Open AccessSuccessful aging among community-dwelling palestinian older adults: Prevalence and association with sociodemographic characteristics, health, and nutritional status
Author(s) -
Manal Badrasawi,
Monjed H. Samuh,
Mohammed A. Khallaf,
Mazen Abuqamar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_371_19
Subject(s) - life expectancy , medicine , palestine , gerontology , successful aging , cross sectional study , demography , population , environmental health , ancient history , pathology , sociology , history
Aging population and life expectancy are increasing globally, to cope with this trend, successful aging (SA) attracted the attention of gerontology research to determine its prevalence, risk factors, and its correlates. However, the published research about SA and older adult's health are sparse in Palestine.