Publicado el 11-06-2012
Latest disability trends; oldest old improving but Boomers doing worse |
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The study, funded by the National Institute on Aging, was published online this week by the peer-reviewed journal Demography. Conducted by a team of researchers from several U.S. universities and think tanks, the study is the most comprehensive analysis to date of how well older Americans are able to carry out daily living tasks independently. “A new pattern has emerged by age,” says University of Michigan demographer Vicki Freedman, lead author of the study. “We found essentially flat trends for those between 65 and 84 years of age, sandwiched between increases among the population ages 55 to 64 and decreases among those ages 85 and older.” The new findings are noteworthy since they differ from earlier trends. From about the mid-1980s through 1999, the level of disabilities decreased steadily for the older population as a whole, according to Freedman, but over the last decade that trend has flattened. “We were surprised to find that baby boomers aren’t doing better,” says Freedman. “Their level of disability is still low compared to older Americans, but it was a full percentage point higher – five instead of four percent – compared to people of that same age ten years ago. That may not seem like much of an increase, but in fact it represents about 365,000 more people who are having difficulty or who are unable to carry out basic personal care activities and activities central to living independently. This trend will be important to watch down the road because of the impact it may have on America’s families and on public healthcare programs.” Among the activities assessed in the analysis were everyday tasks such as shopping, preparing meals, managing money, making phone calls, bathing, dressing, and walking. While the study did not assess the reasons for these increases, Freedman notes ... |
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