Exploring the Mediating Roles of Aging Perceptions and Physical Activity on Healthy Aging Perspectives Among Older Adults With Chronic Diseases in Taiwan and China: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Abstract

Both Taiwan and China, the two most predominant Chinese‐speaking regions in the world, are experiencing rapid population aging. The relationships between age and perspectives of healthy aging for older adults with chronic diseases across different settings have been underexplored. This study aimed to compare aging perceptions, physical activity, and perspectives of healthy aging among older adults with chronic diseases in Taiwan and China. It investigated whether aging perceptions and physical activity accounted for the association between age and healthy aging perspectives.