Health Expectations for Older Women

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Author: Sarah B. Laditka

ISBN-10: 0789019264

ISBN-13: 9780789019264

Category: Aged women -> Health

Explore international trends in health and longevity—with a special focus on older women!\ This essential book examines the latest research on life expectancy and “active life expectancy”—the number of years that women can expect to live free from major disability—in developed and developing countries around the world. It also explores the policy implications of the contributors’ findings. Here you'll find a global study using data from the World Health Organization, a European study using...

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Eleven contributed chapters present recent global trends and studies on older women's health expectancies and experiences compared to those of men. Laditka (health services management, State U. of New York Institute of Technology) introduces the challenges that women face with increasing longevity, and their policy and service implications. Studies included populations in developed and developing nations. Co-published simultaneously as Journal of Women & Aging, v.14, nos.1/2, 2002. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

\ Preface\ Introduction: Health Expectations for Older Women: International Perspectives\ Patterns of Active Life Among Older Women: Differences Within and Between Groups\ Health Profiles and Profile-Specific Health Expectancies of Older Women and Men: The Netherlands\ Life With and Without Disease: Women Experience More of Both\ Gender Differences in Disability-Free Life Expectancy for Selected Risk Factors and Chronic Conditions in Canada\ Gender Differences in Life Expectancy Free of Impairment at Older Ages\ Global Patterns of Healthy Life Expectancy for Older Women\ European Perspectives on Healthy Aging in Women\ Health Expectancies in Japan: Gender Differences and Policy Implications for Women\ Disability Among Older Women and Men in Fiji: Concerns for the Future\ Recent Perspectives on Active Life Expectancy for Older Women\ About the Contributors\ Index\ Reference Notes Included\