Worsened self-rated health in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Governments across Europe deployed non-pharmaceutical interventions to mitigate the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which not only showed clear benefits but also had negative consequences on peoples' health. Health inequalities increased, disproportionally affecting people with higher age or lower education. This study analyzed associations between social factors and worsened self-rated health of elderly people in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, taking different stringencies of government mandates as well as infection rates into account.

Methods

Data stem from the European SHARE survey. The main outcome was a binary indicator of worsened self-rated health. Analyses included data from two waves (2020 and 2021) during the pandemic (N = 48 356 par

SUBMITTER: Ludecke D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10710346 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature