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This presentation explores health expectancies and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF), focusing on trends from 1989-2000 for males and females. It emphasizes the need for updated classification systems and comparative analysis across countries. Tools and methods for data collection, measurement, and calculation are discussed.
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Presented at the Meeting of WHO Collaborating Centres for the FIC, Cologne, Germany, October 24, 2003 Health expectancies and the ICF RJM Perenboom, senior reseracher
Health expectancies • Population health status indicators • Combining information on: • Length of life (mortality) • Quality of life (health) • Independent of size and composition of population • Suited for comparison between groups and over time Health expectancies and the ICF
Tools needed for comparison • Same concepts of health • Same methods to collect data • Same instruments to measure health (questionnaires, format, wording, response categories, cut-off points) • Same method of calculation Health expectancies and the ICF
HE-classification system Health expectancies and the ICF
HE according to ICF Health expectancies and the ICF
Trends 1989-2000 for males Health expectancies and the ICF
Trends 1989-2000 for females Health expectancies and the ICF
Conclusions • Classification system needs updating to ICF • Comparing results on conceptual level • DFLE: • USA: increase • UK: increase • France: increase • Finland: increase • Seeing/hearing: international data not available Health expectancies and the ICF