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      Desigualdades socioeconómicas en salud en la población catalana mayor de 50 años durante la última crisis económica (*) Translated title: Socioeconomic health inequalities in the Catalan population aged 50+ during the last economic crisis

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          RESUMEN

          Fundamentos:

          Las consecuencias a corto y medio plazo de la crisis económica desde 2008 han provocado una preocupación por la salud de la población. El objetivo del estudio fue conocer las desigualdades en salud en función del perfil socioeconómico de la población de 50 y más años en diferentes momentos de la crisis.

          Métodos:

          Estudio transversal utilizando datos de la Encuesta de Salud de Cataluña (ESCA) para los periodos 2006 (N=6731), 2010-12 (N=4466) y 2013-15 (N=5692). Las variables dependientes fueron salud autopercibida, salud mental, toma de medicamentos y sedentarismo, y las variables independientes: relación con la actividad, nivel de instrucción, cobertura sanitaria, clase social del hogar e ingresos mensuales del hogar. Para cada variable dependiente se realizó análisis logísticos multivariados mediante Stata 14 ajustados por el resto de factores socioeconómicos y otras variables demográficas y se estimaron los efectos marginales promedio para cada categoría socioeconómica en los tres momentos de observación.

          Resultados:

          Entre 2006 y 2013-15 disminuyó la brecha en la probabilidad de no tener buena salud autopercibida de 0,06 a 0,04 en función de tener o no doble cobertura sanitaria y de 0,12 a 0,08 según el nivel educativo, pero se mantuvo estable entre trabajadores y no trabajadores. La brecha según actividad, niveles educativos e ingresos aumentó entre 2006 y 2010-12 en el riesgo de mala salud mental de 0,08 a 0,10, de 0,10 a 0,12 y de 0,10 a 0,13, respectivamente aunque posteriormente se redujo la desigualdad. La diferencia en la toma de medicamentos aumentó según actividad (de 0,07 a 0,10) y nivel educativo (de -0,01 a 0,03), así como en llevar una vida sedentaria entre personas que trabajaban y no trabajaban (de 0,05 a 0,06). El impacto del nivel socioeconómico fue mayor entre la población de 50-64 años, especialmente la femenina, mientras que los hombres presentaron una disminución de la desigualdad social.

          Conclusiones:

          En general la salud mejoró a pesar de la crisis y la brecha de desigualdad social se mantuvo o redujo, salvo en contadas ocasiones.

          ABSTRACT

          Background:

          The short- and medium-term consequences of the economic crisis since 2008 has become a cause of concern for population health. The study’s objective was to analyse health inequalities according to the socioeconomic profile of the Catalan population aged 50 year and older.

          Methods:

          Cross-sectional study using data from the Catalan Health Survey (ESCA) for the periods 2006 (N=6731), 2010-12 (N=4466) y 2013-15 (N=5692). The dependent variables were self-perceived health, mental health, medication intake and sedentary lifestyle and the independent variables: labour force activity status, educational level, health care coverage, household social class and household monthly income. On each dependent variable multivariate logistic analysis was conducted using Stata 14, adjusting for the remaining socioeconomic factors and other demographic variables, and estimating the average marginal effects for each socioeconomic category in the three observation moments.

          Results:

          Between 2006 and 2013-15 the difference in the probability of having less than good self-perceived health among the population with or without double health coverage reduced from 0.06 to 0.04; between the most and least educated from 0.12 to 0.08; but did not reduce between workers and non-workers. The gap according to employment status, educational levels and income in the risk of poor mental health increased between 2006 and 2010-12 from 0.08 to 0.10, from 0.10 to 0.12 and from 0.10 to 0.13, although subsequently, inequality decreased. Difference in medication intake increased by employment status (from 0.07 to 0.10) and educational level (from -0.01 to 0.03) and in sedentary lifestyles between workers and non-workers (from 0, 05 to 0.06). Socioeconomic conditions had more impact on 50-64 year olds, especially women, while social inequality declined among men.

          Conclusions:

          Despite the crisis health generally improved, while socioeconomic health inequalities remained or reduced, barring few exceptions.

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            The financial crisis in Europe has posed major threats and opportunities to health. We trace the origins of the economic crisis in Europe and the responses of governments, examine the effect on health systems, and review the effects of previous economic downturns on health to predict the likely consequences for the present. We then compare our predictions with available evidence for the effects of the crisis on health. Whereas immediate rises in suicides and falls in road traffic deaths were anticipated, other consequences, such as HIV outbreaks, were not, and are better understood as products of state retrenchment. Greece, Spain, and Portugal adopted strict fiscal austerity; their economies continue to recede and strain on their health-care systems is growing. Suicides and outbreaks of infectious diseases are becoming more common in these countries, and budget cuts have restricted access to health care. By contrast, Iceland rejected austerity through a popular vote, and the financial crisis seems to have had few or no discernible effects on health. Although there are many potentially confounding differences between countries, our analysis suggests that, although recessions pose risks to health, the interaction of fiscal austerity with economic shocks and weak social protection is what ultimately seems to escalate health and social crises in Europe. Policy decisions about how to respond to economic crises have pronounced and unintended effects on public health, yet public health voices have remained largely silent during the economic crisis. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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                Author and article information

                Journal
                Rev Esp Salud Publica
                Rev Esp Salud Publica
                resp
                Revista Española de Salud Pública
                Ministerio de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar social
                1135-5727
                2173-9110
                28 November 2018
                Jan-Dec 2018
                : 92
                : e201811085
                Affiliations
                [1 ] originalCentre d'Estudis Demogràfics. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Bellaterra. Barcelona. España. normalizedUniversitat Autónoma de Barcelona orgdiv1Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics orgnameUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona Bellaterra Spain
                Author notes
                Correspondencia Jeroen Spijker Carrer de Ca n'Altayó, Edifici E2 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 08193 Bellaterra / Barcelona jspijker@ 123456ced.uab.es
                Article
                e201811085
                11587267
                30482892
                92a53f91-91c2-43f1-ac43-1447109473ec

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                History
                : 10 September 2018
                : 15 October 2018
                : 28 November 2018
                Page count
                Figures: 2, Tables: 1, Equations: 0, References: 31, Pages: 1
                Funding
                Funded by: RecerCaixa
                Award ID: RecerCaixa 2015 ACUP 00108
                Funded by: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
                Award ID: RYC-2013-14851
                Award ID: FJCI-2015-27107
                proyecto: “Anàlisi demogràfica de les desigualtats socioeconòmiques de la salut a Catalunya en el context de la darrera crisi econòmica: gènere, generació i territori”, financiado por RecerCaixa (RecerCaixa 2015 ACUP 00108) y de los programas Ramón y Cajal (RYC-2013-14851) y Juan de la Cierva (FJCI-2015-27107), financiados por el Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad.
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                recesión económica,determinantes epidemiológicos,desigualdades en la salud,personas mayores,cataluña,economic recession,epidemiologic factors,health inequalities,elderly,catalonia

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