Mental health, pain, and health perception in older adults in Chile : a perspective from the life course studies

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dc.contributor.advisorMadero Cabib, Ignacio
dc.contributor.authorCox Larraín, Valentina
dc.contributor.otherPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Escuela de Medicina
dc.date2021-09-05
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-08T14:12:38Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2021-09-03T22:25:19Z
dc.descriptionTesis (Magíster en Salud Pública)--Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2021
dc.description.abstractThe prevalence of chronic health conditions is increasing in the older population. Several risk factors have been identified in the goal of promoting good health. In epidemiological life course studies, it has been observed that trajectories in certain domains may be associated with poor health outcomes. To understand more about this phenomenon, we examined the relationship between employment-coresidence histories and self-perceived health, pain, and mental disorders in older adults in an urban area of Chile. Methods: Data was obtained by a Chilean longitudinal and urban population representative survey: ““Life course and vulnerability among older people in Santiago, Chile”. The sample comprised 802 older adults from Santiago, Chile. We used nine trajectories developed previously with the same data. We generated logistic regression models for each outcome adjusted by health habits and inadequate weight. Results: Trajectories characterized by poor labor attachment were associated with an increased risk for poor self-perceived health, and presence of mental illness. For mental disorders not having children is particularly deleterious too. Informal full time employment trajectory while living with a partner and children until later life has a significantly increased risk for troubled pain. Conclusion: Both employment and coresidence domains are strongly linked to health conditions in older ages.
dc.description.version2021-09-05
dc.format.extent23 páginas
dc.fuente.origenAutoarchivo
dc.identifier.doi10.7764/tesisUC/MED/62199
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7764/tesisUC/MED/62199
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/62199
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina ; Madero Cabib, Ignacio ; 0000-0002-9918-8562 ; 1009588
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina ; Cox Larraín, Valentina ; S/I ; 215641
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectPersonas mayoreses_ES
dc.subject.ddc613.0438
dc.subject.deweyMedicina y saludes_ES
dc.subject.otherAncianos - Salud e higiene - Chilees_ES
dc.subject.otherAncianos - Chile - Condiciones socialeses_ES
dc.titleMental health, pain, and health perception in older adults in Chile : a perspective from the life course studieses_ES
dc.typetesis de maestría
sipa.codpersvinculados1009588
sipa.codpersvinculados215641
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