Attitudes toward active aging and their association with social determinants and views on older adults in Japan: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, the population of older adults has greatly increased, and active aging-whereby older adults can live healthy and fulfilling lives-is considered crucial for a sustainable society. However, the concept and practice of active aging are highly debated because it is unclear how people perceive active aging. This study explored Japanese people's attitudes toward active aging (ATAA) and examined the associations between ATAA scores and sociodemographic variables, views on older adults, and self-rated life and health.

Methods

This study used data obtained from an online survey that originally targeted adults of all generations in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan. In this study, we used only data from Japanese participants to elaborate on factors associated with AT

SUBMITTER: Osawa E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10851495 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature