La salud de las personas mayores en España durante la crisis económica / The health of the elderly in Spain during the economic crisis

Introducción. Numerosas investigaciones han demostrado que las crisis económicas están vinculadas con un empeoramiento de las condiciones de salud de la población. Durante la actual crisis económica en España se han producido importantes recortes en los servicios sociosanitarios, y un empeoramiento general del bienestar emocional de la población. Previsiblemente, todos estos cambios tendrán un impacto en la salud de la población, especialmente de los grupos más vulnerables, como son las personas mayores. Material y métodos. Con el objetivo de examinar el estado de salud de las personas de 65 y más años en España durante la crisis económica, se ha examinado la evolución de la esperanza de vida y los años de vida saludable en el período 2004-2014. Resultados. En concreto, se observan cambios en la evolución de los años de vida saludables de las personas de 65 y más años, sobre todo en el caso de las mujeres. Conclusiones. Los resultados no permiten concluir que la actual crisis económica haya tenido un impacto negativo en las condiciones de salud de las personas mayores en España, pero sí un deterioro de su bienestar y calidad de vida (AU)

Introduction. Numerous studies have shown that economic crises are linked to a worsening of health conditions of the population. During the current economic crisis in Spain, there have been significant cuts in social and health services and a general worsening of the emotional well-being of the population. All these changes could have an impact on the health of the population, especially in the most vulnerable groups like older people. Material and methods. The evolution of life expectancy and healthy life years in the period 2004-2014 have been examined in order to examine the health status of people aged 65 years and over in Spain during the economic crisis. Results. Changes are observed in the evolution of healthy life years of people aged 65 years and over, particularly in the case of women. Conclusions. The results do not show that the current economic crisis has had a negative impact on the health conditions of older people in Spain, but there has been a decline in their well-being and quality of life (AU)

[The health of the elderly in Spain during the economic crisis]. / La salud de las personas mayores en España durante la crisis económica.

INTRODUCTION: Numerous studies have shown that economic crises are linked to a worsening of health conditions of the population. During the current economic crisis in Spain, there have been significant cuts in social and health services and a general worsening of the emotional well-being of the population. All these changes could have an impact on the health of the population, especially in the most vulnerable groups like older people. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The evolution of life expectancy and healthy life years in the period 2004-2014 have been examined in order to examine the health status of people aged 65 years and over in Spain during the economic crisis. RESULTS: Changes are observed in the evolution of healthy life years of people aged 65 years and over, particularly in the case of women. CONCLUSIONS: The results do not show that the current economic crisis has had a negative impact on the health conditions of older people in Spain, but there has been a decline in their well-being and quality of life.