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

Findings

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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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