Mortality and Morbidity Trends: Is There Compression of Morbidity?

作者：E. M. Crimmins, Hiram Beltrán‐Sánchez · 发表于：The Journals of Gerontology Series B · 年份：2010 · DOI：10.1093/geronb/gbq088 · 被引用次数：666 · 研究领域：Chronic Disease Management Strategies、Health disparities and outcomes、Frailty in Older Adults

OBJECTIVE: This paper reviews trends in mortality and morbidity to evaluate whether there has been a compression of morbidity. METHODS: Review of recent research and analysis of recent data for the United States relating mortality change to the length of life without 1 of 4 major diseases or loss of mobility functioning. RESULTS: Mortality declines have slowed down in the United States in recent years, especially for women. The prevalence of disease has increased. Age-specific prevalence of a number of risk factors representing physiological status has stayed relatively constant; where risks decline, increased usage of effective drugs is responsible. Mobility functioning has deteriorated. Length of life with disease and mobility functioning loss has increased between 1998 and 2008. DISCUSSION: Empirical findings do not support recent compression of morbidity when morbidity is defined as major disease and mobility functioning loss.