Measuring What Matters: Achieving Consensus on a Positive Aging Indicator Set For Ireland. Issue 3 (27th May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gibney, Sarah; Sexton, Eithne; Shannon, Sinead
• Is Part Of: Journal of aging & social policy. Volume 31:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 234
• Page End: 249
• Publication Date: 2019-05-27
• Subjects: Positive aging -- health -- policy -- indicators -- Delphi -- Ireland; Older people -- United States -- Periodicals; Older people -- Government policy -- United States -- Periodicals; Older people -- Periodicals; Older people -- Medical care -- United States -- Periodicals; 362.605
• DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2018.1485393
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0895-9420

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to measure consensus among expert stakeholders on a set of positive aging outcome indicators in Ireland. Stakeholders from academic, public, and voluntary sectors and older people participated in a 3-round, online Delphi study to evaluate indicators for participation, security, healthy aging, attitudes to aging, and information access. Evaluation criteria included: acceptability, utility, accessibility, ranking, and balance and coherence. Consensus was achieved on 56 key indicators that are aligned with action areas in the National Positive Ageing Strategy. These indicators will be reported on a biannual basis to monitor progress in positive aging in Ireland.