SynthesisBMJ open2017
Health assets in older age: a systematic review.
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Who cites it
43 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Digital Interventions for Social Participation in Adults with Long-term Physical Conditions: A Systematic Review.Journal of medical systems · 2023Pooled it
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- Psychological and Social Factors Associated with Coexisting Frailty and Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review.Research on agingPooled it
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- The potential usefulness of health asset valuation to promote health among Korean employees.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Promoting physical function in older adults via physical exercise from a health empowerment perspective: a chain mediation model of social participation and depression.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Levels of active ageing and its influencing factors among older adults: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Slow public health: a temporal-relational framework for migration and aging in the Global South.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Exploring lifestyle activities as possible protective factors for life satisfaction: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- The association between physical exercise and the subjective well-being of older adults-the mediating role of three-dimensional capital.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Recommendations for healthy aging as documented by health professionals: a summative content analysis of health records.Primary health care research & development · 2024Article
- Generating Contextual Variables From Web-Based Data for Health Research: Tutorial on Web Scraping, Text Mining, and Spatial Overlay Analysis.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- The Effect of Mobile eHealth Education to Improve Knowledge, Skills, Self-Care, and Mobile eHealth Literacies Among Patients With Diabetes: Development and Evaluation Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Stakeholder perspectives on the preferred service ecosystem for senior citizens living at home: a qualitative interview study.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Subjective well-being patterns in older men and women without someone to confide in: a latent class analysis approach.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Effects of neighborhood features on healthy aging in place: the composition and context of urban parks and traditional local coffeeshops in Singapore.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Association of health asset value with subjective well-being, depression, health management strategy and habits in South Korea.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundFinding ways to optimise health in older age is key to reducing the impact of population ageing on health and social care systems. A salutogenic approach takes into account an individual's health assets-internal or external strengths or accessible resources which improve and preserve physical, social and mental wellness, independence and quality of life. The aim of this narrative systematic review was to provide a summary and appraisal of the evidence for factors that act as health assets within personal, social, economic and environmental domains.
methodsSystematic searches of databases were conducted for literature published in peer-reviewed journals between January 2000 and November 2016. Selection criteria included community dwelling populations aged 65 years and over and publications written in English. Data on study population, design, measures of health status, factors within the four previously stated domains and results were extracted. Study quality was independently assessed using an appraisal instrument.
resultsTwenty-three publications, including 78 422 participants, from more than 13 different countries were identified for inclusion in this review. There was strong evidence that higher scores of self-rated health, psychological well-being and life satisfaction were associated with better health in older age. Social network and contact with family and friends, and engagement in leisure and social activities were important support mechanisms. Education and financial resources consistently proved to be key economic health assets for older adults.
conclusionsImplementing an asset-based approach to health promotion uncovers the skills, knowledge, connections and potential of the individual and the community. This approach is an ideal opportunity for government health bodies and their partners to respond to the challenges faced by global ageing.Factors are often interdependent and cumulative, suggesting the potential for an instrument to measure the accumulated effect of health assets on health status in older adults.
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