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ArticleBMC geriatrics2021

The intersectional effects of ethnicity/race and poverty on health among community-dwelling older adults within multi-ethnic Asian populace: a population-based study.

Hui Foh Foong, Tengku Aizan Hamid, Rahimah Ibrahim, Sharifah Azizah Haron

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Article in BMC geriatrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hui Foh FoongMalaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeingTM), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Tengku Aizan HamidMalaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeingTM), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. aizan@upm.edu.my.
Rahimah IbrahimMalaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeingTM), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Sharifah Azizah HaronDepartment of Resource Management and Consumer Studies, Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Universiti Putra Malaysia · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEthnicity/race and poverty are among determinants of health in older persons. However, studies involving intersectional effects of ethnicity/race and poverty on health of older adults within multi-ethnic Asian populace is limited. Hence, this study aimed to examine the intersectional effects of ethnicity/race and poverty on cognitive function, depressive symptoms, and multimorbidity among community-dwelling older adults in Malaysia.

methodsData were obtained from the first wave of a Peninsular Malaysia national survey - "Identifying Psychosocial and Identifying Economic Risk Factor of Cognitive Impairment among Elderly". Log-binomial regression was used to identify intersectional effects and associations between control variables and health outcomes. A comparison between Malay and non-Malay older adults within the same poverty group, as well as hardcore poor and non-hardcore poor older people within the same ethnicity groups, were conducted to understand the intersectional effects of ethnicity/race and poverty on health.

resultsPrevalence of cognitive impairment was highest among hardcore poor Malay group, while the risk of depression and multimorbidity were highest among hardcore poor non-Malays. In the hardcore poor group, Malay ethnicity was associated with higher prevalence of cognitive impairment but lower prevalence of depression risk and multimorbidity. In the Malay group, hardcore poor was associated with higher prevalence of cognitive impairment; however, no association was found between hardcore poor with depression risk and multimorbidity after controlling for covariates.

conclusionsHealth outcomes of Malaysian older adults differ according to ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Given the importance of demographic characteristics on health outcomes, design of interventions targeting older adults within multi-ethnic settings must address specific characteristics, especially that of ethnicity and sociodemographic status so as to fulfil their needs. Several implications for future practice were discussed.

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EthnicityPovertyAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesHumansIndependent LivingRisk FactorsSocial ClassEthnicity/raceHealth differencesMental healthPhysical healthPoverty

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PMID34579665
PMCPMC8477548
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