Tuan-Vu Pham1,2, Hui-Chuan Hsu3, Asghar Zaidi4,5, Ya-Mei Chen1. 1. Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei. 2. Faculty of Nursing, Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam. 3. School of Public Health, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University. 4. Social Gerontology, Seoul National University, South Korea. 5. Oxford Institute of Population Aging, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study constructed an Active Aging Index (AAI) for Vietnam and compares Vietnam's AAI with those of China, Korea, Taiwan, and 28 countries in the European Union. METHODS: A survey of 1,105 people aged 55 or above in three provinces from the northern, central, and southern parts of Vietnam was conducted. Active aging was measured using the AAI; its 22 indicators were grouped into four domains: employment, social participation, independent/healthy/secure living, and enabling environments. RESULTS: Of the 32 countries reviewed, Vietnam ranked 11th. It ranked high for employment (1st) and social participation (5th) but low for independent/healthy/secure living (32nd) and enabling environments (26th). CONCLUSION: Three policy priorities were identified: maintaining a high preference-driven social and workforce participation rate among older adults; promoting medical care and healthy behaviors among older adults; and improving other poorly performing aspects of active aging, including voluntary activities, poverty risk, Internet usage, and lifelong learning.
OBJECTIVES: This study constructed an Active Aging Index (AAI) for Vietnam and compares Vietnam's AAI with those of China, Korea, Taiwan, and 28 countries in the European Union. METHODS: A survey of 1,105 people aged 55 or above in three provinces from the northern, central, and southern parts of Vietnam was conducted. Active aging was measured using the AAI; its 22 indicators were grouped into four domains: employment, social participation, independent/healthy/secure living, and enabling environments. RESULTS: Of the 32 countries reviewed, Vietnam ranked 11th. It ranked high for employment (1st) and social participation (5th) but low for independent/healthy/secure living (32nd) and enabling environments (26th). CONCLUSION: Three policy priorities were identified: maintaining a high preference-driven social and workforce participation rate among older adults; promoting medical care and healthy behaviors among older adults; and improving other poorly performing aspects of active aging, including voluntary activities, poverty risk, Internet usage, and lifelong learning.
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Keywords:
active aging index; aging policy; healthy aging; older adults; population aging