Job loss and lower healthcare utilisation due to COVID-19 among
older adults across 27 European countries

J 2021

Job loss and lower healthcare utilisation due to COVID-19 among older adults across 27 European countries

KŠIŇANOVÁ, Gabriela, Martin BOBÁK, Hynek PIKHART a Albert KŠIŇAN

Základní údaje

Originální název

Job loss and lower healthcare utilisation due to COVID-19 among older adults across 27 European countries

Autoři

KŠIŇANOVÁ, Gabriela (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí), Martin BOBÁK (203 Česká republika, domácí), Hynek PIKHART (203 Česká republika, domácí) a Albert KŠIŇAN (203 Česká republika, domácí)

Vydání

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, LONDON, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, 2021, 0143-005X

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

30304 Public and environmental health

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 6.286

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/21:00123003

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2021-216715

UT WoS

000708108300009

Klíčová slova anglicky

COVID-19; multilevel modelling; economics; unemployment

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 25. 11. 2021 23:10, Mgr. Michaela Hylsová, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Background Older adults are at greater risk for becoming severely ill from COVID-19; however, the impact of the pandemic on their economic activity and non-COVID-19-related healthcare utilisation is not well understood. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and predictors of COVID-19-related unemployment and healthcare utilisation in a sample of older adults across 27 European countries. Methods We used data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe COVID-19 Survey, collected between June and August 2020. Participants (n=52 061) reported whether they lost a job, forwent medical treatment and whether their appointment was postponed due to COVID-19. Three-level models were estimated for each outcome to test the effects of individual, household and country-level characteristics. Results The mean prevalence of reported job loss, and forgone and postponed medical care was 19%, 12% and 26%, respectively. Job loss was associated with female sex, lower education and household income, and older age in women. For example, the OR of job loss, comparing primary versus tertiary (college) education, was 1.89 (95% CI 1.59 to 2.26). Forgone and postponed medical care was associated with older age in men, female sex and higher education. At the country level, postponed medical care was associated with more stringent governmental anti-COVID measures. Conclusion Job loss and lower healthcare utilisation for non-COVID-19-related reasons were common among older adults and were associated with several sociodemographic characteristics. Job loss appeared to disproportionally affect already economically vulnerable individuals, raising concerns about the exacerbation of social inequalities.

Návaznosti

857487, interní kód MU

Název: R-Exposome Chair: Unlocking the potential of RECETOX in Exposome research (Akronym: R-Exposome Chair)

Investor: Evropská unie, R-Exposome Chair: Unlocking the potential of RECETOX in Exposome research, Spreading excellence and widening participation

Citovat

KŠIŇANOVÁ, Gabriela, Martin BOBÁK, Hynek PIKHART a Albert KŠIŇAN. Job loss and lower healthcare utilisation due to COVID-19 among older adults across 27 European countries. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. LONDON: BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, 2021, roč. 75, č. 11, s. 1078-1083. ISSN 0143-005X. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2021-216715.

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KŠIŇANOVÁ, Gabriela, Martin BOBÁK, Hynek PIKHART a Albert KŠIŇAN. Job loss and lower healthcare utilisation due to COVID-19 among older adults across 27 European countries. \textit{Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health}. LONDON: BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, 2021, roč.~75, č.~11, s.~1078-1083. ISSN~0143-005X. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2021-216715.

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