Pub Date : 2023-06-20eCollection Date: 2023-08-01DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxad020
Julia D Interrante, Caitlin Carroll, Katy B Kozhimannil
The postpartum period is critical for the health and well-being of birthing people, yet little is known about the range of health care services and supports needed during this time. Maternity care patients are often targeted for clinical interventions based on "low risk" or "high risk" designations, but dichotomized measures can be imprecise and may not reflect meaningful groups for understanding needed postpartum care. Using claims data from privately insured patients with childbirths between 2016 and 2018, this study identifies categories and predictors of postpartum care utilization, including the use of maternal care and other, nonmaternal, care (eg, respiratory, digestive). We then compare identified utilization-based categories with typical high- and low-risk designations. Among 269 992 patients, 5 categories were identified: (1) low use (55% of births); (2) moderate maternal care use, low other care use (25%); (3) moderate maternal, high other (8%); (4) high maternal, moderate other (7%); and (5) high maternal, high other (5%). Utilization-based categories were better at differentiating postpartum care use and were more consistent across patient profiles, compared with high- and low-risk dichotomies. Identifying categories of postpartum care need beyond a simple risk dichotomy is warranted and can assist in maternal health services research, policymaking, and clinical practice.
{"title":"Understanding categories of postpartum care use among privately insured patients in the United States: a cluster-analytic approach.","authors":"Julia D Interrante, Caitlin Carroll, Katy B Kozhimannil","doi":"10.1093/haschl/qxad020","DOIUrl":"10.1093/haschl/qxad020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The postpartum period is critical for the health and well-being of birthing people, yet little is known about the range of health care services and supports needed during this time. Maternity care patients are often targeted for clinical interventions based on \"low risk\" or \"high risk\" designations, but dichotomized measures can be imprecise and may not reflect meaningful groups for understanding needed postpartum care. Using claims data from privately insured patients with childbirths between 2016 and 2018, this study identifies categories and predictors of postpartum care utilization, including the use of maternal care and other, nonmaternal, care (eg, respiratory, digestive). We then compare identified utilization-based categories with typical high- and low-risk designations. Among 269 992 patients, 5 categories were identified: (1) low use (55% of births); (2) moderate maternal care use, low other care use (25%); (3) moderate maternal, high other (8%); (4) high maternal, moderate other (7%); and (5) high maternal, high other (5%). Utilization-based categories were better at differentiating postpartum care use and were more consistent across patient profiles, compared with high- and low-risk dichotomies. Identifying categories of postpartum care need beyond a simple risk dichotomy is warranted and can assist in maternal health services research, policymaking, and clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":53979,"journal":{"name":"Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku","volume":"1 1","pages":"qxad020"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11103737/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73688676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper researches the impacts of the housing problem of younger population on the demographic trends in the city of Zagreb. Housing problems in the city of Zagreb are marked by an increase of housing prices and rents, mainly in the uncontrolled market, and they differ from other parts of the country. In the context of the challenges of housing policy development in transition countries, the housing standard, housing tenure, the housing market and the rental housing market in Zagreb are analysed. Regarding the research methodology, the paper is based on a survey, analysis of statistical data and other, relatively scarce literature. The analysis of the housing market and the uncontrolled housing rental market speaks of the key problem of housing affordability. Social programs in this area are residual in nature and do not provide housing for vulnerable groups. An important contribution of the paper is a survey in the population aged 18 to 39 years. The results of the research show that less educated immigrants who come to Zagreb for employment cannot afford decent housing. The unsustainable status of tenants in the uncontrolled private market makes this population socially excluded. The affordability of decent housing mediated by financial problems and other factors has negative effects on childbearing. In addition, such forms of social deprivation are proving to be triggers for emigration from the country. Certain methodological innovations are proposed for future research in this area. In addition to the negative effects on demographic trends, the unaffordability of decent housing also affects labour mobility, and thus the social and economic development of the city of Zagreb. Key words: housing, housing policy, affordable housing, demographic renewal, Zagreb
{"title":"Učinci stambenog zbrinjavanja mlađe populacije na demografske trendove u Zagrebu","authors":"G. Bežovan, D. Jakovčević","doi":"10.3935/rsp.v30i1.1800","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3935/rsp.v30i1.1800","url":null,"abstract":"This paper researches the impacts of the housing problem of younger population on the demographic trends in the city of Zagreb. Housing problems in the city of Zagreb are marked by an increase of housing prices and rents, mainly in the uncontrolled market, and they differ from other parts of the country. In the context of the challenges of housing policy development in transition countries, the housing standard, housing tenure, the housing market and the rental housing market in Zagreb are analysed. Regarding the research methodology, the paper is based on a survey, analysis of statistical data and other, relatively scarce literature. The analysis of the housing market and the uncontrolled housing rental market speaks of the key problem of housing affordability. Social programs in this area are residual in nature and do not provide housing for vulnerable groups. An important contribution of the paper is a survey in the population aged 18 to 39 years. The results of the research show that less educated immigrants who come to Zagreb for employment cannot afford decent housing. The unsustainable status of tenants in the uncontrolled private market makes this population socially excluded. The affordability of decent housing mediated by financial problems and other factors has negative effects on childbearing. In addition, such forms of social deprivation are proving to be triggers for emigration from the country. Certain methodological innovations are proposed for future research in this area. In addition to the negative effects on demographic trends, the unaffordability of decent housing also affects labour mobility, and thus the social and economic development of the city of Zagreb. Key words: housing, housing policy, affordable housing, demographic renewal, Zagreb","PeriodicalId":53979,"journal":{"name":"Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42897533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The new roles of universities result in the expansion of traditional missions (teaching and research) in the direction of institutionalization and strengthening of the third mission and connecting the university with the community. Accordingly, the aim of the paper is to examine the perceptions of university teachers and students about different university missions, with special reference to the civic dimension, which is less studied in relation to the economic dimension of the third mission. The research included a total of 1 048 respondents, including 582 students and 466 teachers of the University of Novi Sad, and used the Questionnaire on the civic mission of the university and education for sustainable development. The obtained results indicate that there are more similarities between teachers and students than there are differences in the perception of the importance of different university missions. When it comes to differences, teachers attach more importance to the role of the university in promoting civic advocacy, while students attach more importance to the role of previous levels of education. Key words: civic engagement, third mission, teaching, research, university.
{"title":"Dimensions of the Universities Third Mission from the University Teachers and Students Perspective","authors":"M. Bosanac, J. Milutinović, Biljana Lungulov","doi":"10.3935/rsp.v30i1.1917","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3935/rsp.v30i1.1917","url":null,"abstract":"The new roles of universities result in the expansion of traditional missions (teaching and research) in the direction of institutionalization and strengthening of the third mission and connecting the university with the community. Accordingly, the aim of the paper is to examine the perceptions of university teachers and students about different university missions, with special reference to the civic dimension, which is less studied in relation to the economic dimension of the third mission. The research included a total of 1 048 respondents, including 582 students and 466 teachers of the University of Novi Sad, and used the Questionnaire on the civic mission of the university and education for sustainable development. The obtained results indicate that there are more similarities between teachers and students than there are differences in the perception of the importance of different university missions. When it comes to differences, teachers attach more importance to the role of the university in promoting civic advocacy, while students attach more importance to the role of previous levels of education. Key words: civic engagement, third mission, teaching, research, university.","PeriodicalId":53979,"journal":{"name":"Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43271355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Friedrich Hayek was a staunch advocate of the free market principle. He was convinced that progressive taxation was a great threat to individual liberty and social fairness, particularly because there is no limit how high a progressive rate can be in it. The only explanation by which a progressive taxation can be defended is a wish to alter the income distribution, but this approach cannot be explained by any scientific argument. Progressive taxation is unjust and short-sighted while, according to Hayek, a proportional tax system satisfies a standard of fairness and justice because it applies the same general rule to all and prevents discrimination against the well-off taxpayers. Key words: redistribution, fiscal system, tax policy, Friedrich Hayek.
{"title":"Friedrich Hayek on Taxation and Income Redistribution","authors":"P. Bejaković, Lukša Lulić, Goran Luburić","doi":"10.3935/rsp.v30i1.1845","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3935/rsp.v30i1.1845","url":null,"abstract":"Friedrich Hayek was a staunch advocate of the free market principle. He was convinced that progressive taxation was a great threat to individual liberty and social fairness, particularly because there is no limit how high a progressive rate can be in it. The only explanation by which a progressive taxation can be defended is a wish to alter the income distribution, but this approach cannot be explained by any scientific argument. Progressive taxation is unjust and short-sighted while, according to Hayek, a proportional tax system satisfies a standard of fairness and justice because it applies the same general rule to all and prevents discrimination against the well-off taxpayers. Key words: redistribution, fiscal system, tax policy, Friedrich Hayek.","PeriodicalId":53979,"journal":{"name":"Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46142687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The COVID-19 virus was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan (China), and as early as January 2020, the World Health Organization expressed its concern and shortly afterwards officially declared a pandemic globally. This pandemic has brought the world economy, way of life, culture and migration to a state we have never encountered before. All countries within the European Union have at one time greatly restricted or banned entry and exit from their borders. Population movements and migration, like the economy, are most affected by this pandemic. Before the pandemic, the countries of the European Union had cultivated freedom of movement within their member states, but they were suddenly forced to impose severe restrictions and controls on their borders that prevented daily migrations of the population. The measures adopted varied from country to country, depending on the assessment of experts within them and on the number of those infected and the current epidemiological situation. Keywords: COVID-19, pandemic, migrations, European Union, Corona virus.
{"title":"The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Migration Within the Countries of the European Union","authors":"Katica Jurcevic, Marina Peric Kaselj, Borna Jurčević","doi":"10.3935/rsp.v30i1.1949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3935/rsp.v30i1.1949","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 virus was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan (China), and as early as January 2020, the World Health Organization expressed its concern and shortly afterwards officially declared a pandemic globally. This pandemic has brought the world economy, way of life, culture and migration to a state we have never encountered before. All countries within the European Union have at one time greatly restricted or banned entry and exit from their borders. Population movements and migration, like the economy, are most affected by this pandemic. Before the pandemic, the countries of the European Union had cultivated freedom of movement within their member states, but they were suddenly forced to impose severe restrictions and controls on their borders that prevented daily migrations of the population. The measures adopted varied from country to country, depending on the assessment of experts within them and on the number of those infected and the current epidemiological situation. Keywords: COVID-19, pandemic, migrations, European Union, Corona virus.","PeriodicalId":53979,"journal":{"name":"Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42492709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper examines the financial development of the Republic of Croatia as measured by the dimensions of financialization, financial deepening and financial inclusion through interaction with two dimensions of social exclusion, such as income inequality and at-risk-of-poverty rates. The aim of the paper is to determine how financialization, financial deepening and inclusion affect income inequality and the risk of poverty. In terms of financialization, research has shown that the development of the overall financial sector relative to GDP reduces income inequality and at-risk-of-poverty rates, while the growth of banking sector assets relative to GDP increases income inequality and at-riskof-poverty. With financial deepening, the share of corporate loans in GDP has been shown to increase income inequality and the at-risk-of-poverty rate, while loans to households are not significant for inequality, but therefore reduce the at-risk-of-poverty rate. The share of household loans in GDP is not significant for income inequality, but it reduces the at-risk-of-poverty rate. The financial inclusion of households has shown that the three groups of loans (transaction account overdrafts, cash and other loans) depend on the level of inequality and that the opposite causality operates. While cash loans reduce the atrisk-of-poverty rate, the at-risk-of-poverty rate as an inverse causality affects transaction account overdrafts. Key words: financialization, financial deepening, financial inclusion, income inequality, at-risk-of-poverty rate, Croatia.
{"title":"Interakcija financijskog razvitka, nejednakosti i rizika od siromaštva u Republici Hrvatskoj","authors":"Ante Samodol","doi":"10.3935/rsp.v30i1.1951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3935/rsp.v30i1.1951","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines the financial development of the Republic of Croatia as measured by the dimensions of financialization, financial deepening and financial inclusion through interaction with two dimensions of social exclusion, such as income inequality and at-risk-of-poverty rates. The aim of the paper is to determine how financialization, financial deepening and inclusion affect income inequality and the risk of poverty. In terms of financialization, research has shown that the development of the overall financial sector relative to GDP reduces income inequality and at-risk-of-poverty rates, while the growth of banking sector assets relative to GDP increases income inequality and at-riskof-poverty. With financial deepening, the share of corporate loans in GDP has been shown to increase income inequality and the at-risk-of-poverty rate, while loans to households are not significant for inequality, but therefore reduce the at-risk-of-poverty rate. The share of household loans in GDP is not significant for income inequality, but it reduces the at-risk-of-poverty rate. The financial inclusion of households has shown that the three groups of loans (transaction account overdrafts, cash and other loans) depend on the level of inequality and that the opposite causality operates. While cash loans reduce the atrisk-of-poverty rate, the at-risk-of-poverty rate as an inverse causality affects transaction account overdrafts. Key words: financialization, financial deepening, financial inclusion, income inequality, at-risk-of-poverty rate, Croatia.","PeriodicalId":53979,"journal":{"name":"Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43739163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The pension system in modern society has several functions, the main ones being the equal distribution of the income of individuals and families throughout life, encouraging individual and national savings and alleviating poverty during old age and work inactivity. One of the most important goals of pension insurance is maintaining the income of the elderly and it seems as the program was quite successful there. While older people are sometimes much more common belonged to the relatively poor, today's indicators point to quite positive effects, that is, to significance
{"title":"Velimir Šonje: Mirovine za 21. stoljeće","authors":"Predrag Bejaković","doi":"10.3935/rsp.v29i3.1986","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3935/rsp.v29i3.1986","url":null,"abstract":"The pension system in modern society has several functions, the main ones being the equal distribution of the income of individuals and families throughout life, encouraging individual and national savings and alleviating poverty during old age and work inactivity. One of the most important goals of pension insurance is maintaining the income of the elderly and it seems as the program was quite successful there. While older people are sometimes much more common belonged to the relatively poor, today's indicators point to quite positive effects, that is, to significance","PeriodicalId":53979,"journal":{"name":"Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45654699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Bobinac, Nikolina Dukić Samaržija, Elizabeta Ribarić
Research shows that low levels of health literacy have negative consequences for the health of the individual and the community. The aim of the research is to establish the average level of health literacy in Croatia on a nationally representative sample and to identify characteristics that can be linked to particularly low levels of health literacy. The results show that the level of health literacy in Croatia, on average, is at the very border between problematic and adequate. Within the population, however, there are significant differences in the level of health literacy associated with the class, economic and social characteristics of individuals. Lower health literacy reflects in an individual‘s reluctance to respond to preventive screenings, keep weight below obesity levels, or exercise regularly. Our results suggest that raising the level of health literacy in Croatia should not rely primarily on media campaigns, because health information from the media is difficult for citizens to understand and use for the purpose of protection against diseases. Key words: health literacy, HLS-EU-16, public health.
{"title":"Zdravstvena pismenost u Republici Hrvatskoj","authors":"A. Bobinac, Nikolina Dukić Samaržija, Elizabeta Ribarić","doi":"10.3935/rsp.v29i3.1954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3935/rsp.v29i3.1954","url":null,"abstract":"Research shows that low levels of health literacy have negative consequences for the health of the individual and the community. The aim of the research is to establish the average level of health literacy in Croatia on a nationally representative sample and to identify characteristics that can be linked to particularly low levels of health literacy. The results show that the level of health literacy in Croatia, on average, is at the very border between problematic and adequate. Within the population, however, there are significant differences in the level of health literacy associated with the class, economic and social characteristics of individuals. Lower health literacy reflects in an individual‘s reluctance to respond to preventive screenings, keep weight below obesity levels, or exercise regularly. Our results suggest that raising the level of health literacy in Croatia should not rely primarily on media campaigns, because health information from the media is difficult for citizens to understand and use for the purpose of protection against diseases. Key words: health literacy, HLS-EU-16, public health.","PeriodicalId":53979,"journal":{"name":"Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44368072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Association of Social Workers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with the Association of Associations of Professional Social Workers activities of the Republic of Srpska and the Association of Professional Social Workers Brčko District with the support of UNICEF Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Faculty of political science at the University of Sarajevo organized by VII. annual professional conference in Sarajevo on October 20, 2022
{"title":"VII. Godišnja stručna konferencija socijalnog rada u Bosni i Hercegovini s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem »Aktivacijski modeli - korisnička perspektiva«","authors":"Karolina Tadić-Lesko, Janja Milinković, Nina Babić","doi":"10.3935/rsp.v29i3.1983","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3935/rsp.v29i3.1983","url":null,"abstract":"Association of Social Workers of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with the Association of Associations of Professional Social Workers activities of the Republic of Srpska and the Association of Professional Social Workers Brčko District with the support of UNICEF Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Faculty of political science at the University of Sarajevo organized by VII. annual professional conference in Sarajevo on October 20, 2022","PeriodicalId":53979,"journal":{"name":"Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42157226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Occupational diseases are diseases directly induced by work and working conditions. In the Republic of Croatia, according to the procedure set out by law, occupational diseases are reported and recognized by the Croatian Health Insurance Fund and registered and monitored in the Registry of Occupational Diseases kept by the Croatian Institute for Public Health – Department of Occupational Health. Diagnoses are under responsibility of occupational medicine specialists and are carried out according to modern occupational health criteria, which include determining the clinical picture of the disease and the damage caused by the work process. The recognition of COVID-19 as an occupational disease is extremely important for the worker considering the financial and pension benefits according to the applicable laws and regulations. Most workers who have had COVID-19 as a professional disease do not get the disease recognized as an occupational disease while they are sick. The length of the acute disease is shorter than the process of application and evaluation of occupational disease. However, the recognition of COVID-19 as an occupational disease may be important for the future. Should any of the complications (e.g. post COVID-19 syndrome) arise in the future, the worker holds their rights under health insurance. The scientific and healthcare community is still in the process of evaluating and recognizing complications of COVID-19 disease and their long-term impact on health and work ability. Key words: occupational disease, legislation, public health, occupational medicine
{"title":"Legal Aspects of Recognizing COVID-19 As an Occupational Disease in The Republic of Croatia","authors":"M. Milošević, H. Brborović, R. Žaja","doi":"10.3935/rsp.v29i3.1937","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3935/rsp.v29i3.1937","url":null,"abstract":"Occupational diseases are diseases directly induced by work and working conditions. In the Republic of Croatia, according to the procedure set out by law, occupational diseases are reported and recognized by the Croatian Health Insurance Fund and registered and monitored in the Registry of Occupational Diseases kept by the Croatian Institute for Public Health – Department of Occupational Health. Diagnoses are under responsibility of occupational medicine specialists and are carried out according to modern occupational health criteria, which include determining the clinical picture of the disease and the damage caused by the work process. The recognition of COVID-19 as an occupational disease is extremely important for the worker considering the financial and pension benefits according to the applicable laws and regulations. Most workers who have had COVID-19 as a professional disease do not get the disease recognized as an occupational disease while they are sick. The length of the acute disease is shorter than the process of application and evaluation of occupational disease. However, the recognition of COVID-19 as an occupational disease may be important for the future. Should any of the complications (e.g. post COVID-19 syndrome) arise in the future, the worker holds their rights under health insurance. The scientific and healthcare community is still in the process of evaluating and recognizing complications of COVID-19 disease and their long-term impact on health and work ability. Key words: occupational disease, legislation, public health, occupational medicine","PeriodicalId":53979,"journal":{"name":"Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48769238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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