Publication: Gender differences in health expectancies across the disablement process among older thais
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2015-03-23
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19326203
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PLoS ONE. Vol.10, No.3 (2015)
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Benjawan Apinonkul, Kusol Soonthorndhada, Patama Vapattanawong, Wichai Aekplakorn, Carol Jagger Gender differences in health expectancies across the disablement process among older thais. PLoS ONE. Vol.10, No.3 (2015). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0121310 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/35189
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Gender differences in health expectancies across the disablement process among older thais
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© 2015 Apinonkul et al. Objectives: To estimate health expectancies based on measures that more fully cover the stages in the disablement process for the older Thais and examine gender differences in these health expectancies. Methods: Health expectancies by genders using Sullivan's method were computed from the fourth Thai National Health Examination Survey conducted in 2009. A total of 9,210 participants aged 60 years and older were included in the analysis. Health measures included chronic diseases; cognitive impairment; depression; disability in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL); and disability in activities of daily living (ADL). Results: The average number of years lived with and without morbidity and disability as measured by multiple dimensions of health varied and gender differences were not consistent across measures. At age 60, males could expect to live the most years on average free of depression (18.6 years) and ADL disability (18.6 years) and the least years free of chronic diseases (9.1 years). Females, on the contrary, could expect to live the most years free of ADL disability (21.7 years) and the least years free of IADL disability (8.1 years), and they consistently spent more years with all forms of morbidity and disability. Finally, and for both genders, years lived with cognitive impairment, depression and ADL disability were almost constant with increasing age. Conclusion: This study adds knowledge of gender differences in healthy life expectancy in the older Thai population using a wider spectrum of health which provides useful information to diverse policy audiences.