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Health Among the Elderly in Germany: New Evidence on Disease, Disability and Care Need
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Abstract Whether increasing life expectancy leads to better health remains still controversial. Three topics are explored: (1) vanguard groups which inform about possible levels of health if the general social and environmental conditions were to approach those of the vanguard group; (2) the social and behav... view more
Whether increasing life expectancy leads to better health remains still controversial. Three topics are explored: (1) vanguard groups which inform about possible levels of health if the general social and environmental conditions were to approach those of the vanguard group; (2) the social and behavioral determinants of health differentiated into proximal and distal factors; (3) vulnerable groups such as migrants and the health differences between migrant groups. Newly available population-based data as well as new study designs and advanced statistical modelling form the basis for the empirical analyses.... view less
Keywords
mental health; regional difference; Federal Republic of Germany; disability; health status; dementia; migrant; health care; life expectancy; socioeconomic factors; need for care; old age; elderly; health behavior; health
Classification
Gerontology
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Publisher
Verlag Barbara Budrich
City
Opladen
Page/Pages
214 p.
Series
Beiträge zur Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 46
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3224/84740606
ISBN
978-3-8474-0288-6
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0