Reports Outline Geriatrics and Gerontology Study Findings from University of Texas – Austin (Aging and the Hidden Costs of Going Home to Mexico)

2019 AUG 22 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Data detailed on Aging Research - Geriatrics and Gerontology have been presented. According to news reporting out of Austin, United States, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “Data from the Mexican Census reveal that between 2005 and 2015, nearly two million migrants returned voluntarily to Mexico from the United States. Currently, high rates of voluntary-return migration to Mexico continue at the same time that migration flows to the U.S. steadily decline.”

Financial support for this research came from National Institute on Aging.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Texas - Austin, “This return migration trend presents serious challenges for Mexico, a country that has long struggled to satisfy the health care demands of its population. However, little is known about return migrants’ health care needs. In this study, we examine the health risk profiles and healthcare utilization for Mexican return migrants and the non-migrant population. We examine how these outcomes are affected by both the migration and return migration experience of the returnee population, while paying close attention to age-group differences. We employ inverse probability weighting regression adjustment (IPWRA) and logistic regression analysis of a sample of 348,450 respondents from the 2014 National Survey of Demographic Dynamics (ENADID) to test for differences in health conditions between those Mexican return migrants and non-migrants. We then turn to the Survey of Migration at Mexico’s Northern Border (EMIF Norte, for its Spanish acronym) for the 2014-2017 period to further assess whether certain characteristics linked to aging and the migration experience influence the prevalence of chronic health conditions, and health insurance coverage among 17,258 returned migrants. Findings reveal that compared to non-migrants, returnees are more likely to be physically impaired. These poor health outcomes are influenced by the migration and return migration experience and vary by age group and duration of residence, the time that has elapsed since returning to Mexico. We do not find an association between return migration and mental or emotional distress.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Policy implications are discussed in light of immigration reform and restrictions on eligibility for health insurance coverage for older adults in Mexico.”

For more information on this research see: Aging and the Hidden Costs of Going Home to Mexico. Journal of Cross-cultural Gerontology, 2019;():. Journal of Cross-cultural Gerontology can be contacted at: Springer, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA. (Springer - www.springer.com; Journal of Cross-cultural Gerontology - http://www.springerlink.com/content/0169-3816/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting A.P. Canedo, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas - Austin, 2300 Red River St, Stop E2700, Sid Richardson Hall, Unit 3, PO Box Y, Austin, TX 78713-8925, United States.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-019-09379-3. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Publisher contact information for the Journal of Cross-cultural Gerontology is: Springer, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA.

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