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| activities of daily living (ADLs) |
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| Activities performed daily! Bathing, moving from a bed or chair, dressing, getting to and using the toilet, eating, and walking. |
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| Long-term illnesses like arthritis, rheumatism, hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease |
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| compression of morbidity hypothesis |
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| The idea that severe chronic illness would occur for a short time near the end of life. |
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| dependence-free life expectancy |
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| Measures the number of years of remaining life that a person will live in a state free of dependence on others for daily tasks. |
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| disability-free life expectancy |
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| Refers to the years of life free of any disability. Researchers compare this to the number of years of life expectancy. It gives an indication of the quality of life of a person’s remaining years. |
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| Refers to limitations in the performance of normal daily activities due to illness or injury |
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| Physical problems due to lack of movement |
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| instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) |
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| Home management activities like using the phone, shopping,managing finances and doing light housework. |
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| The number of years at birth an average member of a society can expect to live |
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| The maximum number of years a member of a species can live. |
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| rectangularization or squaring to the survival curve |
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| The change over time in survival curves resulting in a right angle or square shape, leading researchers to conclude that a finite life span exists. |
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| aging characterized by a low chance of disease and disability, high mental and physical functioning, and active engagement in social relations and productive activity. |
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