The Active Ageing Index (AAI) and Its Relation to the Quality
of Life of Older Adults

C 2018

The Active Ageing Index (AAI) and Its Relation to the Quality of Life of Older Adults

PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ, Marcela

Basic information

Original name

The Active Ageing Index (AAI) and Its Relation to the Quality of Life of Older Adults

Authors

PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ, Marcela (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Singapore, Building Evidence for Active Ageing Policies : Active Ageing Index and its Potential, p. 55-74, 20 pp. 2018

Publisher

Palgrave MacMillan

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Chapter(s) of a specialized book

Field of Study

50401 Sociology

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

Publication form

printed version "print"

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/18:00100710

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

ISBN

978-981-10-6016-8

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6017-5_4

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85046315605

Keywords in English

active ageing index (AAI); quality of life; older people; employement

Abstract

V originále

The AAI is a powerful tool for assessing the potential of ageing societies in European countries and enabling to assess the position of their older adults. It co-creates the current form of ageing and the concept of active ageing. The goal of active ageing is to improve older adults´ quality of life, therefore this chapter analyses the relation between activity and quality of life. The analytical part focuses on testing the connection between the AAI, its indicators and subjective well-being, both at a general level and at the level of individual European countries. The results of correlation coefficients and principal component analysis (PCA) showed a significant correlation but also some problematic indicators in contribution to the quality of life. Particularly employment has been identified as the exception among other dimensions having a significant position in the index, but the results cast doubts on its relationship with quality of life. Putting significance on employment leads to overestimation of the position of countries which despite considerable employment rate of older adults are behind other countries in other indicators. An ill-considered interpretation of the AAI could contribute to a reduced concept of active ageing leading to a number of unintended consequences.

Links

GA13-34958S, research and development project

Name: Přetížená role: prarodiče v době aktivního stárnutí

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

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PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ, Marcela. The Active Ageing Index (AAI) and Its Relation to the Quality of Life of Older Adults. In Zaidi, Asghar. Building Evidence for Active Ageing Policies : Active Ageing Index and its Potential. Singapore: Palgrave MacMillan, 2018, p. 55-74. ISBN 978-981-10-6016-8. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6017-5_4.

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PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ, Marcela. The Active Ageing Index (AAI) and Its Relation to the Quality of Life of Older Adults. In Zaidi, Asghar. \textit{Building Evidence for Active Ageing Policies : Active Ageing Index and its Potential}. Singapore: Palgrave MacMillan, 2018, p.~55-74. ISBN~978-981-10-6016-8. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6017-5\_{}4.

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