The Association between Home Ownership and the Health of Older Men: Cross‐Sectional Analysis of the Australian Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project.
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Khalatbari Soltani, SamanCumming, Robert
Rafal, Chomik
Fiona, Blyth
Naganathan, Vasi
Handelsman, David
Le Couteur, David
Waite, Louise
Stanaway, Fiona
Abstract
Objective
To investigate the association between home ownership and health in older men.
Methods
Cross‐sectional analysis of 909 community‐dwelling Australian men (mean age: 81.3 ± 4.6) from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP, 2012‐2013). We considered self‐rated ...
See moreObjective To investigate the association between home ownership and health in older men. Methods Cross‐sectional analysis of 909 community‐dwelling Australian men (mean age: 81.3 ± 4.6) from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP, 2012‐2013). We considered self‐rated health, frailty status, multimorbidity, and anxiety and depressive symptoms which identify different dimensions of health. Results Most participants were owner‐occupiers (89.7%). In age‐ and country of birth–adjusted analyses, not being an owner‐occupier was associated with an increased likelihood of depressive symptoms [prevalence ratio: 1.82, 95% confidence intervals 1.17 to 2.84]. There were no associations between home ownership and other health conditions. Conclusion Lack of home ownership was associated with a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms, largely explained by poorer social support. Thus, targeting mental health programs at older divorced or separated men who do not own their own home could be an appropriate community‐based intervention.
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See moreObjective To investigate the association between home ownership and health in older men. Methods Cross‐sectional analysis of 909 community‐dwelling Australian men (mean age: 81.3 ± 4.6) from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP, 2012‐2013). We considered self‐rated health, frailty status, multimorbidity, and anxiety and depressive symptoms which identify different dimensions of health. Results Most participants were owner‐occupiers (89.7%). In age‐ and country of birth–adjusted analyses, not being an owner‐occupier was associated with an increased likelihood of depressive symptoms [prevalence ratio: 1.82, 95% confidence intervals 1.17 to 2.84]. There were no associations between home ownership and other health conditions. Conclusion Lack of home ownership was associated with a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms, largely explained by poorer social support. Thus, targeting mental health programs at older divorced or separated men who do not own their own home could be an appropriate community‐based intervention.
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Date
2021Source title
Australasian Journal on AgeingPublisher
Wiley Online LibraryFunding information
ARC CE170100005Licence
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Khalatbari-Soltani, S, Cumming, RG, Chomik, R, Blyth, FM, Naganathan, V, Handelsman, DJ, Le Couteur, DG, Waite, LM, & Stanaway, F 2021, ‘The association between home ownership and the health of older men: Cross-sectional analysis of the Australian Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project’ Australasian Journal on Ageing, doi: 10.1111/ajag.12896., which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajag.12896. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.Faculty/School
Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Public HealthShare