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Measuring What Matters: Achieving Consensus on a Positive Aging Indicator Set For Ireland
Sarah Gibney1,2, Eithne Sexton1,3, Sinead Shannon1
1a Department of Health , The Healthy and Positive Ageing Initiative , Dublin , Ireland.
Journal of Aging & Social Policy
|June 9, 2018
Summary
Experts reached consensus on 56 key indicators for positive aging in Ireland. These measures will track progress in areas like participation, security, and healthy aging biannually.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Public Health
- Social Sciences
Background:
- Positive aging is a growing public health concern.
- Measuring progress in positive aging requires defined outcome indicators.
- Existing indicators may not fully capture the multidimensional aspects of positive aging.
Purpose of the Study:
- To achieve expert consensus on positive aging outcome indicators in Ireland.
- To identify indicators across key domains: participation, security, healthy aging, attitudes to aging, and information access.
- To align indicators with the National Positive Ageing Strategy.
Main Methods:
- A 3-round online Delphi study was conducted.
- Expert stakeholders from academic, public, and voluntary sectors, along with older adults, participated.
- Indicators were evaluated based on acceptability, utility, accessibility, ranking, balance, and coherence.
Main Results:
- Consensus was achieved on 56 key positive aging outcome indicators.
- The selected indicators align with the action areas of the National Positive Ageing Strategy.
- These indicators provide a comprehensive framework for monitoring positive aging.
Conclusions:
- The study successfully established a consensus-based set of indicators for positive aging in Ireland.
- These indicators will be reported biannually to monitor national progress.
- The findings support evidence-based policy and practice for promoting positive aging.
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