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Identification of determinants of healthy ageing in Italy: results from the national survey IDAGIT

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2020

Erika Guastafierro Open the ORCID record for Erika Guastafierro [Opens in a new window] ,
Ilaria Rocco ,
Rui Quintas Open the ORCID record for Rui Quintas [Opens in a new window] ,
Barbara Corso ,
Nadia Minicuci ,
Fabio Vittadello ,
Alessandra Andreotti ,
Floriana Denitto ,
Valeria Crepaldi  and
Margherita Forgione
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Erika Guastafierro
Affiliation:
UOC Neurologia, Salute Pubblica, Disabilità, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
Ilaria Rocco
Affiliation:
CNR, Neuroscience Institute, Padova, Italy
Rui Quintas
Affiliation:
Epilepsy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
Barbara Corso
Affiliation:
CNR, Neuroscience Institute, Padova, Italy
Nadia Minicuci
Affiliation:
CNR, Neuroscience Institute, Padova, Italy
Fabio Vittadello
Affiliation:
Explora Center for Research and Statistical Analysis, Vigodarzere, Padova, Italy
Alessandra Andreotti
Affiliation:
Explora Center for Research and Statistical Analysis, Vigodarzere, Padova, Italy
Floriana Denitto
Affiliation:
UOC Neurologia, Salute Pubblica, Disabilità, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
Valeria Crepaldi
Affiliation:
UOC Neurologia, Salute Pubblica, Disabilità, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
Margherita Forgione
Affiliation:
UOC Neurologia, Salute Pubblica, Disabilità, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy Dipartimento di Psicologia dello Sviluppo e della Socializzazione, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
Matilde Leonardi
Affiliation:
UOC Neurologia, Salute Pubblica, Disabilità, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
Davide Sattin*
Affiliation:
UOC Neurologia, Salute Pubblica, Disabilità, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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*Corresponding author. Email: davide.sattin@istituto-besta.it
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Abstract

Healthy ageing is a public health problem globally. In Europe, the dependency ratio of the elderly is expected to increase by 21.6 per cent to 51.2 per cent in 2070. The World Health Organization (WHO) study on healthy ageing started in 2002 as a concept whereby all people of all ages should be able to live in a healthy, safe and socially inclusive way. The aim of this study is to present preliminary results of the project Identification of Determinants of Healthy Ageing in Italy (IDAGIT) that aimed to collect data on the active and healthy ageing of the Italian population aged over 18 using the conceptual framework of the WHO's ageing model. To link the determinants of the IDAGIT studies to those of the WHO model, we performed a confirmatory factor analysis which reported these variables as significant (in order of factor loading): smoking, cognition score, comorbidity, outdoor built environment, participation, working expertise and income. Considering comorbidity, 83.8 per cent of the sample declared not having any chronic diseases or to have only one, and regarding neurological diseases, only nine people had received a diagnosis of stroke. Regarding gender, the personal determinants and physical and social environments did not result in statistically significant differences, whereas we found statistical differences between the aged groups in all variables analysed. These results provide a first bio-psycho-social perspective on ageing in the Italian population.

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ageingdeterminantsactive ageinghealthy ageing
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Ageing & Society , Volume 42 , Issue 8 , August 2022 , pp. 1760 - 1780
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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