In a Belgian fantasy comedy film released in 2015, The Daughter of God sends the date of human death to their mobile phones in order to rebel against their father's oppression.
When people learned the rest of their lives, some were happy, some panicked, some were angry, and some were unusually calm.
Although the movie is fictional, the fate of no one in reality can be spoiled, but now, scientists are announcing that they can indeed predict the life expectancy of some elderly people.
According to the British "Mirror" newspaper, the scientists published a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, saying that they have developed a life prediction system based on big data, which can predict the probability of death within 6 months.
An online calculator that can help predict when older adults will die has been developed—“Risk Evaluation for Support: Predictions for Elder-Life in the Community Tool (RESPECT)”.
Scientists have developed a web-based calculator that can help predict the timing of older adult deaths, "Risk Assessment Support: A Community Elderly Life Prediction Tool (RESPECT)."
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The data is based on more than 491,000 older adults who used home care between 2007 and 2013 and is focused on people who are likely to die within the next five years.
The study data is based on more than 491,000 elderly people who received home care between 2007 and 2013, with a focus on people who are likely to die within the next 5 years.
The calculated life expectancy can be as low as four weeks for people who are very frail.
The minimum calculated life expectancy for very frail people is 4 weeks.
People are asked whether they have been diagnosed with diseases like stroke, dementia, or hypertension and whether abilities to carry out tasks over three months had decreased.
Study subjects were asked whether they had been diagnosed with a disease such as stroke, dementia, or high blood pressure, and whether their ability to complete tasks had decreased within 3 months.
The ability to make decisions is also asked and whether they have suffered vomiting, swelling, shortness of breath, unplanned weight loss, dehydration or loss of appetite.
They are also asked how well they are making decisions, whether they have vomiting, swelling, shortness of breath, unplanned weight loss, dehydration, or loss of appetite.
Researchers found declines in a person's ability to carry out activities of daily living were stronger predictors of six-month mortality than the diseases that a person has.
The researchers found that a decline in a person's daily behavioral abilities predicted a more likely chance of dying within 6 months than the disease they developed.
Dr Amy Hsu, an investigator at the Bruyere Research Institute and at the University of Ottawa in Canada, said: "The RESPECT calculator allows families and their loved ones to plan.”
Dr Amy Koh, a researcher at the Bruyère Institute and the University of Ottawa in Canada, said: "The 'life calculator' can prepare families and their loved ones. ”
"For example, it can help an adult child plan when to take a leave of absence from work to be with a parent or decide when to take the last family vacation together."
"For example, it can help adult children plan when to take time off to spend time with their parents, or decide when to spend their last family vacation together."
Dr Peter Tanuseputro, at the Ottawa Hospital, said: "Knowing how long a person has to live is essential in making informed decisions about what treatments they should get and where they should get them.
Peter Tanusepot, a physician at Ottawa Hospital, said: "It is crucial to understand how long a person will have to live and to make sound judgments about what treatment they should receive and where to receive treatment. ”
"As a person gets closer to death, the balance shifts from having curative care as the primary goal, to care that maximizes a person's quality of remaining life."
"As a person draws closer to death, medical care moves from treatment as the primary purpose to maximising the patient's remaining quality of life."
According to China Daily
Source: Daily Mirror
Editor: Dong Jing
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