老龄健康影响因素的跨学科研究国际动态
摘要
This review first summarizes the background of the rapid population aging. The second part of this article reviews the international dynamic progress and trends of interdisciplinary research on healthy aging: (1) The developed countries continuously strengthen interdisciplinary research on healthy aging; the theoretical and empirical bases for the strategies of international studies on determinants of healthy longevity; (2) Research on social, behavioral and environmental factors affecting healthy aging; (3) Genetic factors related to healthy aging; (4) Effects of interactions among social, behavioral, environmental, and genetic factors on healthy aging. The third part briefly summarizes and discusses some international cases of interdisciplinary studies on healthy aging. In the fourth part, the progress of longitudinal surveys on determinants of healthy aging and the healthy longevity related candidate genes studies, as well as the currently weak status of the interdisciplinary research in this field in China were briefly reviewed and discussed. Finally, the article discusses the importance and perspectives of research crossover natural and social sciences on healthy aging in China. The review concludes that it is necessary and imperative that China strengthens interdisciplinary research on healthy aging, and Chinese scholars may make useful contributions for human beings to face the serious challenges of population aging worldwide.