Table 2.
Summary characteristics of 41 eligible studies in systematic review
| First author(s) and year of study | Country | Time period considered | Methods | Main outcome considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguilar-Palacio, 2015 | Spain | 2006 and 2011-12 | χ2 square tests and multivariate logistic regressions | Self rated health, mental health |
| Antonakakis and Collins, 2014 | Greece | 1968-2011 | Multivariate regressions | Suicide |
| Astell-Burt and Feng, 2013 | UK | 2006-10 | Multivariate logistic regressions | Mental health |
| Barr, 2012 | England | 2000-10 | Time trends analysis and multivariate regression models | Suicide |
| Barr, 2015 | England | 2004-13 | Segmented linear regression | Mental health |
| Bartoll, 2014 | Spain | 2006 and 2011-12 | Multivariate Poisson regressions | Mental health |
| Bartoll, 2015 | Spain | 2001-12 | Multivariate linear regression | Self rated health |
| Branas, 2015 | Greece | 1983-2012 | Interrupted time series analysis | Suicide |
| Chang, 2013 | 54 countries (27 European) | 2000-09 | Time trend analysis | Suicide |
| Corcoran, 2015 | Ireland | 1980-2012 | Interrupted time series analyses | Suicide |
| Coope, 2014 | UK (England & Wales) | 2001-11 | Joinpoint regression analysis | Suicide |
| Córdoba-Doña, 2014 | Spain (Andalucía) | 2003-12 | Negative binomial and fixed effects linear regressions | Suicide |
| Curl and Kearns, 2015 | Scotland (Glasgow) | 2006, 2008, and 2011 | Binary logistic regressions and correlation analysis | Mental health |
| De Vogli, 2014 | Italy | 2000-10 | Fixed effects linear regressions | Mental health |
| Drydakis, 2015 | Greece | 2008-13 | Fixed effects logit regressions | Self rated health, mental health |
| Economou, 2013 | Greece | 2008 and 2011 | Correlation analysis and logistic regression | Mental health |
| Eiríksdóttir, 2013 | Iceland | 2006-09 | Logistic regression analysis | Infant health |
| Eiríksdóttir, 2015 | Iceland | 2005-12 | Logistic regression analysis | Maternal health |
| Ferrarini, 2014 | 23 European countries | 2006 and 2009 | Hierarchical logistic conditional change models | Self rated health |
| Fountoulakis, 2014 | 29 European countries | 2000-11 | Correlation analysis and random effects regressions | Suicide |
| Gili, 2013 | Spain | 2006-07 and 2010-11 | Multivariate linear probability regressions and Levin’s formula | Mental health |
| Gotsens, 2015 | Spain | 2006 and 2012 | Poisson regressions were used to obtain prevalence ratios | Self rated health, mental health |
| Hessel, 2014 | Greece and Ireland | 2006-10 | Logistic regressions with difference-in-difference, using Poland as control | Self rated health |
| Huijts, 2015 | 27 European countries | 2007-09 | Linear regression models | Self rated health |
| Katikireddi, 2012 | UK (England) | 1991-2010 | Logistic regressions | Mental health |
| Kontaxakis, 2013 | Greece | 2001-11 | Correlation analysis | Suicide |
| Laanani, 2015 | 8 west European countries | 2000-10 | Quasi-Poisson regression and sensitivity analysis | Suicide |
| Lopez Bernal, 2013 | Spain | 2005-10 | Interrupted time series analysis | Suicide |
| Madianos, 2014 | Greece | 1990-2011 | Correlation analysis | Suicide |
| Malard, 2015 | France | 2006 and 2010 | Generalised estimating equations (GEE) for logistic regression | Mental health |
| Rachiotis, 2015 | Greece | 2003-12 | Correlation and regression analysis | Suicide |
| Rajmil, 2013 | Spain (Catalonia) | 2006 and 2010-12 | Before-after comparisons and multivariate regression analysis. | Mental health, self rated health |
| Reeves, 2014 | 20 EU countries | 1981-2011 | Multivariate regressions | Suicide |
| Reeves, 2014 | 21 EU countries | 1991-2012 | Multivariate regressions and simulations | Tuberculosis |
| Regidor, 2014 | Spain | 1995-2011 | Joinpoint regression and average annual percent change analysis | Mortality, self rated health |
| Reile, 2014 | Estonia, Lithuania, and Finland | 2004-10 | Logistic regressions using Finland as a control | Self rated health |
| Saurina, 2013 | England | 1993-2010 | Hierarchical mixed models | Suicide |
| Tapia Granados and Rodriguez, 2015 | Greece, Finland, and Iceland | 1990-2012 | Multivariate regressions | Mortality, suicide |
| Vandoros, 2013 | Greece | 2006-09 | Difference-in-difference with Poland as control | Self rated health |
| Zapata Moya, 2015 | Spain | 2003-12 | Logistic three level analyses | Mental health |
| Zavras, 2012 | Greece | 2006 and 2011 | Correlation analysis and logistic regressions | Self rated health |