Objective:To explore the necessity of implementing narrative wills in the context of active aging,and to provide a reference for China's active response to aging strategies.Methods:Employing strengths,weaknesses,opportunities,and threats(SWOT)analysis,this paper analyzes the internal strengths and weaknesses,and external opportunities and threats of implementing narrative wills in the context of active aging in China.Results:The advantages of implementing narrative wills in the context of active aging in China include abundant narrative resources,diverse narrative methods,and a return to humanistic care.The disadvantages include unclear conceptual definitions of relevant concepts,non-standardized implementation procedures for narrative wills,and the absence of an established implementation team for narrative wills.Opportunities include demand support,strategic orientation,digital age.Threats include personal privacy protection,lack of medical resources,and insufficient narrative research.Conclusion:In the context of active aging,the implementation of narrative wills has both advantages and disadvantages.The humanistic care can be truly achieved,only by strengthening the education and publicity of narrative wills,increasing organizational guarantees and intensity of support,strengthening relevant research on narrative wills,and enhancing privacy protection mechanisms.