Active Aging in Very Old Age and the Relevance of Psychological Aspects

Frontiers in Medicine

Constança Paúl¹ 

关键词: active aging;    World Health Organization;    confirmatory factor analysis;    health;    psychological determinants;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2017.00181

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundActive aging encompasses a socially and individually designed mix of different domains that range from personal and familial, to social and professional. In being a key policy concept often focused on the young-old individuals, efforts in studying its dimensions in advanced ages have seldom been made. Nevertheless, there is a recognized need to promote adequate responses to the growing number of individuals reaching advanced ages and to recognize their specific dependability on health-related aspects, services attendance, social interactions, or on psychological characteristics for what it means to “age actively.”.

【 授权许可】

CC BY