Trends in living arrangements and their impact on the mortality of older adults: Belgium 1991‒2012

Poulain, Michel; Dal, Luc; Herm, Anne

doi:10.4054/demres.2020.43.15

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“…For example, compared with those who maintained their partnership, a higher proportion of females was notable in groups where participants were living alone at follow-up. This is consistent with existing literature on demographic trends in aging populations—older women are more likely to be widowed and living alone (e.g., Bolina et al, 2021; Poulain et al, 2020). Thus, preventive healthcare and policy including bereavement care require attention toward gender perspectives.…”

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Does Living Alone Affect Self-Perceptions of Aging? Findings From Two Waves of the Health and Retirement Study

Lee

2022

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

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The current study examined if living alone is associated with self-perceptions of aging (SPA). The study used two-wave longitudinal data, sampled from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), and collected in 2014 and 2018. In total, 6506 older adults aged 60–99 years at baseline were followed up with a 4-year lag. Results indicated that there was no significant change in SPA at follow-up regardless of changes in living arrangements. However, at follow-up, there was a significant cross-sectional difference in SPA between older adults who remained in partnership and those who transitioned to living alone due to widowhood or separation/divorce over a 4-year period. Findings suggest that SPA is relatively stable over time and is barely affected by living alone.

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Does Living Alone Affect Self-Perceptions of Aging? Findings From Two Waves of the Health and Retirement Study

Lee

2022

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

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“…However, the sex differential in mortality has been decreasing and this is considered likely to continue, to some extent, in the future. The resulting changes in the household structures of the elderly population seen in our microsimulation are in agreement with existing studies of past and future trends in the living arrangements and mortality of older adults [41,42].…”

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confidence: 88%

Population age and household structures shape transmission dynamics of emerging infectious diseases: a longitudinal microsimulation approach

Møgelmose,

Vijnck,

Neven

et al. 2023

J. R. Soc. Interface.

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Host population demographics and patterns of host-to-host interactions are important drivers of heterogeneity in infectious disease transmission. To improve our understanding of how population structures and changes therein influence disease transmission dynamics at the individual and population level, we model a dynamic age- and household-structured population using longitudinal microdata drawn from Belgian census and population registers. At different points in time, we simulate the spread of a close-contact infectious disease and vary the age profiles of infectiousness and susceptibility to reflect specific infections (e.g. influenza and SARS-CoV-2) using a two-level mixing model, which distinguishes between exposure to infection in the household and exposure in the community. We find that the strong relationship between age and household structures, in combination with social mixing patterns and epidemiological parameters, shape the spread of an emerging infection. Disease transmission in the adult population in particular is to a large degree explained by differential household compositions and not just household size. Moreover, we highlight how demographic processes alter population structures in an ageing population and how these in turn affect disease transmission dynamics across population groups.

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“…Living in nursing homes has been found to be more acceptable in Nordic countries over time. A Swedish study found that the percentage of older adults living in collective increased sharply during the early 1990s, it then stabilized at the beginning of the 21st century and subsequently decreased after 10 years [38]. Berete and colleagues [39] suggested that among Belgian sample aged 65 and over who resided at home, 1.5% of them admitted to nursing homes in 2013 and 6.0% in 2019.…”

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Two Decades of Change in Living arrangements and Oldest Old Health in China, 1998-2018

Zhang

2024

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Living arrangement has been documented to be influential on older adults’ health. However, there is hardly comprehensive temporal model for understanding the effects of time and cohort on oldest old’s health in various household contexts. This study intended to fill the voids of prior literature by studying Chinese oldest old through analyzing data from eight (1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011-12, 2014 and 2018) waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). The results showed changing patterns of Chinese oldest old’s living arrangements by time period and across birth cohorts. Chinese oldest old were more inclined to live with a spouse or live alone. Living in nursing homes was also chosen by more oldest old in recent years. Younger cohorts were more inclined to live with a spouse, live both with a spouse and adult children/grandchildren or live alone than older birth cohorts. Oldest old who lived with a spouse only, and those living in multigenerational families tended to have better physical and mental health. Respondents who lived in nursing homes and stayed with others showed the worst physical and mental health. Oldest old who lived alone had better physical health but suffered from loneliness and reported the worst subjective wellbeing. Significant period and cohort variations were also found when linking living arrangements to oldest old health. Cohort variations mainly occurred among subgroups living alone, staying in nursing homes and living with others. Period effects were more prominent than cohort effects, especially in times of economic recessions and natural disasters that had massive social impacts. The study emphasized strong period effects and highlighted that special attention should be given to more vulnerable groups to promote their health, including those living alone, living in nursing homes and living with others.

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Trends in living arrangements and their impact on the mortality of older adults: Belgium 1991‒2012

Cited by 9 publications

References 38 publications

Does Living Alone Affect Self-Perceptions of Aging? Findings From Two Waves of the Health and Retirement Study

Does Living Alone Affect Self-Perceptions of Aging? Findings From Two Waves of the Health and Retirement Study

Population age and household structures shape transmission dynamics of emerging infectious diseases: a longitudinal microsimulation approach

Two Decades of Change in Living arrangements and Oldest Old Health in China, 1998-2018

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