Chen, Xinxin;
Giles, John;
Yao, Yao;
Yip, Winnie;
Meng, Qinqin;
Berkman, Lisa;
Chen, He;
... Zhao, Yaohui; + view all
(2022)
The path to healthy ageing in China: a Peking University–Lancet Commission.
Lancet
, 400
(10367)
pp. 1967-2006.
10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01546-X.
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Abstract
Key messages • China has the world's largest older population; achieving healthy ageing is necessary for China to reap positive benefits from increased longevity and to reduce potential economic and social burdens that could accompany rapid population ageing // • As non-communicable diseases become a greater concern, it is important for policy to promote the adoption of healthy lifestyles and behaviours to improve health status at older ages // • China's health-care delivery system needs to notably strengthen primary health care and move towards integrated delivery to improve access and quality of care for older patients // • China has successfully reduced old-age dependency by pushing for age-friendly communities and home environments; however, more improvements are necessary to prevent a substantial increase in the number of people needing care // • China's social and demographic changes necessitate finding substitutes to family-based care and helping families take care of their older members; to that end, China needs to train and retain a new cadre of home care workers, nurses, social workers, and geriatricians // • China's public health insurance and long-term care insurance should move towards national-level risk pooling to reduce inequality in benefits and facilitate the mobility of older people
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The path to healthy ageing in China: a Peking University–Lancet Commission |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01546-X |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01546-X |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author-accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10194295 |
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