The sex difference in self-rated health among older Turkish and Moroccan migrants in the Netherlands:an exploratory study of contributing determinants
Background: Although being a woman and having a migration background are strong predictors of poor self-rated health among (older) adults, research on the sex difference in self-rated health among (older) migrants remains limited. This study therefore aims to investigate this topic and explore the contributing role of determinants of self-rated health. Methods: Cross-sectional data from 360 Turkish-Dutch and Moroccan-Dutch adults aged 55–65 as part of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA) were used. Self-rated health (good versus poor) was measured by a single item question. Univariate... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2024 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Sialino , L D , Wijnhoven , H A H , van Oostrom , S H , Picavet , H S J , Visser , M & Schaap , L A 2024 , ' The sex difference in self-rated health among older Turkish and Moroccan migrants in the Netherlands : an exploratory study of contributing determinants ' , BMC Public Health , vol. 24 , 248 , pp. 1-9 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17479-6 |
Schlagwörter: | Dutch migrants / Gender differences / Health factors / Healthy ageing / Intersectionality / Lifestyle factors / Social factors / Socio-demographic factors |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27074597 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/3e0515c0-c148-4655-8d9f-59ccdcc305c5 |
Background: Although being a woman and having a migration background are strong predictors of poor self-rated health among (older) adults, research on the sex difference in self-rated health among (older) migrants remains limited. This study therefore aims to investigate this topic and explore the contributing role of determinants of self-rated health. Methods: Cross-sectional data from 360 Turkish-Dutch and Moroccan-Dutch adults aged 55–65 as part of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA) were used. Self-rated health (good versus poor) was measured by a single item question. Univariate age-adjusted logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the sex difference in self-rated health and the contribution of sex differences in sensitivity (strength of the association) and/or exposure (prevalence) to socio-demographic, social, lifestyle or health-related determinants of self-rated health. Results: Women had a 0.53 times lower odds (95%CI:0.40–0.82, p = 0.004) on good self-rated health compared to men. Women more often having a lower education level, living alone and having a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms, chronic diseases and especially functional limitations contributed to the lower self-rated health among women. In contrast, men were more sensitive to the impact of memory complaints, depressive symptoms, visual difficulties and functional limitations. Conclusions: Older Turkish-Dutch and Moroccan-Dutch women have a significant lower self-rated health compared to men. Women having a higher exposure to both socio-demographic and health-related determinants of self-rated health, which contributed to the sex difference. Future research should take these differences in self-rated health and determinants between women and men into account when investigating health among older migrants.