Poverty, noncommunicable diseases, and perceived health risks among older adults during the Covid ‐19 pandemic in urban Thailand

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12916616
AutoresWiraporn Pothisiri (0000-0001-7279-9999, Chulalongkorn University), Paolo Miguel Manalang Vicerra (0000-0003-3076-7440, Chulalongkorn University, autor correspondente), Thananon Buathong (Thammasat University)
Ano2022
Volume16
Fascículo2
Páginas126-135
Data de publicação2022-03-31
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAsian Social Work and Policy Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1753-1403 • E-ISSN: 1753-1411
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/aswp.12253
PMID35664838
OpenAlexW4221103953
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas41

The COVID-19 pandemic has had negative impacts on vulnerable populations worldwide. This study aimed to examine the association between the health worries of urban older people in Thailand and covariates related to income and non-income poverty, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and metabolic risk factors (MRFs). The study utilized the 2021 Survey on Housing and Support Services for Poor Older Adults, which sampled lower-income urban adults aged at least 55 years from five national regions. Bivariate analyses were performed to determine the relationships of NCDs and MRFs with the covariates. Then, binary logistic regression was used to analyze outcomes of perceived health risks including becoming infected with COVID-19, declining health status, and being unable to access health care. Higher educational attainment and income levels were observed to be negatively correlated with worse health status and the inability to access health care. Subjective household crowding consistently had a positive association with the three health concerns. Having MRFs was related only to concerns about health status and access to health care during the pandemic. Welfare and health policies need to improve their responsiveness to the needs of the older population, especially for protection from socioeconomic shocks such as those seen with the current pandemic

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Economic growth · Environmental health · Geography · Health care · Health equity · Household income · Logistic regression · Pandemic · Political science · Population · Poverty · Public health · Socioeconomic status · Welfare · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Gerontology