Cohort Profile: The Lausanne cohort 65+ (Lc65+)

Henchoz, Yves; Blanco, Juan Manuel; Fustinoni, Sarah; Nanchen, David; Büla, Christophe; Seematter‐Bagnoud, Laurence; Gunten, Armin von; Santos-Eggimann, Brigitte

doi:10.1093/ije/dyab245

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“…Specific details regarding the process of Lc65+ participants enrolment are available on the original study articles. 16 17 …”

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confidence: 99%

“…This study is a cross-sectional analysis nested within the Lausanne cohort 65+ (Lc65+) longitudinal study,16 17 initially designed to investigate the development of age-related frailty. Three samples of non-institutionalised individuals living in Lausanne (Switzerland) were successively enrolled in Lc65+ at the same age of 65–70 years in 2004 (birth years 1934–1938), 2009 (1939–1943) and 2014 (1944–1948).…”

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“…For this cross-sectional analysis, data on participants’ characteristics stem from the Lc65+ recruitment (2004, 2009 and 2014, respectively) and yearly follow-up (2016, 2019 and 2020) questionnaires. Specific details regarding the process of Lc65+ participants enrolment are available on the original study articles 16 17…”

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“…In Switzerland, the Federal Council ordered a partial lockdown period lasting from 16 March to 11 May 2020 to prevent the spread of the highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 virus. Strong recommendations to stay strictly at home were specifically directed towards older people because of their increased vulnerability to severe COVID-19 infection and hospitalisation.…”

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Older people’s experience of the partial lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study

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ObjectivesThis study aimed to evaluate older people’s experience of a COVID-19 partial lockdown (16 March–11 May 2020) in Lausanne, Switzerland.Setting and participantsCommunity-dwelling participants of the Lausanne cohort (Lc65+) in 2020, aged 71–86 years (n=2642).Design and outcomeThis cross-sectional study was nested within the Lc65+ longitudinal study. A specific COVID-19 questionnaire was sent on 17 April 2020 to evaluate participants’ experience of the lockdown (outcome). Multinomial logistic regression models were used to determine the sociodemographic, living environment, health and social factors associated.ResultsOut of 2642 participants, 67.8% described the lockdown as ‘somewhat’ difficult (reference group), 21.5% as ‘not at all’ difficult (positive) and 10.7% as ‘very or extremely’ difficult (negative). The relative risk of a positive experience was higher in participants living alone (relative risk ratio, RRR=1.93, 95% CI 1.52 to 2.46) or in a house (RRR=1.49, 1.03 to 2.16); lower in those who reported fear of falling (RRR=0.68, 0.54 to 0.86), functional difficulties (RRR=0.78, 0.61 to 0.99), feeling of loneliness (RRR=0.67, 0.49 to 0.91), unfamiliarity with communication technologies (RRR=0.69, 0.52 to 0.91), usual social support (RRR=0.71, 0.50 to 0.93), previous participation in group activities (RRR=0.74, 0.59 to 0.92) and among women (RRR=0.75, 0.59 to 0.95). The relative risk of a negative experience was higher in participants with fear of falling (RRR=1.52, 1.07 to 2.15), and lower in those who had a terrace/garden (RRR=0.66, 0.44 to 0.99) and owned a dog (RRR=0.32, 0.11 to 0.90).ConclusionsOnly one in 10 participants experienced the lockdown as very or extremely difficult. Specific interventions targeting vulnerability factors, such as fear of falling, could lessen the impact of any future similar situation.

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“…Specific details regarding the process of Lc65+ participants enrolment are available on the original study articles. 16 17 …”

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confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Henchoz et al described attrition and show that dropping out was independent of sex, but positively associated with a foreign country of birth, a lower level of education, the presence of financial difficulties and a health status self-rated as average, poor or very poor. 30 …”

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Do financial hardships affect health? A study among older adults in Switzerland

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Henchoz,

Santos-Eggimann

2023

European Journal of Public Health

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Background A growing number of studies have underlined the relationship between socioeconomic status and health. Following that literature, we explore the causal effect of financial hardships on changes in health at older ages. Rather than traditional measures of socioeconomic variables, we study the role of financial hardships. The declarative measurement of financial hardships is particularly relevant for assessing the impact of short-term financial difficulties on health among older adults. Methods In this study, we use data from the Lausanne cohort 65+. Participants are community-dwelling older adults representative of the population aged 65–70 years in 2004 and living in Lausanne (Switzerland) (n = 1352). We use longitudinal annual data with 11 years of follow-up (2006–16) to estimate dynamic panel models on several indicators measuring older adults’ health (self-rated health, number of medical conditions, depressive symptoms, difficulties with daily living activities). Results We find evidence of causal effects of financial hardships on self-rated health (coef. = 0.059, P < 0.10) and on depressive symptoms (coef.=0.060, P < 0.05). On the other hand, we find no evidence of causality running from financial hardships to the number of medical conditions and the difficulties in daily living activities. Conclusion These results make a contribution to the literature where nearly all previous research on associations between financial hardship and health does not establish causal relationships. Our results support the need to integrate health policies that mitigate the potential adverse health effects of financial hardship for older adults.

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