| |
| |
| |
Centre for Policy on Ageing | |
 | |
|
Operational definitions of successful aging
— a systematic review | | Author(s) | Theodore D Cosco, A Matthew Prina, Jaime Perales |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 26, no 3, March 2014 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, March 2014 |
| Pages | pp 373-381 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/ipg |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Health [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Well being ; Measurement ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | Half a century after the inception of the term `successful ageing (SA)', a consensus definition has not emerged. The current study aims to provide a comprehensive snapshot of operational definitions of SA. A systematic review across several relevant databases was conducted. Of the 105 operational definitions across 84 included studies using unique models, 92.4% included physiological constructs (e.g. physical functioning), 49.5% (52) engagement constructs (e.g. involvement in voluntary work), 48.6% (51) well-being constructs (e.g. life satisfaction), 25.7% (27) personal resources (e.g. resilience), and 5.7% (6) extrinsic factors (e.g. finances). 34 definitions consisted of a single construct, 28 of two constructs, 27 of three constructs, 13 of four constructs, and two of five constructs. The operational definitions utilised in the included studies identify between <1% and >90% of study participants as successfully ageing. The heterogeneity of these results strongly suggests the multidimensionality of SA and the difficulty in categorising usual versus successful ageing. Although the majority of operationalisations reveal a biomedical focus, studies increasingly use psychosocial and lay components. Lack of consistency in the definition of SA is a fundamental weakness of SA research. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150529287 A |
| Classmark | BG: CC: F:59: D:F:5HH: 3R: 3A:6KC |
Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing |
|
| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
| |
|
|