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Gender, Living Arrangements, and Social Circumstances as Determinants of Entry into and Exit from Long-Term Institutional Care at Older Ages: A 6-Year Follow-Up Study of Older Finns
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Martikainen, Pekka; Moustgaard, Heta; Murphy, Michael; Einio, Elina K.; Koskinen, Seppo; Martelin, Tuija; Noro, Anja – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: Due to population aging, the need for long-term institutional care is increasing. We study the potentially modifiable sociodemographic factors that affect the rate of entry into and exit from long-term care. Design and Methods: A 40% sample from the population registration data of Finns aged 65 and older living in private households at…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Institutionalized Persons, Foreign Countries, Health Services
Negative Trends in Life Expectancy in the USSR, 1964-1983.
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Medvedev, Zhores A. – Gerontologist, 1985
Life expectancy in the USSR declined from 71 years in 1964 to 70 years in 1970, and to an estimated 68 years in 1983. Decline was due to increase in infant mortality and increase in mortality among middle aged and elderly, and reflects public health problems. (NRB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Death, Foreign Countries, Infant Mortality
Gender Differences in the Self-Rated Health-Mortality Association: Is It Poor Self-Rated Health that Predicts Mortality or Excellent Self-Rated Health that Predicts Survival?
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Benyamini, Yael; Blumstein, Tzvia; Lusky, Ayala; Modan, Baruch – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: This study investigates gender differences in the association between self-rated health (SRH) and mortality. This association has been well-documented, but findings regarding gender differences are inconsistent. The specific objectives were (a) to examine these differences in a short and a long time frame, (b) to examine these differences…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Females, Economically Disadvantaged, Older Adults
Stagnation in Mortality Decline among Elders in the Netherlands
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Janssen, Fanny; Nusselder, Wilma J.; Looman, Caspar W. N.; Mackenbach, Johan P.; Kunst, Anton E. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: This study assesses whether the stagnation of old-age (80+) mortality decline observed in The Netherlands in the 1980s continued in the 1990s and determines which factors contributed to this stagnation. Emphasis is on the role of smoking. Design and Methods: Poisson regression analysis with linear splines was applied to total and…
Descriptors: Smoking, Diseases, Older Adults, Foreign Countries
Self-Reported Health among Older Bangladeshis: How Good a Health Indicator Is It?
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Rahman, M. Omar; Barsky, Arthur J. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: This study examines the value of self-reported health (SRH) as an indicator of underlying health status in a developing country setting. Design and Methods: Logistic regression methods with adjustments for multistage sampling are used to examine the factors associated with SRH in 2,921 men and women aged 50 and older in rural Bangladesh.…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Measurement Techniques