Scoping review of health promotion and disease prevention interventions addressed to elderly people.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ageing of modern societies remains one of the greatest challenges for health and social systems. To respond to this challenge, we need effective strategies assuring healthy active life for elderly people. Health promotion and related activities are perceived as a key intervention, which can improve wellbeing in later life. The main aim of this study is the identification and classification of such interventions addressed to older adults and elderly. Therefore, the strategy based on the scoping review as a feasible tool for exploring this domain, summarizing research findings and identifying gaps of evidence, was applied.

Methods

The scoping review relies on the analysis of previous reviews of interventions aimed at older adults (55-64 years old) and elderly pe

SUBMITTER: Duplaga M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5016725 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature