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Maxine M Hicks¹, Norma E Conner

¹The University of Central Florida College of Nursing, Orlando, Florida, USA.

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|August 8, 2013

Summary

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Resilient ageing, applicable to all older adults, is defined by coping, hardiness, and self-concept, leading to an optimal quality of life despite adversity. Protective factors are key to promoting this process.

Keywords:

concept analysis conceptual models of nursing gerontology health promotion psychosocial nursing quality of life

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Gerontology
Public Health
Nursing

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Global population is aging, necessitating enhanced health promotion research.
Maintaining health and quality of life for all older adults is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the concept of resilient ageing.
To differentiate resilient ageing from other healthy ageing concepts.
To establish a universally applicable concept for all older individuals.

Main Methods:

Integrative research review of 46 peer-reviewed articles (1990-2012).
Rodgers's evolutionary method of concept analysis.
Inductive analysis to identify antecedents, attributes, and consequences.

Main Results:

Antecedents: adversity and protective factors.
Core attributes: coping, hardiness, and self-concept.
Consequence: optimal quality of life; surrogate term: sense of coherence.

Conclusions:

Developed a theoretical definition and model for resilient ageing.
Identified implications for practice, policy, and research.
Emphasized promoting protective factors for resilient ageing.