Collective violence and the health of the elderly: a cross-sectional analysis of a population-based national survey in Mexico
Por:
Garcia-Pena, Carmen, Sanchez-Garrido, Natalia, Grace Wynne-Bannister, Emma, Moreno-Peniche, Bernardo, Ulises Perez-Zepeda, Mario
Publicada:
1 ene 2017
Categoría:
Public health, environmental and occupational health
Resumen:
Objective. To describe the association between collective violence and
the health of older adults in Mexico.
Methods. The data analyzed were taken from a Mexican population-based
national survey of health and nutrition that included a representative
sample of adults over 60 years of age and from an index of violence for
each of the states of Mexico that was compiled by a major research
center. Five of the most common geriatric ailments (weight loss,
depressive symptoms, falls, positive affectivity, and disability) were
crossed with the violence index score assigned to each state.
Results. A total of 7 108 older adults were included in the analysis.
Among the five geriatric health problems, weight loss had the strongest
association with violence, even when an adjusted model was used. For
weight loss, that association increased as the level of collective
violence rose. With the adjusted model, there was also an association of
severe collective violence with disability and with low positive
affectivity.
Conclusions. Our results show that there is an association of collective
violence with weight loss and other geriatric problems. Collective
violence could indirectly affect individuals' health, especially older
persons and other vulnerable groups.
Filiaciones:
Garcia-Pena, Carmen:
Natl Inst Geriatr, Res Off, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Sanchez-Garrido, Natalia:
Natl Inst Geriatr, Dept Geriatr & Epidemiol Res, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Grace Wynne-Bannister, Emma:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Sch Med, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Moreno-Peniche, Bernardo:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Sch Med, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Ulises Perez-Zepeda, Mario:
Natl Inst Geriatr, Dept Geriatr & Epidemiol Res, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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