RT Book, Section
A1 Bonder, Bette
A1 Bello-Haas, Vanina Dal
SR Print(0)
ID 1156684363
T1 Global Health and Aging: Implications for Health and Participation: Introduction
T2 Functional Performance in Older Adults, 4e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803646056
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1156684363
RD 2024/04/23
AB Life  expectancy  has  increased  dramatically  worldwide  in  the  late  20th  and  early  21st  centuries  (Centers  for  Disease  Control  and  Prevention,  2013).  This  increase  is  the  result  of  reductions  in  deaths  from  infectious  diseases  such  as  polio  and  measles,  as  well  as  improved  health-related  habits  including  smoking  cessation  and  the  use  of  seat  belts.  At  the  same  time,  modern  innovations  like  fast  food  and  suburban  living  have  led  to  poor  eating  and  limited  exercise,  with  associated  increases  in  chronic  diseases  such  as  diabetes.  The  positive  changes  in  health  care  provide  reason  for  optimism  about  late  life,  but  at  the  same  time,  the  more  negative  behaviors  are  worrying.  Beyond  the  obvious  increase  in  longevity,  it  is  somewhat  difficult  to  project  whether  later  life  will  be  characterized  primarily  by  good  health  and  function  or  by  increased  disease  and  disability  (Crimmins,  2015;  Crimmins  &  Beltrán-Sánchez,  2010);  indeed,  each  of  these  descriptions  may  fit  a  segment  of  the  older  population.