Perceived Risk of Death in Older Primary Care Patients

2016 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 366-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laetitia Teixeira ◽  
Maria João Azevedo ◽  
Sara Alves ◽  
Mafalda Duarte ◽  
Rónán O’Caoimh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
Healthy Life Years ◽  
Life Years ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Primary Care Patients

There is a large gap between life expectancy and healthy life years at age 65. To reduce this gap, it is necessary that people with medical concerns perceived at higher risk of adverse outcomes are readily identified and treated. The same goes for the need to implement prevention plans. The main objectives of this study are to, in a first step, (a) estimate the percentage of medical concerns, (b) identify factors associated with this concern; in a second step, (c) estimate the perceived risk of death, and (d) evaluate the ability of medical concerns to predict this risk. Results show that the existence and severity of medical concerns are crucial in the prediction of perceived risk of death. Early identification of severity of medical concerns and the availability and adequacy of informal caregiving should allow healthcare professionals to promptly initiate an appropriate assessment and treatment of older patients.

Healthy Life Years and Social Engagement

2018 ◽  
pp. 143-176
Author(s):  
Dorly J. H. Deeg ◽  
Marie-Louise Boertje ◽  
Henrike Galenkamp
Keyword(s):  
Social Engagement ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Healthy Life Years ◽  
Life Years

scholarly journals Health Status of Old Age Population in Bulgaria

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Mariana Mourgova
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Healthy Life Expectancy ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Healthy Life Years ◽  
Demographic Indicators ◽  
Life Years ◽  
Different Levels

This article examines the health status of the population in Bulgaria at age 65 by gender during the period 2006-2014. The health status is examined by some of the most frequently used demographic indicators, namely life expectancy, based on mortality data and healthy life years and healthy life expectancy, based on mortality, life expectancy and self-perceived health. The main results show that despite of the observed increase in life expectancy at age 65 in Bulgaria during the period it is the lowest compared to other European countries. The share for both men and women reported their health status as without limitations in respect to daily activities decline, while those reported their health status as good increase. These contradictory facts reflect on the measures of health status. Thus, the trend in healthy life years for both sexes decline over the period, whereas the trend in healthy life expectancy increases. Compared with the other European countries, the expected number of years without limitations in Bulgaria is among the largest, while the healthy life expectancy is the lowest. These differences could be explained by the different levels in mortality and the nature of the measures of health status themselves.

scholarly journals Health Status of Old Age Population in Bulgaria

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Mariana Mourgova
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Healthy Life Expectancy ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Healthy Life Years ◽  
Demographic Indicators ◽  
Life Years ◽  
Different Levels

This article examines the health status of the population in Bulgaria at age 65 by gender during the period 2006-2014. The health status is examined by some of the most frequently used demographic indicators, namely life expectancy, based on mortality data and healthy life years and healthy life expectancy, based on mortality, life expectancy and self-perceived health. The main results show that despite of the observed increase in life expectancy at age 65 in Bulgaria during the period it is the lowest compared to other European countries. The share for both men and women reported their health status as without limitations in respect to daily activities decline, while those reported their health status as good increase. These contradictory facts reflect on the measures of health status. Thus, the trend in healthy life years for both sexes decline over the period, whereas the trend in healthy life expectancy increases. Compared with the other European countries, the expected number of years without limitations in Bulgaria is among the largest, while the healthy life expectancy is the lowest. These differences could be explained by the different levels in mortality and the nature of the measures of health status themselves.

scholarly journals The use of the global activity limitation Indicator and healthy life years by member states and the European Commission

2018 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Petronille Bogaert ◽  
Herman Van Oyen ◽  
Isabelle Beluche ◽  
Emmanuelle Cambois ◽  
Jean-Marie Robine
Keyword(s):  
European Commission ◽  
Activity Limitation ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Member States ◽  
Healthy Life Years ◽  
Life Years ◽  
Global Activity

scholarly journals Gender differences in healthy life years within the EU: an exploration of the “health–survival” paradox

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herman Van Oyen ◽  
Wilma Nusselder ◽  
Carol Jagger ◽  
Petra Kolip ◽  
Emmanuelle Cambois ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Healthy Life Years ◽  
Life Years ◽  
The Eu

scholarly journals Using mortality follow-up of surveys to estimate social inequalities in healthy life years

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rana Charafeddine ◽  
Nicolas Berger ◽  
Stefaan Demarest ◽  
Herman Van Oyen
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Healthy Life Years ◽  
Life Years
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