The impact of Active Labour Market Policies on health outcomes: a Scoping review
Por:
Puig-Barrachina, V, Giro, P, Artazcoz, L, Bartoll, X, Cortes-Franch, I, Fernandez, A, Gonzalez-Marin, P, Borrell, C
Publicada:
1 feb 2020
Resumen:
Background: Since the last Western great recession of 2008, an increasing interest on the effects of Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs) on improving health has emerged. The aim of our review is to synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of ALMPs and whether some types of ALMP are more effective. Methods: Using the Scoping review methodology, we conducted a literature review in PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of Science and selected articles published between 1990 and 2017 in high income countries. We applied four sequential phases of document screening to the list of retrieved articles. Results: Of the 416 documents detected in the search, 36 documents were finally selected. Most of them focused on mental health and related components (72.2%) and found positive results at least in one outcome (80.6%). The ALMPs reported mainly attempt to build capacity through job search assistance (31.6%) with a component on mental health, showing positive results on health; some offer job training (16.7%) and few subsidized employment (8.3%), showing more controversial results, although mostly positive. The rest include a combination of different types of ALMPs. Conclusions: This review shows that ALMPs have a positive impact on health and quality of life. There are relatively few studies of the impact of ALMPs on general health, and most of the studies found are focused on Anglo-Saxon and Nordic countries. The most significant knowledge gaps are the mechanisms involved in achieving this improvement, and above all the differential health impacts according to axes of inequality and welfare state.
Filiaciones:
Puig-Barrachina, V:
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Evaluat & Intervent Methods Dept, Pl Lesseps 1, Barcelona 08023, Spain
Giro, P:
Generalitat Catalunya, Agencia Salut Publ Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Artazcoz, L:
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Div Hlth Promot, Barcelona, Spain
Ctr Invest Biomed Red Epidemiol & Salud Publ CIBE, Madrid, Spain
Inst Invest Biomed IIB St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Univ Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Bartoll, X:
Inst Invest Biomed IIB St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Hlth Informat Syst Serv, Barcelona, Spain
Cortes-Franch, I:
Ctr Invest Biomed Red Epidemiol & Salud Publ CIBE, Madrid, Spain
Inst Invest Biomed IIB St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Occupat Hlth Serv, Barcelona, Spain
Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Fac Med, Dept Pediat Obstet & Gynaecol & Prevent Med, Barcelona, Spain
Fernandez, A:
Ctr Invest Biomed Red Epidemiol & Salud Publ CIBE, Madrid, Spain
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Community Hlth Serv, Barcelona, Spain
Gonzalez-Marin, P:
Ctr Invest Biomed Red Epidemiol & Salud Publ CIBE, Madrid, Spain
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Hlth Informat Syst Serv, Barcelona, Spain
Borrell, C:
Ctr Invest Biomed Red Epidemiol & Salud Publ CIBE, Madrid, Spain
Inst Invest Biomed IIB St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Univ Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Management, Barcelona, Spain
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