Peterson Jennifer R, Baumgartner Didar A, Austin Sabrina L
Department of Psychology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA.
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2020 Dec;79(1):1735036. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2020.1735036.
: This study captured factors integral to healthy ageing in central Alaska. To date, conceptual models fail to meaningfully address how healthy ageing is impacted by location and context, particularly in remote or sparsely populated areas. The way "healthy", or "successful", ageing is defined in an extreme environment, and how that contrasts with global definitions of healthy ageing, has yet to be examined.: Residents of central Alaska aged 60 and older completed background demographics and several measures of personality and well-being and then engaged in a guided discussion.: Themes identified as important to healthy ageing were attitude/perspective, socialisation, sense of community, purpose and staying active, and independence. Challenges endorsed included service gaps, transportation, seasonality, cost of living, and isolation.: The current data parallels previous investigations of healthy ageing and provides a new understanding of the importance of resilience factors for those living in central Alaska.
本研究捕捉了阿拉斯加中部健康老龄化的相关因素。迄今为止，概念模型未能有效解决地理位置和环境如何影响健康老龄化的问题，尤其是在偏远或人口稀少地区。在极端环境中“健康”或“成功”老龄化的定义方式，以及这与全球健康老龄化定义的差异，尚未得到研究。
阿拉斯加中部60岁及以上的居民完成了背景人口统计以及多项人格和幸福感测量，然后参与了一次引导式讨论。
被确定为对健康老龄化重要的主题包括态度/观点、社交、社区意识、目标和保持活力以及独立性。认可的挑战包括服务差距、交通、季节性、生活成本和孤立感。
目前的数据与之前关于健康老龄化的调查结果相似，并为生活在阿拉斯加中部的人提供了对复原力因素重要性的新认识。
