Karsten Thielen

Research output

Research output per year 1998 2011 2019

• 33 Journal article
• 7 Conference abstract in journal
• 2 Report
• 1 Book chapter
• 4 More
  • 1 Report chapter
  • 1 Conference abstract for conference
  • 1 Poster
  • 1 Comment/debate

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2019

  Too sick to work, too healthy to qualify: a cross-country analysis of the effect of changes to disability benefits

  Jensen, N. K., Brønnum-Hansen, H., Andersen, I., Thielen, K., McAllister, A., Burström, B., Barr, B., Whitehead, M. & Diderichsen, F., 1 Aug 2019, In: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 73, 8, p. 717-722 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Health 100%
  • health 93%
  • Denmark 72%
  • Sweden 66%
  • reform 60%
  9 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  Too sick to work too healthy to qualify: a cross country comparison of the effect of changes to disability benefits

  Jensen, N. K., Brønnum-Hansen, H., Andersen, I., Thielen, K., McAllister, A., Burström, B. & Diderichsen, F., 2018, In: European Journal of Public Health. 28, Supplement 4, p. 279 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
• 2017

  Job mobility and health in the Danish workforce

  Hougaard, C. Ø., Nygaard, E., Holm, A. L., Thielen, K. & Diderichsen, F., 1 Feb 2017, In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 45, 1, p. 57-63 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Alcohol-Related Disorders 100%
  • Workforce 60%
  • Workplace 60%
  • Mental Disorders 50%
  • Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development 42%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Return to work after cancer and pre-cancer job dissatisfaction

  Heinesen, E., Kolodziejczyk, C., Ladenburg, J., Andersen, I. & Thielen, K., 2017, In: Applied Economics. 49, 49, p. 4982-4998 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Cancer 100%
  • Dissatisfaction 87%
  • Breast Cancer 15%
  • Survivors 14%
  • Administrative Data 14%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  77 Downloads (Pure)

• Social inequality in functional limitations and workability for people with musculoskeletal pain

  Jensen, N. K., Thielen, K., Andersen, I., Brønnum-Hansen, H., Burström, B., Nylén, L., McAllister, A. & Diderichsen, F., 1 Nov 2017, In: European Journal of Public Health. 27, Supplement 3, p. 474-474 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research
• 2016

  How do macro-level contexts and policies affect the employment chances of chronically ill and disabled people? The impact of recession and deindustrialization

  Holland, P., Burström, B., Whitehead, M., Diderichsen, F., Dahl, E., Barr, B., Nylén, L., Chen, W. H., Thielen, K., van der Wel, K. A., Clayton, S. & Uppal, S., 5 Dec 2016, The Financial and Economic Crises and Their Impact on Health and Social Well-Being. Taylor and Francis/Routledge, p. 256-276 21 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2015

  Cancer stage, comorbidity, and socioeconomic differences in the effect of cancer on labour market participation: a danish register-based follow-up study

  Thielen, K., Kolodziejczyk, C., Andersen, I., Heinesen, E. & Diderichsen, F., 1 Jun 2015, In: PloS one. 10, 6, p. 1-11 11 p., e0128621.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • comorbidity 100%
  • labor market 90%
  • Participation 83%
  • Breast Cancer 76%
  • breast neoplasms 70%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Do 'flexicurity' Policies Work for People With Low Education and Health Problems? A Comparison of Labour Market Policies and Employment Rates in Denmark, The Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom 1990-2010

  McAllister, A., Nylén, L., Backhans, M., Boye, K., Thielen, K., Whitehead, M. & Burström, B., Oct 2015, In: International Journal of Health Services. 45, 4, p. 679-705 27 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • flexicurity 100%
  • Labor Market Policy 82%
  • Denmark 67%
  • Health Education 63%
  • Sweden 62%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Low socioeconomic status and lung function

  Taylor-Robinson, D. C., Thielen, K., Pressler, T., Olesen, H. V. & Diggle, P. J., 1 Mar 2015, In: European Respiratory Journal. 45, 3, p. 857-858 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research › peer-review

• Social Adversity and Regional Differences in Prescribing of ADHD Medication for School-Age Children

  Kildemoes, H. W., Skovgaard, A. M., Thielen, K., Pottegård, A. & Mortensen, L. H., 13 Jun 2015, In: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 36, 5, p. 330-341 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity 100%
  • Child 42%
  • Confidence Intervals 32%
  • Incidence 26%
  • Vulnerable Populations 22%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• The effect of breast cancer on personal income three years after diagnosis by cancer stage and education: a register-based cohort study among Danish females

  Andersen, I., Kolodziejczyk, C., Thielen, K., Heinesen, E. & Diderichsen, F., 31 Jan 2015, In: BMC Public Health. 15, p. 1-8 8 p., 50.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • cancer 100%
  • Income 90%
  • Cohort Studies 75%
  • income 73%
  • Breast Neoplasms 70%
  11 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  Addressing social inequality in aging by the Danish occupational social class measurement

  Christensen, U., Krølner, R., Nilsson, C. J., Lyngbye, P. W., Hougaard, C. Ø., Nygaard, E., Thielen, K., Holstein, B. E., Avlund, K. & Lund, R., Feb 2014, In: Journal of Aging and Health. 26, 1, p. 106-27 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • social inequality 100%
  • Social Class 96%
  • socioeconomic position 93%
  • social class 92%
  • chronic condition 63%
  66 Citations (Scopus)

• Arbejdsrettet Rehabilitering

  Translated title of the contribution: Vocational rehabilitation.Labriola, M., Thielen, K., Eplov, L. F. & Nielsen, C. V., 2014, In: Ugeskrift for Laeger. 176, 10, p. 948-950 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Vocational Rehabilitation 100%
  • Health 33%
  • Denmark 24%
  • Rehabilitation 17%

• Demand-specific work ability, poor health and working conditions in middle-aged full-time employees

  Nabe-Nielsen, K., Thielen, K., Nygaard, E., Thorsen, S. V. & Diderichsen, F., Jul 2014, In: Applied Ergonomics. 45, 4, p. 1174–1180 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Working Poor 100%
  • full-time employee 89%
  • working conditions 62%
  • Personnel 47%
  • Health 45%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Low socioeconomic status is associated with worse lung function in the Danish cystic fibrosis population

  Taylor-Robinson, D. C., Thielen, K., Pressler, T., Olesen, H. V., Diderichsen, F., Diggle, P. J., Smyth, R. & Whitehead, M., 1 Nov 2014, In: European Respiratory Journal. 44, 5, p. 1363-1366 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Negative aspects of close social relations and 10-year incident ischaemic heart disease hospitalization among middle-aged Danes

  Lund, R., Rod, N. H., Thielen, K., Nilsson, C. J. & Christensen, U., 1 Oct 2014, In: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 21, 10, p. 1249-1256 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Myocardial Ischemia 100%
  • Hospitalization 83%
  • Family Conflict 19%
  • Social Class 13%
  • Buffers 13%
  8 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  Alter, Berufsgruppen und psychisches Wohlbefinden

  Translated title of the contribution: Age, job groups, and psychological well-beingThielen, K., Kroll, L. & Thielen, K., Mar 2013, In: Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz. 56, 3, p. 359-66 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Age Groups 100%
  • Psychology 94%
  • well-being 93%
  • Group 41%
  • Mental Health 21%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Employment consequences of depressive symptoms and work demands individually and combined

  Thielen, K., Nygaard, E., Andersen, I. & Diderichsen, F., 1 Feb 2013, In: European Journal of Public Health. 24, 1, p. 34-39

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Depression 100%
  • sick leave 76%
  • Sick Leave 67%
  • human being 36%
  • Unemployment 33%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Main and combined effects of musculoskeletal pain frequency and avoidant coping on sickness absence: Findings from a prospective cohort study

  Christensen, U., Schmidt, L., Hougaard, C. O., Thielen, K., Nygaard, E. & Lund, R., 1 Nov 2013, In: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 45, p. 1042-1048

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Musculoskeletal Pain 100%
  • Cohort Studies 55%
  • Prospective Studies 51%
  • Pain 46%
  • Confidence Intervals 24%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Trends in poverty risks among people with and without limiting-longstanding illness by employment status in Sweden, Denmark, and the United Kingdom during the current economic recession -- a comparative study

  Falk, J., Bruce, D., Burström, B., Thielen, K., Whitehead, M. & Nylén, L., 4 Oct 2013, In: B M C Public Health. 13, 1, p. 925

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Economic Recession 100%
  • Poverty 67%
  • Denmark 66%
  • recession 63%
  • Sweden 61%
  10 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Effectiveness of return-to-work interventions for disabled people: a systematic review of government initiatives focused on changing the behaviour of employers

  Clayton, S., Barr, B., Nylen, L., Burström, B., Thielen, K., Diderichsen, F., Dahl, E. & Whitehead, M., Jun 2012, In: European Journal of Public Health. 22, 3, p. 434-439 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Return to Work 100%
  • employer 66%
  • Systematic Reviews 62%
  • Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development 57%
  • chronically ill 54%
  51 Citations (Scopus)

• Social inequalities in "sickness": does welfare state regime type make a difference? A multilevel analysis of men and women in 26 European countries

  van der Wel, K. A., Dahl, E. & Thielen, K., 1 Jan 2012, In: International Journal of Health Services. 42, 2, p. 235-55 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Multilevel Analysis 100%
  • multi-level analysis 83%
  • social inequality 74%
  • welfare state 70%
  • illness 60%
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• The association between psychosocial work environment, attitudes towards older workers (ageism) and planned retirement

  Thorsen, S., Rugulies, R., Løngaard, K., Borg, V., Thielen, K. & Bjorner, J. B., May 2012, In: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 85, 4, p. 437-45 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Ageism 100%
  • Retirement 76%
  • work environment 64%
  • retirement 60%
  • Occupational Groups 45%
  38 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  How do macro-level contexts and policies affect the employment chances of chronically ill and disabled people? Part I: The impact of recession and deindustrialization

  Holland, P., Burström, B., Whitehead, M., Diderichsen, F., Dahl, E., Barr, B., Nylén, L., Chen, W-H., Thielen, K., van der Wel, K. A., Clayton, S. & Uppal, S., 1 Jan 2011, In: International Journal of Health Services. 41, 3, p. 395-413 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • ill people 100%
  • de-industrialization 95%
  • chronically ill 92%
  • recession 72%
  • macro level 71%
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• How do macro-level contexts and policies affect the employment chances of chronically ill and disabled people? Part II: The impact of active and passive labor market policies

  Holland, P., Nylén, L., Thielen, K., van der Wel, K. A., Chen, W-H., Barr, B., Burström, B., Diderichsen, F., Andersen, P. K., Dahl, E., Uppal, S., Clayton, S. & Whitehead, M., 1 Jan 2011, In: International Journal of Health Services. 41, 3, p. 415-30 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • ill people 100%
  • Labor Market Policy 92%
  • chronically ill 92%
  • macro level 71%
  • Chronic Disease 52%
  35 Citations (Scopus)

• How do musculoskeletal pain, avoidant coping and sickness absence relate to each other? Findings from a prospective cohort study.

  Christensen, U., Hougaard, C. Ø., Thielen, K., Nygaard, E., Schmidt, L. & Lund, R., 2011, In: European Journal of Public Health. 21, supplement 1, p. 122 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review

  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Increasing prevalence of depression from 2000 to 2006

  Andersen, I., Thielen, K., Bech, P., Nygaard, E., Diderichsen, F. & Thielen, K., Dec 2011, In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 39, 8, p. 857-63 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Major Depressive Disorder 100%
  • Depression 94%
  • Dane 69%
  • Equipment and Supplies 43%
  • disability 33%
  56 Citations (Scopus)

• Increasing prevalence of depression from 2000 to 2006

  Andersen, I., Thielen, K., Bech, P., Nygaard, E. & Diderichsen, F., Dec 2011, In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 39, p. 857-863 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Major Depressive Disorder 100%
  • Depression 94%
  • Dane 69%
  • Equipment and Supplies 43%
  • disability 33%
  56 Citations (Scopus)

• Job-mobility and health

  Nygaard, E., Diderichsen, F., Hougaard, C. Ø., Holm, A. L. & Thielen, K., 2011, In: European Journal of Public Health. 21/Supplement 1, p. 162-163 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review

• Job stress and the use of antidepressant medicine: a 3.5-year follow-up study among Danish employees

  Thielen, K., Nygaard, E., Rugulies, R. & Diderichsen, F., Mar 2011, In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 68, 3, p. 205-10 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Occupational Stress 100%
  • job characteristics 75%
  • Antidepressive Agents 73%
  • social support 66%
  • Medicine 59%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

  1766 Downloads (Pure)

• Physical and psychological work demands and depressive symptoms in Denmark. Does their match matter for work ability consequences?

  Thielen, K., Diderichsen, F. & Nygaard, E., 2011, (Submitted) In: European Journal of Public Health. p. 213 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Social inequalities in 'sickness': European welfare states and non-employment among the chronically ill

  Wel, K. A. V. D., Dahl, E. & Thielen, K., Dec 2011, In: Social Science & Medicine. 73, 11, p. 1608-17 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • chronically ill 100%
  • Social Inequality 99%
  • Welfare State 86%
  • Sickness 83%
  • social inequality 76%
  43 Citations (Scopus)

• Social inequality in sickness: Does the welfare regime type make a difference?

  Thielen, K., 2011, In: European Journal of Public Health. 21, 1, p. 161 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Social inequality in the association between cancer and employment - time trend in Denmark during 1970 to 2008.

  Thielen, K., Andersen, I., Diderichsen, F., Hougaard, C. Ø. & Nygaard, E., 20 Sept 2011.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research
• 2010

  Job insecurity and the use of antidepressant medication among Danish employees with and without a history of prolonged unemployment: a 3.5-year follow-up study

  Rugulies, R., Thielen, K., Nygaard, E. & Diderichsen, F., 1 Jan 2010, In: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 64, 1, p. 75-81 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Unemployment 100%
  • Antidepressive Agents 73%
  • unemployment 73%
  • medication 70%
  • Occupational Groups 58%
  35 Citations (Scopus)

• Musculo-skeletal Pain, Depression, and Specific Job Demands as Predictors of Work Ability

  Thielen, K., Nygaard, E. & Diderichsen, F., 2010.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research

• To what extent have relaxed eligibility requirements and increased generosity of disability benefits acted as disincentives for employment? A systematic review of evidence from countries with well-developed welfare systems

  Barr, B., Clayton, S., Whitehead, M., Thielen, K., Burström, B., Nylén, L. & Dahl, E., 1 Dec 2010, In: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 64, 12, p. 1106-14 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • eligibility requirement 100%
  • Motivation 55%
  • welfare 51%
  • Systematic Reviews 50%
  • Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development 37%
  20 Citations (Scopus)
• 2009

  Job insecurity and the use of antidepressant medicine among Danish employees with and without a history of prolonged unemployment. A 3.5-year follow-up study.

  Rugulies, R. E., Thielen, K., Nygaard, E. & Diderichsen, F., 2009, In: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 64, p. 75-81

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Misclassification and the use of register-based indicators for depression

  Thielen, K., Nygaard, E., Andersen, I., Rugulies, R., Heinesen, E., Bech, P., Bültmann, U. & Diderichsen, F., 1 Apr 2009, In: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Supplementum. 119, 4, p. 312-9 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Antidepressive Agents 100%
  • Age Groups 79%
  • Therapeutics 18%
  48 Citations (Scopus)

• Smerter i bevægeapparatet og modificerende faktorer for tidlig tilbagetrækning fra arbejdsmarkedet: Rapport til Arbejdsmiljøforskningsfonden

  Thielen, K., Nygaard, E. & Diderichsen, F., 2009, København: Afdeling for Socialmedicin. 30 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

• Social inequality in the prevalence of depressive disorders

  Andersen, I., Thielen, K., Nygaard, E. & Diderichsen, F., 1 Jul 2009, In: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 63, 7, p. 575-81 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • socioeconomic position 100%
  • Depressive Disorder 84%
  • social inequality 80%
  • medication 69%
  • occupation 65%
  89 Citations (Scopus)
• 2008

  Misclassification and the use of register-based indicators for depression

  Thielen, K., Nygaard, E., Andersen, I., Rugulies, R. E., Heinesen, E., Bech, P., Bültmann, U. & Diderichsen, F., 2008, In: European Journal of Public Health. Supplement 1, p. 211-212

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research

• Prioritizing equity in the burden of disease: Seven analytical steps

  Diderichsen, F. & Thielen, K., 2008, Focusing the equity lens: Arguments and actions on health inequalities. Povall, S., Whitehead, M., Gosling, R. & Barr, B. (eds.). Liverpool, UK: World Health Organization, p. 84-94

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Report chapter › Research

• Psychosocial factors of modern work life and incident depression in Denmark 2000-06

  Nygaard, E., Thielen, K. & Diderichsen, F., 2008, In: European Journal of Public Health. Supplement 1, p. 26-27

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal › Commissioned

  • psychosocial factors 100%
  • Denmark 89%
  • incident 69%
  • Psychology 57%
  • Depression 55%

• Psyko-socialt arbejdsmiljø og depression: Slutrapport til Arbejdsmiljøforskningsfonden

  Diderichsen, F., Thielen, K. & Nygaard, E., 2008, Museum Tusculanum. 30 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research
• 2007

  Gender differences in depression - a matter of measure

  Thielen, K., Nygaard, E. & Diderichsen, F., 2007, In: European Journal of Public Health. supplement 2, p. 151

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research

  • gender-specific factors 100%
  • Outpatients 31%
  • drug 24%
  • Western world 19%
  • statistical method 18%
• 1998

  Obsessive-compulsive disorder and ventromedial frontal lesions: clinical and neuropsychological findings

  Irle, E., Exner, C., Thielen, K., Weniger, G., Rüther, E. & Thielen, K., Feb 1998, In: The American Journal of Psychiatry. 155, 2, p. 255-63 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 100%
  • Psychosurgery 95%
  • Ventral Striatum 39%
  • Personality Disorders 33%
  • Substance-Related Disorders 26%
  44 Citations (Scopus)