Building an ontology of resilience: Insights from the physical resilience literature
John Manning · Breanna Morales · Jennifer Yentes
Ageing Research Reviews · 2026
What the research tells us
This scoping review examines what definitions of physical resilience assume about systems, perturbations and time. The authors propose a more explicit conceptual framework to help align future measurement.
What to keep in mind
The proposed framework is a contribution to an ongoing debate. It does not validate a universal resilience index or establish that all resilience is adequately represented by one recovery curve.
Study at a glance
- POPULATION & SAMPLE
- Scoping review of experimental and conceptual physical-resilience literature in gerontology and rehabilitation.
- EXPOSURE / INTERVENTION / SUBJECT
- Definitions of physical resilience and their underlying assumptions.
- OUTCOMES
- Conceptual coherence, domain boundaries and links between perturbation, recovery and whole-body function.
- TIME FRAME
- Published in 2026; examines definitions rather than following one cohort over time.
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Scope of this reading note
Based on the original publication’s abstract and bibliographic record. This is a selected reading note, not a systematic appraisal.
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- STUDY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
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Founded and supported by Resilio.
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