Ageing Healthy: Perceptions of Older Persons, Community Members, and Other Stakeholders in Uganda
Promoting healthy ageing would benefit from an understanding of what this means to stakeholders. We explored healthy ageing perceptions in rural and peri-urban Ugandan communities. Community dialogues, focus group discussions with older persons, community members, community-based organization leader...
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| author | Eunice L. Kyomugisha MA Rachel King PhD Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi PhD Susan Nakkazi MA Carol Brayne PhD Louise Lafortune PhD |
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| description | Promoting healthy ageing would benefit from an understanding of what this means to stakeholders. We explored healthy ageing perceptions in rural and peri-urban Ugandan communities. Community dialogues, focus group discussions with older persons, community members, community-based organization leaders, key informant interviews with Ministries of Gender (2), Health (1), non-governmental organizations (3) and elderly representatives (5) were held. Thematic content analysis framework was used. Physical perceptions of ageing healthy included physical fitness, absence of health challenges, good physical appearance and looking younger. Emotional perceptions were a stress-free life with children’s care, a balanced diet, basic needs and activity involvement. Socio-economic included financial stability, medical accessibility, future planning and network engagement. Spirituality, ageing with dignity and knowledge of body changes were others. The study provides insight into physical, emotional, and socio-economic perceptions of healthy ageing. Additional research in other settings would inform the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f8576555c55b491f8199fb88cf7f6cf12025-01-27T11:03:58ZengSAGE PublishingInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing0046-95801945-72432025-01-016210.1177/00469580251314957Ageing Healthy: Perceptions of Older Persons, Community Members, and Other Stakeholders in UgandaEunice L. Kyomugisha MA0Rachel King PhD1Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi PhD2Susan Nakkazi MA3Carol Brayne PhD4Louise Lafortune PhD5Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, UgandaInstitute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USACambridge Public Health, Cambridge, UKInfectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, UgandaCambridge Public Health, Cambridge, UKCambridge Public Health, Cambridge, UKPromoting healthy ageing would benefit from an understanding of what this means to stakeholders. We explored healthy ageing perceptions in rural and peri-urban Ugandan communities. Community dialogues, focus group discussions with older persons, community members, community-based organization leaders, key informant interviews with Ministries of Gender (2), Health (1), non-governmental organizations (3) and elderly representatives (5) were held. Thematic content analysis framework was used. Physical perceptions of ageing healthy included physical fitness, absence of health challenges, good physical appearance and looking younger. Emotional perceptions were a stress-free life with children’s care, a balanced diet, basic needs and activity involvement. Socio-economic included financial stability, medical accessibility, future planning and network engagement. Spirituality, ageing with dignity and knowledge of body changes were others. The study provides insight into physical, emotional, and socio-economic perceptions of healthy ageing. Additional research in other settings would inform the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing.https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580251314957 |
| spellingShingle | Eunice L. Kyomugisha MA Rachel King PhD Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi PhD Susan Nakkazi MA Carol Brayne PhD Louise Lafortune PhD Ageing Healthy: Perceptions of Older Persons, Community Members, and Other Stakeholders in Uganda Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing |
| title | Ageing Healthy: Perceptions of Older Persons, Community Members, and Other Stakeholders in Uganda |
| title_full | Ageing Healthy: Perceptions of Older Persons, Community Members, and Other Stakeholders in Uganda |
| title_fullStr | Ageing Healthy: Perceptions of Older Persons, Community Members, and Other Stakeholders in Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ageing Healthy: Perceptions of Older Persons, Community Members, and Other Stakeholders in Uganda |
| title_short | Ageing Healthy: Perceptions of Older Persons, Community Members, and Other Stakeholders in Uganda |
| title_sort | ageing healthy perceptions of older persons community members and other stakeholders in uganda |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580251314957 |
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