Association between catastrophic health expenditure and mental health among elderly in China: the potential role of income and social activity
This study suggest a positive association between CHE event and depressive symptoms, as well as the protective effect of advantaged financial status and engagement of social activity. Our finding provide empirical evidence to call for urgent action for government and public health authorities, to address the high medical expenditure, psychological stress among elderly, especially for low-income households or elderly living alone.
Authors
- Ruoxi Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7504-0355)
- Dawei Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0167-6603)
- Peipei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9142-448X)
- Na Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3350-0349)
- Xuechun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5265-5856)
- Siwei Sun
Institutions
- Peking University (CN)
- China Population and Development Research Center (CN)
- Peking University Sixth Hospital (CN)
- Shandong First Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-05887-9
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.42