Development of a composite healthy ageing score

Evidence from middle-to-older aged Australians

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22945650
AutoresEme Eseme John (0000-0003-2242-2290, Population Wellbeing and Environment Research Lab (PowerLab) , Sydney, NSW , Australia), Thomas Astell-Burt (0000-0002-1498-4851, Population Wellbeing and Environment Research Lab (PowerLab) , Sydney, NSW , Australia, autor de correspondencia), Ping Yu (0000-0002-7910-9396, University of Wollongong), Christopher Brennan-Horley (0000-0001-9025-9910, University of Wollongong), Xiaoqi Feng (0000-0002-3421-220X, Population Wellbeing and Environment Research Lab (PowerLab) , Sydney, NSW , Australia)
Año2023
Volumen38
Número4
Fecha de publicación2023-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHealth Promotion International (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/heapro/daad043
PMID37480585
OpenAlexW4385063685
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas27

We developed and validated a composite healthy ageing score (HAS) to address the absence of a definitive composite score comprising multiple health domains that measure healthy ageing in epidemiology. The HAS is developed from 13 health domains reported to influence healthy ageing. Data to measure these domains was extracted from the 45 and Up Study baseline. We applied best practices for scale validation and development. Physical functioning, cognitive function, mental health, sleep, quality of life, balance, social connections and overall health were retained. Functional capacity and resilience were uncovered as underlying latent structures. The HAS ranges from 0 to 16 with higher scores indicating a better health profile. This research contributes a comprehensive measuring tool, HAS, It enables examination and comparison of individual or collective health profiles and the investigation of the factors that influence their chances of living healthy for longer.

Ageing · Healthy ageing · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Quality of life (healthcare) · Scale (ratio) · Successful aging · Aging and Gerontology Research · Health disparities and outcomes · Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology