Envejecimiento y mortalidad: Condiciones de salud, económicas y familiares en el último año de vida de las personas mayores en México

Translated title of the contribution: Aging and mortality: Health, economic and family conditions in the last year of life of the elderly in Mexico

César Alfredo González-González, Karina Orozco-Rocha, Mireya Patricia Arias-Soto, María Gregoria Carbajal-Santillán, Rafael Samper-Ternent

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Abstract

Little is known on what happens in the last year of life of the aging population. Mexico has demographic, economic, social and epidemiological characteristics that raise concerns about the challenges that aging will impose. The objective is to analyze the last year of life of the Mexican elderly population and describe the state of health, physical functioning, use of health services and family support that they had before death. We used information from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS). The results indicate that during the last year of life, the presence of chronic diseases, difficulty in activities of daily living, support from the family and the use of health services are a constant for both the individual and the family.

Translated title of the contributionAging and mortality: Health, economic and family conditions in the last year of life of the elderly in Mexico
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)43-62
Number of pages20
JournalPapeles de Poblacion
Volume24
Issue number97
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

Keywords

  • Aging
  • Chronic diseases
  • Hospitalization
  • Living arrangements
  • Mortality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Demography

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