Association of a Negative Wealth Shock With All-Cause Mortality in Middle-aged and Older Adults in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

A sudden loss of wealth-a negative wealth shock-may lead to a significant mental health toll and also leave fewer monetary resources for health-related expenses. With limited years remaining to regain lost wealth in older age, the health consequences of these negative wealth shocks may be long-lasting.

Objective

To determine whether a negative wealth shock was associated with all-cause mortality during 20 years of follow-up.

Design, setting, and participants

The Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative prospective cohort study of US adults aged 51 through 61 years at study entry. The study population included 8714 adults, first assessed for a negative wealth shock in 1994 and followed biennially through 2014 (the most recent year of availabl

SUBMITTER: Pool LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5933380 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature