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Active life expectancy and predictors for maintaining functional independence among older Japanese
Author(s) -
Ishizaki Tatsuro
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
geriatrics and gerontology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1447-0594
pISSN - 1444-1586
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2004.00177.x
Subject(s) - life expectancy , independence (probability theory) , gerontology , medicine , population ageing , population , older people , activities of daily living , independent living , long term care , demography , environmental health , psychiatry , statistics , mathematics , sociology
Independence of functioning has been used as a health index among the older population. This paper introduces a few of recent studies which examined the effect of aging on functional decline during a 5‐year follow up, which estimated active life expectancy, and which examined predictors for functional independence during a 3‐year follow up among older Japanese. It is believed that these studies are useful not only to estimate needs for long‐term care services among the older population, but also to develop programs that aim to prevent functional decline and to maintain functional independence among the older population in an aging society.