Background Population aging increases the need for knowledge on positive aspects of
aging, and contributions of older people to their own wellbeing and that of others. We …

Background Psychological and social well-being are emerging as major determinants in
preserving health in old age. We aimed to explore the association between these factors …

Background Subjective and social well-being, avoiding sedentary behavior (SB), and
engaging in physical activity (PA) are important factors for health in older adults, but the …

Objective There is growing public health interest in understanding and promoting successful
aging. While there has been some exciting empirical work on objective measures of physical …

Background 'Active ageing'has been promoted as a strategy for extending quality of life and
healthy life expectancy. However, there is limited evidence from nationally representative …

Active aging refers to striving for well-being through preferred activity and may be restricted
with declining mobility. We investigated whether psychological resilience, ie, the ability to …

Objectives Healthy psychological functioning, the ability to respond rapidly to environmental
changes, has been associated with better health outcomes. Less work has examined the …

Successful aging may be a solution to the major challenges that population aging poses to
healthcare systems, financial security, and labor force supply. Hence, we studied the value …

Several debates have emerged across the literature about the conceptualisation of active
ageing. The aim of this study is to develop a model of the construct that is focused on the …

The main pathway of the disablement process consists of four consecutive phases:
Pathology (presence of disease/injury), Impairments (dysfunctions/structural abnormalities) …