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A qualitative description of successful aging through different decades of older adulthood.
Carr, Kelly; Weir, Patricia L.
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  • Carr K; a Department of Kinesiology , University of Windsor , Windsor , ON , Canada.
  • Weir PL; a Department of Kinesiology , University of Windsor , Windsor , ON , Canada.
Aging Ment Health ; 21(12): 1317-1325, 2017 12.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27661769
OBJECTIVE: To qualitatively examine factors that contribute to successful aging during different decades of older adulthood. METHODS: Fundamental qualitative description was adopted as the methodological framework. Through purposeful sampling, 42 community dwelling older adults (mean age = 79.6 years, age range = 65-97 years; 19 males) were recruited. Focus groups (6) segmented by decade of life were conducted with participants 65-74 (n = 17) and 75-84 (n = 17) years of age. Semi-structured interviews (16) were conducted with four participants from each decade, as well as participants 85 years of age and older (n = 8). Data analyses were conducted independently for each decade of life and included inductive analysis of textual data through continuous comparisons of meaning units. RESULTS: Three primary themes related to successful aging were identified across all decades of older adulthood: (1) staying healthy (secondary themes: genetics and lifestyle choices), (2) maintaining an active engagement in life (secondary themes: social engagement and cognitive engagement), and (3) keeping a positive outlook on life. Participants in specific decades of older adulthood identified three additional secondary themes related to maintaining an active engagement in life: finances (65-74 and 85+ years), social support (75+ years), and successful marriage (75+ years). Similarly, only adults 65-84 years of age identified a secondary theme for keeping a positive outlook on life: acceptance and adaptation. CONCLUSION: Primary themes related to successful aging were agreed upon by participants in all decades of older adulthood, while age-based differences existed among secondary themes. Thus, what it means to age successfully may be age-dependent.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Apoyo Social / Envejecimiento / Matrimonio / Estado de Salud / Renta / Estilo de Vida Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Patient_preference Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Aging Ment Health Asunto de la revista: GERIATRIA / PSICOLOGIA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá Pais de publicación: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Apoyo Social / Envejecimiento / Matrimonio / Estado de Salud / Renta / Estilo de Vida Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Patient_preference Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Aging Ment Health Asunto de la revista: GERIATRIA / PSICOLOGIA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá Pais de publicación: Reino Unido