Promoting Active and Healthy Ageing at Day Centers for Older People

Older people and 'active ageing': Subjective aspects of ageing actively.

Following a critical overview of the active ageing concept, a thematic decomposition of 42 transcribed interviews with British people aged 72 years and over indicates that active ageing is understood in relation to physical, cognitive, psychological and social factors, but that these co-exist in complex combinations. The notion of activity in active ageing is grasped in relation to an active/pa...

Preventive cardiovascular care for older people: fundamental for healthy ageing?

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of mortality worldwide and accounts for over 50% of deaths in the European region [1]. Prevention is key to reducing its impact and in the UK this has been enacted by the introduction of the NHS Health Check [2] with the aim of detecting early disease and instigating optimal management to reduce cardiovascular risk factors. The programme specificall...

Description and Analysis of Health Promoting Behaviors among older people: Assessing Healthy Lifestyle

  Introduction and purpose:With increased life expectancy and improved health care, elderly population is growing increasingly. Common diseases of ageing have multiple physical and psychological effects on individual and family, as most of difficulties may be prevented by choosing a healthy lifestyle. Regarding to health promotion approaches amongst older people; healthy lifestyle may improve ...

On Active and Healthy Ageing

Promoting Mobility in Older People

Out-of-home mobility is necessary for accessing commodities, making use of neighborhood facilities, and participation in meaningful social, cultural, and physical activities. Mobility also promotes healthy aging as it relates to the basic human need of physical movement. Mobility is typically assessed either with standardized performance-based tests or with self-reports of perceived difficulty ...