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Older Persons' Perspective

This study aimed to understand how elders themselves define successful aging by interviewing 10 elders in General Santos City. Respondents said that participating in meaningful activities and having a positive attitude are critical to successful aging. They also said maintaining independence despite chronic illnesses is important. Additional factors identified were independence, satisfaction with life, having an active schedule, and how limited income can negatively impact health but other factors may compensate. The researchers acknowledged instructors, principals, parents and panelists who supported and provided expertise for the project, and thanked God for giving them strength to complete it.

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Older Persons' Perspective

This study aimed to understand how elders themselves define successful aging by interviewing 10 elders in General Santos City. Respondents said that participating in meaningful activities and having a positive attitude are critical to successful aging. They also said maintaining independence despite chronic illnesses is important. Additional factors identified were independence, satisfaction with life, having an active schedule, and how limited income can negatively impact health but other factors may compensate. The researchers acknowledged instructors, principals, parents and panelists who supported and provided expertise for the project, and thanked God for giving them strength to complete it.

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Older Persons’ Perspective |i

Running Head: OLDER PERSONS’ PERSPECTIVE

THE PERSPECTIVE ON SUCCESSFUL AGING OF OLDER ADULTS IN


GENERAL SANTOS CITY

By:
Mervilonne Gray C. Aprovechar
Maxine Lei Marie S. Dagcutan
Cherry Ann Loise B. Tupas
Jossie Love A. Bucalon
Jan Franz R. Tacuyan
Ella Lianne S. Huit
Asnary L.Umpara
Precy L. Baculio

General Santos Doctors’ Medical School Foundation, Inc.


O l d e r P e r s o n s ’ P e r s p e c t i v e | ii

Approval Sheet
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ABSTRACT

Over the past several decades, gerontologists, policy makers, and public health officials have

generated a notion of "successful aging" in an attempt to stipulate the factors that influence

an elder's ability to age well. Within existing research models, the elder voice is dominated

by conflicting and ambiguous researcher driven conceptual models of successful aging. This

study aimed to understand how elders themselves define successful aging and the factors

that constitute it. A layperson definition of successful aging was determined by interviewing

ten elders of varying socioeconomic status throughout the city of General Santos.

Respondents vocalized that participation in meaningful activities as well as possessing a

positive attitude are critical components of a successfully aging individual. Respondents

included acceptance of chronic illnesses within the definition of successful aging as long as

the illness did not hinder the individual's ability to maintain their independence. Additional

factors important to successful aging were highlighted within this work. Respondents

determined an especially strong association between independence and successful aging.

Additionally, respondents conveyed elevated levels of satisfaction to be associated with

successful aging. Respondents conveyed a desire to have busy and active schedules. Finally,

respondents revealed that limited income negatively impacts an individual's health and

overall well-being however, respondents revealed that challenges associated with limited

incomes could be compensated for with other successful aging criteria.

Keywords: Perspective of Older Adults, Factors of Successful Aging


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

It is a great opportunity for the researchers to present this research project to GSDMSFI,

entitled: The Perspective of Older Adults on Successful Aging in General Santos City.

Firstly, the researchers acknowledge their research instructor, Ester Rodulfa RN, MAN,

MM and their SHS principal, Anna Claire Faelden, MAED who have given approval of this

project, have always been sincere and helpful in making them understand the different

ways of making the research paper, for giving constant encouragement and for sharing

expertise to the researchers.

Secondly, to the parents of the researchers who gave their support not just financially but

also emotionally. If it were not for them, the researchers would not have the will to

complete the research project.

The researchers would also like to thank the project’s panelists, who gave proper

judgement and recommendation to the researchers and for their paper.

Most importantly, the research project will not be made possible if it were not for the

presence of God who gave the researchers the strength and knowledge to make all the

ways and steps needed to be undergone by the researchers.

The researchers would have failed in making this project without the presence of the

individuals mentioned. Truly, all their efforts in motivating and imparting knowledge were

never wasted.

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