학술논문

In their own words: a model of healthy aging.
Document Type
Article
Source
Social Science & Medicine. Oct2001, Vol. 53 Issue 7, p927. 15p. 2 Diagrams, 3 Charts.
Subject
*AGING
*HEALTH of older people
*HEALTH
Language
ISSN
0277-9536
Abstract
Summarizes the descriptions of health that emerged from conversations with the older people in terms of the ability to go and do meaningful activity. Identification of factors that best discriminate between more and less healthy aging; Emergence of a model of healthy aging; Components of the model; Encouragement of interdisciplinary support of the desired goals of the aged and the outcomes rather than only medical approaches to deficits and challenges.