Background Older people constitute a significant proportion of the total population and their
number is projected to increase by more than half by 2030. This increasing probability of late …

Objective There is no consensual definition of “successful aging.” Our aim was to review the
literature on proportions of subjects meeting criteria and individual components of definitions …

With global trends in population aging, many nations are developing and implementing
healthy aging policies to promote quality as well as years of healthy life. To broaden the …

We aimed to examine the temporal association between physical activity and successful
aging. The analyses involved 1,584 adults aged 49+ years living west of Sydney (Australia) …

Background: We aimed to investigate the association between physical activity and
successful aging among middle-aged and older adults and study how this association …

Objectives. To propose and test a conceptual two-factor model of successful aging that
includes objective and subjective components. Methods. Data were derived from 5,688 …

A review of existing studies which defined and measured healthy ageing as an outcome was
undertaken to clarify the term for the purposes of informing policy development and further …

OBJECTIVES: To test whether early‐life factors (education, height, father's social position)
and midlife social, behavioral, and psychosocial factors were associated with entering older …

Aging well and continuing to be active are often regarded as THE goals in life, from
individual, family, community, and population perspectives. This implies good health and …

This paper draws on semi-structured interviews conducted with 36 older men to examine
how older men's understandings of independence relate to their help seeking behaviours …