Contribution of psychosocial factors to socioeconomic inequalities in mortality among older Australian men: a population-based cohort study.
Saman Khalatbari-SoltaniFiona StanawayErin CvejicFiona M BlythVasi NaganathanDavid J HandelsmanDavid G Le CouteurMarkus J SeibelLouise M WaiteRobert G CummingPublished in: International journal for equity in health (2020)
Psychosocial factors may account for up to one-third of SES inequalities in deaths from all and specific causes (except cancer mortality). Our findings suggest that interventional studies targeting social relationships and/or psychological distress in older men aiming to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in mortality are warranted.