Relationships between the Active Aging Index and Disability-Free Life Expectancy: A Case Study in the Rajshahi District of Bangladesh

• Published in: Canadian journal on aging Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 417 - 432
• Main Authors: Tareque, Md. Ismail, Hoque, Nazrul, Islam, Towfiqua Mahfuza, Kawahara, Kazuo, Sugawa, Makiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.12.2013
• Subjects: Age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ageing; Aging; Bangladesh; Developing countries; Disability; Educational Status; Elderly; Female; Females; Humans; Industrialized nations; LDCs; Life Expectancy; Longevity; Male; Males; Marital Status; Men; Middle Aged; Mortality; Older people; Participation; Physically Handicapped; Population; Quality of life; Rural Population; Sex Factors; Studies; Urban Areas; Urban Population; Women; Bangladesh; Bangladesh; indice de vieillissement actif; espérance de vie sans incapacité; active aging index; aging; vieillissment; disability-free life expectancy; vieillissement
• DOI: 10.1017/S0714980813000494
• ISSN: 0714-9808

L’espérance de vie a considérablement augmenté dans le monde entier. Au Bangladesh, l’espérance de vie a augmenté d’environ 53 ans en 1975 à 69 ans en 2010. Cependant, on ne sait pas si l’augmentation de l’espérance de vie s’accompagne d’une augmentation simultanée d’espérance de vie sans incapacité (EVSI). Le but de l’étude décrite dans cet article était d’examiner la relation entre l’espérance de vie et l’EVSI dans le quartier de Rajshahi au Bangladesh, en examinant les relations entre l’indice de vieillissement actif (IVA) et EVSI. Les résultats de l’étude indiquent que les hommes âgés, urbains et plus cultivés sont plus actifs dans tous les aspects de la vie et avoir plus EVSI. On trouve que les femmes survivent les hommes, mais sont plus susceptibles de vivre une grande partie de leur vie restante avec un handicap. Des correlations positives entre l’IVA et EVSI indiquent que les personnes âgées pourraient bénéficier plus d’EVSI en s’impliquant dans les activités d’un vieillissement actif. Life expectancy has increased considerably throughout the world. In Bangladesh, life expectancy has increased from about 53 years in 1975 to 69 years in 2010. However, it is unknown whether the increase in life expectancy is simultaneously accompanied by an increase in disability-free life expectancy (DFLE). The purpose of the study described in this article was to explore the relationship between life expectancy and DFLE in the Rajshahi District of Bangladesh by examining the relationships between the Active Aging Index (AAI) and DFLE. The study findings suggest that urban, more-educated, elderly males are more active in all aspects of life and have longer DFLE. Females are found to outlive males but are more likely to live a greater part of their remaining life with disability. Positive correlations between the AAI and DFLE suggest that older adults could enjoy more DFLE by involving themselves in active aging activities.