Title: Active Aging Index in Bangladesh: A Comparative Analysis with a European Approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Aminul Haque ◽  
Sadiya Afrin
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
European Approach ◽  
Aging Index

Adaptation and Validation of Active Aging Index Among Older Vietnamese Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 604-615
Author(s):  
Vu Tuan Pham ◽  
Ya-Mei Chen ◽  
Tuyen Van Duong ◽  
Thao Phuong Thi Nguyen ◽  
Wei-Chu Chie
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Expert Panel ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
Validity Index ◽  
Good Test ◽  
Aging Index ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Objective: The objective of this study was to adapt and validate the Vietnamese version of Active Aging Index (AAI). Method: We conducted an expert panel, focus groups, test–retest and examination of internal consistency, and construct and concurrent validity among 804 older Vietnamese adults. Results: Scale content validity index (CVI) was 0.98. Test–retest coefficients ranged from 0.70 to 1.00. The Cronbach’s alphas of well-being, voluntary, affordability, and politics were 0.94, 0.70, 0.65, and 0.16, respectively. Voluntary and well-being had good construct validity. Regarding politics, only one of four items had good test–retest reliability (Kappa 0.84), while other three had low variance in both test–retest and field study. In exploratory factor analysis, items assessing affordability loaded on three components. AAI was positively associated with perceived health, life satisfaction, and quality of life; it was negatively associated with falls, loneliness, and frailty. Discussion: In adapting AAI, researchers should consider cultural sensitivity. Key modifications, findings, explanations, and suggestions are presented here.

scholarly journals Associations of City-Level Active Aging and Age Friendliness with Well-Being among Older Adults Aged 55 and Over in Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4304
Author(s):  
Hui-Chuan Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Senior Citizen ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
Mixed Linear Models ◽  
Aging Index ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

This study aims to identify the typology of city-level active aging and age-friendliness across cities in Taiwan and examine their effects on well-being in terms of life satisfaction (aged 55 and over) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) (aged 65 and over) among older adults. The data were from the 2017 Taiwan Senior Citizen Condition Survey. Available indicators of Taiwan’s Active Aging Index and city age-friendliness were selected, and mixed linear models were analyzed. Active aging cities were classified into four categories—content, developed, participatory, and pioneer—and age-friendly cities into insecure, infrastructural, and tranquil. Life satisfaction was rated higher in content and participatory cities compared with the pioneer city, and related to individuals’ active aging status. Physical HRQoL was rated higher in infrastructural and tranquil cities, compared with insecure cities. City types of active aging and age-friendliness have different effects on well-being, but the effects are weaker than those of individuals’ characteristics.

Active Aging Index and Healthy Life Expectancy in Rajshahi District of Bangladesh

2013 ◽  
pp. 257-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismail Tareque ◽  
Nazrul Hoque ◽  
Towfiqua Mahfuza Islam ◽  
Kazuo Kawahara ◽  
Makiko Sugawa
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Healthy Life Expectancy ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Aging Index

scholarly journals Silver Economy in Romania. Érmellék Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-98
Author(s):  
Katalin Gál ◽  
Rita Pásztor
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Aging Index ◽  
The Individual

After the regime change in Romania significant changes in the structure of the population can also be observed, one aspect of which is aging. Our research examines the Romanian aspects of the silver economy on the example of Érmellék micro region. The studied North Bihor area is a disadvantaged micro-region where the social and economic changes of the last 30 years have not brought an easier life. These social changes can be seen in ethnic change, aging, the feminization of aging, and low educational attainment. According to economic indicators, people living here are characterized by low income and commuting lifestyle for working purposes. Accession to the European Union is mostly reflected in the increase in the number of border crossings points and cross-border labor force migration in this region. Thus, our research concerns the examination of the situation of the aging and elderly generation in Érmellék along the measures and services of the silver economy. After defining the concept of the silver economy and presenting the dimensions of the Active Aging Index, an analysis of the empirical data follows. Our study interprets the silver economy as a set of economic opportunities that address both the public and consumer expenditures associated with an aging population and the specific needs of the population over 50 years. During the data processing, through qualitative approach of the elderly population quality of life, we sought the answer to the question of the extent to which the silver economy, or some of its dimensions, can be accessed in Érmellék. In our study, we integrated the analysis of information from focus group interviews, professional and in-depth interviews in the framework of the exploratory research into the dimensions provided by the Active Aging Index. Along with the applied analytical logic, the presentation of the individual dimensions was supplemented with the processing of qualitative empirical material in addition to the secondary data, so we could get to know the conditions of active aging in Érmellék and the possibilities of the regional silver economy. Keywords: silver economy, active aging, quality of life of the elderly, social care, employment of the elderly, social participation of the elderly

Active Aging Index--Vietnamese Adaptation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vu Tuan Pham ◽  
Ya-Mei Chen ◽  
Tuyen Van Duong ◽  
Thao Phuong Thi Nguyen ◽  
Wei-Chu Chie
Keyword(s):  
Active Aging ◽  
Aging Index

Active Aging Index in Vietnam Relative to China, South Korea, Taiwan, and 28 European Union Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 312-325
Author(s):  
Tuan-Vu Pham ◽  
Hui-Chuan Hsu ◽  
Asghar Zaidi ◽  
Ya-Mei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
European Union ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Aging Index ◽  
Poverty Risk ◽  
High Preference

Objectives This study constructed an Active Aging Index (AAI) for Vietnam and compares Vietnam’s AAI with those of China, Korea, Taiwan, and 28 countries in the European Union. Methods A survey of 1,105 people aged 55 or above in three provinces from the northern, central, and southern parts of Vietnam was conducted. Active aging was measured using the AAI; its 22 indicators were grouped into four domains: employment, social participation, independent/healthy/secure living, and enabling environments. Results Of the 32 countries reviewed, Vietnam ranked 11th. It ranked high for employment (1st) and social participation (5th) but low for independent/healthy/secure living (32nd) and enabling environments (26th). Conclusion Three policy priorities were identified: maintaining a high preference-driven social and workforce participation rate among older adults; promoting medical care and healthy behaviors among older adults; and improving other poorly performing aspects of active aging, including voluntary activities, poverty risk, Internet usage, and lifelong learning.

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