活躍老化指標建構及其對老人教育政策之啟示   免費試閱

The Construction of Indicators of Active Ageing and Implications for Elder Education Policy

本研究的主要目的在於建構活躍老化的指標，並論述其對實踐老人教育政策之啟示，為達研究目的，採用德懷術進行調查研究，邀請13位專家學者進行三回合的問卷往返，以建構本土化的活躍老化指標。經統計分析，獲致五項結論：一、活躍老化涵蓋健康、參與及安全三個層面，共10個向度：生理健康、心理健康、參與生產力活動、社會活動、學習活動、休閒活動、家庭活動、經濟安全、生命安全及環境安全；二、活躍老化共包含44個指標題項，各項指標均有其重要性；三、在健康層面，強調保持身體功能，進而維持自我照顧能力；四、在參與層面，強調願意走出家門，拓展自己的社交生活圈；五、在安全層面，強調能瞭解並適時應用保健資訊及用藥資訊。根據結論，本研究提出其對實踐老人教育政策之啟示：一、將活躍老化涵蓋的面向，列為制定高齡社會老人教育政策之引導方針；二、將活躍老化指標列為高齡教育機構開設課程之參考；三、宣導活躍老化的意義與價值，並鼓勵高齡者邁向活躍老化。

The main purpose of this paper is to constructing indicators of active ageing, and to analyze its implications for elder education policy implementation. The methodology applied by the study is mainly a Delphi approach consisting of 13 members for each investigation. After 3-round questionnaire and statistics analysis, this study constructed a framework of localization active ageing indicators. There are five conclusions: first, active ageing include three levels and ten dimensions. Three levels include health, participation, and security; ten dimensions including physical health, mental health, participation productive activities, social activities, learning activities, leisure activities and family activities, economic security, life safety, environmental safety; second, active ageing including 44 indicators; third, in health dimension emphasizing to maintain physical function, and then to maintain self-care ability; forth, in participation dimension emphasizing the willingness to expand social living area; fifth, in security dimension emphasizing to understanding and application of health information, medication information.
Based on the research conclusions, this study provided three implications for future elder education policy implementation. First, regard ten dimensions of active ageing as the guidelines for formulation of elder education policies in an ageing society. Second, regard indicators of active ageing as the reference for older adult education institutions to offer courses. Third, promote the significance and value of active ageing, and to encourage the older adult towards active ageing.