Impact of the supplemental nutritional assistance program on diet-related disease morbidity among older adults.

Autor: Booshehri LG; Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA., Dugan J; Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Health services research [Health Serv Res] 2021 Oct; Vol. 56 (5), pp. 854-863. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 24.
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13609
Abstrakt: Objectives: To examine the health effects of the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) and the differential impact of SNAP across race/ethnicity among older adults.
Data Source/study Setting: 2008-2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, a nationally representative population-based complex sample survey.
Study Design: A difference-in-regression-discontinuity (DRD) design is used to assess the impacts of SNAP on diet-related disease morbidity. The primary outcomes were the prevalence rate of hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. We also conducted supplemental analysis to examine potential co-occurring trends in medical utilization.
Data Collection/extraction Methods: Data are publicly available.
Principal Findings: In the full sample, SNAP eligibility was associated with a significant decline in diabetes (-3.71 percentage points [pp]; P < .05). Non-Hispanic (NH) White respondents reported trends similar to the full sample; however, NH Black respondents reported large declines in hypertension (-13.95 pp; P < .01) and Hispanic respondents reported declines in the prevalence of angina (-6.94 pp; P < .05) and stroke (-4.48 pp; P < .05).
Conclusions: Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program eligibility was associated with the reduced prevalence of diet-related disease among older adults. These observed declines in the prevalence of diet-related disease do not appear to be attributable to increased medical visits or spending on medical services and prescriptions.
(© 2021 The Authors. Health Services Research published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Health Research and Educational Trust.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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