Mauricio Avendaño
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 191796 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Mauricio Avendaño |
| PRENOMES | Mauricio |
| SOBRENOME | Avendaño |
| ASSINATURA | AVENDAÑO M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | King's College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7295-2911 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 71 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 323 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 71 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2008 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 10 |
The impacts of peace and conflict resolution interventions on mental health and psychological well-being
BACKGROUND: Prior studies have examined the impact of armed conflict on mental health. This systematic review synthesizes evidence on how peace and conflict resolution interventions influence the mental health and well-being of conflict-affected communities. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review across multiple databases and identified studies evaluating the effects of peace and conflict resolution interventions on mental health and well-bein…
The impact of education on dementia
Compulsory schooling laws introduced across Europe in the 20th century aimed to expand educational attainment and may have shaped key determinants of cognitive health. We exploit variations in compulsory schooling laws in England to assess whether increased education, mandated by these policies, impacts cognitive function, dementia risk, and related risk factors in older age. We focus on two major reforms: the 1947 reform, which raised the school…
Dividing lives
We examine whether delaying selection into secondary school streams can reduce socioeconomic inequality in cognitive aging. We link data on individuals aged 50+ from 14 European countries in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to a newly compiled database on reforms that postponed the age of first tracking. Exploiting within-country, within-cohort variation in tracking age, we find that later tracking significantly reduc…
Health systems governance, shocks and resilience
INTRODUCTION: It is often argued that health system resilience to shocks is influenced by governance. Multiple theoretical perspectives seemed to have emerged in the literature, but there has been limited analysis of their foundation and implications so far. To address this gap, the aim of this paper is to carry out a scoping review of conceptualisation and theories on the definition and relationship between governance and health system resilienc…
The long-term effects of cash transfer programmes on young adults’ mental health
Poverty is associated with poorer mental health in early adulthood. Cash transfers (CTs) have been shown to improve child health and education outcomes, but it is unclear whether these effects may translate into better mental health outcomes as children reach young adulthood. Using a quasi-experimental approach that exploits variation across countries in the timing of national CT programme introduction, we examine whether longer exposure to CTs d…
Harmonizing measures of cross-country policies for aging research
Harmonized data on public policies enable research on how changes caused by policymakers shape human behavior and, ultimately, health outcomes. These data can be linked to surveys across the world. The Gateway Policy Explorer's tools enable accountable and robust policy research on the causal impacts of health and aging policies
Food insecurity and disability among working-age and older adults
Objective: To explore relationships between disability, food insecurity (FI) and age and examine how socio-economic factors impact risk of FI among disabled people in working and older age. Design: Logistic regression models used to analyse the contribution of socio-economic factors to gaps in risk of FI for disabled people. In models stratified into working and older age groups, differences in risk of FI for disabled and non-disabled people were…
Piloting a mental health intervention for young adults in poverty enrolled in post-secondary education in post-conflict regions in Colombia
Findings will help to make conclusions about the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention, and it will assess its effectiveness to improve the mental health and human capital outcomes of beneficiaries. This will enable the identification of strategies to address mental health problems among socioeconomically vulnerable young people that can be adapted to different contexts in in low and middle-income countries
Does urbanisation lead to unhealthy diets? Longitudinal evidence from Indonesia
Urbanization is generally believed to contribute to dietary patterns that increase the risk of non-communicable disease (NCD). However, empirical evidence using nuanced measures of urbanization and longitudinal data is limited. This study examines the link between urbanization and dietary patterns in Indonesia, the largest country in Southeast Asia, between 2000 and 2015. Results show that urbanisation is associated with dietary patterns conduciv…
Lone parents' employment policy and adolescents' socioemotional development
Studies suggest that welfare-to-work programmes increase lone mother's employment, but their impact on child and adolescent socioemotional development is unclear. The lone parent obligation (LPO) reform introduced a requirement for lone mothers entitled to unconditional Income Support (IS) to seek paid work actively as a condition to receive benefits. We use data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study to examine the impact of work search requirement…
The relationship between multidimensional poverty, income poverty and youth depressive symptoms
Whereas monetary poverty is associated with increased risk of depressive symptoms in young people, poverty is increasingly understood as a multidimensional problem. However, it is yet to be understood how the associations between different dimensions of poverty and youth mental health differ across countries. We examine the relationship between multidimensional, as well as income poverty, and depressive symptoms in young people (age 11–25 years) …
Does the transition to grandparenthood influence the health and well-being of older people? Evidence from the CHARLS study in China
Transitioning to grandmotherhood was associated with a higher probability of reporting ≥1 functional limitations in ADLs.•Transitioning to grandparenthood was associated with higher life satisfaction.•Role enhancement and role strain may generate mixed impacts of transitioning to grandparenthood on older adults' health
Should I Care or Should I Work? The Impact of Work on Informal Care
This paper provides novel evidence on how a sharp increase in labor force participation among older women affects the provision of informal care to their older parents. Based on data from Understanding Society – The UK Household Longitudinal Study, we use an instrumental variable approach that exploits a unique reform that increased the female State Pension age by up to six years. Our results provide evidence of a trade‐off between the intensive …
Cash transfers and the mental health of young people
This study examines the longitudinal impact of the South African Child Support Grant (CSG) on risk for depression and life satisfaction among young people (15-19 years). We analysed data from the last three waves of the National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS), a nationally representative panel survey that took place every two years from 2008 to 2017. We used an instrumental variable (IV) approach that exploits multiple changes in age eligibility fr…
Multidimensional poverty and adolescent mental health
Does informal care reduce health care utilisation in older age? Evidence from China
Studies in Western countries suggest that receiving informal care from family members may reduce utilisation of health care services. This hypothesis has not been examined in China, where the population is ageing rapidly. We assess the impact of informal care from offspring (children and grandchildren) on health care utilisation and expenditures among older people in China. Data are drawn from the 2011, 2014, and 2018 waves of the Chinese Longitu…
The Covid-19 pandemic underscores the need for an equity-focused global health agenda
Over the past few months, COVID-19 has ravaged health systems and economies in countries across the world. While many would argue that a pandemic of respiratory disease was predictable, the systematic failures of the response came as a surprise. From the shortage of hospital beds and medical equipment to the gross insufficiencies in national surveillance systems, supply chains and laboratory capacity, COVID-19 has laid bare the health care limita…
Conditional cash transfers and adolescent mental health in Brazil
BACKGROUND: (BFP), during childhood reduces the risk of mental health problems in early adolescence. METHODS: We used data from 2063 participants in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort study. Propensity score matching (PSM) estimated the association between BFP participation at age 6 and externalising problems (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire - SDQ and violent behaviour) and socio-emotional competencies (Development and Well-Being Assessment q…
Income-Related Inequalities in Informal Care
Lower household income is associated with lower intensity of informal care received, particularly for older people with more functional limitations. Policies are required to support low-income older people with more functional limitations
Aircraft noise control policy and mental health
Background This study examines the impact of environmental noise policy on depressive symptoms by exploiting the national experiment afforded by the New Deal aircraft noise control policy introduced in Schiphol (Amsterdam) in 2008. Methods Data came from older adults (ages 57–102) participating in three waves (2005/2006, 2008/2009 and 2011/2012) of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA) (N=1746). Aircraft noise data from the Netherlands En…
Green spaces, subjective health and depressed affect in middle-aged and older adults
BACKGROUND: Studies on associations between urban green space and mental health have yielded mixed results. This study examines associations of green space exposures with subjective health and depressed affect of middle-aged and older adults in four European cohorts. METHODS: Data came from four Western-European and Central-European ageing cohorts harmonised as part of the Mindmap project, comprising 16 189 adults with an average age of 50-71 yea…
Special Report
Funded by the European Commission Horizon2020 programme, the Lifepath research consortium aimed to understand the impacts of socioeconomic inequalities on the biology of healthy ageing. The main research questions included the impact of inequalities on health, the role of behavioural and other risk factors, the underlying biological mechanisms, the efficacy of selected policies, and the general implications of our findings for theories and polici…
Regeneration of deprived neighbourhoods and indicators of functioning in older adults
Does reduced employment protection increase the employment disadvantage of workers with low education and poorer health
Background Declines in employment protection may have disproportionate effects on employment opportunities of workers with low education and poorer health. This study investigates the impact of changes in employment protection levels on employment rates according to education and health in 23 European countries. Methods Data were taken from the 4-year rotating panel European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions study. Employed partici…
Agricultural trade policies and child nutrition in low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: There has been growing interest in understanding the role of agricultural trade policies in diet and nutrition. This cross-country study examines associations between government policies on agricultural trade prices and child nutrition outcomes, particularly undernutrition. METHODS: This study links panel data on government distortions to agricultural incentives to data from 212,258 children aged 6 to 35 months participating in Demogr…
The long-run effect of maternity leave benefits on mental health
Health Disadvantage in US Adults Aged 50 to 74 Years
Objectives. We compared the health of older US, English, and other European adults, stratified by wealth. Methods. Representative samples of adults aged 50 to 74 years were interviewed in 2004 in 10 European countries (n = 17 481), England (n = 6527), and the United States (n = 9940). We calculated prevalence rates of 6 chronic diseases and functional limitations. Results. American adults reported worse health than did English or European adults.…
Social support, volunteering and health around the world
The association between economic uncertainty and suicide in the short-run
Overall, our study suggests that economic uncertainty may lead to an increase in the risk of suicide. This immediate effect indicates that uncertainty may act as a trigger, and is unlikely to be the sole cause of suicide, which reflects existing evidence on the impulsive nature of some suicides. This highlights the need to reduce 'access to means', and the importance of the timing of suicide prevention measures
Educational level and changes in health across Europe
We use cross-national, longitudinal data to explore the impact of educational level on changes in health outcomes among Europeans aged over 50. Our analyses are performed separately for Northern, Western and Southern Europe, as these regions broadly represent different welfare state regimes. We find that low education is associated with higher incident events — over a two-year period — of poor health, chronic diseases and disability, but it is le…
Under one roof
Mothering alone
BACKGROUND: Single motherhood is associated with poorer health, but whether this association varies between countries is not known. We examine associations between single motherhood and poor later-life health in the USA, England and 13 European countries. METHODS: Data came from 25 125 women aged 50+ who participated in the US Health and Retirement Study, the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Euro…
Transition to retirement and risk of cardiovascular disease
Can Reporting Heterogeneity Explain Differences in Depressive Symptoms Across Europe
Depression is one of the leading causes of disability in the developed world. Previous studies have shown varying depression prevalence rates between European countries, and also within countries, between socioeconomic groups. However, it is unclear whether these differences reflect true variations in prevalence or whether they are attributable to systematic differences in reporting styles (reporting heterogeneity) between countries and socioecon…
Social capital, mental health and biomarkers in Chile
High social trust associated with increased depressive symptoms in a longitudinal South African sample
Several studies have documented a protective association between social trust and mental and physical health, but gaps in knowledge remain. Debates regarding the contextual versus individual nature of social trust are ongoing; research from low- and middle-income countries is lacking, and study designs have been limited for causal inference. To address these gaps, we examined the association between social trust and depressive symptoms using thre…
Correlation or causation? Income inequality and infant mortality in fixed effects models in the period 1960-2008 in 34 OECD countries
Health Effects of Unemployment Benefit Program Generosity
Objectives. We assessed the impact of unemployment benefit programs on the health of the unemployed. Methods. We linked US state law data on maximum allowable unemployment benefit levels between 1985 and 2008 to individual self-rated health for heads of households in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and implemented state and year fixed-effect models. Results. Unemployment was associated with increased risk of reporting poor health among men in …
The contribution of job characteristics to socioeconomic inequalities in incidence of myocardial infarction
Public transport policy, social engagement and mental health in older age
BACKGROUND: Social engagement and social isolation are key determinants of mental health in older age, yet there is limited evidence on how public policies may contribute to reducing isolation, promoting social engagement and improving mental health among older people. This study examines the impact of the introduction of an age-friendly transportation policy, free bus passes, on the mental health of older people in England. METHODS: We use an in…
Work–Family Trajectories and the Higher Cardiovascular Risk of American Women Relative to Women in 13 European Countries
Objectives. To investigate whether less-healthy work–family life histories contribute to the higher cardiovascular disease prevalence in older American compared with European women. Methods. We used sequence analysis to identify distinct work–family typologies for women born between 1935 and 1956 in the United States and 13 European countries. Data came from the US Health and Retirement Study (1992–2006) and the Survey of Health, Aging, and Retir…
The EU referendum and mental health in the short term
BACKGROUND: Previous research has highlighted the impact of economic conditions and uncertainty on physical and mental health. The unexpected result of the Brexit referendum in 2016 triggered high levels of economic uncertainty. OBJECTIVE: To examine whether prescriptions for antidepressants increased after the referendum result, benchmarking them against other drug classes. METHODS: We used GP practice prescribing data to compile the number of d…
Income inequality and depressive symptoms in South Africa
Does socio-economic status predict grip strength in older Europeans? Results from the SHARE study in non-institutionalised men and women aged 50
BACKGROUND: Reduced hand-grip strength predicts disability, morbidity and mortality, but whether it is shaped by socio-economic experiences is yet unknown. The authors examined the association of education, occupation, income and wealth with grip strength in older Europeans. METHODS: Data came from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe comprising 27 351 participants ages 50+ in 11 countries. Grip strength was objectively measured …
Trends in inequalities in premature cancer mortality by educational level in Colombia, 1998–2007
BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of studies on socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality in developing countries. We examined trends in inequalities in cancer mortality by educational attainment in Colombia during a period of epidemiological transition and rapid expansion of health insurance coverage. METHODS: Population mortality data (1998-2007) were linked to census data to obtain age-standardised cancer mortality rates by educational attai…
Labor-Force Participation, Policies & Practices in an Aging America
Population aging in the United States poses challenges to societal institutions while simultaneously creating opportunities to build a more resilient, successful, and cohesive society. Work organization and labor-force participation are central to both the opportunities and challenges posed by our aging society. We argue that expectations about old age have not sufficiently adapted to the reality of aging today. Our institutions need more adaptat…
Do economic recessions during early and mid-adulthood influence cognitive function in older age
BACKGROUND: Fluctuations in the national economy shape labour market opportunities and outcomes, which in turn may influence the accumulation of cognitive reserve. This study examines whether economic recessions experienced in early and mid-adulthood are associated with later-life cognitive function. METHOD: Data came from 12,020 respondents in 11 countries participating in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Cognitive …
Should I Care or Should I Work? The Impact of Work on Informal Care
This paper provides novel evidence on how a sharp increase in labor force participation among older women affects the provision of informal care to their older parents. Based on data from Understanding Society – The UK Household Longitudinal Study, we use an instrumental variable approach that exploits a unique reform that increased the female State Pension age by up to six years. Our results provide evidence of a trade‐off between the intensive …
Economic Downturns, Retirement and Long-Term Cognitive Function Among Older Americans
Exposure to downturns around retirement is associated with a long-lasting decline in cognitive function in later life. Policies mitigating the impact of downturns on older workers may help to maintain cognitive function in later life
The Contribution of National Disparities to International Differences in Mortality Between the United States and 7 European Countries
Objectives. This study examined to what extent the higher mortality in the United States compared to many European countries is explained by larger social disparities within the United States. We estimated the expected US mortality if educational disparities in the United States were similar to those in 7 European countries. Methods. Poisson models were used to quantify the association between education and mortality for men and women aged 30 to …
Childhood social class and cancer incidence
The contribution of job characteristics to socioeconomic inequalities in incidence of myocardial infarction
Educational level and changes in health across Europe
We use cross-national, longitudinal data to explore the impact of educational level on changes in health outcomes among Europeans aged over 50. Our analyses are performed separately for Northern, Western and Southern Europe, as these regions broadly represent different welfare state regimes. We find that low education is associated with higher incident events — over a two-year period — of poor health, chronic diseases and disability, but it is le…
Health Disadvantage in US Adults Aged 50 to 74 Years
Objectives. We compared the health of older US, English, and other European adults, stratified by wealth. Methods. Representative samples of adults aged 50 to 74 years were interviewed in 2004 in 10 European countries (n = 17 481), England (n = 6527), and the United States (n = 9940). We calculated prevalence rates of 6 chronic diseases and functional limitations. Results. American adults reported worse health than did English or European adults.…
Self-reported health assessments in the 2002 World Health Survey
OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of self-rated health assessments by examining the association between education and self-rated poor health. METHODS: We used the globally representative population-based sample from the 2002 World Health Survey, composed of 219,713 men and women aged 25 and over in 69 countries, to examine the association between education and self-rated poor health. In a binary regression model with a logit link function, we used s…
Does socio-economic status predict grip strength in older Europeans? Results from the SHARE study in non-institutionalised men and women aged 50
BACKGROUND: Reduced hand-grip strength predicts disability, morbidity and mortality, but whether it is shaped by socio-economic experiences is yet unknown. The authors examined the association of education, occupation, income and wealth with grip strength in older Europeans. METHODS: Data came from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe comprising 27 351 participants ages 50+ in 11 countries. Grip strength was objectively measured …
Self-Reported and Measured Hypertension Among Older US- and Foreign-Born Adults
Inequalities in mortality in the US and Denmark
Childhood and adulthood socioeconomic position and the hospital-based incidence of hip fractures after 13 years of follow-up
BACKGROUND: To investigate the association between childhood and adulthood socioeconomic position and the hospital-based incidence of hip fractures, and the contribution of health behaviours to these socioeconomic disparities. METHODS: Baseline (1991) information about socioeconomic position in childhood and adulthood, behavioural factors (alcohol consumption, smoking, physical inactivity, coffee consumption) and body height of 25-74-year-old par…
Can Reporting Heterogeneity Explain Differences in Depressive Symptoms Across Europe
Depression is one of the leading causes of disability in the developed world. Previous studies have shown varying depression prevalence rates between European countries, and also within countries, between socioeconomic groups. However, it is unclear whether these differences reflect true variations in prevalence or whether they are attributable to systematic differences in reporting styles (reporting heterogeneity) between countries and socioecon…
Correlation or causation? Income inequality and infant mortality in fixed effects models in the period 1960-2008 in 34 OECD countries
Transition to retirement and risk of cardiovascular disease
Social support, volunteering and health around the world
The Impact of Increasing Health Insurance Coverage on Disparities in Mortality
Objectives. We examined the impact of expanding health insurance coverage on socioeconomic disparities in total and cardiovascular disease mortality from 1998 to 2007 in Colombia. Methods. We used Poisson regression to analyze data from mortality registries (633 905 deaths) linked to population census data. We used the relative index of inequality to compare disparities in mortality by education between periods of moderate increase (1998–2002) an…
Why Do Americans Have Shorter Life Expectancy and Worse Health Than Do People in Other High-Income Countries?
Americans lead shorter and less healthy lives than do people in other high-income countries. We review the evidence and explanations for these variations in longevity and health. Our overview suggests that the US health disadvantage applies to multiple mortality and morbidity outcomes. The American health disadvantage begins at birth and extends across the life course, and it is particularly marked for American women and for regions in the US Sou…
Do economic recessions during early and mid-adulthood influence cognitive function in older age
BACKGROUND: Fluctuations in the national economy shape labour market opportunities and outcomes, which in turn may influence the accumulation of cognitive reserve. This study examines whether economic recessions experienced in early and mid-adulthood are associated with later-life cognitive function. METHOD: Data came from 12,020 respondents in 11 countries participating in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Cognitive …
Social capital, mental health and biomarkers in Chile
Social Participation and Depression in Old Age
We examined whether changes in different forms of social participation were associated with changes in depressive symptoms in older Europeans. We used lagged individual fixed-effects models based on data from 9,068 persons aged ≥50 years in wave 1 (2004/2005), wave 2 (2006/2007), and wave 4 (2010/2011) of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). After we controlled for a wide set of confounders, increased participation in re…
Work-Family Context and the Longevity Disadvantage of US Women
Female life expectancy is currently shorter in the United States than in most high-income countries. This study examines work-family context as a potential explanation. While work-family context changed similarly across high-income countries during the past half century, the United States has not implemented institutional supports, such as universally available childcare and family leave, to help Americans contend with these changes. We compare t…
The public health impact of economic fluctuations in a Latin American country
The relationship between business cycles and mortality varied by period and age in Colombia. Most notably, mortality shifted from being acyclical to being countercyclical for males aged 20-44, while it shifted from being countercyclical to being acyclical for males aged 65
Trends in inequalities in premature cancer mortality by educational level in Colombia, 1998–2007
BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of studies on socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality in developing countries. We examined trends in inequalities in cancer mortality by educational attainment in Colombia during a period of epidemiological transition and rapid expansion of health insurance coverage. METHODS: Population mortality data (1998-2007) were linked to census data to obtain age-standardised cancer mortality rates by educational attai…
Mothering alone
BACKGROUND: Single motherhood is associated with poorer health, but whether this association varies between countries is not known. We examine associations between single motherhood and poor later-life health in the USA, England and 13 European countries. METHODS: Data came from 25 125 women aged 50+ who participated in the US Health and Retirement Study, the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Euro…
The Contribution of National Disparities to International Differences in Mortality Between the United States and 7 European Countries
Objectives. This study examined to what extent the higher mortality in the United States compared to many European countries is explained by larger social disparities within the United States. We estimated the expected US mortality if educational disparities in the United States were similar to those in 7 European countries. Methods. Poisson models were used to quantify the association between education and mortality for men and women aged 30 to …
Health Effects of Unemployment Benefit Program Generosity
Objectives. We assessed the impact of unemployment benefit programs on the health of the unemployed. Methods. We linked US state law data on maximum allowable unemployment benefit levels between 1985 and 2008 to individual self-rated health for heads of households in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and implemented state and year fixed-effect models. Results. Unemployment was associated with increased risk of reporting poor health among men in …
Labor-Force Participation, Policies & Practices in an Aging America
Population aging in the United States poses challenges to societal institutions while simultaneously creating opportunities to build a more resilient, successful, and cohesive society. Work organization and labor-force participation are central to both the opportunities and challenges posed by our aging society. We argue that expectations about old age have not sufficiently adapted to the reality of aging today. Our institutions need more adaptat…
Medicine (61 obras) · Demography (42 obras) · Economics (34 obras) · Health disparities and outcomes (32 obras) · Psychology (31 obras) · Environmental health (29 obras) · Population (27 obras) · Gerontology (26 obras) · Sociology (26 obras) · Employment and Welfare Studies (24 obras)