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| Health life expectancy according to various functional levels | | Author(s) | Catherine Sauvaget, Ichiro Tsuji, Takanori Aonuma |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 47, no 11, November 1999 |
| Pages | pp 1326-1331 |
| Keywords | Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Physical disabilities ; Life expectancy tables ; Rural areas ; Longitudinal surveys ; Japan. |
| Annotation | As the population ages, quality of life has become a more relevant index of a person's health status than length of survival. A 2-year prospective study of older residents in a rural Japanese community was conducted to estimate disability-free life expectancy according to three functional levels: basic activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), and mobility. The incidence and prevalence of disability were found to be similar in men and women. For both sexes, independent life in IADL was shorter that independent life in ADL and mobility. The development and progression of disability were different between sexes: men experienced disability at a younger age and at a faster rate than women. The study concluded that the slow progress of disability, with a longer duration in a disabled state among women may induce a heavy burden on health and welfare resources. Interventions to delay the onset of disability in women should reduce the economic burden to society as well as improve the quality of life. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000306207 A |
| Classmark | C4: CA: BN: S7: RL: 3J: 7DT |
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