Measuring What Matters: Achieving Consensus on a Positive Aging Indicator Set For Ireland
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Sarah Gibney1,2, Eithne Sexton1,3, Sinead Shannon1
1a Department of Health , The Healthy and Positive Ageing Initiative , Dublin , Ireland.
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to measure consensus among expert stakeholders on a set of positive aging outcome indicators in Ireland. Stakeholders from academic, public, and voluntary sectors and older people participated in a 3-round, online Delphi study to evaluate indicators for participation, security, healthy aging, attitudes to aging, and information access. Evaluation criteria included: acceptability, utility, accessibility, ranking, and balance and coherence. Consensus was achieved on 56 key indicators that are aligned with action areas in the National Positive Ageing Strategy. These indicators will be reported on a biannual basis to monitor progress in positive aging in Ireland.
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