Toward successful aging: <i>The Chinese Health Criteria for the Elderly</i>

Zhou, Baiyu; Liu, Xiang; Yu, Pulin

doi:10.1002/agm2.12028

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“…China entered became an aging society in only 18 years (1981-1999), and the aging population is growing faster than ever. From 1990 to 2020, the world's elderly population grew at an average annual rate of 2.5%, compared with 3.3% in China over the same period (30)(31)(32). The rapid aging process in China is also the main reason for the discrepancy between China and the world adult disease spectrum.…”

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Age-Related Disease Burden in China, 1997–2017: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study

Zhu

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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Background: The population is aging much faster in China than other low- and middle-income countries. With the accelerated aging of the population, incidence and disease burden of age-related diseases have also continued to increase. Exploring the burden of age-related diseases is crucial for early disease prevention, assessing the extent of population aging, and achieving the goal of healthy aging.Methods: We used the dataset from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD), and selected data on incidence, prevalence, and disease burden in China, in 1997, 2007, and 2017. We classified age-related diseases, which were defined as diseases in which the incidence rate increased quadratically with age in the adult population. Additionally, we described the changes in age-related diseases during the study period by different GBD categories. It also measured changes in the age-related disease burden in our study period, including disability-adjusted life years (DALY), years of life lost (YLL), and years lived with disability (YLD). Finally, we compared the differences in the age-related disease burdens for men and women.Results: Among the 293 diseases listed in the GBD study, 69 in 2017, 78 in 1997 and 72 in 2007 were identified as age-related diseases. More than half of the age-related diseases belonged to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in our study period. The rate of age-standardized age-related disease burden decreased between 1997 and 2017. DALYs decreased by 24.89% for non-age-related diseases and by 50.15% in age-related diseases from 1997 to 2017. The age-related disease burden of men was higher than that of women; we found a decreasing trend, with −46.23% in men and −54.90% in women.Conclusions: Comparing characteristics of the aging population in China and the world, we found that China does not have the typical disease characteristics of aging society. Currently, China faces the dual threat of NCDs and communicable diseases, and NCDs account for the vast majority of the age-related disease burden. Our health systems should focus on disease prevention and early detection among the entire population, instead of treatment. Further studies should focus on reducing the duration and severity of morbidity in later life.

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Age-Related Disease Burden in China, 1997–2017: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study

Zhu

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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“…Los hombres mayores tienen mayor satisfacción con la vida que las mujeres con el uso de redes sociales. Las estrategias de promoción de uso de las mismas deben ser por grupo de edad o nivel de educación para una buena adherencia 11 .…”

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La influencia de los medios de comunicación en el envejecimiento activo

2020

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El envejecimiento es un proceso continuo en el desarrollo del ser humano que es físico, biológico y social que se construye cada día para lograr las capacidades de cada persona. Objetivo: Determinar los factores asociados al envejecimiento activo, en especial las redes sociales, en una población de la sierra ecuatoriana. Metodología: Investigación de enfoque mixto de campo y de corte transversal, en 30 adultos mayores de la Parroquia Antonio José Holguín. Resultados: Se evidencia el bienestar físico el 90% de los participantes son independientes en actividades básicas de la vida diaria, y 63% necesitan cierta ayuda en las actividades instrumentales. Conclusión: Las redes sociales influyen en el envejecimiento activo de las personas de la tercera edad. Existe una relación del bienestar físico, mental y social con el uso de redes sociales como medios de comunicación.

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“…This withdrawal occurs due to the reduction in the elderlies' capacity to maintain contact with friends and other members of the community over time. The aging process tends to diminish the knowledge and skills of the elderlies reducing their capabilities to meet the demands of society (Zhou et al, 2018). As result, the older people lose their tie with other members of the society, become less active and lonely.…”

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“…Disengagement theory further advances that to promote fulfilling aging and ensure that the elderlies maintain decent lives, there is a need to assist them to replace the lost social roles and maintain their social space (Zhou et al, 2018). The theory emphasizes the implementation of social interventions aimed at assisting elderly persons to make up for lost capabilities.…”

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Influence of social protection on access to health care among elderly persons in informal settlements in Nakuru Town, Kenya

Gichuhi

Mwaura²,

Kiptui³

2021

IJRBS

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The objective of the study is to analyse the influence of social protection on access to health care among elderly persons in informal settlements Nakuru Town, Kenya. The study was based on the Disengagement theory and utilized a descriptive research design to target individuals of 70 years and above, within the informal settlements in Nakuru Town, Kenya. Cluster and simple random sampling techniques were used to select 399 respondents from a target population of 248,785 elderly persons. Data was collected from the sample using a semi-structured questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics, cross-tabulation with chi-square, and the thematic content analysis method. Quantitative analysis was aided by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27 software. Results showed that the majority of the respondents (70.3%) had low access to health care services. Access to health care services is influenced by social protection programmes specifically cash transfers, government interventions in health care, and retirement benefits. Based on these findings, the study recommends that policymakers should create awareness regarding the existence of government interventions such as health insurance subsidy programme (HISP) and the importance of enrolling to retirement benefit schemes and saving for old age.

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Toward successful aging: The Chinese Health Criteria for the Elderly

Cited by 8 publications

References 22 publications

Age-Related Disease Burden in China, 1997–2017: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study

Age-Related Disease Burden in China, 1997–2017: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study

La influencia de los medios de comunicación en el envejecimiento activo

Influence of social protection on access to health care among elderly persons in informal settlements in Nakuru Town, Kenya

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