Spatial heterogeneity of human lifespan in relation to living environment and socio-economic polarization: a case study in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, China

Wei, Changhe; Lei, Mei; Wang, Shaobin

doi:10.1007/s11356-022-18702-4

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“…Despite the challenging high-altitude terrain and its adverse impact on health, socio-economic factors, such as per capita GDP and income levels, appear to exert a more pronounced influence on the HRQoL of the elderly population in Tibet. 69 Boosting access to financial and social resources that improve living conditions can significantly affect the HRQoL of the elderly. This enhanced access can influence their capacity to preserve autonomy and age in familiar settings.…”

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Factors Associated with Elderly Health-Related Quality of Life in Tibet: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Health Ecological Perspective

Pan,

Hu,

Yangzong

et al. 2024

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Background Aging and its consequences are receiving considerable global attention in developed and developing countries. The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of elderly individuals is crucial for public health and social welfare. Despite advances in understanding the health status of the elderly population in Tibet, a region located on China’s southwest border, a significant research gap remains regarding their HRQoL. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study in Tibet, China, in 2018, which thoroughly examined HRQoL and its determinants in individuals aged 60 and above. The EQ-5D-VAS instrument, consisting of two standardized scales (EQ-5D-3L and EQ-VAS), was utilized to measure HRQoL. We based the selection of potential determinants on a novel health ecological model encompassing various environmental and personal factors. We employed the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator regression to systematically pinpoint key predictive factors for dimensionality reduction. The Tobit regression analysis further elucidated the relationship between these factors and the EQ-VAS and EQ-5D-index scores. Results Our study encompassed 1604 elderly participants. They presented varying severity levels across all five dimensions of the EQ-5D-3L. The most commonly observed issue was pain/discomfort, with a prevalence of 40.27%. The average EQ-VAS score was 56.15 (SD=21.15), and the mean EQ-5D-index score was 0.78 (SD=0.25). Our multivariate analysis revealed that determinants such as age, sex, number of chronic illnesses, vision problems, hearing problems, physical activity, employment status, social participation, place of residence, and insurance type were significantly associated with HRQoL. Conclusion The HRQoL of Tibet’s elderly population presents significant concerns, especially given the region’s challenging natural conditions. This underscores the urgent need for focused policy interventions at the socio-economic strata to extend vital support and aid.

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Factors Associated with Elderly Health-Related Quality of Life in Tibet: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Health Ecological Perspective

Pan,

Hu,

Yangzong

et al. 2024

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Spatial–Temporal Characteristics and Driving Factors of the Coupling Coordination between Population Health and Economic Development in China

Tang

Chen

et al. 2022

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Promoting the coordinated development of population health and the economy is an important part of building a “Healthy China” and promoting high-quality economic development. Based on the systematic construction of the population health and economic development evaluation index system, this paper uses the coupled coordination model, geodetector, and geographically weighted regression (GWR) to comprehensively measure the population health level and economic development level at the provincial scale in China in 2000 and 2015, and reveals the spatial and temporal evolution characteristics of the coupled coordination relationship between the population health level and economic development level at the provincial scale in China from 2000 to 2015 and its driving factors. The results show the following: (1) China’s population health and economic development are in a high-level coupling stage, and the coupling level increases slightly with time; spatially, two types of running-in coupling and high-level coupling coexist; the coupling degree in the eastern and central regions tends to increase, while the coupling degree in the western region tends to weaken. (2) China’s population health and economic development are in a good coupling coordination stage as a whole, and the coupling coordination degree has an increasing trend; spatially, the coupling coordination degree shows high spatial differentiation characteristics in the east and low in the west; the good and high-quality coupling coordination type area tends to expand to the west, while the moderate coupling coordination type area tends to shrink to the west; there is also positive spatial agglomeration of coupling coordination degree, and the spatial agglomeration is gradually enhanced. (3) The coupling coordination of China’s population health and economic development is driven by multiple factors such as natural conditions, health resources, culture quality, and urbanization level; the interaction between factors is stronger than that of a single factor, and the driving effect of each factor also shows significant spatial heterogeneity. This study is intended to provide a scientific basis for promoting harmonious population health and economic development.

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Spatial heterogeneity of human lifespan in relation to living environment and socio-economic polarization: a case study in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, China

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Factors Associated with Elderly Health-Related Quality of Life in Tibet: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Health Ecological Perspective

Factors Associated with Elderly Health-Related Quality of Life in Tibet: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Health Ecological Perspective

Spatial–Temporal Characteristics and Driving Factors of the Coupling Coordination between Population Health and Economic Development in China

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