E-health for active ageing; A systematic review.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2018.05.008
Abstract: Enabling successful active ageing is an international priority to meet the challenges of increasing life expectancy. Digital strategies, such as telemedicine and e-health, offer the potential to deliver active ageing in a cost-effective manner at… read more here.
Keywords: active ageing; research; systematic review; health active ... See more keywords
Inequality in active ageing: evidence from a new individual-level index for European countries
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DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x17001052
Abstract: ABSTRACT In the context of emerging challenges and opportunities associated with population ageing, the study of inequality in active-ageing outcomes is critical to the design of appropriate and effective social policies. While there is much… read more here.
Keywords: active ageing; index; european countries; individual level ... See more keywords
Avoiding ‘bungalow legs’: active ageing and the built environment
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DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2024.2363826
Abstract: ABSTRACT Urban populations across the globe are ageing and much debate has centred on what constitutes an ‘age-friendly’ city. Historic environments, for example, often present physical challenges, such as steps and uneven surfaces – while… read more here.
Keywords: built environment; bungalow legs; legs active; avoiding bungalow ... See more keywords
Active ageing in urban environments: a reflexive critique of simplistic binaries
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DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2024.2438480
Abstract: This reflexive piece critically engages with Avoiding ‘Bungalow Legs’: Active Ageing and the Built Environment by Gilroy and Townshend (2024), which argues that fostering healthy ageing requires urban design that transcends simplistic binaries, addressing the… read more here.
Keywords: reflexive critique; simplistic binaries; environments reflexive; active ageing ... See more keywords
Co-created training program to promote active ageing in people with Down syndrome
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DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.404
Abstract: Population ageing is a current challenge for the European society. Specifically, People with Down Syndrome (PDS) are living longer than before, reaching some of them around 60 years old. However, it is known that they… read more here.
Keywords: training program; methodology; active ageing; people syndrome ... See more keywords
The impact of outdoor physical activity on psychological resilience in older adults: The role of perceived health in active ageing
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DOI: 10.1111/ajag.70051
Abstract: Given the rising physical and cognitive risks associated with ageing, consistent engagement in physical activity is essential for alleviating these risks and fostering active ageing. This study investigated the mediating role of perceived health in… read more here.
Keywords: outdoor physical; role perceived; perceived health; physical activity ... See more keywords
Psychometric properties of self-reported measures of active ageing: a systematic review protocol using COSMIN methodology
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059360
Abstract: Introduction Evaluation of active ageing is helpful in making public health policies, improving older adults’ quality of life and confronting global ageing challenges. However, there remains no systematic review to summarise all active ageing assessment… read more here.
Keywords: systematic review; active ageing; psychometric properties; methodology ... See more keywords
Active Ageing across the Life Course: Towards a Comprehensive Approach to Prevention
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DOI: 10.1155/2021/6650414
Abstract: “Active ageing” has become the leading scientific and policy conceptualization of a later life over the past two decades in the European Union (EU). It has been used as a key strategy for responding to… read more here.
Keywords: ageing; active ageing; life course; comprehensive approach ... See more keywords
Influence of active ageing and health literacy on quality of life among elderly persons in northeast Thailand
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DOI: 10.1177/00178969221109329
Abstract: Objectives: Ageing populations are a global phenomenon resulting from increasing life expectancy and decreasing fertility rates. Thus, investigation into the factors affecting the quality of life (QOL) of the elderly has become important. This study… read more here.
Keywords: northeast thailand; health; ageing health; active ageing ... See more keywords
Precision social prescriptions to promote active ageing in older people
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DOI: 10.1177/0141076819865888
Abstract: In 2015, the Mayor of Sellia, a small town in the Calabria Region of Southern Italy, ordered all of its elderly citizens to keep healthy because migrating youth and a lack of jobs saw its… read more here.
Keywords: active ageing; social prescriptions; precision social; promote active ... See more keywords
Physical and sports activities, and healthy and active ageing: Establishing a frame of reference for public action
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DOI: 10.1177/1012690215609071
Abstract: Since the 1960s, there has been a change in the portrayal of older people. This change has resulted in the promotion of an active way of life that led, at the turn of the twenty-first… read more here.
Keywords: active ageing; physical sports; frame reference; reference public ... See more keywords