O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar as diferenças nas estimativas de três variantes da expectativa de vida saudável dos idosos no Brasil de 1998 para 2008: expectativa de vida livre de incapacidade funcional, com percepção de saúde boa e livre de doenças crônicas. Empregou-se o método de Sullivan, combinando as tábuas de vida do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) para 1998 e 2008 e estimativas intervalares das prevalências de incapacidade funcional, percepção de saúde e doenças crônicas da Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios (PNAD 1998 e 2008). Além do aumento da expectativa de vida, observaram-se aumentos significativos e similares da expectativa de vida saudável nas dimensões de percepção do estado de saúde e incapacidade funcional em quase todas as idades. As mulheres apresentaram maiores expectativas de vida, se comparadas aos homens, porém esperaram viver por mais tempo com saúde ruim, independentemente do indicador utilizado para mensurar saúde. Mesmo que a forma de mensurar saúde possa variar entre os estudos, dificultando comparações, é notável a desvantagem feminina em relação à expectativa de vida saudável.

IntroduçãoNa maioria dos países, incluindo o Brasil, verifica-se tanto em números absolutos quanto relativos um aumento de domicílios unipessoais para a população de 60 anos e mais (UNITED NATIONS, 2005; IBGE, 2007). Entender as razões que levam os idosos a constituírem ou permanecerem em domicílios unipessoais, causando mudanças significativas na conformação dos arranjos domiciliares e familiares, assim como na sua interação com os demais membros da família e do conjunto da sociedade, tem-se tornado tema de interesse na demografia.Neste trabalho de revisão narrativa, são abordadas duas questões importantes para entender o que leva os idosos a morarem sozinhos e as estratégias de sobrevivência adotadas diante de dificuldades físicas e econômicas: os arranjos domiciliares de idosos; e as transferências entre os idosos e

Despite their longer life expectancy, the women faced more years with functional disability. The number of years with functional disability and dependence was also higher for the women. Public policies should take into account the differing needs of elderly women and of elderly men as well as other specific characteristics of this older population.

There is evidence that 'health life expectancy' (expected number of years to be lived in health) differs by socioeconomic status. Time spent in health or disability plays a critical role in the use of health care services. The objective of this study was to estimate 'disability life expectancy' by age, gender and education attainment for the elderly of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, in the year 2000. Data came from the SABE database, population censuses and mortality statistics (SEADE Foundation). Life expectancy with disability was calculated using Sullivan's method on the basis of the current probability of death and prevalence of disability by educational level. The prevalence of disability increased with age, for both sexes and both levels of educational attainment studied. Men showed a lower prevalence of disability, in general, and persons with lower educational attainment showed a higher prevalence of disability. Regarding life expectancy, women could expect to live longer than men, with and without disability. For both sexes, the percentage of life expectancy lived with disability decreased with increasing educational attainment. With increasing educational attainment, the sex differences in the percentage of remaining years to be lived with disability increased for most ages. Finally, the percentage of remaining years to be lived with disability increased with age for males and females, except for males with high educational attainment between the ages 70-75 and 75-80. The results may serve as a guide for public policies in the country, since health problems faced by older persons, such as disability, are the result of a number of past experiences during their life-times, such as health care, housing conditions, hygiene practices and education. Education influences health behaviours and is related, to some extent, to all these factors. Therefore, improvements in education for the disadvantaged may improve health.

The aim of the present study was

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