Individual Wealth Rank, Community Wealth Inequality, and Self-Reported Adult Poor Health: A Test of Hypotheses with Panel Data (2002-2006) from Native Amazonians, Bolivia

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 522-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo A. Undurraga ◽  
Colleen Nyberg ◽  
Dan T. A. Eisenberg ◽  
Oyunbileg Magvanjav ◽  
Victoria Reyes-García ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Wealth Inequality ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Test Of Hypotheses ◽  
Wealth Rank

Sexual Violence as a Key Predictor of Depressive Symptoms in Women: Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women and Families

2022 ◽  
pp. 107780122110680
Author(s):  
Young-taek Kim ◽  
Chiyoung Cha ◽  
Mi-ran Lee
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Longitudinal Survey ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Poor Health Status

The purpose of this study was to identify the influence of violence on depressive symptoms in women. We analyzed panel data from the Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women and Families ( n  =  6,632). Exposure to sexual violence was a significant predictor of the onset of depressive symptoms. After adjusting for all covariates, other predictors included the perception of a poor or very poor health status than normal and participants in their 40s and 50s versus participants younger than 40 years. Assessing exposure to sexual violence might be beneficial for evaluating depressive symptoms in women who are newly diagnosed with depression.

scholarly journals Longitudinal panel data study of self-rated health among migrants in French-speaking Switzerland, 2003–2017

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. e035812
Author(s):  
Pau Mota ◽  
Marc Saez ◽  
Kevin Selby ◽  
Patrick Bodenmann
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Source Population ◽  
Country Of Birth ◽  
Lower Odds ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
Migrant People

IntroductionStudies have documented poorer health among migrants than natives of several European countries, but little is known for Switzerland. We assessed the association between country of birth, socioeconomic factors and self-reported health (SRH) in a prospective cohort of adults living in Lausanne, Switzerland.MethodsWe used the data from the Colaus panel data study for three periods: 2003–2006 (n=6733), 2009–2012 (n=5064) and 2014–2017 (n=4555) corresponding to 35% of the source population. The response variable was SRH. Main explanatory variables were socioeconomic status, educational level, professional status, income, gender, age and years in Switzerland. The main covariate was country of birth, dichotomised as born in Switzerland or not. We specified random effects logistic regressions and used Bayesian methods for the inference.ResultsBeing born outside of Switzerland was not associated with worse SRH (OR 1.09, 95% CI 0.52 to 2.31). Several other patient variables were, however, predictive of poor health. Educational level was inversely associated with the risk of reporting poor health. Monthly household income showed a gradient where higher income was associated with lower odds of reporting poor SRH, for both for migrants and non-migrants. Migrant women had lower odds of reporting poor SRH than men (OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.55 to 0.98). Migrant people living in couple have less risk of reporting poor SRH than people who live alone and the risk is lower for migrant people living in couple with children (OR 0.66, 95% CI 0.55 to 0.80).DiscussionMigrant status was not associated with poorer SRH. However, differences in SRH were observed based on gender, age and several social determinants of health.

Health Communication: Implications for Diverse Populations

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-19
Author(s):  
Amy Hasselkus
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Health Care Decisions ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
Health Related

The need for improved communication about health-related topics is evident in statistics about the health literacy of adults living in the United States. The negative impact of poor health communication is huge, resulting in poor health outcomes, health disparities, and high health care costs. The importance of good health communication is relevant to all patient populations, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Efforts are underway at all levels, from individual professionals to the federal government, to improve the information patients receive so that they can make appropriate health care decisions. This article describes these efforts and discusses how speech-language pathologists and audiologists may be impacted.

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