A cross-sectional study of demographic variation in health problem-related limitations in life across 22 countries: a cross-national analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health limitations, defined as problems in life that limit an individual from activities of daily living, have been associated with human flourishing, globally. However, how health problems leading to functional limitations vary across multiple demographic characteristics and how these vary across countries requires additional exploration.

Methods

The Global Flourishing Study is a 5-year longitudinal study of human flourishing among 202,898 individuals across 22 countries. The purpose of this analysis was to assess the regional and demographic variation of health limitations in life associated with health problems in wave 1 of the Global Flourishing Study. The study explored the distributions and descriptive statistics of key demographic features (age, gender, mar

SUBMITTER: Paltzer J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12406540 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature