TAILIEUCHUNG - HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY

First we look up on the economic dependency as a component of economic deprivation. The dependency status of a person identified as an indicator of freedom and autonomy of an individual that reflects on the ability to transform his capability to the wellbeing (Sen 1992). The studies of the wellbeing of the elderly gives that there is high degree of dependency in the old age for both economic and Physical (Omran 1982, World Bank 1994). In the developed world, it is protected by the intuitional and social care that one way curtails the incidence of the dependency (Heslop, A. and. | This report contains the collective views of an international group of experts and does not necessarily represent the decisions or the stated policy of the World Health Organization Health of the elderly Report of a WHO Expert Committee World Health Organization Technical Report Series 779 World Health Organization Geneva 1989 ISBN 92 4 120779 5 World Health Organization 1989 Publications of the World Health Organization enjoy copyright protection in accordance with the provisions of Protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. For rights of reproduction or translation of WHO publications in part or in toto application should be made to the Office of Publications World Health Organization Geneva Switzerland The World Health Organization welcomes such applications. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country territory city or area or of its authorities or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters. ISSN 0512-3054 PRINTED IN- SWITZERLAND 88 7792 - Schiller SA - 6500 CONTENTS Page 1. Introduction. 7 Basis for national action in relation to health of the elderly . 7 Definitions. 7 Growth of the elderly population of the world. 8 Progress since 1973 . 9 Preparations for the work of the Expert Committee . 9 2. Health and functional status . 10 What is unique about the elderly . 10 Demographic and public health aspects of population aging . 14 The biology of aging. 31 Functional abilities .

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