title: Health perspectives: international epidemiology of ageing.
abstract: Populations globally are ageing, in part due to dramatic increases in life expectancies, forcing a reconsideration of what constitutes being "elderly" and "old." The proportion of older adults living with disability may be decreasing, yet older individuals are living with a significant burden of chronic disease, geriatric impairments in cognition, vision and hearing and reduced physiological reserve (frailty). Caring for a growing number of medically complex individuals has implications for medical workforce size and composition, health programmes and expenditure. Future responses to an ageing population will require further innovation in health-care delivery models, and increasing representation of older adults in clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Monash Ageing Research Centre, The Kingston Centre, Monash University Warrigal Road, Cheltenham, Victoria 3192, Australia. Stephanie.ward@southernhealth.org.au
authors.forename: Stephanie Alison
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Workman
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000758:Anesthesia; D015897:Comorbidity; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans