Longevity is not an ingredient of successful aging as self-reported by community-dwelling older adults: a scoping review.

ONLINE information services; PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems; CINAHL database; LIFESTYLES; SAFETY; LEISURE; ACTIVE aging; AFFECT (Psychology); SPIRITUALITY; SELF-evaluation; ATTITUDE (Psychology); SYSTEMATIC reviews; ATTITUDES toward aging; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL factors; DIET; ECOLOGY; MENTAL health; LIFE; CONCEPTUAL structures; INDEPENDENT living; AUTONOMY (Psychology); MENTAL depression; EXERCISE; INTERPERSONAL relations; LONGEVITY; LITERATURE reviews; MEDLINE; THEMATIC analysis; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation

There has been a long-standing debate in gerontology about what constitutes successful aging (SA). This scoping review investigated older adults' perspectives on longevity as part of SA to promote developing a standardized conceptual model. The current review followed the JBI methodological guidelines and used Rowe & Kahn's SA framework and Baltes' selection, optimization, and compensation model as the foundational theoretical framework. Five electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, PsycInfo, CINAHL, and Web of Science) were searched using specific inclusion criteria (participants, concept, and context) to identify original studies that evaluated SA. Eighteen studies, including 9,360 individuals (aged 60 years and older), were selected. Main indicators involved six primary domains: Psychological, physical, social, environmental, spiritual, and behavioral. Physical activity, basic aspects of wellbeing, positive outlook, satisfaction with life, interpersonal relationship, participation in meaningful activities, and financial security emerged as the most important factors. The findings suggest that older adults do not consider longevity a primary component of SA. We identified multidimensional self-reported SA components without longevity being emphasized, guiding further improvement of older adults' wellbeing. The study outlines an updated conceptual framework that can be applied to real-life scenarios to test how older adults can best adapt to the challenges of aging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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