However, the evidence for moderately LWH (41⁻60 h a week) is contradictory. Although job quality has proposed as one of mechanisms this relationship, there are almost no studies about and quality. The objectives study were to analyze association between in EU27, well examine differences by welfare regimes gender. This cross-sectional based on data from 2010 European Working Conditions...

10.3390/ijerph15112592 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018-11-20

Analizar la influencia de carga del trabajo doméstico en salud población ocupada Catalunya teniendo cuenta su posible impacto diferencial hombres y mujeres. La estudio fueron los 2.164 1.215 mujeres entrevistadas Encuesta Salud (ESCA) 1994, que realizaban un remunerado, vivían pareja eran cabeza familia o familia. variable dependiente fue el estado percibida se dicotomizó para análisis bivariado multivariado. midió a través número personas hogar (2,3,4 más 4), convivencia con menores 15 años...

10.1016/s0213-9111(99)71351-8 article ES cc-by-nc-nd Gaceta Sanitaria 1999-01-01

The growth of poor jobs related to economic crisis adds its increase since the mid-1970s as a result new forms flexible employment. In Europe, there is no clear evidence on whether working in poor-quality job better for mental wellbeing than being unemployed. objectives this study were compare between unemployed and those with different quality levels examine gender welfare state differences Europe. We selected 8324 men 7496 women from European Social Survey, 2010. Hierarchical multiple...

10.3390/ijerph16234799 article EN International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019-11-29
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