Physiological wear-and-tear and later subjective health in mid-life: Findings from the 1958 British birth cohort

Solís, Cristina Barboza; Fantin, Romain; Kelly-Irving, Michelle; Delpierre, Cyrille

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“…Important advances have been made in such areas as understanding the physiological mechanisms by which chronic stress associated with privation and insecurity impairs health, often with a long time lag between initial exposure and effect (Barboza Solís, Fantin, Kelly-Irving, & Delpierre, 2016;Barboza Solís et al, 2015;Gallo, Fortmann, & Mattei, 2014;McEwen, 2015;McEwen, 2012;Delpierre et al, 2016) and the multiple pathways by which reduced 'control over destiny', which may occur at the individual level but as a consequence of macro-scale economic and social processes, leads to negative health outcomes (Whitehead et al, 2016). In addition, the importance of environmental pollution as a contributor to the burden of noncommunicable disease, especially (although not only) in low-and middleincome countries, is belatedly being acknowledged (Vineis, Stringhini, & Porta, 2014;Fuller et al, 2018;Landrigan et al, 2018).…”

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The Commission on Social Determinants of Health: Ten years on, a tale of a sinking stone, or of promise yet unrealised?

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2018

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Ten years after the August 2008 release of the report of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health, it is important to reflect on the fate of its recommendations for reducing 'health inequity'. The article describes some key developments in the decade, notably in understanding the etiology of health inequalities, and then juxtaposes a hopeful comparison of an earlier (1987) UN Commission on Environment and Development with a sceptical view based on the expanding social science literature on the politics of economic inequality. The last ten years On 28 August 2008, the World Health Organization's Commission on Social Determinants of Health released its final report. The end product of three years' work by 19 commissioners led by Sir Michael Marmot and supported by nine transnational knowledge networks, the report was organised around the concept of health equity * and began with the assertion that the 'unequal distribution of health-damaging experiences' within and across national borders 'is in no sense a "natural" phenomenon but is the result of a toxic combination of poor social policies and programmes, unfair economic arrangements, and bad politics' (Commission on Social Determinants of Health, 2008, p. 1). Such language is not normally encountered in United Nations system documents and led The Economist, in a generally laudatory review, to comment that the Commission 'seems, at times, to be baying at the moon when it attacks global imbalances in the distribution of power and money' (The price of being well, 2008). The report was released as a financial crisis spread across the world from an epicentre in the United States, with effects that underscored the value and urgency of the Commission's focus on "upstream" influences on health * The Commission defined health equity with reference to 'systematic differences in health [that] are judged to be avoidable by reasonable action'. Whilst this definition invites debate about what might constitute reasonable action, there is widespread agreement on the distinction between health equity and the strictly descriptive terminology of health inequalities or health disparities.

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“…An additional hypothesis of a direct path between tooth loss and general health relates to the psychosocial factors. Tooth loss can affect personal image and appearance (aesthetics, smiling, self‐esteem), leading to not only unhealthy behaviours associated with stress responses (smoking and lack of oral hygiene) but also activating stress response systems, which can have consequences on general health …”

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“…Health is a multidimensional and holistic attribute ; described as a latent concept, it can be captured by using measures of subjective health (eg, self‐rated health, well‐being, quality of life, health related quality of life, life satisfaction, etc), clinical criteria (eg, morbidity, functional decline) or the biological dimension (eg, biomarkers) . Self‐rated health (SRH) corresponds to one's perception of personal health status in the social, cultural and historical context, and can be used as a proxy of general health.…”

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Is tooth loss important when evaluating perceived general health? Findings from a nationally representative study of Costa Rican adults

Solís

Porras-Chaverri

Fantin

2019

Comm Dent Oral Epid

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Objectives:Although previous studies have shown that oral diseases can impact certain systemic conditions, dental care has been historically separated from medical healthcare organizations in middle-income countries. There is a lack of research approaches which test the independent relationship between oral health and multidimensional measures of general health. This study analyses the influence of tooth loss on self-rated health (SRH), hypothesizing that, relatively to certain morbidity conditions, tooth loss is a health condition associated with SRH. This study analyses the influence of tooth loss on self-rated health (SRH), hypothesizing that, relative to certain morbidity conditions, tooth loss is a health condition associated with SRH. Methods: Data were obtained from the Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy AgingStudy 1945-1955 Retirement Cohort, a national representative longitudinal survey including residents born between 1945 and 1955. The association between severe tooth loss and SRH was analysed cross-sectionally using the first wave of the study conducted in 2010. A multivariable logistic regression, adjusted for potential confounders, was performed on 2797 participants. A counterfactual analysis was additionally performed to illustrate the theoretical change on SRH prevalence-if all the participants were not to have had severe tooth loss.Results: Severe tooth loss was associated with poor SRH, after adjustment for smoking, morbidity, biomarkers and performance-based physical measures. The counterfactual analysis showed that severe tooth loss was the fifth most important morbidity condition in determining poor SRH. Declaring a poor SRH would have been decreased by 2.0 percentage points if those participants having severe tooth loss had shared the same risk pattern of those who had not lost the majority of their teeth.Conclusion: Individuals consider their oral health status to a similar extent as other morbidity conditions when evaluating their general health. A stronger focus on oral health, and its impact on general health, could lead to better planning of national resources, thereby improving accessibility to health care and modifying prevailing conceptions of health care in low-and middle-income countries. K E Y W O R D SCosta Rica, edentulism, middle-income country, oral health, self-rated health, tooth loss | 359 BARBOZA-SOLÍS et AL.

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“…Por una parte, porque la salud es un atributo multidimensional conformando un concepto latente que captura aspectos subjetivos (salud autopercibida, bienestar, calidad de vida, felicidad, satisfacción con la vida), clínicos (morbilidad, declinación funcional) y biológicos (biomarcadores) (Hyland et al, 2014) y, por otra, porque la salud es auto-percibida por las personas lo mque les permite definir una calidad de vida con respeto a la salud (HRQoL) incluyendo aspectos físicos, mentales y sociales (Solís et al, 2016).…”

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Factores Socioeconómicos de la Calidad de Vida de los Adultos Mayores en la Provincia de Guayas, Ecuador

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* Autor a quien debe ser dirigida la correspondencia.Recibido Ene. 30, 2017; Aceptado Abr. 13, 2017; Versión final May. 9, 2017, Publicado Oct. 2017 Resumen El presente trabajo analiza los principales determinantes socioeconómicos de la calidad de vida de los adultos mayores en la provincia del Guayas en Ecuador. Se aplicó el método de encuesta a una muestra de 817 entrevistados el año 2015. Se realizó un análisis descriptivo demográfico y socioeconómico y, para la operación de variables, se generaron variables categóricas y dicotómicas dummy. Se realizó un análisis de factores de componentes principales con rotación Varimax y se modeló alrededor de una variable latente en la forma de un logit binomial. Se concluye que el análisis de factores no resultó satisfactorio en términos de confiabilidad aunque mostró índices KMO adecuados. El análisis logit ordenado permite inferir que el área de residencia no es determinante de la calidad de vida de los adultos mayores. Sin embargo, esta juega un papel importante cuando se analizan diferencias entre hombres y mujeres. La ocupación y el nivel de educación muestran una asociación estadísticamente significativa con la calidad de vida auto-reportada y que el hecho de padecer una enfermedad y pertenecer al rango de edad de entre 71 y 80 años, tendría un impacto negativo en la calidad de vida de los adultos mayores. Palabras clave: calidad de vida; adulto mayor; economía de la salud; envejecimiento; determinantes sociodemográficos Socio-Economic Factors of the Quality Of Life of Older Adults in the Province of Guayas, Ecuador AbstractThe present work analyses the main socioeconomic factors that determine the quality of life of older adults in the Province of Guayas in Ecuador. The survey method was used on a sample of 817 persons interviewed during 2015. A descriptive demographic and socioeconomic analysis was carried out and dummy categorical and dichotomous variables were generated for the operation on variables. A principal components factor with Varimax rotation analysis was performed and it was modelled around a latent variable in the form of a binomial Logit. It was found that the analysis of factors was not satisfactory in terms of reliability, although it showed adequate KMO indices. The ordered logit analysis shows that the residence area is not determinative of the quality of life of older adults, but it does play an important role when analysing differences between men and women. The occupation and level of education show a statistically significant association with the self-reported quality of life, and the fact of suffering from diseases and belonging to the 71-80 age range may have a negative impact on the quality of life of older adults.

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Physiological wear-and-tear and later subjective health in mid-life: Findings from the 1958 British birth cohort

Abstract: Using a physiological index to grasp how the environment can "get under the skin" leading to poor health is of great interest, permitting a better understanding of life course origins of disease and social gradients in health.

Cited by 27 publications

References 53 publications

The Commission on Social Determinants of Health: Ten years on, a tale of a sinking stone, or of promise yet unrealised?

The Commission on Social Determinants of Health: Ten years on, a tale of a sinking stone, or of promise yet unrealised?

Is tooth loss important when evaluating perceived general health? Findings from a nationally representative study of Costa Rican adults

Factores Socioeconómicos de la Calidad de Vida de los Adultos Mayores en la Provincia de Guayas, Ecuador

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