Older adults' interest and concerns about life expectancy information for cancer screening decisions: Results from the National Poll on Healthy Aging.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Life expectancy is a more nuanced metric than age by which to weigh the risks, harms, and benefits of different preventive care tests and interventions. This study characterized older adults' attitudes and beliefs regarding life expectancy information and the acceptability of its use in decisions about cancer screening.

Methods

Data were collected in January 2023 as part of the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, a recurring, nationally representative household survey of adults in the United States.

Results

Respondents were 1298 older adults ages 65 to 80 years (mean age = 70.9; 675 [52 %] male, 754 [58 %] White). Although 61.3 % of respondents were interested in knowing their life expectancy and 62.3 % believed knowing how much longer the

SUBMITTER: Brotzman LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12554071 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature