SUCCESSFUL AGING
LISA ZHANG
Older people often say that successful aging involves being productive, being mentally fit, and, most importantly, being able to lead a meaningful life.
The term successful aging was made popular in 1987, when the scientists John Wallis Rowe and Robert Kahn published an influential book entitled Successful Aging. Rowe and Kahn stated that successful aging involved three main factors: being free of disability or disease, having high cognitive and physical abilities, and interacting with others in meaningful ways.
DISABILITY AND DISEASE FREE
For absence of disease, we included absence of heart disease, stroke, bronchitis, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, emphysema, or asthma. Absence of disability included being able to perform all 7 activities of daily living. Absence of risk factors included absence of cigarette smoking, hypertension, and obesity, defined according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (1998) guidelines as a body mass index of 30 or greater based upon reported height and weight.
HIGH COGNITIVE AND PHYSICAL ABILITIES
Maintaining physical and mental functioning includes the ability to walk 1/4 mile, the ability to climb one flight of stairs without resting, the ability to stand up without fainting or feeling dizzy, and the ability to remember things without difficulty, to remember where one put something, or to find the right word when talking.
SOCIALLY EMBEDDEDNESS
Connections with persons included reporting monthly contact with three or more close friends or relatives is considered healthy. Quality of social connection is one of the most reliable predictors of well-being in older individuals.
Thank you
I choose this topic because we live in a time where there are so many uncertainties as we get older. There isn't a specific way to be happy but health is wealth. Being aware of the simple things that can help you age successfully physically means there is one less thing to worry about about.
“Fifty is a big corner to turn.
It used to mean being put out to pasture, but it's the opposite with me.
I feel more vibrant; I'm more active than I've ever been.
The F-word really is freedom.
It's the freedom to have dropped the rock-the rock of addiction, of family, of comparisons with other people. It's being fit and focused and kind of furious.”
Urtamo, A., Jyväkorpi, S. K., & Strandberg, T. E. (2019). Definitions of successful ageing: a brief review of a multidimensional concept. Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 90(2), 359–363. https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v90i2.8376
Bowling, A., & Dieppe, P. (2005). What is successful ageing and who should define it?. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 331(7531), 1548–1551. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.331.7531.1548
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