Relationships between the Active Aging Index and Disability-Free Life Expectancy: A Case Study in the Rajshahi District of Bangladesh

Tareque, Md. Ismail; Hoque, Nazrul; Islam, Tarikul; Kawahara, Kazuo; Sugawa, Makiko

doi:10.1017/s0714980813000494

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“…Several debates have emerged in the research on active ageing. The first reflects the lack of agreement on its definition (Boudiny 2013) and confusion about its components and determinants (Paúl et al 2012;Tareque et al 2013). For instance, sometimes terms of definition and determinants are blended together in the same study, conflating the definition of active ageing with its determinants (Paúl et al 2012;Tareque et al 2013).…”

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Does active ageing contribute to life satisfaction for older people? Testing a new model of active ageing

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Several debates have emerged across the literature about the conceptualisation of active ageing. The aim of this study is to develop a model of the construct that is focused on the individual, including different elements of people's lives that have the potential to be modified by intervention programs. Moreover, the paper examines the contributions of active ageing to life satisfaction, as well as the possible predictive role of coping styles on active ageing. For this purpose, a representative sample of 404 Galician (Spain) community-dwelling older adults (aged ≥60 years) were interviewed using a structured survey. The results demonstrate that the proposed model composed of two broad categories is valid. The model comprises status variables (related to physical, psychological, and social health) as well as different types of activities, called processual variables. This model is tested using partial least squares (PLS) regression. The findings show that active ageing is a fourth-order, formative construct. In addition, PLS analyses indicate that active ageing has a moderate and positive path on life satisfaction and that coping styles may predict active ageing. The discussion highlights the potential of active ageing as a relevant concept for people's lives, drawing out policy implications and suggestions for further research.

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“…There are different estimates of disability prevalence reported in Bangladesh, arising from distinct survey instruments. Tareque and colleagues [10] defined ‘activities in daily living limitations’ as an inability to perform usual daily activities such as eating, dressing, and bathing and ‘physical limitations’ as difficulty squatting, lifting objects weighing 5 kg or more, walking about 1 km, and climbing stairs (2–3 steps). They reported that the prevalence of activities in daily living limitations was 2.7% and the prevalence of physical limitations was 42.6% among the elderly in the Rajshahi district of Bangladesh.…”

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Gender differences in functional disability and self-care among seniors in Bangladesh

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BackgroundDisability among older adults is a public health concern. To date there are no in-depth and comprehensive analyses on older adults’ disabilities in Bangladesh. This study investigated gender differences in the prevalence of disability and the socio-demographic factors associated with disability among older adults in Bangladesh.MethodsThis research used a sample of 4176 elderly males and females aged 60 years and over from a nationally representative data set- Bangladesh’s 2010 Household Income and Expenditure Survey. The study used both household level and individual level data and applied a wealth index, which was constructed based on household assets using principal component analysis. The Washington Group’s short set of questions on disability were used to measure disability. Chi-square tests and ordinal logistic regression models were fit.ResultsForty-two percent of older had some form of functional disability, including 5% of elderly with severe/extreme functional disability. Seven percent of older adults had a self-care disability, including 3% of elderly with a severe/extreme form of self-care disability. Elderly females suffered from all the studied disabilities, including functional and self-care disabilities in higher percentages, and had higher odds ratios of having both functional disability and self-care disability compared to elderly males. The study also identified some significant factors affecting functional disability and self-care disability, namely age, having a chronic condition, wealth status and place of residence, including divisional differences.ConclusionsPrograms aimed at reducing functional disability among seniors, particularly elderly females, should be granted the highest priority in Bangladesh.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12877-017-0577-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Despite having longer LE, women aged 60+ years had a greater prevalence of disability and shorter DFLE than men of age 60+ years over the whole country [17]. Healthy life expectancy declined significantly with increases in age among older adults of 60+ years in the Rajshahi district of Bangladesh [18]. Individuals at age 60 expected about 41% of their remaining life to be in good health, while individuals at age 80 expected only 21% of their remaining life to be in good health.…”

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Urban-rural differences in disability-free life expectancy in Bangladesh using the 2010 HIES data

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BackgroundResearch on health expectancy has been carried out in Bangladesh but none of it has examined the differences in Disability-Free Life Expectancy (DFLE) between urban and rural setting in context of rapid urbanization of Bangladesh in past decades.ObjectivesThe present study aims to estimate DFLE for people of all ages living in urban and rural areas in Bangladesh, and to examine the differences in DFLE between these two areas.MethodsData from the Sample Vital Registration System 2010 and the Bangladesh Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2010 were used in this study. The Sullivan method was applied to estimate DFLE in Bangladesh.ResultsHigher rates of mortality and disability were observed in rural areas compared to urban areas with few exceptions. Statistically significant differences in DFLE were revealed from birth to age 15 years for both sexes between urban and rural areas. Urban males had a longer life expectancy (LE), longer DFLE and shorter LE with disability both in number and proportion when compared to rural males. Rural females at age 20+ years had a longer LE than urban females but urban females had a longer DFLE and a shorter LE with disability in both number and proportion at all ages than did rural females.ConclusionThis study demonstrates that there were clear inequalities in LE, DFLE and LE with disability between rural and urban areas of Bangladesh along with age-specific differences as well. These findings may serve as useful and benchmark for intervention and policy implications for reducing the gap in health outcomes.

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Relationships between the Active Aging Index and Disability-Free Life Expectancy: A Case Study in the Rajshahi District of Bangladesh

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Does active ageing contribute to life satisfaction for older people? Testing a new model of active ageing

Does active ageing contribute to life satisfaction for older people? Testing a new model of active ageing

Gender differences in functional disability and self-care among seniors in Bangladesh

Urban-rural differences in disability-free life expectancy in Bangladesh using the 2010 HIES data

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