Is recession bad for your mental health? The answer could be complex: evidence from the 2008 crisis in Spain
| Autor: | Andreu Nolasco, Nayara Tamayo-Fonseca, Pamela Pereyra-Zamora, Manuel Girón, Joaquín Moncho, Manuel Gómez-Beneyto |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Enfermería Comunitaria, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia, Grupo Balmis de Investigación en Salud Comunitaria e Historia de la Ciencia |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Economic recession Adolescent Epidemiology media_common.quotation_subject Population Health Informatics Logistic regression Recession Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Sex Factors 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Prevalence Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine education Socioeconomic status media_common Response rate (survey) lcsh:R5-920 education.field_of_study business.industry Mental Disorders 030503 health policy & services Middle Aged Mental health Cross-Sectional Studies Mental Health Spain Unemployment Population study Female Enfermería sense organs lcsh:Medicine (General) 0305 other medical science business Research Article Demography |
| Zdroj: | RUA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante Universidad de Alicante (UA) BMC Medical Research Methodology BMC Medical Research Methodology, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018) |
| Popis: | Background We explored the impact of 2008 recession on the prevalence of mental health problems in Spain. Methods Repeated cross-sectional survey design. Datasets from 2006 and 2011 were used, and temporal change was examined. The study was conducted on the economically active population (16–64 years old). The two surveys included 29,478 and 21,007 people, obtaining a 96 and 89.6% response rate, respectively. Multiple logistic regression models were adjusted to identify poor mental health risk factors. A standardisation analysis was performed to estimate the prevalence of people at risk of poor mental health (GHQ+). Results The prevalence of GHQ+ following the crisis increased in men and decreased in women. Two logistic regression analyses identified GHQ+ risk factors. From 2006 to 2011, unemployment rose and income fell for both men and women, and there was a decline in the prevalence of somatic illness and limitations, factors associated with a higher prevalence of GHQ+. After controlling for age, the change in employment and income among men prompted an increase in the prevalence of GHQ+, while the change in somatic illness and limitations tended to mitigate this effect. After the recession, unemployed men showed a better level of somatic health. The same effects were not detected in women. Conclusions The economic recession exerted a complex effect on mental health problems in men. The reduction of prevalence in women was not associated with changes in socioeconomic factors related to the economic crisis nor with changes in somatic health. |
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