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.
Scope & interpretation
This conceptual proposal emphasizes definitions of systems, disturbances and recovery. Proposed measures and their applicability across domains require empirical study.
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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Founded and supported by Resilio.
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