ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2025
Aging well in an aging society: Italy at the forefront of global aging and the Age-It Research Program.
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- Leveraging human-robot interaction and virtual reality for digital biomarkers in diagnostics and rehabilitation: a review from the Age-It Research Program.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Clarifying healthy aging: building a common language for policy innovation within the Age-It Research Program.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Pooled it
- A demographic perspective on longevity and healthspan: Rethinking population ageing through a positive and prospective lens.Journal of internal medicine · 2026Article
- Improving Home Care Safety Among Informal Caregivers Through Immersive Digital Simulation: Secondary Analysis of 3 Coordinated Intervention Studies.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Observational
- Positive demography: changing the perspective on population aging from the Age-It Research Program.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Participatory approach, dissemination, and implementation of research on aging: the Age-It experience.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Aging in aging societies: the transformation of life courses and how we study them.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Education and learning for active aging: promising practices and findings from the Age-It Research Program.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Clinical and environmental factors, functional status, and multimorbidity-stratifying progression and prognosis of multimorbidity, frailty, and disability: the Age-It Research Program.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Improving our understanding of the biology of aging: findings from the Age-It Research Program.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Caring in the XXI century: the sustainability of long-term care in aging societies-mapping challenges and developing solutions within the Age-It Research Program.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- An index of intergenerational justice: main concepts and preliminary evidence from the Age-It Research Program.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Data Resource Profile: The Age-It Family Demography Survey (Age-It FDS).International journal of population data science · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesItaly, one of the world's super-aged societies, faces profound demographic transformations amid relevant regional disparities in sociodemographic trends, institutional structures, and economic conditions. These features make it an ideal laboratory to study both the challenges and opportunities of population aging. This article introduces Age-It, a Research Program designed to leverage Italy's position at the forefront of global aging to advance transdisciplinary research and inform evidence-based policies and practices on aging.
methodsAge-It adopts a life course perspective encompassing individual, family, and societal levels. It conceptualizes "aging well" as the outcome of multi-agent, multi-context processes unfolding from early life through old age. Furthermore, Age-It moves beyond a multidisciplinary approach by fostering true cross-fertilization between biomedical, sociodemographic, and technological sciences. Structured as an umbrella initiative, the program brings together multiple interlinked projects that address diverse dimensions of aging through transdisciplinary and collaborative research.
resultsThe program addresses key limitations in Italy's current aging research and policy landscape: fragmented data, disciplinary silos, and weak connections between research and policymaking. By integrating biomedical, technological, and socioeconomic perspectives into structured, theory-driven research centers (Spokes), Age-It provides a coordinated and innovative platform for studying aging. DISCUSSION: Leveraging Italy's unique demographic profile and internal heterogeneity, Age-It promotes sustainable aging by harnessing the opportunities embedded in demographic change. The program ranges from the biology of aging to mental and physical health prevention, long-term care, labor market dynamics, and social participation-ultimately aiming to reshape how aging is perceived and managed in aging societies.
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