Table 2 Short descriptions of categories and accompanying sub-categories that were chosen by gerontology experts
From: A novel explainable machine learning-based healthy ageing scale
Category | Sub-category | Description |
|---|---|---|
Physical health | Basic physical health | Person’s vital human body function. |
Physical health | Advanced physical health | Person’s lifestyle. |
Social health | Family | Person’s relationship with the family. |
Social health | Society | Person’s involvement in society (job, organization). |
Mental health | Basic mental health | Person’s well-being, loneliness, and memory. |
Mental health | Advanced mental health | Is a person reaching their purpose and happiness with life? |
Activities | Physical activities | Is the person physically active? |
Independent living | / | Can a person take care of their daily activities like feeding and walking? |