Tag: Economic Status
Unconditional Cash Transfer May Increase Breastfeeding Rates
UCT through social programs has little or no effect on postpartum mood; evidence lacking for all other associations
Mortality Up With Loss of Low-Income Subsidy for Drugs
Mortality difference amplified for users of medications for cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, HIV
Use of Secondary CVD Prevention Medications Low in Most Countries
Use of one or more classes of medications for secondary CVD prevention peaked at 43.1 percent, decreased to 31.3 percent
Older Brain Age Observed in Adults With Sickle Cell Anemia
Higher economic deprivation also associated with brain age gap in controls without sickle cell anemia
Smoking Tied to Lower Earnings, Labor Market Participation
Associations even stronger among those with lower educational attainment
Psychological Distress in Teen Years Tied to Later Economic Outcomes
Hypothetical policy to increase mental health preventive care could yield billions of budgetary benefits from increased labor force participation
Polypill Treatment Offers High Value in Low-Income, Underserved Population
Polypill treatment estimated at $8,560 per QALY gained compared with usual care and had high value in 99 percent of simulations
Layperson-Delivered Empathetic Intervention Ups Glycemic Control
Telephone-based intervention improves glycemic control in patients with diabetes and low income
Socioeconomic Factors May Not Predict Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity
Significant associations only observed for patients seen in an academic clinical setting, but not at a safety net hospital
Risk for Mortality Up With Low Income in Type 2 Diabetes
More prominent increase in mortality risk seen for younger adults aged 20 to 39 years
