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Article de Périodique
Are changes in financial strain associated with changes in alcohol use and smoking among older adults? (2011)
Auteur(s) :
SHAW, B. A. ;
AGAHI, N. ;
KRAUSE, N.
Année
2011
Page(s) :
917-925
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol ; Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
PERSONNE AGEE
;
ALCOOL
;
TABAC
;
REVENU
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
ETUDE LONGITUDINALE
;
MODELE
Résumé :
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess whether changes in levels of financial strain are associated with changes in alcohol use and smoking among older adults.
METHOD: Multilevel analyses were conducted using longitudinal data from a randomly selected national sample of older adults (N = 2,352; 60% female). The data were collected in six waves during the period of 1992-2006. We estimated associations between within-person changes in levels of financial strain and the odds of engaging in heavy drinking and smoking, while also testing for the moderating effects of gender, education, and age.
RESULTS: A direct association was observed between changes in levels of financial strain and the odds of heavy drinking, particularly among elderly men (odds ratio [OR] = 1.31) and those with low levels of education (OR = 1.27). A direct association between changes in levels of financial strain and the odds of smoking was also evident, particularly among the young-old (i.e., age 65 at baseline; OR = 1.44).
CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to financial strain places some groups of older adults at increased risk for unhealthy drinking and smoking. If the current global financial crisis leads to increases in experiences of financial strain among older adults, alcohol and smoking problems can also be expected to increase in this population.
METHOD: Multilevel analyses were conducted using longitudinal data from a randomly selected national sample of older adults (N = 2,352; 60% female). The data were collected in six waves during the period of 1992-2006. We estimated associations between within-person changes in levels of financial strain and the odds of engaging in heavy drinking and smoking, while also testing for the moderating effects of gender, education, and age.
RESULTS: A direct association was observed between changes in levels of financial strain and the odds of heavy drinking, particularly among elderly men (odds ratio [OR] = 1.31) and those with low levels of education (OR = 1.27). A direct association between changes in levels of financial strain and the odds of smoking was also evident, particularly among the young-old (i.e., age 65 at baseline; OR = 1.44).
CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to financial strain places some groups of older adults at increased risk for unhealthy drinking and smoking. If the current global financial crisis leads to increases in experiences of financial strain among older adults, alcohol and smoking problems can also be expected to increase in this population.
Affiliation :
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany, Rensselaer, NY 12144-3456, USA