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Engaging older people in healthy and active lifestyles: a systematic review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2015

JULIA MENICHETTI ,
PIETRO CIPRESSO ,
DARIO BUSSOLIN  and
GUENDALINA GRAFFIGNA
JULIA MENICHETTI*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
PIETRO CIPRESSO
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
DARIO BUSSOLIN
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
GUENDALINA GRAFFIGNA
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
*
Address for correspondence: Julia Menichetti, Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Gemelli 1, Milan, Italy E-mail: juliapaola.menichettidelor@unicatt.it
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Abstract

In 2002, the World Health Organization emphasised the concept of active ageing to manage and increase the last third of life. Although many efforts have been made to optimise treatment management, less attention has been paid to health promotion initiatives. To date, few shared guidelines exist that promote an active life in healthy older targets. To fill this gap, we conducted a systematic review to map health promotion interventions that targeted an active and healthy ageing among older citizens. Articles containing the key term active ageing and seven synonyms were searched for in the electronic databases. Because we were interested in actions aimed to promote healthier lifestyles, we connected the string with the term health. A total of 3,918 titles were retrieved and 20 articles were extracted. Twelve of the 20 studies used group interventions, five interventions targeted the individual level and three interventions targeted the community level. Interventions differed for the health focus of the programmes, which ranged from physical activity interventions to social participation or cognitive functioning. Most of the studies aimed to act on psychological components. The review suggests that different interventions promoted for active ageing are effective in improving specific healthy and active lifestyles; however, no studies were concerned directly with a holistic process of citizen health engagement to improve long-term outcomes.

Keywords

active ageingsystematic reviewinterventionhealthy lifestylecitizen engagement
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Ageing & Society , Volume 36 , Issue 10 , November 2016 , pp. 2036 - 2060
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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