Is Transient and Persistent Poverty Harmful to Multimorbidity?: Model Testing Algorithms

Sukyong Seo, Young Dae Kwon, Ki-Bong Yoo, Yejin Lee and Jin-Won Noh
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Sukyong Seo: College of Nursing, Eulji University, Seongnam 13135, Korea
Young Dae Kwon: Department of Humanities and Social Medicine, College of Medicine and Catholic Institute for Healthcare Management, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
Ki-Bong Yoo: Department of Health Administration, Department of Information & Statistics, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea
Yejin Lee: Department of Healthcare Management, Eulji University, Seongnam 13135, Korea
Jin-Won Noh: Department of Healthcare Management, Eulji University, Seongnam 13135, Korea

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 13, 1-11

Abstract: Multimorbidity, the coexistence of two or more long-term medical conditions in one person, has been known to disproportionally affect the low-income population. Little is known about whether long-term income is more crucial for multimorbidity than income measured in one time point; whether persistent poverty is more harmful than transient one; how changes in wealth affect multimorbidity. This is a longitudinal study on a population representative dataset, the Korean Health Panel (KHP) survey (2010–2015). A multivariate analysis was conducted using logistic regressions. A variety of income and wealth variables was investigated. Low-income Koreans (lowest 20%) were more likely to have multiple disorders; average income was more significantly associated with multimorbidity than the yearly income measured for the same year; persistent episodes of poverty had a greater hazard than transient ones; and income changes appeared to be statistically insignificant. We found that long-term income and persistent poverty are important factors of multimorbidity. These findings support the importance of policies reducing the risk of persistent poverty. Policies to promote public investment in education and create jobs may be appropriate to address multimorbidity.

Keywords: multimorbidity; poverty; Korean Health Panel; model testing algorithm; dynamic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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