Let me tell you about healthy ageing and about my quality of life: listening to the baby boomer voice

Margaret Hardy; Florin I Oprescu; Prudence M Millear; Mathew J Summers

doi:10.1108/QAOA-03-2018-0012

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Let me tell you about healthy ageing and about my quality of life: listening to the baby boomer voice

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Let me tell you about healthy ageing and about my quality of life: listening to the baby boomer voice

Margaret Hardy, Florin I Oprescu, Prudence M Millear and Mathew J Summers

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol.19(3), pp.167-179

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-03-2018-0012

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quality of life

university

health

baby boomers

intellectual stimulation

healthy ageing

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UniSC Diversity Area - Life Stages

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine how baby boomers define healthy ageing and quality of life, and if late life university study could have a beneficial impact for future health-promoting initiatives. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative data were collected from Australian baby boomers. Data were inductively categorised to identify and report emergent themes. Findings: The majority of respondents believed healthy ageing meant being mentally and physically active, with later life university study contributing to mental health, which improves their quality of life. Social implications: Later life university study can have positive health outcomes for baby boomers and may contribute to the quality of their life. Originality/value: This study suggests that baby boomers are quite clear about how they define healthy ageing and quality of life: maintaining good health and retaining their independence. Some baby boomers stated that intellectual stimulation was critical for their overall health and wellbeing. Baby boomers identified as belonging to this group engagement in an educational (i.e. university) programme could be considered as a health-promoting intervention.

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Title: Let me tell you about healthy ageing and about my quality of life: listening to the baby boomer voice
Authors: Margaret Hardy (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Florin I Oprescu (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Prudence M Millear (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Mathew J Summers (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Publication details: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol.19(3), pp.167-179
Publisher: Pier Professional Ltd.
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1108/QAOA-03-2018-0012
ISSN: 2044-1827
Organisation Unit: School of Health; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; Thompson Institute; Engage Research Lab; School of Health - Psychology; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Public Health
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450656602621
Output Type: Journal article

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