Last Year of Life, Frailty, and Out-of-Pocket Expenses in Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of the Mexican Health and Aging Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the association of frailty with out-of-pocket expenses (OOPEs) during the last year of life of Mexican older adults.

Methods

Cross-sectional secondary analysis of the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS), a representative population-based cohort study. Health care expenses were estimated, and a probit model was used to estimate the probability that older adults had OOPE. A general linear model was applied to explain OOPE magnitudes.

Results

A total of 55.8% of individuals reported having OOPE with a mean of 3,261 USD. Average OOPE for hospitalization during the last year of life was 7,011.9 USD. Older adults taking their own medical decisions during the last year of life expended less than those who did not.

Conclusion

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SUBMITTER: Salinas-Escudero G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8712620 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature