Effect of Poverty on Older Adults
Effect of Poverty on Older Adults
Effect of Poverty on Older Adults
Poverty has an extensive impact on the quality of health and wellbeing of older people due to the socio-economic disadvantages they suffer. Living below the poverty line is associated with lower illiteracy, income, health insurance coverage, utilization of health services, and higher unemployment. They also suffer other risks such as poor nutrition, homelessness, unsafe living conditions, high rates of alcohol and substance abuse, high rates of smoking, and lack of social support (Stolz et al., 2017). As a result, such people have a higher rate of health complications, including malnutrition, common illnesses such as flu and diarrhea, lifestyle diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, mental disorders, frailty, and injuries (Jaul & Barron, 2017). As a result, the group also suffers lower quality of life and higher morbidity and mortality compared to their wealthy counterparts.
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