Mental health following acquisition of disability in adulthood - The impact of wealth

AM Kavanagh; Z Aitken; L Krnjacki; AD Lamontagne; R Bentley; A Milner

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Mental health following acquisition of disability in adulthood - The impact of wealth

AM Kavanagh, Z Aitken, L Krnjacki, AD Lamontagne, R Bentley, A Milner

Plos One | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139708

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Abstract

Background: Acquisition of a disability in adulthood has been associated with a reduction in mental health. We tested the hypothesis that low wealth prior to disability acquisition is associated with a greater deterioration in mental health than for people with high wealth. Methods: We assess whether level of wealth prior to disability acquisition modifies this association using 12 waves of data (2001-2012) from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey-a population-based cohort study of working-age Australians. Eligible participants reported at least two consecutive waves of disability preceded by at least two consecutive waves without disability (1977 participants, 13,5..

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Anne Kavanagh Author

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Rebecca Bentley Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

This study was supported by an Australian Research Council Linkage grant (LP100200545) with VicHealth as a funding partner, a postdoctoral research fellowship (to AM) funding (Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Capacity-Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia). The HILDA Project was initiated and is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social 334 Services (DSS) and is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (Melbourne Institute). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.