Table 1.

Glossary of terms and definitions.

(1) Dimensions termsa	Definition/synthesis approach	Eligible dimensions or domains from the included conceptual models
Dimensions	Dimensions are based on definitions, descriptions or attributes, and outcomes of the concept.
Subjective	Dimensions that require individuals to evaluate their own healthy ageing subjectively	Spiritual, social, cultural, and psychological dimensions that require subjective opinion or evaluation
Objective	Dimensions that require the researchers to assess healthy ageing via defined objective criteria	Cognitive, physical, demographic, economic, environmental, political, and certain social, cultural, and psychological dimensions that require objective evaluation
Cognitive	Of, relating to, or involving conscious mental activities (such as thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering)	Memory, cognitive performance, cognitive and mental capacity, wisdom, requiring a judgment such as self-reflection, self-assessment etc.
Cultural	The beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time	Habits, traditions
Demographic	The statistical characteristics of human populations	Age, ethnicity, gender
Economic	Of, relating to, or based on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services	Financial resources/income, retirement, professional status, economically productive activities
Environmental	The circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded	Built and natural environment, technical/support, healthcare services, transportation
Physical	Of or relating to the body	Biological body function, structure, physiology, health, diseases, physical biological well-being, (instrumental) activities of daily living
Political	Of or relating to politics or government	Policy (vision), legal (Judiciary set of laws (formal law))
Psychological/behavioural	The science or study of the mind and behaviour	Mental health, coping, personality traits (self-efficacy), attitude, life satisfaction, subjective well-being, emotions, physical activity, lifestyle
Social	Relating to or involving activities in which people spend time talking to each other or doing enjoyable things with each other	Social environment, social network, community/civic involvement/volunteering, social provisions, social support, social role/activity in family or community
Spiritual	Things of a spiritual, ecclesiastical, or religious nature	Religious, personal values, meaning of life, life goals, dealing with death
(2) Concept analysis termsb
Attributes	The list of characteristics that immediately call the concept to mind. Processes are considered attributes because they describe the interaction between components of a model and cannot be antecedents or consequences.
Antecedents	Antecedents are those events or incidents that must occur or be in place prior to the occurrence of the concept. The antecedent must therefore exist and precede the consequence, and should not be used to define the attribute for the concept.
Consequences	Consequences are those events or incidents that occur as a result of the occurrence of the concept, the outcomes of the concept. A cause–effect relationship exists between an antecedent, the determiner and a consequence, the determined. Both the antecedent and the consequence therefore exist as objective realities.
Outcome/lifecourse approaches	Outcome models focus on the endpoint at one point in time such as occurrence of diseases, disabilities, or mortality instead of the life processes of ageing. Lifecourse models examine ageing as a developmental/changing/adaptation process across part/whole life span (life span theories, coping and adaptations, early ageing theories, transcendence theories.) leading to certain outcomes.

^aBased on the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

^bBased on Walker and Avant definitions.