ArticleBMJ open2017
Future trends in the prevalence of severe activity limitations among older adults in Europe: a cross-national population study using EU-SILC.
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- Informal and formal long-term care utilization and unmet needs in Europe: examining socioeconomic disparities and the role of social policies for older adults.International journal of health economics and management · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo project the proportion of population 65+ years with severe long-term activity limitations from 2017 to 2047.
designLarge population study.
settingPopulation living in private households of the European Union (EU) and neighbouring countries.
participantsParticipants from the EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions aged 55 years and older and living in one of 26 EU and neighbouring countries, who answered the health section of the questionnaire. OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence of severe long-term activity limitations of particular subpopulations (ie, 55+, 65+, 75+ and 85+ years) by sex and country.
resultsWe find a huge variation in the prevalence of self-reported severe long-term limitations across Europe for both sexes. However, in 2017, about 20% of the female population aged 65 years and above and about 16% of their male counterparts are expected to report severe long-term activity limitations after accounting for differences in reporting. Accounting for cultural differences in reporting, we expect that European countries will have about 21% (decile 1: 19.5%; decile 9: 22.9%) of female and about 16.8% (decile 1: 15.4%; decile 9: 18.1%) of male 65+ years population with severe long-term activity limitations by 2047.
conclusionsOverall, despite the expected increase of life expectancy in European countries, our results suggest almost constant shares of older adults with severe long-term activity limitations within the next 30 years.
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