Successful Aging: Concept and Strategies.
- Author:
Jong Han PARK
1
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. jpark@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Aging;
Aged;
Cognition
- MeSH:
Aging*;
Cognition;
Consensus;
Longevity;
Mental Health
- From:Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
2005;9(1):37-49
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Thoughts and concepts on successful aging were reviewed from psychological, biomedical and multi-dimensional points of view. Longevity, mental health, preservation of cognitive function, physical health and life satisfaction seem to constitute successful aging albeit we are not still at a full consensus about what successful aging is and about which of those domains is most important. A variety of factors are related to successful aging and some of them are thought to be modifiable while some are not. Lastly, many interventions for successful aging were discussed at both individual and social levels.
