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Publication date: 15.06.2016
Public Health and Governance, 2015, Volume 13, Issue 4, pp. 381 - 396
https://doi.org/10.4467/20842627OZ.15.040.5467Authors
Health status of older people. Evidence from Europe
The objective of this article is to show the health status of the older population throughout European countries and indicate the data needs for a comprehensive comparative analysis of health status and its risk factors. The article briefly discusses definitions of health status in older age and presents adequate health status indicators. It discusses life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, disability adjusted life expectancy, the main causes of death as well as the prevalence of long-term illnesses, multimorbidity and functional health limitations across European countries, pointing out regional differences of the health status of older people. Next, several behavioural risks of poor health occurring in older age are shown: smoking, alcohol overuse and falls. The article concludes by demonstrating the need for more detailed, comparative and standardized data on the health status of older people across European countries, presenting sex and age-specific morbidity and health limitations as well as health risks.
Acknowledgments
This publication arises from the project Pro-Health 65+ which has received funding from the European Union, in the framework of the Health Programme (2008-2013).
The content of this publication represents the views of the authors and it is their sole responsibility; it can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission and/or the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers or any other body of the European Union. The European Commission and/or the Executive Agency do(es) not accept responsibility for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
Publication is financed from funds for science in the years 2015-2017 allocated for implementation of an international co-financed project.
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Information: Public Health and Governance, 2015, Volume 13, Issue 4, pp. 381 - 396
Article type: Original article
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Health status of older people. Evidence from Europe
Health status of older people. Evidence from Europe
Department of Social Policy, Institute of Labour and Social Studies, Warsaw, Poland
Institute of Public Health Faculty of Health Sciences Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków
Zakład Socjologii Medycyny, Katedra Epidemiologii i Medycyny Zapobiegawczej, Uniwersytet Jagielloński Collegium Medicum
Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow / Institute of Labour and Social Studies, Warsaw, Poland
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