Background: Successful aging as an umbrella term with a large amount of literature has emerged with a variety of meanings and dimensions in different studies. This article aims at determining what dimensions contribute to constructing the concept of successful aging. Methods: The method used in this study is an integrative review of published literature related to successful aging. This method includes both qualitative and quantitative studies. Data searching was conducted during November and December 2014 and was then updated in October 2015. First, 2543 articles were identified, and after the screening phase, 76 articles were eligible for inclusion in the integrative review. Results: The results specified 14 subcategories and 5 main categories of successful aging: social well-being, psychological wellbeing, physical health, spirituality and transcendence, and environment and economic security. Conclusion: The present study provides a thorough understanding of successful aging dimensions and proposes the importance of the multidimensional concept of successful aging at the individual, interpersonal, and environmental levels for future studies and policymaking on population aging.

The aim of this article is to explore the perceptions of successful ageing among Iranian elderly. The data were collected in Tehran city on 60 older adults using a semistructured interview. The collected data were analyzed using directed content analysis. The findings revealed various dimensions of successful ageing among Iranian older adults. Social well-being is the most prevalent dimension of successful ageing, followed by psychological well-being, physical health, spirituality and transcendence, financial security, and an elder-friendly environmental and social context. Also, the findings from this study provide a new understanding of successful ageing in the context of Iran and contribute additional elements. This qualitative study highlights the importance of multidimensional and contextual viewpoints to successful ageing. In conclusion, to achieve multidimensional successful ageing, the interaction between all levels of successful ageing such as individual, family, and environment must be considered.

Background and objectives: The aim of present study is comparing the lay (older adults) and experts' viewpoints about dimensions of successful ageing. Despite the Great literature body of successful ageing, there is not enough subjective approach in conceptualization and measurementof successful ageing based on older adults' viewpoints. Material and Methods:Firstly, sixty elders were interviewed in Tehran using the mixed methods' research. The interviews were analyzed with directed content analysis method. Then, the qualitative data were quantized with data transformation technique. Twelve experts were asked to rate categories and sub-categories which were extracted from the qualitative phase. Finally, viewpoints of two groups were comparedon successful ageing' dimensions. Results: The results of the qualitative interviews showed a successful ageing concept consisted of 16 sub-categories and six main categories including psychological well-being, social well-being, physical health, financial security, spirituality and transcendent, elder-friendly environmental, and social context. The results indicated differences between lay and expert's prioritizing of the dimensions of successful ageing. Experts rate "good physical health" and "life satisfaction" as the most important sub-categories. While the participants mentioned "individual positive characteristic" and "social support" as the two top priorities of the successful ageing sub-categories. Individual positive characteristicand religiosity among experts and absence of negative stereotypes of ageing and living in the elderfriendly environment among older adults were the least important sub-categories. Conclusion:According to the differences between academic and lay viewpoint on dimensions of successful ageing, it is necessary to include elderly viewpoints in the measurementand intervention programs of successful ageing.