Supplemental income program design: A cluster-randomized controlled trial to examine the health and wellbeing effects on older adults by gender, duration, and payment frequency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We documented results from a cluster-randomized controlled trial we designed to supplement incomes in poor towns among adults 70 or older. We analyzed effects on health by gender, persistence over time, and variation by payment frequency.

Methods

We compared supplemental income effects over an 18-month period for two towns in Yucatan, Mexico: Valladolid, where eligible individuals received a monthly income supplement over the entire analysis period, and Motul, a demographically matched control town, where eligible individuals received a bimonthly income supplement over the last 12 months of the analysis period. While differing in frequency of payment, supplements provided similar levels of income. We conducted three surveys of recipients: (1) at baseline, (2) six

SUBMITTER: Aguila E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7394009 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature