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International Journal of
Population Studies Resources for healthy aging in community

bilingual, and English isn’t their native tongue….” Another lead to the need for intervention. Finally, social resources
respondent felt that it was important to remark on the impacted the ability to compromise when faced with
race of a caregiver “She has somebody that comes in 6 h complications that occur when AIC.
a day, a blackwoman, but I really got to like her intensely.”
These cultural references suggest that the village program 4.1. Social resources
population may not be a heterogeneous representation of Social resources have the most direct impact on
that community but more of a defined set of demographics maintenance and security of AIC. While financial and
among that community. health resources can directly impact access, social
resources had the most impact on the quality of life while
3.4.2. Lifelong learning program aging. Responses describe the need for participants to
Responses for LLP focused on continued self-improvement retain access to socializing for their mental and physical
and independence. LLP members often remarked on health. The ability to interact with others, whether
personal well-being by referencing the model’s ability to through planned events or by serendipity, was among
retain mental and emotional health. Responses reflected the most expressive responses. The notion that a person
that the LLP members were attempting to improve their will become old because they are no longer participating
knowledge or expand their understanding of life skills, in activities was expressed by multiple participants
such as finances or personal health. While socialization and thus emphasizes its importance. This can directly
was mentioned, it was not as highly promoted for this impact mental health by addressing isolation. Isolation
group. is also linked to an increase in cognitive decline among
those in retirement (Barbosa et al., 2016). Isolation aside
A notable aspect of LLP is the similarities in the socialization among retirees promotes physical health
respondents’ dislikes. They often referred to the activities through activities. While physical activity is expected to
that they were part of, particularly the presentations, decline over time, social opportunities can combat this
and how the members take the activities very seriously. decline (Gillsjö et al., 2021).
This group participated in activities with high regard and
remarked on when activities had lackluster performance, 4.2. Health resources
or a belittling topic was offensive to the members. One Health resources also provide variability to the individual
response referenced a presentation, “They’re speaking because of predispositions of medical conditions. However,
down a little bit…Why would I want to say something general health allocation is indicated to still impact
bad about someone? [So I] just let it go.” Consistently, the successful AIC because of peripheral factors. Health issues
respondents remarked that they have preferences of topics have limited participants’ abilities to complete tasks that
but were open to variety. Responses often indicated that assist in retaining quality of life. Such tasks include general
they were pleasantly surprised by presentations with new ambulation, home maintenance, cooking, and cleaning.
categories that turn out to be interesting to them. However, Health resources limiting the level of activity, mobility,
the speaker’s presentation of the material was paramount or strength can force participants to increase the theta
to their perception of the activity. of their health resources to accomplish more basic tasks,
4. Discussion such as hygiene and health monitoring. If early health
maintenance occurs, there is an increase in health reserve
Evaluation of resources through qualitative methods and a reduction in depreciation occurs. In addition,
reveals several areas with potential long-term attributions. physical health is found to increase a person’s perspective
The complexity of their interactions should not be of successful retirement (Hauff et al., 2020). However, the
underestimated but the focus of this investigation is absence of an overall illness or disease does not create a
to open the dialog of what resources are perceived as sense of health; an individual must also feel as if they are
important and what the hierarchy of importance was. able to engage in life events and retain a healthy lifestyle
Several assumptions were made about resource allocation (Beier et al., 2018).
and distribution that would impact the ability to AIC.
The implications of financial resources, as gathered from 4.3. Financial resources
the data, was that long-term preparation for income, Financial planning for retirement occurs in three stages:
investments, and utilization were heavily impacting the Planning, saving, and investment. However, 70% of
ability for the participants to AIC. Personal health and Swedish adults 18 – 65 have not begun planning on
well-being resources were noted to increase opportunity determining what they would need to accomplish to
for successful AIC by minimizing complications that can financially retire and only 44% have set aside funds for

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