Nuevo diseño de la Encuesta de Salud de Cataluña (2010-2014): un paso adelante en planificación y evaluación sanitaria

Alcañiz, Manuela; Mompart-Penina, Anna; Guillén-Estany, Montserrat; Medina-Bustos, Antònia; Aragay-Barbany, Josep M.; Brugulat-Guiteras, Pilar; Tresserras-Gaju, Ricard

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“…Interviews are conducted in participants' homes using a basic pre-coded and structured questionnaire, which is maintained in successive waves. 26 …”

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Foreclosure and Health in Southern Europe: Results from the Platform for People Affected by Mortgages

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Housing instability has been shown to be related to poorer health outcomes in various studies, mainly in the USA and UK. Affected individuals are more prone to psychiatric (e.g., major depression, anxiety) and physical disorders (e.g., hypertension). This situation has deteriorated with the onset of the economic crisis. One of the most affected countries is Spain, which has high rates of foreclosure and eviction that continue to rise. In response, a civil movement, The Platform for People Affected by Mortgages (PAH), works to provide solutions to its members affected by foreclosure and advocates for the right to decent housing. The aims of this study ware to describe and compare the health status of PAH members from Catalonia to a sample of the general population and to analyze the association between health status and mortgage status, foreclosure stage, and other socioeconomic variables, among members of the PAH. We conducted a cross-sectional study using a self-administered online questionnaire (2014) administered to 905 PAH members in Catalonia (918 years; 559 women and 346 men). Results were compared with health indicators from The Health Survey of Catalonia 2013 (n = 4830). The dependent variables were poor mental health (GHQ 12 ≥ 3), and poor self-reported health (fair or poor). All analyses were stratified by sex. We computed age-standardized prevalence and prevalence ratios of poor mental and self-reported health in both samples. We also analyzed health outcomes among PAH members according to mortgage status (mortgage holders or guarantors), stage of foreclosure, and other socioeconomic variables by computing prevalence ratios from robust Poisson regression models. The prevalence of poor mental health among PAH members was 90.6 % in women and 84.4 % in men, and 15.5 and 10.2 % in the general population, respectively. The prevalence of poor self-reported health was 55.6 % in women and 39.4 % in men from the PAH, and 19.2 and 16.1 % in the general population, respectively. These health inequalities were independent of socioeconomic status. The prevalence of poor mental health was higher among individuals in the non-payment stage of foreclosure than among those who were up to date with their payments (e.g., PR c = 1.16 [95 % CI 1.04-1.28]). In contrast, selfreported poor health was more prominent in later stages of foreclosure, such as in posteviction without dation in payment stage in men (PR c = 2.24 [95 %CI = 1.35-3.72]). We observed a considerably higher prevalence of poor mental and self-reported health among male and female PAH members than in the general population. Public policies that tackle housing instability and its consequences are urgently needed in Spain.

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“…Interviews are conducted in participants' homes using a basic pre-coded and structured questionnaire, which is maintained in successive waves. 26 …”

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Foreclosure and Health in Southern Europe: Results from the Platform for People Affected by Mortgages

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“…This implies the need of the following: (i) using sampling weights that assign to each individual the appropriate weight in the population, according to their sex, age group, and health district and (ii) considering the combination of strata and clusters when calculating the standard deviations of the estimators. 2 , 8 The SURVEYFREQ procedure of SAS 9.2. (SAS Institute Inc., 2009) was used.…”

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Risk of dependence associated with health, social support, and lifestyle

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OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of individuals at risk of dependence and its associated factors.METHODS The study was based on data from the Catalan Health Survey, Spain conducted in 2010 and 2011. Logistic regression models from a random sample of 3,842 individuals aged ≥ 15 years were used to classify individuals according to the state of their personal autonomy. Predictive models were proposed to identify indicators that helped distinguish dependent individuals from those at risk of dependence. Variables on health status, social support, and lifestyles were considered.RESULTS We found that 18.6% of the population presented a risk of dependence, especially after age 65. Compared with this group, individuals who reported dependence (11.0%) had difficulties performing activities of daily living and had to receive support to perform them. Habits such as smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and being sedentary were associated with a higher probability of dependence, particularly for women.CONCLUSIONS Difficulties in carrying out activities of daily living precede the onset of dependence. Preserving personal autonomy and function without receiving support appear to be a preventive factor. Adopting an active and healthy lifestyle helps reduce the risk of dependence.

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“…It aims to study the health status, life-styles and use of health services among Catalonia residents (Alcañiz-Zanón et al, 2014). It is structured in continuous interviewing campaigns (eight six-month campaigns).…”

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“…Around 2400 people are interviewed in each campaign. It started in 2010 and it will finish in 2014 (Alcañiz-Zanón et al, 2014). As part of the EC funded PHENOTYPE study (Nieuwenhuijsen et al, 2014) we assigned indicators for natural outdoor environments and evaluated the relationship between these and health indicators.…”

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Natural outdoor environments and mental and physical health: Relationships and mechanisms

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Nuevo diseño de la Encuesta de Salud de Cataluña (2010-2014): un paso adelante en planificación y evaluación sanitaria

Cited by 14 publications

References 8 publications

Foreclosure and Health in Southern Europe: Results from the Platform for People Affected by Mortgages

Foreclosure and Health in Southern Europe: Results from the Platform for People Affected by Mortgages

Risk of dependence associated with health, social support, and lifestyle

Natural outdoor environments and mental and physical health: Relationships and mechanisms

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