McKnight’s Senior Living August 3, 2022
Adopting a holistic framework for health that includes mental, social, spiritual and physical aspects could lead to gains in life expectancy and quality of life, according to a new report.
The McKinsey Health Institute conducted a global survey of 1,000 respondents in each of 19 countries to understand how communities around the world define health and what factors influence it.
Results showed that all dimensions of health matter, and that feeling healthy is not constrained to the absence or presence of disease. The results, according to the report authors, indicate that people all over the world may focus more on how they can live full and functional lives.
Health perceptions
Overall, 85% of respondents rated mental and physical health as...