Health and Mortality among Elderly Populations

Author: Graziella Caselli
Published: September 1996
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019823337X
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 376

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In recent years, there has been a substantial literature on many facets of the daily lives of the elderly. This volume is a further contribution to the literature, pinpointing the most recent trends in the survival of the elderly and in their physical and mental health. It also describes possible scenarios for the early decades of the twenty-first century. To delineate current knowledge with regard to the health and survival of the elderly is a first step towards preparing projections and improving the efficacy of health policies for the elderly.

Table of Contents:

List of Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Health and Mortality among the Elderly: Issues for Assessment 3
2 What is Old Age? Variation over Time and between Cultures 21
3 Prospect for Extended Survival: A Critical Review of the Biological Evidence 39
4 In Search of the Secret of Centenarians: A Demographic and Medical Survey about Centenarians in France 61
5 Comparative Mortality Trends among Older Persons in Developed Countries 87
6 Socio-demographic Differentials in Mortality at Older Ages in Finland 112
7 Social Support, Life Satisfaction and Survival at Older Ages 135
8 Old-Age Mortality in Japan: Demographic and Epidemiological Perspectives 157
9 Trends and Differentials in Disability-Free Life Expectancy: Concepts, Methods, and Findings 182
10 Disability and Functional Status among Elderly People: Cross-National Comparisons 202
11 Health and Survival of the Elderly 221
12 Future Longevity among the Elderly 235
13 Mortality Projections for Japan: A Comparison of Four Methods 266
14 Evaluation of Standard Mortality Projections for the Elderly 288
15 Formal and Informal Care: New Approaches 315
16 Strategies for the Provision of Social and Health Care Services for the Elderly 331
Index 351

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