Table 2.
Summarizing Overview of the Profiles of Older People (Mandl et al. 2013)
| Fit as a Fiddle | an Oldie but a Goodie | Hole in the Heart | The Car-Full | Happily Connected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | main age group | 50-59 | 80-90 | 50-75 | 85-100 | 60-75 |
| financial resources | +++ | + | --- | -- | ++ | |
| still employed | +++ | -- | - | --- | + | |
| household information | married or in partnership | single | o | single | married or in partnership | |
| Health | general health | +++ | + | -- | --- | ++ |
| eyesight and hearing | +++ | -- | o | --- | ++ | |
| limitation in activities | --- | + | ++ | +++ | - | |
| suffer from pain | --- | - | ++ | +++ | -- | |
| dementia / Alzheimer’s | --- | + | -- | +++ | -- | |
| drugs needed | --- | + | +++ | +++ | + | |
| mobility aid needed | --- | +++ | o | +++ | - | |
| Transport | importance of driving | +++ | + | ++ | + | ++ particularly for men |
| importance of public transport | -- | ++ | -- | - | + particularly for women | |
| importance of walking | - | +++ | -- | + | ++ | |
| number and length of trips | +++ | -- | -- | --- | ++ | |
| purpose of trips | work, leisure, socializing (no different to average society) | socializing, shopping religious services | many trips to hospitals, medical facilities | many trips to hospitals, medical facilities, religious services | entertainment, recreation, sport, socializing, clubs, family, relatives | |
| Environment | problems with infrastructure barriers | --- | ++ | ++ | +++ | - |
| afraid of assault / crime | --- | + | ++ | ++ | - | |
| Life Satisfaction | satisfaction and mental health | +++ | ++ | --- | --- | +++ |
| social networks (friends, neighbours, family,…) | ++ | ++ | - (family mainly) | -- (family only) | +++ | |
| activities (clubs, volunteering, religious organisations,…) | +++ | + | -- | --- | ++ | |
| independency | +++ | + | - | --- | ++ | |
| technology usage | ++ | -- | o | --- | + | |
| transitions | live changing events | retirement, birth of grandchildred, severe illness | severe illness, death of a close person | severe illness, loss of social contacts, death of partner | illness, need for (nursing) care, loss of social contact | death of partner, severe illness |
| follow-up profiles | Happily Connected, Hole in the Heart | the Care-Full | the Care-Full, an Oldie but a Goodie | x | an Oldie but o Goodie, Hole in the Heart, the Care-Full |
(+++ above average; --- below average; o not clear) ratings derived from data analysis, literature, surveys, expert input