Comparing the Health Status of Immigrant and New Zealand-Born Older Adults in Aotearoa New Zealand: The Role of Socioeconomic Position.

IF 2.2 3区医学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Aging and Health Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI:10.1177/08982643241276268

Ágnes Szabó, Rachel E Goodin

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Abstract

Objectives: The study investigated the health status of older migrants relative to their New Zealand-born peers. We adopted a holistic view of health (physical, mental, and social) and a structural approach to health disparities based on migrant status and socioeconomic position.

Methods: Using case-control matching based on age, gender, and education, the health status of 357 older migrants and 357 New Zealand-born older adults was compared.

Results: Older migrants reported significantly poorer social health. Health inequities were patterned by socioeconomic status. Working class older migrants had significantly poorer physical, mental, and social health than their New Zealand-born peers. Inequities in social wellbeing persisted even at the upper end of the social gradient.

Discussion: Migrant background is an important social determinant of health in older age. The reduced social wellbeing of economically advantaged migrants highlights vulnerabilities regardless of socioeconomic position and the need for targeted social policies.

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比较新西兰奥特亚罗瓦地区移民和新西兰出生的老年人的健康状况：社会经济地位的作用》。

研究目的本研究调查了老年移民相对于新西兰出生的同龄人的健康状况。我们采用了整体健康观（身体、精神和社会），并根据移民身份和社会经济地位对健康差异采取了结构性方法：通过基于年龄、性别和教育程度的病例对照匹配，比较了 357 名老年移民和 357 名新西兰出生的老年人的健康状况：结果：老年移民的社会健康状况明显较差。社会经济地位造成了健康不平等。工薪阶层老年移民的身体、精神和社会健康状况明显差于新西兰出生的同龄人。即使在社会梯度的高端，社会福利方面的不平等依然存在：讨论：移民背景是老年人健康的一个重要社会决定因素。经济条件优越的移民社会福利的降低凸显了他们的脆弱性，无论其社会经济地位如何，都需要有针对性的社会政策。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Aging and Health is an interdisciplinary forum for the presentation of research findings and scholarly exchange in the area of aging and health. Manuscripts are sought that deal with social and behavioral factors related to health and aging. Disciplines represented include the behavioral and social sciences, public health, epidemiology, demography, health services research, nursing, social work, medicine, and related disciplines. Although preference is given to manuscripts presenting the findings of original research, review and methodological pieces will also be considered.