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56 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,246 Health and Wellbeing Research papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • Fourthly, although the overall sample size of this study reached 156 participants, the sample sizes for some subgroup analyses were relatively limited, which may affect the stability of effect estimates and the reproduc- ibility of results and these results need to be further validated in future studies with larger samples and independent cohorts.

    Applicability of resting energy expenditure prediction equations in Chinese nursing home residents · 2026 · DOI

  • Based on the findings of the present study, the following recommendations are proposed: 1. Future studies employing analytical or longitudinal designs should be conducted to identify factors influencing the quality of life among people living with chronic illnesses. 2. Community-based intervention studies should be undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of nurse-led health education and self-management programmes in improving quality of life. 3. Larger multicentre studies involving diverse populations are recommended to enhance the generalizability of the findings. 4. Regular community awareness programmes should be organized to promote early diagnosis, treatment adherence, and lifestyle modification for the prevention and management of chronic illnesses. 5. Training programmes for community health workers and primary healthcare professionals should be strengthened to facilitate comprehensive, patient-centered care for individuals living with chronic diseases.

    Quality of Life in People living with Chronic Illness · 2026 · DOI

  • Social Medicine, Volume 19, Number 1, January-April 2026. ISSN: 1557-7112. www.socialmedicine.info 67 Ageing Joyfully: The Role of Physical Activity for Sustainable Healthy Ageing” Renaldo Stanley Rajkumavr, Revanth R. enjoy, ensuring accessibility and sustainability in practice, thereby fostering “the future we want” (25). Globally, there remains a pressing need to advance sustainable healthy ageing. For rural and ageing populations, the recommendations of international bodies such as the United Nations and WHO focus on embedding sustainability within elderly care policies to promote active and healthy ageing (26).

    Ageing Joyfully: The Role of Physical Activity for Sustainable Healthy Ageing · 2026 · DOI

  • COVID-19 pandemic, and several should be acknowledged. First, the data were self- reported, which may introduce social desirability and recall bias. Second, the cross-sectional design limits the ability to infer causal relationships between physical activity and healthy ageing among the rural elderly population. Third, the to all rural findings cannot be generalized populations, particularly those from differing cultural or socio-economic contexts, where physical activity and lifestyle choices may vary time and resources. depending on available Moreover, the post-pandemic environment posed exceptional challenges for the researcher, including restrictions on mobility, limited social interaction, and evolving public health guidelines during the data collection period. These factors may have influenced participants’ levels of physical activity, perceptions of happiness, and overall healthy ageing outcomes. Finally, this study focused primarily on the relationship between physical activity, happiness, and healthy ageing, and did not include an in-depth examination of other contributing factors such as social engagement, cognitive stimulation, or nutritional adequacy. Future studies should consider these dimensions to provide a more comprehensive understanding of healthy ageing in rural settings. Author’s Contribution Conceptualization – First and Second Author; Methodology – First Author; Validation – Second Author; Data analysis and data synthesis – First Author; Writing original draft preparation – First Author; Writing review and editing – First Author and Second Author; all authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. Conflicts of Interest. The author declared no conflict of interest. Funding. No funding was received for this research.

    Ageing Joyfully: The Role of Physical Activity for Sustainable Healthy Ageing · 2026 · DOI

  • However, this study also has several limitations. First, these findings are based on the Korean employees and may not apply to other populations. Second, participants’ low response rates and excluding people with hearing or vision problems and who could not speak Korean may not be generalizable to other populations even though the survey was conducted by an experienced interviewer. Third, although almost all of the survey respondents agreed with estimating and utilizing valuations of health assets, we cannot identify any gaps between attitudes and behaviors. Fourth, participants’ knowledge of HAV may vary, thereby limiting the interpretability of the survey. Further studies are needed to examine the associations between knowledge of and attitudes toward HAV. Fifth, our study asked subjects questions about HAV but they didn’t give much thought to the question and didn’t clearly understand what was being said. Finally, our study did not show the difference between health asset valuation and health valuation. The difference should be identified by future research.

    The potential usefulness of health asset valuation to promote health among Korean employees · 2026 · DOI

  • Limited information exists on the perceived health of older adults new to receiving long-term services and supports (LTSS) compared with the year prior, posing challenges to the anticipation of health care need and optimization of wellness efforts for this growing population.

    Factors Associated With Perceived Worsened Physical Health Among Older Adults Who Are Newly Enrolled Long-term Services and Supports Recipients · 2020 · DOI

  • Various SA measures have been proposed but no consensus has been reached and many have been criticized for not representing the views and priorities of older people.

    Comparison of the Rowe–Kahn Model of Successful Aging With Self-rated Health and Life Satisfaction: The West of Scotland Twenty-07 Prospective Cohort Study · 2016 · DOI

  • BACKGROUND: Little is known about health-promoting lifestyle behaviors among Turkish people, who are experiencing a lifestyle transition from a developing country to one undergoing rapid modernization, although health promotion is receiving increasing attention regarding its prominent role in healthcare.

    Reliability and Construct Validity of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II in an Adult Turkish Population · 2009 · DOI

  • Although the results are promising, further research on the GDS must be conducted with a larger sample of Japanese American older adults before any conclusive results can be stated.

    The Geriatric Depression Scale and Japanese American Older Adults · 1998 · DOI

  • Future research may explore the Yin Yang perspective on life-threatening experiences and its applications in cross-cultural quality of life studies in the era of globalization.

    An Interaction Effect of Life-Threatening Experience, Self-Efficacy, and Financial Resources on Quality of Life Among Chinese Middle-Aged and Older Women · 2021 · DOI

  • BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined associations of multi-faceted demographic, health and lifestyle factors with long-term change in grip strength performance across the adult lifespan.

    Factors associated with grip strength decline in older adults · 2014 · DOI

  • The questionnaire included open questions concerning the date and the place of birth, body height, education, performed job, social background and doing sport.

    Body Height of Adult Men Coming from the Pomerania Province in the Context of Gradients and Social Differences, Age and the Level of Physical Activity · 2012 · DOI

  • The authors close the discussion with recommendations for further research on the activities of seniors in towns as an important contribution to urban economies.

    Activities of Seniors in Large Towns: Health, Space and Subjective Quality of Life · 2012 · DOI

  • Twelve short forms of the CES-D (4 to 16 items) exist, but they have not been tested with elders with diabetes.

    Comparison of Short Scales to Measure Depressive Symptoms in Elders With Diabetes · 2008 · DOI

  • A review of existing studies which defined and measured healthy ageing as an outcome was undertaken to clarify the term for the purposes of informing policy development and further research into positive health outcomes in older age.

    Healthy ageing: how is it defined and measured? · 2004 · DOI

  • The preliminary study suggests that more attention to daily physical activity and lifestyle of healthy community-dwelling elderly subjects may not be less efficacious than conventional care in rehabilitative intervention, but the characteristics of elderly handicapped subjects remain unclear.

    A Preliminary Investigation to Explore the Effects of Daytime Physical Activity Patterns on Health-Related QOL in Healthy Community-Dwelling Elderly Subjects · 2001 · DOI

  • It is hoped that these findings will encourage further research on formulating empirical pathways from health behaviors to reduced need for home health care.

    The Conceptual and Empirical Link Between Health Behaviors, Self Reported Health, and the Use of Home Health Care in Later Life · 1999 · DOI

  • The degree to which individuals find health care advice relevant is related to their definitions of health, yet few studies exist that invite older people to discuss such definitions in their own words.

    Personal Definitions of Health among Elderly People: A Link to Effective Health Promotion · 1996 · DOI

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