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SUCCESSFUL AGEING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
- Sociology of Old Age
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- successful aging
1, record 1, English, successful%20aging
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- healthy aging 2, record 1, English, healthy%20aging
correct
- aging well 3, record 1, English, aging%20well
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Successful aging is more than [the] absence of disease … and more than the maintenance of functional capacities ... Both are important components of successful aging, but it is their combination with active engagement with life that represents the concept of successful aging most fully … 4, record 1, English, - successful%20aging
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Aging well or successful aging has been defined as ''the ability to maintain low risk of disease-related disability, high mental and physical function, and active engagement with life''… 5, record 1, English, - successful%20aging
Record 1, Key term(s)
- successful ageing
- healthy ageing
- ageing well
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
- Sociologie de la vieillesse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vieillissement réussi
1, record 1, French, vieillissement%20r%C3%A9ussi
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vieillissement en santé 2, record 1, French, vieillissement%20en%20sant%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- bien vieillir 3, record 1, French, bien%20vieillir
correct, masculine noun
- vieillissement en bonne santé 4, record 1, French, vieillissement%20en%20bonne%20sant%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- vieillesse réussie 5, record 1, French, vieillesse%20r%C3%A9ussie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] les habitudes de vie, la situation socioéconomique et les environnements dans lesquels les personnes se développent conditionnent le vieillissement en santé de même que le maintien de l'autonomie. 6, record 1, French, - vieillissement%20r%C3%A9ussi
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[…] dans la perspective de la santé holistique de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé, le «bien vieillir» recouvre des aspects aussi divers que la santé à l'âge avancé, la sécurité financière à l'âge de la retraite, la violence faite aux aînés et la qualité de leur logement. Au-delà de l'individu, c'est donc tout le contexte dans lequel il grandit et vieillit que l'approche holistique intègre. 7, record 1, French, - vieillissement%20r%C3%A9ussi
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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