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dc.contributor.authorM. Peel, Nancye
dc.contributor.authorMcClure, Roderick
dc.contributor.authorBartlett, Helen P.
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:01:40Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:01:40Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.modified2009-12-22T03:06:56Z
dc.identifier.issn07493797
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.amepre.2004.12.002
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/27906
dc.description.abstractWith global trends in population aging, many nations are developing and implementing healthy aging policies to promote quality as well as years of healthy life. To broaden the evidence base for such policy development, a review of the literature was conducted to summarize the existing evidence regarding the behavioral determinants of healthy aging. Such research is needed so that the efficacy of modes of intervention can be better understood. The outcome of "healthy" or "successful" aging was selected for this review since this nomenclature dominates the literature describing a global measure of multidimensional functioning at the positive end of the health continuum in older age. Studies published between 1985 and 2003 that reported statistical associations between baseline determinants and healthy aging outcome were identified from a systematic search of medical, psychological, sociological, and gerontological databases. Eight studies satisfied the search criteria. Modifiable risk factors among the behavioral determinants included smoking status, physical activity level, body mass index, diet, alcohol use, and health practices. On the basis of these findings, effective healthy aging policies need to enhance opportunities across the life span for modification of lifestyle risk factors. Efforts to standardize concepts and terminology will facilitate further research activity in this important area.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier Science
dc.publisher.placeNew York USA
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.ajpm-online.net/home
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom298
dc.relation.ispartofpageto304
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicine
dc.relation.ispartofvolume28
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode39
dc.titleBehavioural Determinants of Health Aging
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2005
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMcClure, Roderick J.


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