Assessing the Quality of Aging - Presentation of Research Tool

• Authors: Andrzej Knapik
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Background: The analysis of demographic tendencies indicates a continuing process of extending life expectancy in numerous societies. Alongside the decline in fertility, the continuing process of extending life expectancy is the primary cause for the aging of societies. An increasing percentage of the elderly require defining the welfare among older people and its factors. Aim: This article presents various views on successful aging and introduces the authorial Successful Aging Index model, which was the basis for a questionnaire diagnosing the quality of aging. The author’s intention was to create a diagnostic tool for said process. Conclusions: Presented tool according to the author can be very useful for diagnosing the course of successful aging. However, this requires additional empirical testing.

Keywords

EN

successful aging; well-being; old age

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physiotherapy and Health Activity
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 42-47

Dates

published

1 - 2 - 2014

received

29 - 5 - 2015

online

30 - 9 - 2015

accepted

9 - 6 - 2015

Contributors

author

Andrzej Knapik

• School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Department of Adapted Physical Activity and Sport

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/pha-2015-0007