Development of an elderly lifestyle profile: A Delphi survey of multidisciplinary health-care experts.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Lifestyle is considered as a key factor that affects one's health and quality of life, and it has become the focus of increasing research interest worldwide. Research has shown that lifestyle is an important health determinant in preventive health care. However, lifestyle is a multifaceted construct and there is limited evidence regarding lifestyle assessment, which evaluates individuals' multi-domain lifestyle factors. This study developed evaluation items for measuring the multifaceted lifestyle profile of community-dwelling older adult to prevent chronic disease and improve their health and quality of life. METHODS:Opinions from 21 experts with experience in older adults and lifestyle research were collected from December 2019 to January 2020. Three Delphi surveys were carried

SUBMITTER: Park KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7266339 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature