Gender differences in life expectancy free of depressive symptoms in Chile between 2003 and 2016
The aim of the study was to analyze gender differences in life expectancy free of depressive symptoms among the adult population in Chile between 2003 and 2016. The Sullivan method was used to estimate the total and marginal life expectancy, based on prevalence data from the National Health Survey (...
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| description | The aim of the study was to analyze gender differences in life expectancy free of depressive symptoms among the adult population in Chile between 2003 and 2016. The Sullivan method was used to estimate the total and marginal life expectancy, based on prevalence data from the National Health Survey (2003, 2010 and 2016), and abridged life tables for the Chilean population. There was a compression of morbidity among middle-aged men during the first period and among younger and older women during the last one. Men at all ages could expect to live a higher proportion of their lives without depressive symptoms during the whole period. The gender gap in the proportion of life expectancy free of depressive symptoms reached 10 percent points or more, considering almost all ages and periods. Unemployment and lower education increased the probability of depressive symptoms, and these effects were more marked among women. Public policies should have a gender-sensitive approach to address the gap in depression and the disadvantage experienced by women in life expectancy free of depressive symptoms, considering those dimensions that intersect with gender, such as access to education, employment or income. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2c13b276a956422195b699e9f653c3f12024-02-16T07:26:10ZengCambridge University PressCambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health2054-42512024-01-011110.1017/gmh.2024.9Gender differences in life expectancy free of depressive symptoms in Chile between 2003 and 2016Ximena Moreno0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0586-4364María José Monsalves1Sarahí Rueda2Paula Dagnino3Francesca Borghero4Facultad de Psicología y Humanidades, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, ChileFacultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, ChileMillennium Institute for Care Research (MICARE), Santiago, ChileFacultad de Psicología y Humanidades, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile Millennium Institute for the Study of Personality and Depression (MIDAP), Santiago, ChileNúcleo Milenio para Mejorar la Salud Mental de Adolescentes y Jóvenes (IMHAY), Santiago, ChileThe aim of the study was to analyze gender differences in life expectancy free of depressive symptoms among the adult population in Chile between 2003 and 2016. The Sullivan method was used to estimate the total and marginal life expectancy, based on prevalence data from the National Health Survey (2003, 2010 and 2016), and abridged life tables for the Chilean population. There was a compression of morbidity among middle-aged men during the first period and among younger and older women during the last one. Men at all ages could expect to live a higher proportion of their lives without depressive symptoms during the whole period. The gender gap in the proportion of life expectancy free of depressive symptoms reached 10 percent points or more, considering almost all ages and periods. Unemployment and lower education increased the probability of depressive symptoms, and these effects were more marked among women. Public policies should have a gender-sensitive approach to address the gap in depression and the disadvantage experienced by women in life expectancy free of depressive symptoms, considering those dimensions that intersect with gender, such as access to education, employment or income.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425124000098/type/journal_articledepressiongenderinequalitiespublic healthlife expectancy |
| spellingShingle | Ximena Moreno María José Monsalves Sarahí Rueda Paula Dagnino Francesca Borghero Gender differences in life expectancy free of depressive symptoms in Chile between 2003 and 2016 Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health depression gender inequalities public health life expectancy |
| title | Gender differences in life expectancy free of depressive symptoms in Chile between 2003 and 2016 |
| title_full | Gender differences in life expectancy free of depressive symptoms in Chile between 2003 and 2016 |
| title_fullStr | Gender differences in life expectancy free of depressive symptoms in Chile between 2003 and 2016 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender differences in life expectancy free of depressive symptoms in Chile between 2003 and 2016 |
| title_short | Gender differences in life expectancy free of depressive symptoms in Chile between 2003 and 2016 |
| title_sort | gender differences in life expectancy free of depressive symptoms in chile between 2003 and 2016 |
| topic | depression gender inequalities public health life expectancy |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425124000098/type/journal_article |
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