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Healthiness of survival and quality of death among oldest old in China using fuzzy sets.

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Gu, D; Zeng, Y
Published in: J Aging Health
October 2012

OBJECTIVE: To investigate healthiness of survival and quality of death among oldest-old Chinese. METHODS: Grade of Membership (GoM) method is applied to fulfill our goals using a nationwide longitudinal survey in China. RESULTS: GoM method generates six pure types/profiles for healthiness of survival and five profiles/types for quality of death. The authors combine these 11 profiles into 4 groups. On average, a Chinese oldest old from 1998 to 2000 had 48% probability of experiencing healthy survival, with 30% experiencing unhealthy survival, 11% having nonsuffering death, and 11% having suffering death. Similar memberships of dying with nonsuffering conditions are found across ages among the decedents. Men have a higher probability of being in healthy survival and nonsuffering death as compared to women. Marriage, high social connections, nonsmoking, and regular exercise are important contributors to healthy survival and quality of death. DISCUSSION: It is possible to live to ages 100 and beyond without much suffering.

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J Aging Health

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EISSN

1552-6887

Publication Date

October 2012

Volume

24

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1091 / 1130

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Survival Analysis
  • Social Support
  • Pain
  • Male
  • Longevity
  • Humans
  • Health Status
  • Gerontology
  • Fuzzy Logic
  • Female
 

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Gu, D., & Zeng, Y. (2012). Healthiness of survival and quality of death among oldest old in China using fuzzy sets. J Aging Health, 24(7), 1091–1130. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264312453069
Gu, Danan, and Yi Zeng. “Healthiness of survival and quality of death among oldest old in China using fuzzy sets.J Aging Health 24, no. 7 (October 2012): 1091–1130. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264312453069.
Gu, Danan, and Yi Zeng. “Healthiness of survival and quality of death among oldest old in China using fuzzy sets.J Aging Health, vol. 24, no. 7, Oct. 2012, pp. 1091–130. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/0898264312453069.
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Published In

J Aging Health

DOI

EISSN

1552-6887

Publication Date

October 2012

Volume

24

Issue

7

Start / End Page

1091 / 1130

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Survival Analysis
  • Social Support
  • Pain
  • Male
  • Longevity
  • Humans
  • Health Status
  • Gerontology
  • Fuzzy Logic
  • Female