Ashley McAllister

Inequalities in extending working lives beyond age 60 in Canada, Denmark, Sweden and England-By gender, level of education and health

Ashley McAllister, Theo Bodin, Henrik Bronnum-Hansen, Lisa Harber-Aschan, Ben Barr, Lee Bentley, Qing Liao, Natasja Koitzsch Jensen, Ingelise Andersen, Wen-Hao Chen, Karsten Thielen, Cameron Mustard, Finn Diderichsen, Margaret Whitehead, Bo Burstrom

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLoS One

BACKGROUND: Keeping older workers in employment is critical for societies facing the challenge of an ageing population. This study..

The impact of the disability support pension on mental health: evidence from 14 years of an Australian cohort

Allison Milner, Anne Kavanagh, Ashley McAllister, Zoe Aitken

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of the Australian Disability Support Pension (DSP) on the symptomology of depression and anxiety o..

Mental illnesses are not an 'ideal type' of disability for disability income support: Perceptions of policymakers in Australia and Canada.

Ashley Mcallister

Journal article  |  2020  |  Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Aim: This article aims to explore how policymakers conceptualise a person suitable for disability income support (DIS) and how thi..

The impact of longstanding illness and common mental disorder on competing employment exits routes in older working age: A longitudinal data-linkage study in Sweden

Lisa Harber-Aschan, Wen-Hao Chen, Ashley McAllister, Natasja Koitzsch Jensen, Karsten Thielen, Ingelise Andersen, Finn Diderichsen, Ben Barr, Bo Burstrom

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLoS One

OBJECTIVES: Comorbidity is prevalent in older working ages and might affect employment exits. This study aimed to 1) assess the as..

What is the effect of changing eligibility criteria for disability benefits on employment? A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence from OECD countries.

Philip McHale, Andy Pennington, Cameron Mustard, Quenby Mahood, Ingelise Andersen, Natasja Koitzsch Jensen, Bo Burström, Karsten Thielen, Lisa Harber-Aschan, Ashley McAllister, Margaret Whitehead, Ben Barr

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLOS ONE

BACKGROUND: Restrictions in the eligibility requirements for disability benefits have been introduced in many countries, on the as..

Gatekeeping disability income support: A conceptual model

Ashley McAllister

Journal article  |  2019  |  Social Policy & Administration

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

Natasja Koitzsch Jensen, Henrik Brønnum-Hansen, Ingelise Andersen, Karsten Thielen, Ashley McAllister, Bo Burström, Ben Barr, Margaret Whitehead, Finn Diderichsen

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

BACKGROUND: Denmark and Sweden have implemented reforms that narrowed disability benefit eligibility criteria. Such reforms in com..

Gendered Working Environments as a Determinant of Mental Health Inequalities: A Protocol for a Systematic Review

Allison Milner, Anna J Scovelle, Tania L King, Claudia H Marck, Ashley McAllister, Anne M Kavanagh, Marissa Shields, Eszter Toeroek, Adrienne O'Neil

Journal article  |  2019  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Inequalities in employment rates among older men and women in Canada, Denmark, Sweden and the UK.

Ashley McAllister, Lee Bentley, Henrik Brønnum-Hansen, Natasja Koitzsch Jensen, Lotta Nylen, Ingelise Andersen, Qing Liao, Theo Bodin, Cameron Mustard, Bo Burström

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Public Health

BACKGROUND: In most developed countries, governments are implementing policies encouraging older persons to work past 65 years to ..

How do macro-level structural determinants affect inequalities in mental health? - a systematic review of the literature.

A McAllister, S Fritzell, M Almroth, L Harber-Aschan, S Larsson, B Burström

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal for Equity in Health

BACKGROUND: In Europe and elsewhere there is rising concern about inequality in health and increased prevalence of mental ill-heal..