Sinikka Sihvo

Summary

Affiliation: National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health
Country: Finland

Publications

  1. ncbi Frequency of daily over-the-counter drug use and potential clinically significant over-the-counter-prescription drug interactions in the Finnish adult population
    S Sihvo
    STAKES National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Health Services Research, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Clin Pharmacol 56:495-9. 2000
  2. ncbi Treatment of anxiety disorders in the Finnish general population
    Sinikka Sihvo
    STAKES, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, P O Box 220, 00531 Helsinki, Finland
    J Affect Disord 96:31-8. 2006
  3. ncbi Quality of care in abortion services in Finland
    S Sihvo
    STAKES National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Health Services Research Unit, Helsinki, Finland
    Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 77:210-7. 1998
  4. ncbi Antidepressant utilisation patterns and determinants of short-term and non-psychiatric use in the Finnish general adult population
    Sinikka Sihvo
    STAKES National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Helsinki, Finland
    J Affect Disord 110:94-105. 2008
  5. ncbi Self medication and health habits in the management of upper gastrointestinal symptoms
    S Sihvo
    STAKES National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Helsinki, Finland
    Patient Educ Couns 37:55-63. 1999
  6. ncbi Physicians' attitudes toward reclassifying drugs as over-the-counter
    S Sihvo
    STAKES National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, University of Helsinki, Department of Public Health, Finland
    Med Care 37:518-25. 1999
  7. ncbi Infertility, mental disorders and well-being--a nationwide survey
    Reija Klemetti
    National Institute for Health and Welfare THL, Child and Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Unit, Helsinki, Finland
    Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 89:677-82. 2010
  8. ncbi Increase in the duration of antidepressant treatment from 1994 to 2003: a nationwide population-based study from Finland
    Sinikka Sihvo
    THL National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 19:1186-93. 2010
  9. ncbi Antidepressant use and mortality in Finland: a register-linkage study from a nationwide cohort
    Jari Haukka
    National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Clin Pharmacol 65:715-20. 2009
  10. ncbi Attitudes towards biomedical use of tissue sample collections, consent, and biobanks among Finns
    Aaro Tupasela
    Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Scand J Public Health 38:46-52. 2010

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Frequency of daily over-the-counter drug use and potential clinically significant over-the-counter-prescription drug interactions in the Finnish adult population
    S Sihvo
    STAKES National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Health Services Research, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Clin Pharmacol 56:495-9. 2000
    ..To explore the frequency of continuous use of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs among the Finnish adult population and the potential for harmful interactions between OTC drugs and prescribed (Rx) drugs...
  2. ncbi Treatment of anxiety disorders in the Finnish general population
    Sinikka Sihvo
    STAKES, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, P O Box 220, 00531 Helsinki, Finland
    J Affect Disord 96:31-8. 2006
    ..Treatments for anxiety disorders in the general population are not widely investigated. We determined the proportion, type and determinants of treatment in the Finnish general population...
  3. ncbi Quality of care in abortion services in Finland
    S Sihvo
    STAKES National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Health Services Research Unit, Helsinki, Finland
    Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 77:210-7. 1998
    ..The aim of this study was to describe the quality of abortion services and women's experiences with the care they had received during their abortion...
  4. ncbi Antidepressant utilisation patterns and determinants of short-term and non-psychiatric use in the Finnish general adult population
    Sinikka Sihvo
    STAKES National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Helsinki, Finland
    J Affect Disord 110:94-105. 2008
    ..The aim was to study utilisation patterns and determinants of antidepressant use in the general population >30 years, especially short-term use or use not related to known psychiatric morbidity...
  5. ncbi Self medication and health habits in the management of upper gastrointestinal symptoms
    S Sihvo
    STAKES National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Helsinki, Finland
    Patient Educ Couns 37:55-63. 1999
    ..Counseling about healthy lifestyles, especially about smoking, should be increased in physician consultations and in pharmacies for all patients and customers having gastrointestinal problems...
  6. ncbi Physicians' attitudes toward reclassifying drugs as over-the-counter
    S Sihvo
    STAKES National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, University of Helsinki, Department of Public Health, Finland
    Med Care 37:518-25. 1999
    ..For the latter purpose, gynecologists' perceptions about the availability of vaginal antifungal OTC drugs was studied...
  7. ncbi Infertility, mental disorders and well-being--a nationwide survey
    Reija Klemetti
    National Institute for Health and Welfare THL, Child and Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Unit, Helsinki, Finland
    Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 89:677-82. 2010
    ..The aim of this population-based study is to examine mental disorders, depressivity, psychological distress, perceived health and quality of life among women and men who have experienced infertility...
  8. ncbi Increase in the duration of antidepressant treatment from 1994 to 2003: a nationwide population-based study from Finland
    Sinikka Sihvo
    THL National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 19:1186-93. 2010
    ..We examined the length and continuity of antidepressant treatment and factors associated with long-term of treatment among adults...
  9. ncbi Antidepressant use and mortality in Finland: a register-linkage study from a nationwide cohort
    Jari Haukka
    National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Clin Pharmacol 65:715-20. 2009
    ..It is generally acknowledged that depressed patients need specific attention during the first weeks after initiation of antidepressant (AD) treatment because of the increased risk of suicide...
  10. ncbi Attitudes towards biomedical use of tissue sample collections, consent, and biobanks among Finns
    Aaro Tupasela
    Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Scand J Public Health 38:46-52. 2010
    ..Method: A population survey of 2,400 randomly selected Finns aged 24-65 was conducted at the beginning of 2007...