Publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

Duntava, A., Borisova, L. V., & Mäkinen, I. H. (2021). The structure of health in Europe: The relationships between morbidity, functional limitation, and subjective health. SSM - Population Health, 16, 100911 [PR08]

Çetrez, Ö. A., DeMarinis, V., Sundvall, M., Fernandez-Gonzalez, M., Borisova, L., Titelman, D. (2021). A Public Mental Health Study Among Iraqi Refugees in Sweden: Social Determinants, Resilience, Gender, and Cultural Context. Frontiers in Sociology, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2021.551105 [PR07]

Sundvall, M., Titelman, D., DeMarinis, V., Borisova, L., & Çetrez, Ö. (2020). Safe but isolated – an interview study with Iraqi refugees in Sweden about social networks, social support, and mental health: International Journal of Social Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764020954257 [PR06]

Samkange-Zeeb, F., Borisova, L., Padilla, B., Bradby, H., Phillimore, J., Zeeb, H., & Brand, T. (2020). Superdiversity, migration and use of internet-based health information – results of a cross-sectional survey conducted in 4 European countries. BMC Public Health, 20(1), 1263. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09329-6 [PR05]

Borisova, L. V. (2019). Objective and subjective determinants of self-rated health in Central and Eastern Europe: A multilevel approach. Central European Journal of Public Health, 27(2), 145–152. https://doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a5226 [PR04]

Fjær, E. L., Stornes, P., Borisova, L. V., Mcnamara, C. L., & Eikemo, T. A. (2017). Subjective perceptions of unmet need for health care in Europe among social groups: Findings from the European social survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health. European Journal of Public Health, 27(S1), 82–89. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckw219 [PR03]

Borisova, L. V., Martinussen, P. E., Rydland, H. T., Stornes, P., & Eikemo, T. A. (2017). Public evaluation of health services across 21 European countries: The role of culture. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 45(2), 132–139. [PR02]

Borisova, L. V. (2011). Health care systems as determinants of health outcomes in transition countries: Developing classification. Social Theory and Health, 9(4), 326–354. [PR01]

Thesis and Dissertations

Borisova, L. V. (2013). European Health Divide Revisited: Health in Transition Countries and Beyond [Jacobs University Bremen]. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:579-opus-1002572 [TD3]

Borisova, L.V. (2009) Health systems in transition: Priorities, policies and health outcomes. MA Dissertation. London and Prague: University College London and Charles University. Online publication: http://ies.fsv.cuni.cz/work/index/show/id/1170/lang/en [TD2]

Borisova, L. V. (2007). Effects of Contiguity. The European Union and Russia: The Asymmetry of Relations. MA Dissertation. Lund, Sweden: Lund University. Online publication: http://www.essays.se/essay/990a2b6244/ [TD1]

Manuscripts in Preparation

Duntava, A., Borisova, L. V., & Mäkinen, I. H. The structure of health across Europe: patterns in different populations. (Review-Resubmit)

Mäkinen, Ilkka H., Borisova, Liubov V. Regional population change in Russia: trajectories of development and path-dependency. (Under review)

Borisova, Liubov V. ‘Being’ or ‘Feeling’ Healthy: Determinants of Objective
and Subjective Health in Europe. (Review-Resubmit)

Borisova, Liubov V. Determinants of Subjective Health in Central and Eastern Europe: a Systematic Approach. (In preparation)

The Changing European East-West Health Divide: Did COVID-19 Pandemic Follow the Pattern? (In preparation)

Back to Square One? Alcohol, health and Central Eastern Europe. (In preparation)

Conference Papers and Presentations

Borisova, L.V. (August 2022) Back to Square One? Alcohol, health and Central Eastern Europe. 19th biennial congress of the Society for Health and Medical Sociology, Forli, Italy.

Borisova, L.V. (June 2018) Alcohol, Transition and East-West Health Divide. 17th biennial congress of the Society for Health and Medical Sociology, Lisbon, Portugal.

Borisova, L.V. (August 2017) Determinants of Health in Europe: The East-West Health Divide. 13th Conference of the European Sociological Conference, Athens, Greece.

Borisova, L.V. (June 2016) Determinants of objective and subjective health in East and West Europe. Paper and presentation. 16th biennial congress of the Society for Health and Medical Sociology, Geneva, Switzerland.

Borisova, L.V. (June 2013) Being or Feeling Healthy: Determinants of objective and subjective health in ‘Divided’ Europe. Paper and presentation. 2nd special interest meeting “Comparative research
in health sociology and social epidemiology in European societies”. Department of sociology, Ghent University, Belgium.

Borisova, L.V. (August 2012) Determinants of Subjective Health in Transition Countries: a Multilevel Approach. Paper and presentation. Joint Congress of the ESHMS and DGMS “Health inequalities over the life course”. Hannover, Germany.

Borisova, L.V., Eikemo, T.A. (August 2012) Population evaluation of health care services across Europe: the role of culture. A multilevel analysis. Paper and presentation. Joint Congress of the ESHMS and DGMS “Health inequalities over the life course”. Hannover, Germany.

Borisova L.V., Mäkinen I.H. (February 2012) Regional population trends in Russia: Trajectories of change and path-dependency. SCOHOST Working Seminars on Population, Health and Welfare. Södertörn University, Sweden.

Borisova, L.V., Eikemo, T.A. (November 2011) Public evaluation of health care services across Europe: the role of culture. A multilevel analysis. Workshop “Healthcare systems: change and outcomes. Ideas, institutions, actors, and reforms”, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Borisova, L.V., Eikemo, T.A. (September 2011) Population evaluation of health care services across Europe: a multilevel analysis. Presentation. Conference “Prävention Sozial und Nachhaltig Gestalten”, Bremen University, Bremen, Germany.

Borisova, L.V. (February 2011) Macro-level approach to the determinants of health in transition: what role do subjective indicators play? Presentation. Research Seminar at SCOHOST, Södertörn University, Stockholm, Sweden.

Borisova, L.V. (December 2010) Measuring health care systems’ diversity and change through classification: inductive approach. An example of Central and Eastern Europe. Presentation at the Workshop “Evaluating Health Care System Performance: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations”, CRC 597 Transformations of the State, Bremen University, Bremen, Germany.

Borisova, L.V. (November 2010) Explaining health outcomes in transition countries: the role of health care system reforms. Poster presentation at the First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, WHO. Montreux, Switzerland.

Borisova, L.V. (August 2010) Explaining health outcomes in transition countries: the role of health care system reforms. Presentation and paper. 13th Biennial Congress of the European Society for Health and Medical Sociology, themed “Health and Well-Being in Radically Changing Societies”. Ghent, Belgium.

Borisova, L.V. (July 2010) Health care systems in transition countries: measuring reforms and priorities. Presentation at the International Meeting of the Society for Social Choice and Welfare. NRU-HSE, Moscow, Russia.

Borisova, L.V. (June 2010) PhD Proposal Presentation. Edinburgh - Milan - Bremen Joint Health Policy Workshop. CRC 597 Transformations of the State, Bremen University, Bremen, Germany.

Borisova, L.V. (May 2010) Health in transition countries: do subjective determinants matter? First paper draft presentation at the Publication Workshop with Prof. Dr. Ronald F. Inglehart. Jacobs University Bremen, Bremen, Germany.

Borisova, L.V., Gerry, C.J. (April 2010) Health Systems in Transition: Priorities, Policies and Health Outcomes. Presentation and Paper at the XI International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, NRU-HSE, Moscow, Russia.