Abstract
Definitions of healthy ageing include survival to a specific age, being free of chronic diseases, autonomy in activities of daily living, wellbeing, good quality of life, high social participation, only mild cognitive or functional impairment, and little or no disability. The working group Epidemiology of Ageing of the German Association of Epidemiology organized a workshop in 2012 with the aim to present different indicators used in German studies and to discuss their impact on health for an ageing middle-European population. Workshop presentations focused on prevalence of chronic diseases and multimorbidity, development of healthy life expectancy at the transition to oldest-age, physical activity, assessment of cognitive capability, and functioning and disability in old age. The communication describes the results regarding specific indicators for Germany, and hereby contributes to the further development of a set of indicators for the assessment of healthy ageing.
Highlights
Demographic prognoses for Europe project that the proportion of older people within the general population will steadily rise from an estimated percentage of population aged 65 years and over of16.0% in 2010 to a projected value or 29.3% in 2060 [1,2] This will as well lead to an increase in the number of people with limitations with considerable effects on social security systems, public health, and society
The objectives of this paper are to put forth the results of the presentations, to describe results regarding specific indicators for Germany, and to create a basis for the further development of indicators of healthy ageing that are relevant for all areas of epidemiological research
What are change norms and why are they so urgently needed? Generally, healthy ageing and normal ageing processes are accompanied by non-pathological cognitive decline
Summary
Demographic prognoses for Europe project that the proportion of older people within the general population will steadily rise from an estimated percentage of population aged 65 years and over of16.0% in 2010 to a projected value or 29.3% in 2060 [1,2] This will as well lead to an increase in the number of people with limitations with considerable effects on social security systems, public health, and society. Demographic prognoses for Europe project that the proportion of older people within the general population will steadily rise from an estimated percentage of population aged 65 years and over of. The WHO defines active ageing as “the process of optimising opportunities for health, participation, and security in order to enhance quality of life as people age” [5]. To put this into perspective, successful, active, or healthy ageing includes the notion of successful adaptation to changes that cannot be prevented [6]
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