Previous research has examined trends in the health of older adults who are frail or in otherwise poor health.1Collectively, this body of evidence points to encouraging improvements. The new study is based on data from a nationally representative sample of more than 1,000 people aged 65 and older.
Previous research has examined trends in the health of older adults who are frail or in otherwise poor health.1Collectively, this body of evidence points to encouraging improvements. It is well recognized, though, that health is a spectrum and examining only those in poor health neglects to consider how good health (the goal of public health and policy initiatives) is distributed in the general population.