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Cohort studies have great potential in healthy ageing research

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Most studies of healthy ageing have used surveys of older adults. Although these data provide snapshots of the health status of older individuals, any study of patterns or determinants of health in older age is inevitably hampered by mortality selection. Such a selection could alternatively be called health-care selection. For example, if a health-care system is unable to prevent deaths among individuals with ill-health, then the people who are in the sample tend to be healthy. Conversely, if a health-care system succeeds in preventing deaths, then the sample tends to be unhealthy.

Source: The Lancet Healthy Longevity

DOI: 10.1016/s2666-7568(23)00163-0

Authors: Yafeng Wang, Yaohui Zhao

Institution: Peking University

Language: English

Topic: Health disparities and outcomes

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $5,500