Maria Victoria Zunzunegui1, Emmanuelle Belanger2, Tarik Benmarhnia3, Milena Gobbo4, Angel Otero5, François Béland2, Fernando Zunzunegui6, Jose Manuel Ribera-Casado7. 1. 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. 2. Institut de Recherche en Santé Publique de l'Université de Montréal (IRSPUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 3. Department of Family Medicine and Public Health & Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, California, United States. 4. Finsalud, Madrid, Spain. 5. Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. 6. Department of Private Law, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. 7. Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Clínico de San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Abstract
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.
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.
Keywords:
Financial fraud; Fraudes financieros; Mental health; Physical health; Salud física; Salud mental; Sleep and quality of life; Sueño y calidad de vida
Authors: Belén Sanz-Barbero; Ana Rico Gómez; Alba Ayala; Patricia Recio; Encarnación Sarriá; Manuel Díaz-Olalla; María Victoria Zunzunegui Journal: Int J Public Health Date: 2019-11-08 Impact factor: 3.380
Authors: Encarnación Sarriá; Patricia Recio; Ana Rico; Manuel Díaz-Olalla; Belén Sanz-Barbero; Alba Ayala; María Victoria Zunzunegui Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-09-06 Impact factor: 3.390