McConatha D, McConatha J T, Cinelli B
School of Health Sciences, West Chester University.
J Appl Gerontol. 1991 Jun;10(2):224-35. doi: 10.1177/073346489101000208.
The rapid aging of the Japanese and United States populations represents a major challenge in terms of health care and the quality of life. This article provides a cross-cultural analysis of the status of the elderly in these two countries. Japan currently has almost 13 million people over the age of 65. This number will more than double in the next two decades, making Japan one of the oldest countries in the world. This change offers an opportunity to view the approaches, solutions, and dimensions associated with current and proposed directions for the elderly in the United States, who now number 32 million and will increase to 35 million by the year 2000.
日本和美国人口的迅速老龄化给医疗保健和生活质量带来了重大挑战。本文对这两个国家老年人的状况进行了跨文化分析。日本目前有近1300万65岁以上的人口。在未来二十年里，这个数字将增加一倍多，使日本成为世界上老龄化程度最高的国家之一。这种变化为审视与美国老年人当前和未来发展方向相关的方法、解决方案及维度提供了契机，美国目前有3200万老年人，到2000年将增至3500万。
