Compression of Morbidity
As mature adults around the world continue to live well up into their later years, there is a growing misperception within society, with aging comes the inevitability of spending the remaining years after age 65 poor health, isolated, disabled, and demented. However, Dr. James Fries, a professor of medicine at Stanford University, introduced the Compression of Morbidity hypothesis that contradicts the stereotypical ageism assertions of chronic sicknesses and rapidly declining health at the onset of the senior year. Not all seniors experience as rapid deterioration in health, as others do; some maintain their functional ability well up into their latter. Dr. Fries’ hypothesis further argues that there is a strong correlation