title: Disability among older women and men in Fiji: concerns for the future.
abstract: This study examines the composition of elderly population at risk of disability and speculates the impact of disability on the quality of their lives and their longevity. Using census and survey data collected in Fiji, life table estimates of unimpaired life expectancy across time are presented for older people and the potential costs of disability, in terms of productive years of life lost. From a planning perspective, the study discusses medical and support services that may be needed to support older individuals in Fiji. The study also describes policy implications of the findings, focusing on the older women, and considers the implications for older women of other developing countries.
authors.affiliation: Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, USA.
authors.forename: Sela V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Panapasa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003906:Developing Countries; D004526:Efficiency; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008849:Micronesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011788:Quality of Life; D012737:Sex Factors; D016387:Women's Health