Do baby boomers feel healthier than earlier cohorts after retirement age? The Lausanne cohort Lc65+ study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Despite the popular belief that baby boomers are ageing in better health than previous generations, limited scientific evidence is available since baby boomers have turned retirement age only recently. This study aimed to compare self-reported health status at ages 65-70 years among three cohorts of older people born before, during and at the end (baby boomers) of the Second World War.

Design

Repeated cross-sectional population-based study.

Setting

Community in a region of French-speaking Switzerland.

Participants

Community-dwelling older adults who enrolled in the Lausanne cohort 65+ study at ages 65-70 years in 2004 (n=1561), 2009 (n=1489) or 2014 (n=1678).

Outcomes

Number of self-reported chronic conditions (from a list of 11) and chronic sy

SUBMITTER: Henchoz Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6368217 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature