Challenges of ageing in Portugal: data from the EpiDoC Cohort

Portuguese adults have a long lifespan, but it is unclear whether they live a healthy life in their final years. We aimed to determine the prevalence of multimorbidity and characterize lifestyle and other health outcomes among older Portuguese adults.

Keywords

Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Cohort studies Cross-sectional studies Female Humans Male Portugal Quality of life Multimorbidity

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/3926

Citation

Rodrigues, A. M., Gregório, M. J., Sousa, R. D., Dias, S. S., Santos, M. J., Mendes, J. M., … & Canhão, H. (2018). Challenges of ageing in Portugal: data from the EpiDoC cohort. Acta Médica Portuguesa, 31(2), 80-93. doi: 10.20334/amp.9817