Research on the health of senior citizens from an interdisciplinary perspective: framework, core topics, and prospects

The health of senior citizens is an important concern in the context of an aging population in China.Based on changes to and the characteristics of senior health in the new era,it is both important and necessary to promote research on senior health from an interdisciplinary perspective.An analytical framework that takes in society,behavior,psychology,environment,and genetic inheritance is the basis for interdisciplinary research on senior health.The core topics of this research focus on the factors that influence senior health,the allocation of resources for senior health,senior health equity,and the relationship of senior health to the labor market.At the same time,research on senior health is still subject to various constraints,such as the failure to develop a theoretical framework,insufficient depth and breadth of research practices,the need to better integrate the health data platforms,the relative weakness of human resources training efforts,and insufficient links and cooperation between government,enterprises,universities,and research institutes.In the future,comprehensively improving the research level of senior health in China must be a priority.A theoretical system for interdisciplinary research of senior health in China must be developed,and the focus of research should be in line with the national con-ditions.A unified sharing platform for data resources must be built,innovative train-ing programs developed for human resources,and interconnections between govern-ment,enterprises,universities,and research institutes must be strengthened.