Energy poverty, its intensity and health in vulnerable populations in a Southern European city
Por:
Carrere, J, Peralta, A, Oliveras, L, Lopez, MJ, Mari-Dell'Olmo, M, Benach, J, Novoa, AM
Publicada:
1 sep 2021
Ahead of Print:
1 ago 2021
Resumen:
Objective: To describe and compare the health status between vulnerable population participating in a program to tackle energy poverty (Energia, la justa) and the non-energy poor Barcelona (Spain) population and to analyse among participants the effect of energy poverty intensity on health.
Method: Cross-sectional study based on data from program participants obtained before the intervention. Participants (1799 women and 671 men) were compared to non-energy poor population of Barcelona (1393 women and 1215 men) sampled from the Barcelona Public Health Survey (2016). Standardized prevalence and prevalence ratios of self-perceived poor health, asthma, chronic bronchitis, and depression and/or anxiety were estimated, and among participants the association between health status and energy poverty intensity was estimated with multivariate models.
Results: The probability of poor self-perceived physical and mental health ranged from 2.2 to 5.3 times greater in the program participants than non-energy poor Barcelona population. Among program participants, those most affected were found to be the most likely to report poor health outcomes, regardless of other sociodemographic factors.
Conclusions: The prevalence of poor physical and mental health was considerably higher among women and men participating in the programme compared to the non-energy poor population and was even worse among those who were more severely affected. Public policies that tackle energy poverty and its consequences are urgently needed in Spain. (C) 2020 SESPAS. Published by Elsevier Espan tilde a, S.L.U.
Filiaciones:
Carrere, J:
Inst Invest Biomed IIB St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Univ Pompeu Fabra, Dept Expt & Hlth Sci, Barcelona, Spain
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Asociac Bienestar & Desarrollo, Barcelona, Spain
Peralta, A:
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Univ Pompeu Fabra, Dept Polit & Social Sci, Employment Condit Knowledge Network GREDS EMCONET, Hlth Inequal Res Grp, Barcelona, Spain
Johns Hopkins Univ, Pompeu Fabra Univ Publ Policy Ctr, Barcelona, Spain
Oliveras, L:
Inst Invest Biomed IIB St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Univ Pompeu Fabra, Dept Expt & Hlth Sci, Barcelona, Spain
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Lopez, MJ:
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
CIBER Epidemiol & Salud Publ CIBERESP, Barcelona, Spain
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Transdisciplinary Res Grp Socioecol Transit GinTR, Madrid, Spain
Mari-Dell'Olmo, M:
Inst Invest Biomed IIB St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
CIBER Epidemiol & Salud Publ CIBERESP, Barcelona, Spain
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Transdisciplinary Res Grp Socioecol Transit GinTR, Madrid, Spain
Benach, J:
Univ Pompeu Fabra, Dept Polit & Social Sci, Employment Condit Knowledge Network GREDS EMCONET, Hlth Inequal Res Grp, Barcelona, Spain
Johns Hopkins Univ, Pompeu Fabra Univ Publ Policy Ctr, Barcelona, Spain
Novoa, AM:
Inst Invest Biomed IIB St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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