ABSTRACT

The discourse of active aging, as introduced by the WHO, aims at optimizing older adults’ opportunities for health, participation, and security that could eventually enhance their social integration and quality of life. Considering that even those with frailty could strive for active aging in the given circumstances, we examined the meaning of active aging in long-term care settings and care strategies to promote it based on the WHO’s framework. We conducted interviews with a total of 35 participants. The interpretative analyses revealed that the activities taken place in LTCFs have various scopes depending on older adults’ physical and cognitive functional ability, and it captures the forms of activities that go beyond its lexical meaning. By defining being “active,” the present findings could contribute to an understanding of how the three elements of active aging can be carried out in LTCFs.

摘要

世界卫生组织提出的积极老龄化论述旨在优化老年人的健康、参与和安全机会，最终可以提高他们的社会融合和生活质量。考虑到即使是身体虚弱的人也可以在特定情况下争取积极老龄化，我们根据世界卫生组织的框架研究了长期护理环境中积极老龄化的意义和促进它的护理策略。我们对总共 35 名参与者进行了采访。解释性分析表明，LTCFs中发生的活动具有不同的范围，取决于老年人的身体和认知功能，它捕捉到了超出其词汇意义的活动形式。通过定义“活跃，