The Meaning of Healthy Pleasure and Healthy Aging in Korean Society

Korean society's low birth rate and aging induce social and economic changes at the national level and are accompanied by psychological, physical, and living environment changes at the individual level.Accordingly, this study was conducted to understand the meaning of healthy pleasure and healthy aging in Korean society and to determine the direction in which the response strategy is moving.The data collection method used to achieve this purpose was a face validity verification method that assigns meaning centered on topic elements.The data analysis method used was to code the literature selected for analysis to a certain range and use the inter-rater agreement method for the data and analysis results that fit the research content.The data used in this study were mainly KCI research papers related to healthy aging and pleasure published in Korea over the past 15 years, online data from Korea's 2024 National Statistical Office social survey, population change trends announced by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and data and policies from joint meetings of related ministries.In Korea, after the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone has become aware of the importance of health that touches their skin.Therefore, healthy pleasure and healthy aging are not separate concepts but exist in an institutional and personal continuum and should be interpreted as concepts of strengthening inherent capabilities and sustainability.Healthy and successful aging are everyone's hopes for their future selves.Currently, in Korea, the trend of healthy pleasure and aging is changing from treatment to prevention and is changing into the starting and ending points of self-management.