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  • Gerontology and Public Health
  • Societal challenges of aging populations

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  • Increasing life expectancy presents sustainability challenges for health and social security systems.
  • Aging is an inevitable process, leading to universal frailty and infirmity, despite variations in health trajectories.
  • Biomedical research predominantly focuses on delaying aging and preventing dysfunction, neglecting the majority experiencing age-related disorders.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advocate for a shift in focus from solely delaying aging to actively managing functional decline in old age.
  • To explore strategies for enhancing quality of life and life satisfaction in aging individuals.
  • To address the gene-environment mismatch contributing to age-related ill health.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of aging trajectories and societal challenges.
  • Emphasis on environmental modifications to correct gene-environment interactions.
  • Focus on empowering individuals to set and achieve personal goals despite infirmities.

Main Results:

  • A clear rationale exists to separate the goal of extended healthy lifespan from managing functional decline.
  • Environmental adjustments can mitigate ill health arising from gene-environment mismatches.
  • Empowerment and goal-setting can foster subjective life satisfaction in aging.

Conclusions:

  • A proactive approach to negotiating functional decline is necessary alongside efforts to extend healthy life.
  • Optimizing the environment and empowering individuals are key strategies for promoting vitality and life satisfaction in old age.
  • Shifting focus towards adaptation and goal achievement offers a promising avenue for improving the aging experience.