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"With age comes wisdom:" A qualitative review of elder perspectives on healthy aging in the Circumpolar North

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2018
  • Year Published
    2020
  • Quality Rating
    4/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    Sweden (6); USA (6); Canada (4); Denmark (3); Finland (3); Norway (2)
  • Global/regional focus
    WHO - Americas region<br />WHO - European region<br />
  • Country focus
    Sweden (6); USA (6); Canada (4); Denmark (3); Finland (3); Norway (2)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review addressing other questions
  • Type of question
    Not effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Not yet available
  • Domain
    Programs and services
    Culture and gender
    Cultural protectionism
    Multiculturalism
    Sustainable Development Goals
    3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
    10. Reduced inequalities
    17. Partnerships for the goals
  • Social system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    How services are designed to meet citizens’ needs
    Availability of services
    Culturally appropriate services
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
Publication details
  • Citation
    Howell BM & Peterson JR. "With age comes wisdom:" A qualitative review of elder perspectives on healthy aging in the Circumpolar North. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 2020;35(2):113-131.
  • DOI
    10.1007/s10823-020-09399-4

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