Do financial hardships affect health? A study among older adults in Switzerland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A growing number of studies have underlined the relationship between socioeconomic status and health. Following that literature, we explore the causal effect of financial hardships on changes in health at older ages. Rather than traditional measures of socioeconomic variables, we study the role of financial hardships. The declarative measurement of financial hardships is particularly relevant for assessing the impact of short-term financial difficulties on health among older adults.

Methods

In this study, we use data from the Lausanne cohort 65+. Participants are community-dwelling older adults representative of the population aged 65-70 years in 2004 and living in Lausanne (Switzerland) (n = 1352). We use longitudinal annual data with 11 years of follow-up (2006-

SUBMITTER: Dumontet M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10843939 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature