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Cross-cultural comparison between academic and lay views of healthy ageing: a literature review
- Authors:
- HUNG Li-Wen, KEMPEN G. I. J. M., VRIES N. K. DE
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 30(8), November 2010, pp.1373-1391.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This study investigated the concept of healthy ageing from both western and non-western perspectives, and compared the views of academics and lay older people. Thirty-four published peer-reviewed papers in English and Chinese were included. The key components of the definitions of healthy ageing were categorised into 12 domains. Findings revealed that lay definitions included more domains (independency, family, adaptation, financial security, personal growth, and spirituality) and more diversity in the healthy ageing concept than academic views, which focused on physical and mental health and social functioning in older people. Certain domains were valued differently across cultures. As shown in previous studies, the findings affirm that healthy ageing is a multi-dimensional and complex concept and that there are substantial differences in different cultures. Generally, older lay people perceive healthy ageing more broadly than the maintenance of physical, mental and social functioning. The authors concluded that researchers should integrate the more holistic perspectives of older lay people and cultural diversity into the healthy ageing concept.