Impact of Supplemental Income on Major Depressive Episodes of Older Adults in Mexico

Non-Contributory Pensions, Functional Limitations, and Unpaid Family Care for Older Adults in Mexico

“…Previous studies have documented that functional disability is not a static state but a dynamic process where individuals move in and out of it (Gerst-Emerson et al, 2015;Lawrence & Jette, 1996;Verbrugge & Jette, 1994) and that socioeconomic characteristics also determine disability (Gerst-Emerson et al, 2015). In Mexico, previous research in older adults show large differences in functional limitations by gender (Díaz-Venegas et al, 2016) but have found similar short-term effects of income-support programs on health for men and women (Aguila & Smith, 2020;Armenta et al, 2021).…”

“…For Mexico, a bimonthly, (disbursed every two-months) non-contributory pension program has shown to have improved mental health, memory, and reduced the proportion with anemia but no other effects on physical health (Aguila & Smith, 2020; Bando et al, 2017; Galiani, et al, 2016; Salinas-Rodríguez, et al, 2014). Other studies show that a monthly non-contributory pension program improved beneficiaries’ memory, lung functioning, and mental health, frailty, and reduced the proportion of recipients with anemia (Aguila, et al, 2018; Aguila, Kapteyn, et al, 2015; Aguila & Smith, 2020; Armenta, et al, 2021; Bando et al, 2017; Galiani et al, 2016; Salinas-Rodríguez et al, 2014). However, there is scarce evidence for Mexico or elsewhere on the effects of non-contributory pension programs specifically on functional limitations and unpaid family care.…”