Healthspan
Healthspan: Healthspan Healthspan is the period of life spent in good health or with meaningful function and independence. It is related to, but different from, lifespan, which describes how long a person lives. Healthspan is not a single universally agreed measurement and should not be reduced to one wearable score, laboratory result or commercial “biological age” test. Researchers and health systems may examine different components, including physical function, cognition, disability, chronic disease burden, quality of life and the ability to perform everyday activities. In practical health education, he
Healthspan
Healthspan is the period of life spent in good health or with meaningful function and independence. It is related to, but different from, lifespan, which describes how long a person lives.
Healthspan is not a single universally agreed measurement and should not be reduced to one wearable score, laboratory result or commercial “biological age” test. Researchers and health systems may examine different components, including physical function, cognition, disability, chronic disease burden, quality of life and the ability to perform everyday activities.
In practical health education, healthspan is best used as a framing concept: how can people preserve function, prepare better questions and make informed decisions with qualified professionals over time?
It should not be used to promise longevity, diagnose illness, prescribe an intervention or imply that ageing can be controlled through a particular product, supplement, medication or biohacking protocol.
Related concepts include healthy ageing, functional ability, morbidity, lifespan, preventive care and quality of life.
Sources: World Health Organization healthy-ageing materials and the Decade of Healthy Ageing: Baseline Report. Source definitions and publication dates should be rechecked when updating this entry.