Future of an Ageing Population
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<strong>Future</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>an</strong> <strong>Ageing</strong> <strong>Population</strong> | Glossary<br />
Frailty<br />
GDP (gross domestic<br />
product)<br />
HLE (healthy life<br />
expect<strong>an</strong>cy)<br />
Household<br />
ICT cohort<br />
Inclusive desgin<br />
Informal care<br />
Intergenerational<br />
living<br />
Labour market<br />
Life course<br />
Life expect<strong>an</strong>cy<br />
Longevity<br />
Mainstream housing<br />
Mental capital<br />
Morbidity<br />
An elevated risk <strong>of</strong> catastrophic declines in health<br />
<strong>an</strong>d function, usually among older adults.<br />
Gross domestic product is the monetary value <strong>of</strong> all<br />
finished goods <strong>an</strong>d services produced in a particular<br />
country.<br />
The average number <strong>of</strong> years a person at a stated age<br />
would expect to live in good health.<br />
One person living alone, or a group <strong>of</strong> people (not<br />
necessarily related) living at the same address with<br />
common housekeeping.<br />
Group <strong>of</strong> individuals with similar ICT capabilities<br />
(sometimes born within the same year or group<br />
<strong>of</strong> years).<br />
Design aiming to enable everyone to participate<br />
equally, confidently <strong>an</strong>d independently in everyday<br />
activities.<br />
Providing care for a relative or friend who needs<br />
support because <strong>of</strong> age, physical or learning disability<br />
or illness.<br />
People from three or more generations living within<br />
the same household.<br />
The supply <strong>an</strong>d dem<strong>an</strong>d for labour (where employees<br />
provide the supply <strong>an</strong>d employers the dem<strong>an</strong>d).<br />
A sequence <strong>of</strong> socially defined events <strong>an</strong>d roles that<br />
the individual enacts over time.<br />
How long <strong>an</strong> average person is expected to live,<br />
given their birth year, age, gender <strong>an</strong>d location.<br />
Long life.<br />
‘Ordinary’ housing – <strong>of</strong>ten the family home.<br />
The totality <strong>of</strong> <strong>an</strong> individual’s cognitive <strong>an</strong>d emotional<br />
resources, including their cognitive capability,<br />
flexibility <strong>an</strong>d efficiency <strong>of</strong> learning, emotional<br />
intelligence, <strong>an</strong>d resilience in the face <strong>of</strong> stress.<br />
A diseased state, disability, or poor health.<br />
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