Cognitive functioning transitions, health expectancies, and inequalities among elderly people in China: A nationwide longitudinal study

ConclusionsWomen and rural people experience less cognitive health expectancies compared with their counterparts, respectively. Chinese government should pay more attention to rural women and make efforts to reduce the inequalities of cognitive health by increasing opportunities of education for women and improving access to medical service and healthy lifestyle for rural people.

Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - September 11, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Chengbei Hou, Yinan Lin, Ming Ren, Mengyang Liu, Yuan Ma, Haibin Li, Lixin Tao, Wei Wang, Xia Li, Xianghua Fang, Xiuhua Guo Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research