Publications by authors named "Abigail Rojas-Huerta"
Background: The study of the work and health of older adults is limited but relevant considering that the living and health conditions in which they age are not the best in Mexico, given the job insecurity that does not access to decent contributory pensions.
Objective: To analyse the differences in the sociodemographic, labour and health conditions characteristics of two cohorts of older people aged 65 to 74 years who are employed in the labour market.
Material And Methods: Analysis of the National Study of Health and Aging in Mexico for 2001 and 2021 of sociodemographic and work characteristics and health conditions by cohort and sex.
Design, develop, and implement the strategic information system on health, dependence, and healthy aging: an analysis of the Mexican experience.
Popul Health Metr
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- The Decade of Healthy Aging is a plan from 2021 to 2030 aimed at making life better for older people and their families.
- A new system called SIESDE will gather and share important information about aging and health in Mexico to help create better policies.
- SIESDE has created 135 different measures about things like health, living conditions, and support for older adults to understand their needs better.
Article Synopsis
- A study examined how multimorbidity (the presence of multiple chronic diseases) and various socioeconomic and behavioral factors affect mortality risk in individuals aged 50 and older in Mexico.
- Analysis of over 7,000 participants revealed high prevalence of conditions like chronic pain and hypertension, with socioeconomic and functional indicators strongly linked to increased death risk, especially among different age groups.
- Findings suggest that addressing the complexities of multimorbidity and tailored care strategies can help reduce premature death across different age groups.
Multimorbidity represents a challenge for public health because as populations age, its prevalence increases. The objectives were to describe by sex the multimorbidity patterns from 2001 to 2018 in a cohort of people ≥50 years and in a subcohort with multimorbidity to describe the trajectories and transitions. Secondary analysis of the cohort of adults ≥50 years in the Mexican Health and Aging Study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrajectories of frailty and related factors of elderly people in Mexico.
Poblac Salud Mesoam
January 2022
Introduction: Frailty is an indicator of health status in old age and a common clinical syndrome in older adults that carries an increased risk of poor health outcomes, including falls, incidents of disability, hospitalization, and mortality. This study aimed to identify the different trajectories of frailty and the factors related to frailty among Mexican older adults over time.
Methods: Data are from a four-wave panel composed of older Mexican adults from 2001 to 2015 of the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS).