Cohort-specific disability trajectories among older women and men in Europe 2004–2017

Stefan Fors (), Stefania Illinca, Janet Jull, Selma Kadi, Susan Phillips, Ricardo Rodrigues, Afshin Vafaei, Eszter Zolyomi and Johan Rehnberg
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Stefan Fors: Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University
Stefania Illinca: European Center for Social Welfare Policy and Research
Janet Jull: Queen’s University
Selma Kadi: European Center for Social Welfare Policy and Research
Susan Phillips: Queen’s University
Ricardo Rodrigues: European Center for Social Welfare Policy and Research
Afshin Vafaei: Queen’s University
Eszter Zolyomi: European Center for Social Welfare Policy and Research
Johan Rehnberg: Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University

European Journal of Ageing, 2022, vol. 19, issue 4, No 20, 1119 pages

Abstract: Abstract As the population of Europe grows older, one crucial issue is how the incidence and prevalence of disabilities are developing over time in the older population. In this study, we compare cohort-specific disability trajectories in old age across subsequent birth cohorts in Europe, during the period 2004–2017.We used data from seven waves of data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Mixed effects logistic regression models were used to model trajectories of accumulation of ADL limitations for subsequent birth cohorts of older women and men in different European regions. The results showed that there were sex differences in ADL and IADL limitations in all regions for most cohorts. Women reported more limitations than men, particularly in Eastern and Southern rather than Northern and Western Europe. Among men in Eastern, Northern and Western Europe, later born cohorts reported more disabilities than did earlier born birth cohorts at the same ages. Similar patterns were observed for women in Northern and Western Europe. In contrast, the risk of disabilities was lower in later born cohorts than in earlier born birth cohorts among women in Eastern Europe. Overall, results from this study suggest that disability trajectories in different cohorts of men and women were by and large similar across Europe. The trajectories varied more depending on sex, age and region than depending on cohort.

Keywords: Disabilities; Ageing; Birth cohorts; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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