제목

Measuring active ageing among older adults in Singapore

저자

LIM, E.Z.K. and THOMPSON, C.L

발행기관

© Cambridge University Press 2015

발행일

25 November 2015

키워드

Active Ageing, spirituality, activity level, Active Ageing Index

abstract

Active Ageing is conceptualised to measure the extent to which older people remain actively engaged with life. However, there is no evidence that the concept of Active Ageing is actually associated with the activity levels of older persons. Influences of age, ethnicity and spirituality on Active Ageing are also unexplored. Using the Active Ageing Index (AAI), this study examines whether the level of Active Ageing predicted the actual activity level of 120 Singaporeans of Chinese, Malay and Indians ethnicities, aged 55–64 years old or 65 years and above. Spirituality, measured by the Spirituality Index of Well-Being, was added to the AAI, to see if the predictive power of AAI improved. Hierarchical multiple regression showed that the AAI alone (controlling for age) did not significantly predict the activity level of older persons. The predictive power of the AAI improved significantly with spirituality included. Two-way between-groups Analysis of Variance revealed main effects of age and ethnicity, with higher AAI in those aged 55–64 and in Indian-Singaporeans. These findings suggest that the theoretical construct of Active Ageing needs further examination to identify the domains that distinguish it from chronological age, and support broadening the construct by including spirituality in Active Ageing.

주요내용

활동적 노화지수 (Active ageing Index)를 사용하여 노인들의 민족성, 정신성을 연구. AAI의 이론적인 구성에서 역연령(chronological age)를 고려.

ISBN

10.1017/S0144686X15001312(DOI)

Link

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ageing-and-society/article/div-classtitlemeasuring-active-ageing-among-older-adults-in-singaporediv/38BE4DFD712BC4B087517FF56DA4ACE8