Disability free life expectancy: a simulation study of scenarios to extend healthy years and reduce inequalities.

David R Sinclair, Laurie E Davies, Barbara Hanratty, Chris Todd, Fiona E Matthews, Andrew Kingston

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Unit in Healthy Ageing, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. [email protected] Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Unit in Healthy Ageing, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. [email protected]. · pubmed

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Abstract

The gap in Disability-Free Life Expectancy between affluent and deprived areas of England is stark, at over 15 years. Successive governments have recognised the need to narrow this and extend the years of life spent without disability, but there is little evidence outlining how large an intervention must be to achieve meaningful gains. This study examines intervention scenarios to (i) extend Disability-Free Life Expectancy and (ii) reduce socioeconomic inequalities in Disability-Free Life Expectancy, among older people in England.

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Research summary

The paper claims that specific intervention scenarios can extend Disability-Free Life Expectancy and reduce socioeconomic inequalities among older people in England. This research is relevant as it addresses the improvement of healthy aging and the reduction of disparities in longevity, which are critical aspects of longevity research.

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