en Health Health Systematic Review <span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="font-style:italic"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">Background: </span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">A deeper understanding of the dimensions of preparation for aging at the personal level may provide new perspectives for healthy aging promotion policies. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the dimensions of preparation for old age and retirement. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Methods:</b> This was a systematic review. The search was performed in the following databases: PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar up to June 2020. This search was done based on the following keywords: &quot;prepare*&quot;, &quot;preparation&quot;, &quot;plan* &quot;, &quot;Aged&quot;, &quot;Ageing&quot;, &quot;Aging&quot;, &quot;older people&quot;, &quot;senior&quot;, &quot;retirement&quot;, &quot;older adults&quot;, and &quot;elderly&quot; through the AND/OR operators. In the preliminary search, 2032 papers were identified. After removing the duplicated articles and screening the title and abstract, the full text of 141 papers were investigated. Finally, 42 papers were eligible for inclusion in the systematic review. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="font-style:italic"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">&nbsp;&nbsp; Results:</span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal"> The results indicated that preparation for aging is propounded in the 6 dimensions: (1) health preparation; (2) psychological preparation; (3) financial preparation; (4) housing; (5) social preparation; and (6) active leisure. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal">&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Conclusion:</b> The findings of the present study indicated that planning for aging requires coverage of all dimensions of old age preparations to achieve healthy aging. The preparation planning should be performed before later life and during the young or middle-age years.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:13pt"><span style="text-justify:kashida"><span style="text-kashida:0%"><span style="text-autospace:none"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-style:normal"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Aging, Preparation, Retirement, Systematic Review 592 600 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-4660-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mahnaz Solhi solhi.m@iums.ac.ir 200319475328460071953 200319475328460071953 No Department of Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Razieh Pirouzeh pirouzeh.r@iums.ac.ir 200319475328460071954 200319475328460071954 Yes Department of Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Nasibeh Zanjari Na.zanjari@uswr.ac.ir 200319475328460071955 200319475328460071955 No Iranian Research Center on Aging. University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran Leila Janani leila_janani@yahoo.com 200319475328460071956 200319475328460071956 No Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran