Women have a higher life expectancy in Austria than men. Nevertheless, the number of years of life in which you are healthy is the same for men and women. One reason for this: women are more affected by old age – and that is sick.
“Poverty gets sick and illness makes bad,” said Vera Gallistl-Kassing, sociologist at the University of Vienna during a panel discussion in Vienna. A particularly large number of older women in Austria are affected. “If you are old and have little money, it is very likely that you suffer from major health restrictions,” the expert said.
Health problems are “huge cost factor”
“At the same time, it is a huge cost factor if you have many health restrictions or need care,” Gallistl-Kassing continues. For example, the Austrian age study has shown that half of the people at the same time take five or more medication.
Financial burden of disease that in particular affects people in ancient poverty varies from costs for funds such as creams or medication that are not covered by health insurance company to hearing aids.
Women get less pension
Women already earn less money with the same work. As far as the guest houses are concerned, the so-called gender play gap is still considerably higher with about 40 percent than with the work, Gallistl-Kassing said. The average pensions of women last year with around 1400 euros were around 250 euros under the risk of poverty.
Must catch up
For women there is a special need to overtake health because research was mainly developed by men and for male bodies, said Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, professor of gender medicine in Meduni Vienna. Men and women differ in symptoms, courses for diseases and tackling therapies.
A prominent example of how sexual medicine can save life is the heart attack: women often have different symptoms than men. That is why they are recognized later, the reaction takes longer and the mortality is higher. “But there is also the example that men commit more suicides, while depression is diagnosed much more often in women,” said Kautzky-Willer.
Minister wants to work
Not only research on this topic should Become more socially more Present: in the coming years, Together with the response State Secretary Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig (Spö), One Wants To Take Decisive Support M, Support M, Support and to Exte Support Men. Said Science and Women’s Minister Eva-Maria Holzleitner (Spö), The “Science Talk” The Topic “How Gender Can also Save Lives. About the Importance of Gender Justice in Medicine, Research and Society” opened.
Source: Krone
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