Trends in health expectancies among the oldest old in Sweden, 1992-2011.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information on the extent to which older people's increasing life expectancy is characterized by good or poor health is important for policy and fiscal planning. This study explores trends in health expectancies among the oldest old in Sweden from 1992 to 2011.

Methods

Cross-sectional health expectancy estimates at age 77 were obtained for 1992, 2002, 2004 and 2011 by Sullivan's method. Health expectancy was assessed by severe disability, mild disability and mobility problems. Changes in health expectancies were decomposed into the contributions attributed to changes of mortality rates, and changes in disability and mobility prevalence. Mortality data were obtained from Statistics Sweden and prevalence data from two nationally representative surveys, the Swedish P

SUBMITTER: Sundberg L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6080840 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature