Comparing actuarial and subjective healthy life expectancy estimates: A cross-sectional survey among the general population in Hungary.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthy life expectancy (HLE) is becoming an important indicator of population health. While actuarial estimates of HLE are frequently studied, there is scarcity of research on the subjective expectations of people about their HLE. The objective of this study is to compare actuarial and subjective HLE (sHLE) estimates in the ≥50-year-old Hungarian general population. Furthermore, we assessed subjective life expectancy (sLE) and explored determinants of the individual variance of sHLE and sLE.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in 2019. Subjective health expectations were measured at 60, 70, 80 and 90 years of age via the Global Activity Limitation Indicator (GALI). Point-estimates of sLE and background variables were also recorded. sHLE was estim

SUBMITTER: Zrubka Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8912206 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature