Lecture 5 - Epidemiology of ageing

Question 1

the study of epidemiology allows us to determine …………. events in certain……….. The study of this allows the planning and evaluation of…….. services

Answer 1

health-related
populations
preventative

Question 2

in a population pyramid from 1991 why is there a wider section in both males and females around 30 years old? why would there be a large gap in males and females aged 70-80?

Answer 2

the 1960s baby boom

post WW1

Question 3

define the old age dependency ratio

Answer 3

the number of older people (65+) / number of working age adults

Question 4

define life expectancy (LE)

Answer 4

expected number of remaining years of life at a particular age (LE0, LE65, LE85)

Question 5

by 2050, a greater proportion of the total population will be formed of more …….. and less …….. … people

Answer 5

older people, less working age people

Question 6

define health expectancy

Answer 6

expected number of remaining years spent healthy

Question 7

what is DFLE?

Answer 7

disability/dementia free life expectancy = time spent free from limiting persistent illness and disabillity