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Financial fraud and health: the case of Spain.
Zunzunegui, Maria Victoria; Belanger, Emmanuelle; Benmarhnia, Tarik; Gobbo, Milena; Otero, Angel; Béland, François; Zunzunegui, Fernando; Ribera-Casado, Jose Manuel.
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  • Zunzunegui MV; Institut de Recherche en Santé Publique de l'Université de Montréal (IRSPUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Electronic address: maria.victoria.zunzunegui@umontreal.ca.
  • Belanger E; Institut de Recherche en Santé Publique de l'Université de Montréal (IRSPUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Benmarhnia T; Department of Family Medicine and Public Health & Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, California, United States.
  • Gobbo M; Finsalud, Madrid, Spain.
  • Otero A; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
  • Béland F; Institut de Recherche en Santé Publique de l'Université de Montréal (IRSPUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • Zunzunegui F; Department of Private Law, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
  • Ribera-Casado JM; Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Clínico de San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Gac Sanit ; 31(4): 313-319, 2017.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28259392
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether financial fraud is associated with poor health sleeping problems and poor quality of life. METHODS: Pilot study (n=188) conducted in 2015-2016 in Madrid and León (Spain) by recruiting subjects affected by two types of fraud (preferred shares and foreign currency mortgages) using venue-based sampling. Information on the monetary value of each case of fraud; the dates when subjects became aware of being swindled, lodged legal claim and received financial compensation were collected. Inter-group comparisons of the prevalence of poor physical and mental health, sleep and quality of life were carried according to type of fraud and the 2011-2012 National Health Survey. RESULTS: In this conventional sample, victims of financial fraud had poorer health, more mental health and sleeping problems, and poorer quality of life than comparable populations of a similar age. Those who had received financial compensation for preferred share losses had better health and quality of life than those who had not been compensated and those who had taken out foreign currency mortgages. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that financial fraud is detrimental to health. Further research should examine the mechanisms through which financial fraud impacts health. If our results are confirmed psychological and medical care should be provided, in addition to financial compensation.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Calidad de Vida / Trastornos del Sueño-Vigilia / Fraude Tipo de estudio: Health_economic_evaluation / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Gac Sanit Asunto de la revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: España
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Calidad de Vida / Trastornos del Sueño-Vigilia / Fraude Tipo de estudio: Health_economic_evaluation / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Gac Sanit Asunto de la revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: España