Construction of healthy aging index from two different datasets
IntroductionThe aging population presents both unique challenges and opportunities for societies around the world. To develop an effective healthy aging strategy, a tool for assessing aging process is needed. Numerous attempts to quantify the aging process have been made. However, there is still a c...
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ftuppsalauniv:oai:DiVA.org:uu-514365 2023-11-12T04:19:17+01:00 Construction of healthy aging index from two different datasets Mikelsone, Madara Reine, Ieva Tomsone, Signe Guomundsson, Helgi Ivanovs, Andrejs Guomundsson, Halldor S. 2023 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-514365 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1231779 eng eng Uppsala universitet, Forskning om funktionshinder och habilitering Uppsala universitet, Jämlik hälsa och arbetsliv Riga Stradins Univ, Stat Unit, Riga, Latvia. Riga Stradins Univ, Fac Rehabil, Riga, Latvia. Univ Iceland, Social Sci Res Inst, Reykjavik, Iceland. Univ Iceland, Fac Social Work, Reykjavik, Iceland. Frontiers In Public Health, 2296-2565, 2023, 11, orcid:0000-0002-1643-0983 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-514365 doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1231779 PMID 37744491 ISI:001068484100001 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe wellbeing autonomy health activities cognitive Latvia Gerontology specialising in Medical and Health Sciences Gerontologi medicinsk/hälsovetenskaplig inriktning Public Health Global Health Social Medicine and Epidemiology Folkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2023 ftuppsalauniv https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1231779 2023-10-25T22:31:52Z IntroductionThe aging population presents both unique challenges and opportunities for societies around the world. To develop an effective healthy aging strategy, a tool for assessing aging process is needed. Numerous attempts to quantify the aging process have been made. However, there is still a challenge in developing and choosing a good enough score that is easy to apply, has a construct of variables that are available in most nationwide surveys for comparable results, and at the same time reflects the aging process of older individuals. The purpose of this study is to present our approach to construct a comparable Healthy Aging Index (HAI).Materials and methodsIn Latvia, data from Wave 8 of the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), involving 420 respondents, were used. For comparative analysis, data from a HL20 study on the health and wellbeing of the older adults in Iceland, which included 1,033 respondents, were used.ResultsFor Latvia, 13 items were selected, and for Iceland, nine items were selected. We constructed the HAI with four similar subscales for both countries-"Autonomy," "Health," "Wellbeing," and "Activities," and an additional subscale "Cognitive" for Latvia. We found matching items in all four subscales. For the Autonomy subscale, they were related to difficulties with everyday and daily tasks. In the Health subscale, the only matching item was self-rated physical health. One item related to loneliness was found for the Wellbeing subscale and one item related to social participation for the Activities subscale.DiscussionIn our study, we found evidence for the successful construction of a HAI in two different datasets. The strength of our construct lies in the use of data from one of the largest social science panel studies in Europe (SHARE). As we were able to apply the construct to the Icelandic study, we believe that items presented in our approach are available in other population-based studies as well, and, therefore, can be easily replicated by others. By examining ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Uppsala University: Publications (DiVA) Frontiers in Public Health 11 |
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IntroductionThe aging population presents both unique challenges and opportunities for societies around the world. To develop an effective healthy aging strategy, a tool for assessing aging process is needed. Numerous attempts to quantify the aging process have been made. However, there is still a challenge in developing and choosing a good enough score that is easy to apply, has a construct of variables that are available in most nationwide surveys for comparable results, and at the same time reflects the aging process of older individuals. The purpose of this study is to present our approach to construct a comparable Healthy Aging Index (HAI).Materials and methodsIn Latvia, data from Wave 8 of the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), involving 420 respondents, were used. For comparative analysis, data from a HL20 study on the health and wellbeing of the older adults in Iceland, which included 1,033 respondents, were used.ResultsFor Latvia, 13 items were selected, and for Iceland, nine items were selected. We constructed the HAI with four similar subscales for both countries-"Autonomy," "Health," "Wellbeing," and "Activities," and an additional subscale "Cognitive" for Latvia. We found matching items in all four subscales. For the Autonomy subscale, they were related to difficulties with everyday and daily tasks. In the Health subscale, the only matching item was self-rated physical health. One item related to loneliness was found for the Wellbeing subscale and one item related to social participation for the Activities subscale.DiscussionIn our study, we found evidence for the successful construction of a HAI in two different datasets. The strength of our construct lies in the use of data from one of the largest social science panel studies in Europe (SHARE). As we were able to apply the construct to the Icelandic study, we believe that items presented in our approach are available in other population-based studies as well, and, therefore, can be easily replicated by others. By examining ... |
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