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QC15
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elderly
personne âgéeCategory label
ElderlyPersonne âgéeQ-Code supplementary keywords
ageingfrailtyoldest-oldpersonne âgéeQ-Code scope note
persons of an older age, usually 60 to 65 years old and retired from work. (Woncadic)les personnes d'un âge plus avancé, le plus souvent de 60 à 65 ans et retraités. (Woncadic)Q-Code conceptual content
AGED (Syn. elderly) persons of an older age, usually 60 or 65 years old and retired from work.(Woncadic)
Aged ; A person 65 through 79 years of age.(MeSH)Aged, 80 and over ; A person 80 years of age and older (MeSH)AGING OF THE POPULATION a demographic term meaning an increase over time in the proportion of older persons in the population. It does not necessarily imply an increase in life expectancy or that "people are living longer than they used to". The principal determinant of aging in the population has been a decline in the birth rate: when fewer children are born than in previous years, the result, in the absence of a rise in the death rate at higher ages, has been an increase in the proportion of older persons in the population. In developed societies, however, mortality change is becoming a factor: little further mortality reduction can occur in the first half of life, so reductions are beginning to occur in the third and fourth quarters of life, leading to a rise in the proportion of older persons from this cause. (Woncadic)Frail Elderly ; Older adults or aged individuals who are lacking in general strength and are unusually susceptible to disease or to other infirmity.(MeSH)Healthy Aging : The development and maintenance of optimal physical, mental, spiritual, and social well-being and function with advancing age. (MeSH 2018)OLD AGE usually refers to persons over 60 or 65 years old. (Woncadic) Bibliographic link
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