On the Estimation of Disability-Free Life Expectancy
无残疾预期寿命的估计
A rapidly aging population, such as the United States today, is characterized by the increased prevalence of chronic impairment. Robust estimation of disability-free life expectancy (DFLE), or healthy life expectancy, is essential for examining whether additional years of life are spent in good health and whether life expectancy is increasing faster than the decline of disability rates. Over 30 years since its publication, Sullivan's method remains the most widely used…