Journal of Rehabilitation Research Current Updates
Systematic Review of the Cross-Cultural Perspective on Successful Aging
Abstract
Kefialew Yenyet
Successful aging is a concept that encompasses personal resources, social engagement, and active engagement. Personal resources refer to individual characteristics such as physical health, cognitive abilities, and emotional well-being. Social engagement involves maintaining social connections and participating in social activities, while active engagement involves engaging in physical, mental, and social activities that promote well-being. Successful aging is the absence of physical disability, subjective health and psychological well-being, social functioning, and cognitive impairment in older adults. It is often contrast with “usual” or “normal” aging, which is characterize by declines in physical and cognitive function and increased risk of disease and disability [1-3].