Trends in the health of the elderly
Trends in the health of the elderly
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DOI：
10.1146/annurev.publhealth.25.102802.124401
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发表时间：
2004-01-01
影响因子：
20.8
通讯作者：
Crimmins, EM
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作者：
Crimmins, EM
从大多数方面衡量，老年人口的健康状况在过去二十年中有所改善。死亡率继续下降，残疾和功能丧失现在比过去更不常见。然而，随着人们患病后存活时间的延长，大多数疾病在老年人口中的流行率有所增加，发病率的降低并不能抵消存活率提高的影响。另一方面，患有疾病似乎比过去更不致残。
Health among the older population as measured by most dimensions has improved during the last two decades. Mortality has continued to decline, and disability and functioning loss are less common now than in the past. However, the prevalence of most diseases has increased in the older population as people survive longer with disease, and the reduction in incidence does not counter the effect of increased survival. On the other hand, having a disease appears to be less disabling than in the past.