Explaining the impact of poverty on old-age frailty in Europe: material, psychosocial and behavioural factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous research found poverty to be associated with adverse health outcomes among older adults but the factors that translate low economic resources into poor physical health are not well understood. The goal of this analysis was to assess the impact of material, psychosocial, and behavioural factors as well as education in explaining the poverty-health link.

Methods

In total, 28 360 observations from 11 390 community-dwelling respondents (65+) in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (2004-13, 10 countries) were analysed. Multilevel growth curve models were used to assess the impact of combined income and asset poverty risk on old-age frailty (frailty index) and associated pathway variables.

Results

In total, 61.8% of the variation of pov

SUBMITTER: Stolz E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5881693 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature