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How Older Men With Multimorbidity Relate to Successful Aging
Alexandra Ryborg Jønsson, Susanne Reventlow1, Ann Dorrit Guassora1
1The Research Unit for General Practice in Copenhagen, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Summary
Older men with multiple chronic conditions redefine successful aging on their own terms, emphasizing independence despite health challenges. This research explores masculinity, multimorbidity, and cultural context in aging.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Sociology of Health and Illness
- Men's Health
Background:
- Successful aging research often overlooks multimorbidity and masculinity.
- Older men in Nordic welfare systems face unique challenges in aging.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how older men with multimorbidity perceive and construct successful aging.
- To understand the interplay of masculinity, multimorbidity, and cultural context in defining successful aging.
Main Methods:
- Long-term ethnographic fieldwork (18 months) with 7 older men.
- Data collection included 28 interviews, informal chats, observations, and clinical encounters.
- Thematic analysis guided the interpretation of qualitative data.
Main Results:
- Older men with multimorbidity developed alternative, gendered interpretations of successful aging.
- Three themes emerged: unaided, vicarious, and masculine successful aging.
- Men navigated the challenges of multimorbidity by asserting their own definitions of independence.
Conclusions:
- Multimorbidity challenges traditional successful aging narratives for older men.
- Masculinity and cultural context significantly shape individual perceptions of successful aging.
- Men actively construct their own aging experiences, emphasizing independence.
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