Lifestyle in the Women Aging Process in Older Women: A Complex Systemic Interrelationship

The objective of the present study is to analyze the lifestyle of older women (40-60 years old) on their aging process, through the complex interaction of mental, physical, and relational health. A health process, understood as psychological, physical, social and spiritual wellbeing, goes beyond the traditional biomedical scheme; it comprehends the subjective sphere, and human behavior. It is not just about the absence of illnesses or health alterations, but a wider and integral concept that implies several levels of vitality and harmonic functionality.

Method: qualitative (complex systems) through case studies, with in-depth semi-structured interviews. The sample includes older women, between 40 and 60 years of age. The present study is still under development; it started in January of 2017 and it intendeds to end in 2019, with the first results expected by July of 2018.