Selected Journal Publications

Backhaus, I., Hoven, H., & Kawachi, I. (2023). Far-right political ideology and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: Multilevel analysis of 21 European countries. Social Science & Medicine, 335, 116227. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116227

Hoven, H., Backhaus, I., Gerő, K., & Kawachi, I. (2023). Characteristics of employment history and self-perceived barriers to healthcare access. European journal of public health, 33(6), 1080–1087. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad178

Kopasker, D., Katikireddi, S. V., Santos, J. V., Richiardi, M., Bronka, P., Rostila, M., Cecchini, M., Ali, S., Emmert-Fees, K., Bambra, C., Hoven, H., Backhaus, I., Balaj, M., & Eikemo, T. A. (2023). Microsimulation as a flexible tool to evaluate policies and their impact on socioeconomic inequalities in health. The Lancet regional health. Europe, 34, 100758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100758

Backhaus, I., Hoven, H., Bambra, C., Oksanen, T., Rigó, M., di Tecco, C., Iavicoli, S., & Dragano, N. (2023). Changes in work-related stressors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: differences by gender and parental status. International archives of occupational and environmental health, 96(3), 421–431. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-022-01933-w

Backhaus, I., Fitri, M., Esfahani, M., Ngo, H. T., Lin, L. J., Yamanaka, A., Alhumaid, M. M., Qin, L., Khan, A., Fadzullah, N., & Khoo, S. (2023). Mental Health, Loneliness, and Social Support Among Undergraduate Students: A Multinational Study in Asia. Asia-Pacific journal of public health, 35(4), 244–250. https://doi.org/10.1177/10105395231172311

Backhaus, I., Hoven, H., Di Tecco, C., Iavicoli, S., Conte, A., & Dragano, N. (2022). Economic change and population health: Lessons learnt from an umbrella review on the Great Recession. BMJ Open, 12(4). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060710

Backhaus, I., Hermsen, D., Timm, J., Boege, F., Lübke, N., Degode, T., Göbels, K., & Dragano, N. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and determinants of infection in young adults: a population-based seroepidemiological study. Public health, 207, 54–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2022.03.009

Backhaus, I., Borges, C., Baer, A. P., Monteiro, L. Z., La Torre, G., & Varela, A. R. (2022). Association between social capital indicators and depressive symptoms among Brazilian university students. Ciencia E Saude Coletiva, 27(3), 1119–1131. https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232022273.01162021

Hoven, H., Dragano, N., Angerer, P., Apfelbacher, C., Backhaus, I., Hoffmann, B., Icks, A., Wilm, S., Fangerau, H., & Söhner, F. (2022). Striving for Health Equity: The Importance of Social Determinants of Health and Ethical Considerations in Pandemic Preparedness Planning. International Journal of Public Health, 67. https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604542

Harith, S., Backhaus, I., Mohbin, N., Ngo, H. T., & Khoo, S. (2022). Effectiveness of digital mental health interventions for university students: an umbrella review. PeerJ, 10, e13111. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13111

Backhaus, I., Hermsen, D., Timm, J., Boege, F., Lübke, N., Göbels, K., Lieth, D. von der, & Dragano, N. (2021). Underascertainment of COVID-19 cases among first responders: A seroepidemiological study. Occupational Medicine (Oxford, England), 72(3), 225–228. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqab164

Backhaus, I., Sisenop, F., Begotaraj, E., Cachia, J., Capolongo, S., Carta, M. G., Jakubauskiene, M., Jevtic, M., Nakov, V., Pirlog, M. C., Grbic, D. S., Vinko, M., Kusturica, M. P., Morganti, A., & Lindert, J. (2021). Resilience and Coping With COVID-19: The COPERS Study. International Journal of Public Health, 66, 1604007. https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2021.1604007

Schiffner, J., Backhaus, I., Rimmele, J., Schulz, S., Möhlenkamp, T., Klemens, J. M., Zapf, D., Solbach, W., & Mischnik, A. (2021). Long-Term Course of Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses in Outpatients After SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Frontiers in public health, 9, 732787. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.732787

Backhaus, I., D'Egidio, V., Grassucci, D., Gelardini, M., Ardizzone, C., & La Torre, G. (2021). Compliance with the school smoking ban: A cross-sectional study from Italy. Clinica Terapeutica, 172(2), 138–144. https://doi.org/10.7417/CT.2021.2301

La Torre, G., De Carlo, I., Sestili, C., Cocchiara, R. A., Lia, L., Di Bella, O., Cianfanelli, S., D'Egidio, V., Mancino, M., Palmeri, V., De Luca, A., Frusone, F., Aceti, V., Amabile, M. I., Cardi, M., Backhaus, I., Mannocci, A., & Monti, M. (2021). Non-adherence to Mediterranean diet and synergy with lifestyle habits in the occurrence of breast cancer: a case-control study in Italy. European review for medical and pharmacological sciences, 25(13), 4535–4539. https://doi.org/10.26355/eurrev_202107_26246

Backhaus, I., Varela, A. R., Khoo, S., Siefken, K., Crozier, A., Begotaraj, E., Fischer, F., Wiehn, J., Lanning, B. A., Lin, P.‑H., Jang, S.‑N., Monteiro, L. Z., Al-Shamli, A., La Torre, G., & Kawachi, I. (2020). Associations Between Social Capital and Depressive Symptoms Among College Students in 12 Countries: Results of a Cross-National Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00644

Mannocci, A., D'Egidio, V., Backhaus, I., Federici, A., Sinopoli, A., Ramirez Varela, A., Villari, P., & La Torre, G. (2020). Are There Effective Interventions to Increase Physical Activity in Children and Young People? An Umbrella Review. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(10), 3528. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103528

D'Egidio, V., Lia, L., Sinopoli, A., Backhaus, I., Mannocci, A., Saulle, R., Sestili, C., Cocchiara, R., Di Bella, O., Yordanov, T., Mazzacane, M., & La Torre, G. (2021). Results of the Italian project 'GiochiAMO' to improve nutrition and PA among children. Journal of public health (Oxford, England), 43(2), 405–412. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdz129

MacDonald, CJ., Backhaus, I., Vanezi, E., Yeratziotis, A., Clendinneng, D., Seriola, L., Häkkinen, S., Cassar, M., Mettouris, C., & Papadopoulos, GA. (2021) European Union Digital Education quality standard framework and companion evaluation toolkit, Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, DOI: 10.1080/02680513.2021.1936476

Backhaus, I., D'Egidio, V., Grassucci, D., Gelardini, M., Ardizzone, C., & La Torre, G. (2021). Compliance with the school smoking ban: A cross-sectional study from Italy. La Clinica terapeutica, 172(2), 138–144. https://doi.org/10.7417/CT.2021.2301

La Torre, G., D'Egidio, V., Sestili, C., Cocchiara, R. A., Cianfanelli, S., Di Bella, O., Lia, L., Dorelli, B., Cammalleri, V., Backhaus, I., Pagano, F., Anguissola, C., Vitiello, A., Carsetti, R., Mannocci, A., & Giochiamo Collaborative Group (2020). ImmunizziAMO: A School-Based Field Trial to Teach New Generations the Importance of Vaccination through Games and to Fight Vaccine Hesitancy in Italy. Vaccines, 8(2), 280. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8020280

Backhaus, I., Kino, S., La Torre, G., & Kawachi, I. (2019). Right-wing populism and self-rated health in Europe: A multilevel analysis. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 73(12), 1116–1121. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2018-211995

Backhaus, I., Lipson, S. K., Fisher, L. B., Kawachi, I., & Pedrelli, P. (2019). Sexual assault, sense of belonging, depression and suicidality among LGBQ and heterosexual college students. Journal of American College Health, 69(4), 404–412. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2019.1679155

Mannocci, A., Backhaus, I., D'Egidio, V., Federici, A., Villari, P., & La Torre, G. (2019). What public health strategies work to reduce the tobacco demand among young people? An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 123(5), 480–491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.02.009

Backhaus, I., D'Egidio, V., Saulle, R., Masala, D., Firenze, A., Vito, E. de, Mannocci, A., & Torre, G. L. (2019). Health-related quality of life and its associated factors: Results of a multi-center cross-sectional study among university students. Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom), 42(2), 285–293. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdz011

Backhaus, I., D'Egidio, V., Grassucci, D., Gelardini, M., Ardizzone, C., & La Torre, G. (2017). Link between perceived smoking behaviour at school and students smoking status: A large survey among Italian adolescents. Public Health, 151, 169–176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2017.07.004

Backhaus, I., Mannocci, A. & La Torre, G. Tobacco smoking and multiple sclerosis: a systematic review of systematic and narrative reviews of observational studies. J Public Health 25, 453–460 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-017-0811-6

Reports

Backhaus, I., Gero, K., Dragano, N., Bambra, C., (2023). Health inequalities related to psychosocial working conditions in Europe. In ETUI, The European Trade Union Institute. https://www.etui.org/publications/health-inequalities-related-psychosocial-working-conditions-europe

Dragano N, Conte A, Pförtner TK, Backhaus I (2020) Gesundheitliche Folgen von Wirtschaftskrisen: epidemiologische Studien zur Weltfinanzkrise 2007/2008. Bremen: Kompetenznetz Public Health COVID-19.