RETRACTED: Development of the WISH (Well-Aging Indexing for Senior Health) Platform for Happiness

Abstract

Humans now have a life expectancy of nearly 90 years and, as a result, society is rapidly aging. These longer life spans have, however, increased the average length of hospitalization for elderly adults suffering from chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and encephalopathy. In a recent survey of 10 well-being indices for elderly adults, the top demands for well-being are physical, spiritual, and psychological. Thus, we developed the WISH (Well-aging Indexing for Senior Health) Platform to enhance the normalizing exponents using survey data. Nowadays, the incidence of many chronic diseases is increasing. Thus, we designed the WISH Platform using clinical research on depression, cerebral infarction, coronary artery, and rheumatism, which are common diseases in Koreans. By applying this study to chronic diseases, which manifest differently among elderly adults across different countries, it is possible to determine influential nutrition and life patterns to create a standardized index. Such an index will help create value for the happiness of active elderly people, which in turn will aid in their efforts to maintain health; it may even benefit health promotion in other age groups.

Development of Food Packaging through TRIZ and the Possibility of Open Innovation

“…In order to maintain the health of elderly people, whose proportion is increasing in an aging society, it is first necessary to support appropriate medical services and nutritional management. In that respect, a standardized platform on nutrition and lifestyle of the elderly developed by Park et al [18] is meaningful. Professional management programs for the elderly and training of professional personnel are also needed [19].…”

Customer Happiness and Open Innovation in the Esthetics Education for the Elderly Generation

“…Happiness effects positive emotions that determine quality of life [6]. In this regard, many studies have been conducted on factors related to the happiness of the elderly.While GDP remains widely used as an indicator of a nation's economic activity, it has been consistently found that happiness does not necessarily increase with income, and many international organizations and experts agree that it is necessary to have a happiness index that incorporates not only economic value (e.g., GDP) but also life satisfaction, future expectations, unemployment rate, self-esteem, hope, and love [7,8]. In other words, in order to raise the happiness index of the elderly, a program that can cover not only economic aspects but also psychological aspects is needed.…”