Implications of Social and Material Deprivation for Changes in Health of Older People.
Autor: Myck, Michał; Najsztub, Mateusz; Oczkowska, Monika
Publication year: 2020
Journal of aging and health
issn:1552-6887 0898-2643
doi: 10.1177/0898264319826417
Abstract:
Objective: We use the panel structure of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) data for 14 countries to examine the implications of material and social deprivation for health deterioration in old age and mortality. Method: To minimize the potential endogeneity bias, we examine the relationship between deprivation and changes in health rather than levels of health. We include a substantial set of fixed “initial conditions,” and extend the controls with health measures, as observed at the initial period. Results: The results of the probit regression suggest a strong and statistically significant relationship between measures of material and social deprivation and changes in physical and mental health. Mortality is only affected by the social dimension of deprivation. Discussion: Treating material and social deprivation separately rather than as a single social exclusion indicator allows for more specific identification of the role of the two dimensions, which might be important for policy decisions.
Language: eng
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Pmid: 30694097
Tags: Humans; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Male; Middle Aged; Europe/epidemiology; Health Surveys; Mobility Limitation; Mortality; Activities of Daily Living; Depression/epidemiology; *Social Environment; mortality; *Health Status; *Health Status Indicators; *Psychosocial Deprivation; health in later life; material and social deprivation; social exclusion
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30694097/
