Examining Opportunities, Challenges and Quality of Life in International Retirement Migration

As the world has become more interconnected due to the invention and innovation of communication and transportation technologies, more individuals than ever before have been able to travel long distances. In recent years, a growing number of physically able adults in late adulthood have chosen to mo...

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Autores principales:	Yuan Tang, Tara Rava Zolnikov
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	amenity migration lifestyle migration retirement migration climate migration retirement abroad long-stay tourism Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c2893a0f017641e48937bb3fbbc062682021-11-25T17:51:03ZExamining Opportunities, Challenges and Quality of Life in International Retirement Migration10.3390/ijerph1822120931660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/c2893a0f017641e48937bb3fbbc062682021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/12093https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601As the world has become more interconnected due to the invention and innovation of communication and transportation technologies, more individuals than ever before have been able to travel long distances. In recent years, a growing number of physically able adults in late adulthood have chosen to move across national borders to less costly countries in order to obtain better quality of life upon reaching retirement age. In light of this under-researched but increasingly popular retirement trajectory, this research aimed to provide more insight into the opportunities and challenges that international retired migrants have encountered while retiring abroad. Through the lens of humanistic theory, this research employed a systematic review of research literature, the majority of which were peer-reviewed studies published within the last five years. The reviewed studies (n = 22) conducted spanned four out of seven continents, with heavy emphasis on Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Research results indicated that many of the international retired migrants took advantage of the opportunities of pleasant weather, lower cost of living, and various amenities offered by their host countries to enhance their quality of life by engaging in an active and meaningful lifestyle. However, language barriers, lack of social support, rising healthcare costs, increases in the cost of living, uncertain political climate, and different healthcare practices in their host countries, presented considerable challenges to many international retirees.Yuan TangTara Rava ZolnikovMDPI AGarticleamenity migrationlifestyle migrationretirement migrationclimate migrationretirement abroadlong-stay tourismMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12093, p 12093 (2021)
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description	As the world has become more interconnected due to the invention and innovation of communication and transportation technologies, more individuals than ever before have been able to travel long distances. In recent years, a growing number of physically able adults in late adulthood have chosen to move across national borders to less costly countries in order to obtain better quality of life upon reaching retirement age. In light of this under-researched but increasingly popular retirement trajectory, this research aimed to provide more insight into the opportunities and challenges that international retired migrants have encountered while retiring abroad. Through the lens of humanistic theory, this research employed a systematic review of research literature, the majority of which were peer-reviewed studies published within the last five years. The reviewed studies (n = 22) conducted spanned four out of seven continents, with heavy emphasis on Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Research results indicated that many of the international retired migrants took advantage of the opportunities of pleasant weather, lower cost of living, and various amenities offered by their host countries to enhance their quality of life by engaging in an active and meaningful lifestyle. However, language barriers, lack of social support, rising healthcare costs, increases in the cost of living, uncertain political climate, and different healthcare practices in their host countries, presented considerable challenges to many international retirees.
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title	Examining Opportunities, Challenges and Quality of Life in International Retirement Migration
title_short	Examining Opportunities, Challenges and Quality of Life in International Retirement Migration
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